Francis Ford Coppola, a renowned filmmaker, is n’t optimistic about the state of American politics.
The producer of The Godfather and Apocalypse Now warned that the United States was on the verge of losing “our republic.”
” What’s happening in America, in our nation, in our democracy, is simply how Rome lost their state thousands of years ago”, Coppola said during a media meeting Friday at the Cannes Festival where he debuted his lengthy- in- the- works Megalopolis.
” Our politicians have made us so dangerously flawed that we might lose our country.”
A contemporary New York-like area that is in the throes of decadent decline, much like the late-stage Roman empire, is depicted in Megalopolis, which Coppola himself funded to the reported$ 120 million.
Coppola after stated,” I had no notion that the elections of today would make a Roman spectacular set in contemporary America would be so important.”
Megalopolis , has strongly divided critics at Cannes, with some praising the show’s climbing, proceed- for- broke motivation, while others derided it as a grandiose stupidity. Adam Driver leads the throw that even includes Laurence Fishburne, Giancarlo Esposito, Nathalie Emmanuel, Aubrey Plaza, Shia LaBeouf, and Jon Voight.
Coppola has yet to reveal a U. S. seller for the movie.
” America was founded on the concepts of the Roman republic”, he said at the Cannes briefing. We did not like a king; Rome did not need a king; but they created a new form of government, the republic, with the Senate, Roman law, and all the things we support.
As Breitbart News reported, Coppola praised his , Megalopolis cast, including Oscar- success Jon Voight, who is an vocal Trump supporter.
Coppola said,” One of the things I may say about our amazing solid is that they represent all kinds of political ideas.”
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