It takes a certain level of creative madness to create something like Megalopolis, Francis Ford Coppola's long-gestating film that finally saw its release in 2024 after his script sat on the shelves for over 40 years. The legendary director fully realized his passion project with this self-financed, freewheeling portrait of an artist at his most unyielding. As a result, Megalopolis baffled most viewers who bothered to see it, and it seemed like a misbegotten idea and execution for a filmmaker who directed The Godfatherand Apocalypse Now. Between the tumultuous production and the self-assurance of his own vision, the movie succinctly represents Coppola and his vision.