MEGALOPOLIS.

The article focuses on Francis Ford Coppola's 2024 film *Megalopolis*, which centers on Cesar Catilina, a visionary architect who can stop time and aims to transform New Rome into a utopia using a substance called Megalon, funded by his patron Crassus. The film explores Catilina's conflict with New Rome's commercially driven mayor, Franklyn Cicero, and his relationship with Cicero's daughter, Julia. *Megalopolis* is noted for its ambitious, revisionist style that blends historical allegory with contemporary settings, resulting in a complex narrative that challenges conventional storytelling. The film draws inspiration from European epics and Coppola’s earlier works, combining mythological and political themes, though it has been described as both dazzling and difficult to follow.