He’s in trouble right now, but Francis Ford Coppola He does not lose his passion for cinema. The director of The godfather he left all his savings in Megalopolis (the project that he has been most passionate about in his life, in a caliber similar to the insane economic failure that it has been) and now he deals with the consequences: while he does not lose hope in being able to mount another production, he has to pay many debts and make sacrifices similar to selling an island of his property. And yet, Coppola continues to find time to marvel at his art.
A few days ago he could see Frankenstein by Guillermo del Toro and he liked the movie a lot. “Elegant and unique”, He said it was. Although what has really excited him is being able to see a less recent film, The sinners. Ryan Coogler He released this film last April and achieved majestic success, which above all meant great things for the state of Hollywood: The sinnersfor very blockbuster whatever, it was a production 100% author, and 100% original. It was excellent news that he could find his audience.
Therefore, although several months have passed since its release, it is not unreasonable that The sinners make a place for itself in the imminent awards race. Could it be a favorite Oscar for Best Filmeven competing with Hamnet and One battle after another? It is still too early to say and Coppola is probably not too interested in this: the important thing is that he has finally been able to see the film starring Michael B. Jordanand it has excited him. So much for writing a very emotional review on your Instagram profile.
Coppola believes he has glimpsed the future of cinema in The sinners: a sophisticated period film that combines vampires with action and horror. And it’s funny that he directs it Ryan Coogler, because at the end of the day this is the architect of Black Panther and Coppola is far from respecting superhero cinema. He has not mentioned that, in any case: “Now I think about The sinners. Something so enormous, so personal and furious and epic, “should not be ignored”writes the director of Megalopolis.
“I always use the key for my reactions to films to distinguish whether they have invited me to learn about a life or an experience that I would not have been able to know about otherwise,” he continues. “The sinners That’s what it is: a historical epic, a horror film, a music show bluesan honest African-American perspective, the true history of vampires (slavery) with the discovery of years of reflection on cinema, and all within one gigantic artistic composition.”
“To see this work is to immerse yourself in so many levels of so many things, through the eyes and soul of a talent so natural that it defies any description or definition: a talent that simply IS and will continue to evolve in the years to come.” This talent is that of Ryan Coogler, who can now boast of having the director of The godfather.
