Coppola attempts to reinvent cinema here. While he is not quite Godard, it does feel quite surreal watching someone attempt this.

Of course Coppola can create a competent scene, most of his previous works are shining examples of how to create what film school calls a “good” scene. But instead he tried to leap into the future; and I loved it. 

Part Roman epic, part slapstick comedy, part romance, part philosophical kindling for debate, the one thing you can say…