{"id":2334451,"date":"2024-08-30T16:47:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-30T20:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/godfather-director-coppola-doesnt-want-new-movie-to-be-woke-hollywood-film-lecturing-people\/"},"modified":"2024-08-30T16:53:20","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T20:53:20","slug":"godfather-director-coppola-doesnt-want-new-movie-to-be-woke-hollywood-film-lecturing-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/godfather-director-coppola-doesnt-want-new-movie-to-be-woke-hollywood-film-lecturing-people\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Godfather\u2019 Director Coppola Doesn\u2019t Want New Movie to Be \u2018Woke Hollywood\u2019 Film \u2018Lecturing\u2019 People"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgodfather-director-coppola-doesnt-want-new-movie-to-be-woke-hollywood-film-lecturing-people%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2334451&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses Francis \u200dFord Coppola&#8217;s \u2062upcoming film &#8220;Megalopolis,&#8221; which aims \u2063to present a story without falling into \u200dthe typical Hollywood &#8220;wokeness&#8221; that the\u200d director\u2063 seeks to avoid. He emphasizes the\u2064 unity of diverse political viewpoints within the \u2062film\u2019s \u200bcast, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-indicted-three-takeaways-from-former-presidents-third-indictment\/\" title=\"Key takeaways from Donald Trump&#039;s third indictment.\">including notable figures<\/a> like Jon \u200bVoight, a \u2063conservative\u2062 Trump supporter. \u200dCoppola expressed\u2063 his\u2062 desire for the film not to come \u200boff \u2062as a preachy lesson to audiences, rather\u200b focusing on\u2064 its \u2062ambition\u200d and complexity, portraying a contemporary\u2062 America reminiscent of the\u200b Roman Empire. The film has generated significant\u2063 interest, especially\u2062 regarding its ability to\u200d resonate with viewers who are \u2063increasingly repelled by overtly political messages\u200b in cinema. Coppola\u2019s intention appears\u2062 to \u2062be to create a narrative \u200cthat acknowledges societal divisions while encouraging cooperation across differing ideologies. &#8220;Megalopolis&#8221; is set\u200c to release in \u2064theaters on September 27.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Christians go astray the moment we begin to think of ourselves as good people, for self-congratulation leads inevitably to pride.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, because we recognize that pride tempts us to pose as someone else&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shapiro-when-the-hateful-think-they-are-the-virtuous\/\" title=\"SHAPIRO: When the Hateful Think They Are the Virtuous\">moral superior<\/a>, we notice and approve of that same recognition in others.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/tv-movies\/tv-movie-features\/francis-ford-coppola-megalopolis-the-godfather-1235068854\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rolling Stone<\/a> magazine, legendary Hollywood director Francis Ford Coppola, best known for the 1970s classics &ldquo;The Godfather&rdquo; and &ldquo;Apocalypse Now,&rdquo; explained that he did not want his new film, &ldquo;Megalopolis,&rdquo; to come across as &ldquo;some woke Hollywood production that&rsquo;s simply lecturing viewers.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>How refreshing.<\/p>\n<p>Much like the new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/holocaust-denier-among-founders-of-principled-never-trump-group\/\" title=\"Holocaust-Denier Among Founders of \u2018Principled\u2019 Never Trump Group\">political alliance<\/a> between former President Donald Trump and former Independent presidential candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-trump-rfk-jr-s-unity-campaign-foreseen-christian-leader-2009\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Robert F. Kennedy Jr.<\/a>, Coppola&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-complete-guide-to-gina-caranos-post-mma-career\/\" title=\"The Complete Guide to Gina Carano\u2019s Post-MMA Career\">film featured<\/a> a cast built on unity and overcoming minor differences.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>In fact, interviewer David Fear noted an interesting casting choice.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You cast Jon Voight in a role that bears a strong resemblance to Donald Trump, and I&rsquo;m going to guess that there are some political viewpoints he holds that you don&rsquo;t ,&rdquo; Fear said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-jon-voight-chokes-retelling-story-time-trump-rose-occasion-employee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Voight<\/a> ranks as one of Hollywood&rsquo;s few prominent conservatives and Trump supporters.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We must vote for President Trump because he will save this nation,&rdquo; Voight said in a three-minute video posted to the social media platform X on Aug. 6.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Civil War <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/m78FFPKgWy\">pic.twitter.com\/m78FFPKgWy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jon Voight (@jonvoight) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jonvoight\/status\/1820696287156850803?\">August 6, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Coppola explained his brave decision to eschew <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/make-vomit-jaws-star-torpedoes-hollywoods-new-woke-inclusion-standards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hollywood wokeness<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What I didn&rsquo;t want to happen is that we&rsquo;re deemed some woke Hollywood production that&rsquo;s simply lecturing viewers. The cast features people who were canceled at one point or another,&rdquo; Coppola said.<\/p>\n<p>Then came the paean to unity.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There were people who are archconservatives and others who are extremely politically progressive. But we were all working on one film together. That was interesting, I thought,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt10128846\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Megalopolis<\/a>&rdquo; will hit theaters on Sept. 27.<\/p>\n<p>Coppola described the film as &ldquo;a Roman Empire epic set in modern America.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Fear called it &ldquo;a sprawling, ambitious, all-over-the-map story about a dying republic filled with corrupt politicians, club-hopping hedonists, [and] a Caligula-like figure who bears a strong resemblance to a recent former president (played by no less than Jon Voight).&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Of course, Voight&rsquo;s presence, coupled with Coppola&rsquo;s anti-woke intentions, might reassure potential movie goers that the film&rsquo;s &ldquo;Caligula-like&rdquo; character will not resemble a mere <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-trump-tells-dr-phil-blame-assassination-attempt-interview-opponent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> caricature.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, Fear characterized &ldquo;Megalopolis&rdquo; as &ldquo;the single most divisive film&rdquo; of the entire Cannes film festival in France, when it premiered in May.<\/p>\n<p>That suggests additional reassurance. After all, had the movie pushed woke or anti-Trump themes, then we know <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/anti-trump-film-debuted-much-fanfare-cannes-look-happened-festival-closed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cannes audiences<\/a> would have praised it.<\/p>\n<p>Above all, Coppola&rsquo;s new film seems to acknowledge that American moviegoers find wokeness repellent.<\/p>\n<p>In 2023, for instance, some of Hollywood&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/year-flopbuster-2023s-10-biggest-box-office-failures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">worst big-budget flops<\/a> featured race- and sex-related overtones that paying customers have rejected.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, whether or not &ldquo;Megalopolis&rdquo; succeeds at the box office, Coppola&rsquo;s mere words have struck an important blow against wokeness.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Coppola also tacitly acknowledged the very small step from the woke pastime of &ldquo;lecturing viewers&rdquo; to the diabolical practice of canceling dissenters altogether. The former temptation involves pride, which springs from a belief in our own moral goodness. The latter &mdash; a deadlier manifestation of the same sin &mdash; has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-versus-biden-revisited-75th-anniversary-orwells-1984\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">totalitarian<\/a> dimensions.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, armed with awareness of my own unfortunate temptations to pride, determined to avoid the sin of sanctimonious moral preening, and grateful that a famous Hollywood director has actively tried to exclude these things from his new film, I will look forward to seeing &ldquo;Megalopolis&rdquo; on the big screen.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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This pride can lead us to see ourselves as morally superior to others, and we often recognize and appreciate this same attitude in those around us. In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, renowned filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola, famous for classics like &#8220;The Godfather&#8221; and &#8220;Apocalypse Now,&#8221; expressed his desire for his upcoming film &#8220;Megalopolis&#8221; not to be perceived as just another preachy Hollywood project. This perspective is refreshing. Similar to the new political partnership between former President Donald Trump and ex-Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Coppola&#8217;s film boasts a cast that emphasizes unity despite differing views.<\/p>\n<p>Interviewer David Fear pointed out an intriguing casting decision: \u201cYou cast Jon Voight in a role that closely resembles Donald Trump, and I suspect there are some political beliefs he holds that you don\u2019t,\u201d he remarked. Voight is one of the few notable conservatives in Hollywood who supports Trump, stating in a video on X (formerly Twitter) that \u201cWe must vote for President Trump because he will save this nation.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Coppola elaborated on his courageous choice to avoid Hollywood\u2019s trendiness: \u201cI didn\u2019t want our film labeled as just another woke production lecturing its audience. The cast includes individuals who have faced cancellation at various points.\u201d He highlighted the diversity within the group: \u201cThere were staunch conservatives alongside extremely progressive individuals working together on one project; I found that fascinating.\u201d &#8220;Megalopolis&#8221; is set for release on September 27 and is described by Coppola as an epic reflecting modern America through the lens of the Roman Empire.<\/p>\n<p>Fear characterized it as an ambitious narrative about a decaying republic filled with corrupt politicians and hedonists, featuring a character reminiscent of a recent former president\u2014played by none other than Jon Voight. Given Voight&#8217;s involvement along with Coppola\u2019s intention against wokeness, audiences may feel reassured that this portrayal won\u2019t simply be a caricature of Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Fear noted that &#8220;Megalopolis&#8221; was deemed \u201cthe most divisive film\u201d at Cannes when it premiered earlier this year\u2014a sign suggesting it might not align with typical woke or anti-Trump narratives praised by festival-goers. This indicates awareness among American moviegoers regarding their aversion to wokeness; many major Hollywood films released in 2023 failed due to themes related to race or gender issues rejected by audiences.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of its box office performance, Coppola\u2019s statements represent an important stand against wokeness in cinema today. He also subtly acknowledged how easily lecturing viewers can transition into outright canceling dissenters\u2014a dangerous path stemming from pride rooted in self-righteousness which can take totalitarian forms.<\/p>\n<p>With recognition of my own struggles against prideful tendencies and appreciation for Coppola&#8217;s efforts to keep these elements out of his work, I eagerly anticipate watching &#8220;Megalopolis&#8221; on the big screen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2334452,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ff-cop.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[39779,39780,15244,4361,36456],"class_list":["post-2334451","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-coppola","tag-filmmaking","tag-godfather","tag-hollywood","tag-woke-culture"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ff-cop.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2334451","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2334451"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2334451\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2334452"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2334451"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2334451"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2334451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}