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>>/63/ On September 27, Lionsgate releases Francis Ford Coppola's decades-delayed film "Megalopolis". It's about a fight over the future direction of the City of New Rome in the 23rd century. The protagonist is a CC who can freeze time. His enemy is a Frank, and he has a relationship with JC. At one point, he balances on the edge of a tall building and gets vertigo. And he says "Don't let the now destroy the forever." Trailer: https://youtube.com/watch?v=SX4b2hGBnes > The City of New Rome must change, causing conflict between Cesar Catilina, a genius artist who seeks to leap into a utopian, idealistic future, and his opposition, Mayor Franklyn Cicero, who remains committed to a regressive status quo, perpetuating greed, special interests, and partisan warfare. > Torn between them is socialite Julia Cicero, the mayor's daughter, whose love for Cesar has divided her loyalties, forcing her to discover what she truly believes humanity deserves. Megalopolis means "great city". https://www.etymonline.com/word/megalopolis > from Greek megas (genitive megalou) "great" (see mickle) + polis "city" (see polis). The word was used in classical times as an epithet of great cities (Athens, Syracuse, Alexandria) Rome became known as the Eternal City. https://blog.johncabot.edu/study-abroad/rome-called-eternal-city > The poet Tibullus is credited by many scholars as the first to refer to Rome as “Urbs Aeterna,” which translates from Latin to the “Eternal City.”