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The Big Picture cover image

The Francis Ford Coppola Hall of Fame and ‘Megalopolis’

The Big Picture

CHAPTER

The Distraction of Modern Entertainment

This chapter explores the fictitious gala 'Bread and Circuses' set in a hyperbolic Madison Square Garden, highlighting performances that symbolize the distraction of popular culture from true power dynamics. The character Vesta serves as a critique of society's seduction by superficial entertainment and pop icons.

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