Jennifer Lopez’s “This Is Me… Then: A Love Story” Now… With Us: Today

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This is Me…Now: A love story … lol … a both critical and astrological review either your hosts Molly Mulshine & Sara Armour

Key Takeaways:

• The film is an hour-long music video linking together songs from Lopez's new album
• It focuses on her relationship with Ben Affleck, framing it as her one true love
• Overall the film lacked a strong narrative and felt a bit self-indulgent
• Affleck seemed detached from the project and gave Lopez minimal creative feedback
• The $20 million budget was excessive for what the final product was

Topics:

Film Concept and Execution

• The film strings together music videos for Lopez's new album into an hour-long extended video
• It centers on Lopez's relationship with Ben Affleck, portraying it as her one enduring true love
• The narrative structure is loose and dreamlike rather than having a defined plot
• Much of the imagery is CGI and fantastical rather than relatable scenes
• The overall concept comes across as self-indulgent and naval-gazing
• Affleck's Involvement and Feedback
• Affleck seemed detached from the project creatively
• He provided little actual feedback to Lopez on the film's direction
• His main advice was procedural - "write it then film it"
• After viewing the final cut, his praise was lukewarm, saying she "made a film for herself"

Budget and Financing:

• The film's budget was $20 million, very high for what the final product was
• Lopez had trouble getting financing because the concept was too "wacky"
• She ended up self-financing after studios declined to back it
• The budget could have likely been 10x lower by using up-and-coming talent

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