{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/619659e807e9e10013d38b20/65cfe0804b28690016c9b2c3?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Jennifer Lopez’s “This Is Me… Then: A Love Story” Now… With Us: Today","description":"<p>If it’s true, that in every relationship, there is a flower and a gardener in the case of traveler who is the Flower and who is the gardener? Bennifer right&nbsp;1.2 same question is Jen the Flower or the gardener?</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Are Leo’s generally more likely to be&nbsp;flowers or Gardners in their relationships?&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>This is Me…Now: A love story … lol … a both critical and astrological review either your hosts Molly Mulshine &amp; Sara Armour&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Key Takeaways:</p><ul><li>The film is an hour-long music video linking together songs from Lopez's new album&nbsp;</li><li>It focuses on her relationship with Ben Affleck, framing it as her one true love</li><li>Overall the film lacked a strong narrative and felt a bit self-indulgent&nbsp;</li><li>Affleck seemed detached from the project and gave Lopez minimal creative feedback&nbsp;</li><li>The $20 million budget was excessive for what the final product was&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Topics:</p><p>Film Concept and Execution</p><ul><li>The film strings together music videos for Lopez's new album into an hour-long extended video&nbsp;</li><li>It centers on Lopez's relationship with Ben Affleck, portraying it as her one enduring true love</li><li>The narrative structure is loose and dreamlike rather than having a defined plot</li><li>Much of the imagery is CGI and fantastical rather than relatable scenes</li><li>The overall concept comes across as self-indulgent and naval-gazing&nbsp;</li><li>Affleck's Involvement and Feedback</li><li>Affleck seemed detached from the project creatively&nbsp;</li><li>He provided little actual feedback to Lopez on the film's direction&nbsp;</li><li>His main advice was procedural - \"write it then film it\"&nbsp;</li><li>After viewing the final cut, his praise was lukewarm, saying she \"made a film for herself\"&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Budget and Financing:</p><ul><li>The film's budget was $20 million, very high for what the final product was&nbsp;</li><li>Lopez had trouble getting financing because the concept was too \"wacky\"&nbsp;</li><li>She ended up self-financing after studios declined to back it&nbsp;</li><li>The budget could have likely been 10x lower by using up-and-coming talent</li></ul><p><br></p>","author_name":"Molly Mulshine & Sara Armour"}