RE: The Last Movie You Watched
January 13, 2025 at 9:28 am
(This post was last modified: January 13, 2025 at 9:31 am by Nanny.)
Dune Part 2 (2024) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dune:_Part_Two
I made it through all of 20 minutes of the first of these Dune reboots, and while I nearly made it past the 30 minute mark in the second film, I could bear no more of it.
The acting is fine. The visuals are fine. The effects are fine.
They skip huge important parts of the story and rewrite critical parts. By the 25 minute mark Lady Jessica has consumed the water of life. There's no subtext of oppressors vs oppressed and the middle eastern themes are mostly absent. It's as if the writers only read the wikipedia plotline of the source material.
The Sci-Fi series, Frank Herbert's Dune (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Herbert%27s_Dune) (Ian McNiece as the Baron steals the show!) and Children of Dune (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Herb...en_of_Dune), tell the story better, with better acting, although the miniseries format does allow for more story and character development. Watch them instead.
I made it through all of 20 minutes of the first of these Dune reboots, and while I nearly made it past the 30 minute mark in the second film, I could bear no more of it.
The acting is fine. The visuals are fine. The effects are fine.
They skip huge important parts of the story and rewrite critical parts. By the 25 minute mark Lady Jessica has consumed the water of life. There's no subtext of oppressors vs oppressed and the middle eastern themes are mostly absent. It's as if the writers only read the wikipedia plotline of the source material.
The Sci-Fi series, Frank Herbert's Dune (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Herbert%27s_Dune) (Ian McNiece as the Baron steals the show!) and Children of Dune (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Herb...en_of_Dune), tell the story better, with better acting, although the miniseries format does allow for more story and character development. Watch them instead.
