#dune review

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Just finished dune book 1 and my GOD. That was amazing. Published in 1965. 1965. I forgot this fact and kept thinking that it must be wrong, that I must've misread- that this sounds like a 90s book. But this was the book that partially led to modern science fiction!!!!!!!

I don't usually like reading sci fi- the quality of the writing is subpar from the few I've read- but Dune was beautiful.

I really liked how Jessica is perceived differently after Paul changes- in the first half everyone, including me, thought that she's this very smart and strong woman who can even threaten Hawat. But even she can't hold a candle to what Paul became- when they're stranded in the desert after getting out of that thopter, he's resentful towards his mother, having fully realised that her status as a BG who conceived him against orders will always be a rift between them.

I love the words the author uses, the formal dinner that House Atreides hosts when they arrive on Arrakis. I think my absolute favorite part of the book is how, after Paul changes, the narrative sort of spoils itself, in the same way the future is now sort of visible to him. He speaks about Alia and her condition before she's born, about the Emperor, and I think also about Irulan(?) but I can't be sure. My least favourite but necessary part of the book is the timeskip that leads to us meeting a Paul who is a father, and a commander of fedaykin. It would've been fun to see the stuff that happened in-between.

When I first started reading it, i thought Dune was more science fantasy than fiction, but the more I read, the more I saw how important the ecology of Dune was to Herbert. Especially the ending, the BG reports and those by Kynes

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Dune Part One - Stunning, Snooze-y

Sneha Jaiswal (Twitter | Instagram) When “Dune: Part One” came out in 2021, I was visiting relatives in a small town that doesn’t even have a movie theater. Anyway, after I wasn’t able to watch “Dune” on its release week, I lost interest in the title, until it finally came on Netflix. We picked it for family night on a weekend and one of us tapped out within 15 minutes to go sleep. To say it…

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I enjoyed Dune 2 and am excited to talk about it with my dad.

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Dune Movie Review: A Cinematic Masterpiece That Transcends Expectations 2023 - retoreview - retoreview

Introduction: The highly anticipated film adaptation of Frank Herbert's science fiction masterpiece, Dune, has finally arrived, and fans of

Dune Movie Review: A Cinematic Masterpiece That Transcends Expectations 2023 - retoreview

Introduction: The highly anticipated film adaptation of Frank Herbert's science fiction masterpiece, Dune, has finally arrived, and fans...

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Dune (1984) Review

Young Paul Atreides and his family accepts the stewardship of the planet Arrakis and a power struggle ensues as the rival Harkonnen plot their revenge. There are a number of different cuts of David Lynch’s film, to his credit his offering does try to offer a self contained film even if disappointing for fans who wanted further adaptations of Frank Herbert’s novels. It has a fantastic unique…

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HEY HEY (MINOR) DUNE SPOILERS AHEAD— CAN’T SPOILER BLOCK SHIT ON MOBILE YET, SORRY

>>>>>>This is mostly talking about construction of the film and performances and little to none about plot. If you’re on the line about seeing the movie, it may help make up your mind. If you are super invested in seeing this film, though, absolutely do not read any further!

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WELL! That was a beautiful 2.5h long exposition lol

I officially enjoy watching Jason Momoa beat the shit out of dudes. I now want a movie that is just Adam Driver and Jason Momoa beating the shit out of dudes- like that would be it, that’d be the whole movie. And I would have hearteyes the entire time and buy it in three formats. No lie. Jason Momoa is absolutely my emotional support action actor now lol.

Very disappointed that so many cool characters (absolutely made compelling by their actors- Oscar Isaac stole every single shot he was in, bless him. So proud!!) snuffed it so early but years of watching Korean historical dramas has Prepared Me.

I love how starwars-esque the tech is- in no way are they rip-offs, but the movements of the ground to air guns and some of the ships were familiar enough in this alien terrain of “DUNE” to be comforting in the chaos, and I liked that nod.

Hans Zimmer has made a killer soundtrack for this film. I haven’t wanted to buy a movie soundtrack in at least ten years but I want to now. Damn. Oscar for that man, please.

Timothée Chalamet is an absolute pleasure. I can’t express that enough. What a joy to watch on screen. Honestly, he’s ethereally gorgeous on top of being such a natural actor. His expression of a character grappling with what’s going on on a *seriously* monstrous scale (the scale of the world of this film was so artfully conveyed and succeeded it making it feel like an impossible entity to try and hold in one’s hand) was so carefully done while retaining all the line straddling of a literal child having to fill in these massive shoes without being helpless about it. Paul is scared- possibly scared to death- but he’s done his homework, he knows the rules, knows the facts of this and that, and Tim really lets that subtly shine in his performance of this character. It was such a pleasure to see.

The actress playing Paul’s mother is absolutely believable as not just this high figure’s mother but also a woman who is really trying not to accept that she’s got herself in too deep lol. The little (and some big) moments where she absolutely loses it are both concerning but humanizing and she does a good job making it look genuine.

I also like this script for playing to subtlety which I will always always appreciate, because that’s also how my dumb ass writes so it see others do it on such a grand scale is rather validating. We aren’t given any explanation for anything- maybe that’s a reliance on the audience’s acquaintence with an already old book with at least one movie version already in the bag. But I don’t know shit about Dune and I absolutely appreciate being thrown into the deep-end of the pool and being taught the rules as things unfold- that’s teaching the audience through immersion and in this film, it was done very skillfully. What a pleasure.

The pacing of the film was also excellent. Balanced movement from moment to moment. There are no excessive quick cuts like some shitty comic book movie. This is what is now probably “old school”- lingering shots, letting the audience absorb what the characters are absorbing- both beauty and abstract horror. No longer, no shorter- they did well. Star wars could have used that same, steady guiding hand. Oh well.

The cinematography was very, very pretty. Watching the credits, they really went everywhere to shoot this movie. I can’t fathom how hard it must’ve been to spend that much time in the desert with camera equipment (it looks like film to boot???) and keeping the sand out of everything. Maybe it was a futile effort. Somewhere loaders and wardrobe are likely still haunted by their days working on this film LOL. But I think it wasn’t in vain. Again, this movie is 2.5 hours of *exposition*. Very pretty exposition, but exposition none the less. It’ll be neat to see how many movies they take to finish the story and how it goes from there. I hope to goodness they use all the same people. They really hit a sweetspot here, between the camera operators, DPs, crew in general, composer, script, etc etc.

Anyway, very nice. Beautifully crafted. Did it move me as a viewer? I’m not the best person to ask, honestly. But I absolutely picked up the excitement in the last fight- that one really did have me hooked. This movie was more like watching a shifting artpiece. Properly, this is a Film. And it’s been a long time since we had a film!

Go see it. It’s a carefully crafted piece of art and every performance is absolutely world class. It is a true feast for the eyes as well. This is art, not some arbitrary rollercoaster ride. Well done, everyone! Well done!