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Post subject: Re: Movie: Dune (2021) (It’s alright; you should bother)
Posted: Wed April 10, 2024 4:07 am
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My girlfriend wanted me to really understand the Dune movies so she gave me a 45 minute deep lore explanation of everything that happens around the Dune novels. The Butlerian Jihad, the AI wars, the spacing guild navigators, a bunch of shit I've already forgotten. Then she showed me Dune part 1, where literally nothing of what she explained was referenced or touched on. I thought maybe in part 2 it would be but nope. She filled me with a bunch of useless lore that I didn't even need to understand the movies!
Anyway, I found part 1 okay but kind of tedious. Part 2 was a lot more focused, entertaining, and thematically developed; I enjoyed it as a treatise on the nature of power and its different forms. Very cool. I will never watch these movies again
Post subject: Re: Movie: Dune (2021) (It’s alright; you should bother)
Posted: Wed April 10, 2024 10:40 am
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What's worse is she had already seen BOTH movies and so she knew that none of this extended lore played into it. She's a Dune superfan and it's cute. I'd never been on the receiving end of the "explaining things to an uninterested party" meme before.
Post subject: Re: Movie: Dune (2021) (It’s alright; you should bother)
Posted: Wed April 10, 2024 1:27 pm
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The Dune movies greatly benefit from the timing of their releases. They're the kind of action/sci-fi/fantasy movies we needed in this dire era of Disney superhero fatigue. But I admit they are not for everyone, and they're far from perfect. I happen to love them.
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The Dune movies greatly benefit from the timing of their releases. They're the kind of action/sci-fi/fantasy movies we needed in this dire era of Disney superhero fatigue. But I admit they are not for everyone, and they're far from perfect. I happen to love them.
Post subject: Re: Movie: Dune (2021) (It’s alright; you should bother)
Posted: Wed April 10, 2024 5:02 pm
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Upon this latest rewatch, I have decided Zendaya is the weak link in this cast. I wonder if she was a political choice. Imagining how much better this could have been with a better actress in that role.
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Post subject: Re: Movie: Dune (2021) (It’s alright; you should bother)
Posted: Wed April 10, 2024 5:22 pm
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Also, I think the ending was too rushed. All the off-screen, referenced great houses should have more of a presence in the movie, as they play such an important role in the plot. Would have preferred these movies as a long running mini-series instead, while maintaining the movies' production values. (I know that's a completely unrealistic ask). So many hurried-over details could be fleshed out so much more. But I'm very grateful for what the movies do well.
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