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I actually think the movie works best as a companion to the book. It's probably quite confusing if you're not familiar with the story and universe already.

4ad 9y ago
I agree, as a companion to the book, it is fantastic. (Although rain on Dune? WTF).
- wavefunction 9y ago
  spoilers Dune had a lot of water. It wasn't circulating in a normal precipitation model but was instead sequestered underground via a few different means. And that doesn't even mention the sand-trout.
  - sleepybrett 9y ago
    More spoilers In later books only portions of the surface of Arrakis are given to the worms and the spice.
- JDazzle 9y ago
  IIRC, that's how the book ended as well. To go further, Paul held on to the water and only rarely allowed rain as he knew the water itself was poison to the sand worms.
padseeker 9y ago
ditto
usrusr 9y ago
I watched the movie many times before I touched the books and sure, there is a lot left unexplained, but I really loved the "tip of the iceberg" effect that created. Paul is permanently overwhelmed by knowing more than he can make sense of and Lynch does an excellent job of putting the viewer in harmony with that state of mind. This unexplainedness by the way also keeps the mind engaged without dropping into the game of trying to mentally map out every little detail as a plot explanation mechanism. This mode of watching besets me when I see a movie that caters to the "everything has to be explained" crowd, but it should be exclusive to the murder mystery genre. Attempts to transplant that into other types of movies tend to either be painfully obvious or pointlessly complicated, to avoid the former. And somehow, they often manage to be both at once. I want immersion, not a CGI-clad sudoku.
- narag 9y ago
  the "everything has to be explained" crowd Thank you for that expression. I also watched the movie before... actually I still haven't read the books. I guess they must be superb and that's why readers are spoiled and dislike the movie. The scene with the emperor and the navigator is best thing I've ever seen in sci-fi, both visually and for meaning.
- TheGrassyKnoll 9y ago
  > a CGI-clad sudoku That might be kinda cool too...

4ad 9y ago

I agree, as a companion to the book, it is fantastic. (Although rain on Dune? WTF).

wavefunction 9y ago
spoilers Dune had a lot of water. It wasn't circulating in a normal precipitation model but was instead sequestered underground via a few different means. And that doesn't even mention the sand-trout.
- sleepybrett 9y ago
  More spoilers In later books only portions of the surface of Arrakis are given to the worms and the spice.
JDazzle 9y ago
IIRC, that's how the book ended as well. To go further, Paul held on to the water and only rarely allowed rain as he knew the water itself was poison to the sand worms.

padseeker 9y ago

ditto

usrusr 9y ago

I watched the movie many times before I touched the books and sure, there is a lot left unexplained, but I really loved the "tip of the iceberg" effect that created. Paul is permanently overwhelmed by knowing more than he can make sense of and Lynch does an excellent job of putting the viewer in harmony with that state of mind. This unexplainedness by the way also keeps the mind engaged without dropping into the game of trying to mentally map out every little detail as a plot explanation mechanism. This mode of watching besets me when I see a movie that caters to the "everything has to be explained" crowd, but it should be exclusive to the murder mystery genre. Attempts to transplant that into other types of movies tend to either be painfully obvious or pointlessly complicated, to avoid the former. And somehow, they often manage to be both at once. I want immersion, not a CGI-clad sudoku.

narag 9y ago
the "everything has to be explained" crowd Thank you for that expression. I also watched the movie before... actually I still haven't read the books. I guess they must be superb and that's why readers are spoiled and dislike the movie. The scene with the emperor and the navigator is best thing I've ever seen in sci-fi, both visually and for meaning.
TheGrassyKnoll 9y ago
> a CGI-clad sudoku That might be kinda cool too...