>I'm not sure why exactly cause both are universally praised it seems because Villeneuve was basically one of the front runners of the "intangible sludge"[1] a

>I'm not sure why exactly cause both are universally praised it seems because Villeneuve was basically one of the front runners of the "intangible sludge"[1] aesthetic as someone dubbed it. Everything he makes has the same cold, color-drained feel to it (looking at the trailer for the next part, literally), and it's a style that a majority of film and TV makers has bought into now. What stood out about Lynch's version was just how psychedelic it was, which the book was too, and it's completely lost in the new adaption. I'd even go farther than 'sterile', Villeneuve's movies are straight up inhuman. With the exception of Arrival, which I think owes most of its core to Ted Chiang's story, none of the movies Villeneuve has made evoke any kind of connection, between characters or to the audience. [1]https://x.com/_katiestebbins_/status/1461348307901378561?s=20 https://x.com/_katiestebbins_/status/1461348307901378561?s=2...