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I just completely disagree with you. Watched the film and read the short story. The central premise absolutely comes through. I watched the film first, and unde
by darkerside 3y ago
I just completely disagree with you. Watched the film and read the short story. The central premise absolutely comes through. I watched the film first, and understood it well. Love all of Ted Chiang's stuff, too.
It's funny though, I do feel a bit the same way about Dune. It's a Cliffs Notes of the book, and doesn't add anything new and thought provoking. Mindless but beautiful.
Still, I wouldn't say it missed the point. Just that it wasn't really necessary.
Anyway, free to disagree.
- lproven 3y agoFair enough! De gustibus non est disputandum after all. I did say: >> Don't get me wrong: I liked the film, as a modern SF film I agree about Dune. If you know the book, it's a very pretty retelling. If you don't, it's a sort of weird summary with no signs of why so many people love it so much.