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I could not stand the first part of the movie Dune. I'm sorry for the fans, but it was amongst the worst movies I have ever (partially) watched. Slow and incom
by zvmaz 3y ago
I could not stand the first part of the movie Dune. I'm sorry for the fans, but it was amongst the worst movies I have ever (partially) watched.
Slow and incomprehensible for me.
P.S. I have not read the book.
- SimbaOnSteroids 3y agoThen it was extremely true to the books.
- khazhoux 3y agoI can’t imagine trying to understand the movie if I hadn’t read the book. As you say, it would be absolutely incomprehensible.
- soulofmischief 3y agoOne might argue that means that the movie failed to properly execute.
- khazhoux 3y agoCan be argued either way. Perhaps it’s ok for some movies to be companions to pre-existing work, not to be experienced in isolation. In fact, this was the tradition in painting and sculpture for centuries. The viewer would know the backstory for that severed head, e.g., belonging to Goliath.
- brightball 3y agoDune has always been a really difficult adaptation because there is so much internal monologue. It's a great story but a very challenging film.
- itronitron 3y ago>> Slow and incomprehensible for me. Interesting take. I remember thinking, when I first saw it, in one of the movie's last fight scenes, 'hmm, we must be at the halfway point'
- apitman 3y agoMy anecdata with Dune part 1 is that people who haven't read at least the first book are far more likely to not love the movie. For me, the movie isn't so much an adaptation as it is a window into the world. As someone already familiar with that world, I think the movie is incredible.
- anotherevan 3y agoHave read the first book multiple times, and hard disagree. See [0] for my thoughts on why. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39555931 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39555931