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> I understand that Dune is too big of a masterpiece for a simple 2 part movie (it should be a 6-8 session series at least) I am a massive Dune fan as well and
by hyggetrold 3y ago
> I understand that Dune is too big of a masterpiece for a simple 2 part movie (it should be a 6-8 session series at least)
I am a massive Dune fan as well and share this sentiment. Same for Lord of the Rings. On some level those books are simply unadaptable if the goal is to be totally true to the original text.
For myself, I am always happy to see adaptations since it will always lead someone to the books who would otherwise not have been exposed to them. And if some folks don't like the books and only enjoy the movies, that's fine too. Better to have any exposure than none. :)
- hamandcheese 3y agoThe LOTR movies are masterpieces in their own right, IMO. I can't say the same for Dune (part 1, at least).
- wiseowise 3y ago> I can't say the same for Dune (part 1, at least). Not as an adaptation, but more of an extension.
- nullindividual 3y agoTo be fair, the audience for movies and books simply aren't the same. If you tried to fully faithfully adapt LotR, you'd have Alex Jones proclaiming the frogs got to Tom Bombadil and turned him into a dirty liberal hippie. It would just be too confusing/weird for on-screen. I'd watch it on repeat until I turned into that skeleton waiting meme.