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I loved dune 1, was a huge childhood fan of the books, like Villeneuve as director, but still couldn't get into Dune II. The whole move felt like a montage. No
by s1artibartfast 2y ago
I loved dune 1, was a huge childhood fan of the books, like Villeneuve as director, but still
couldn't get into Dune II. The whole move felt like a montage. Not the artistic montage I would hope for, but a clunky montage with forced lines like something from a marvel movie. I got the sense that either critical parts were left of the chopping block or the film was relying on the book knowledge for context cohesion and gravitas.
Instead of feeling exhilarated by scenes of sandworm ridding, I found myself rolling my eyes.
Similarly, I'm ok with modifying the source material to make a story work on screen, but I thought the changes had the opposite effect. They muddled the message and created more narrative issues than they solved.
Also, was #triggered by the voiceovers. In the words of Robert McKee in adaptation (2002) :
>God help you if you use voice over in your work my friends, God help you. It is sloppy flaccid writing. Any idiot can write voiceover narration to explain the thoughts of a character
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQgHNnlmErg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQgHNnlmErg
- readthenotes1 2y agoThe voiceovers may be bad, I don't know, but I don't know what blade runner would be without them. So I generally give them the benefit of a doubt.
- metabagel 2y agoI’m the opposite. I liked Dune, but I loved Dune 2. Villaneuve said that he didn’t think he quite hit the mark with the first movie. He didn’t get in close enough to the characters. He did that in the second movie, and I felt it was more emotionally engaging.
- mcv 2y agoSame here. Dune 1 was gorgeous and accurate to the book, but felt stale and mechanical. Dune 2 came much more alive and vibrant and actually had something to say, although it deviated quite a bit more from the book.
- s1artibartfast 2y agoI agree it did zoom in on the characters and have more to say. I just didn't care for the characters, message, or think they were well presented.
- oldpersonintx 2y ago[dead]
- ahaferburg 2y agoOne of the only movie quotes I know by heart is a voice over. "Immediately after making that statement, Royal realized that it was true."