Well. I hate when directors come in to an already strong story and make a bunch of unnecessary changes for no reason. Watching the new Dune movie, I felt that it had been made by people who actually had an amount of respect for the source material, rather than as a vehicle for whatever “vision” they felt like shoehorning into it.
80s Dune was good and wild, it wasn’t Dune.
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maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone 8 months agoWhen I watch a Villeneuve sci-fi it all feels very safe and respectable, like the folks involved don’t want to stray too far from the source material and invite any controversy into the production or reception if the film.
It all feels very slick and clever the way advertising and marketing often does.
I enjoyed the film, but in no way did I feel like anyone involved had anything to say or any personality of their own.
The 80s Dune fucking oozes personality and creativity.
caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 8 months ago
DrinkMonkey@lemmy.ca 8 months ago
I mean there was at least one rather substantial change in Arrival from the Chiang short story that made it pretty different from my perspective. Wasn’t aware there was source material for 2049 beyond the screenplay. Adapting Dune is another animal to be sure. But I’m not sure about the generalization to all of Villeneuve’s sci-fi.