Review of Dune (2021) by Mcclainweber — 02 Nov 2021

Some of these negative reviews HAVE to be trolling. People claiming that it was hard to follow simply cannot piece together the masterfully subtle clues and storytelling. People claiming that characters were soulless must have watched with their eyes closed and missed the fantastic and intense acting.

Someone claimed the technology didn't make sense, for example asking "why do they have spaceships yet use swords instead of guns?" The movie clearly demonstrates (multiple times) that you cannot simply use guns against the personal forcefields because they intercept high-velocity projectiles.

Some of these troll reviewers must love being spoon-fed exposition because they are clearly not capable of observing and interpreting storytelling without frequent explanations about everything in direct terms so they don't get lost.

Yes, Dune has multiple books of complex lore that could not be fit into five movies, much less two. But, the movie presents enough of it in a way that is understandable and not overwhelming. You just have to pay attention, observe, and use deductive reasoning to figure some things out.

It really isn't hard. Some of these reviewers are absurdly dense. Anyone who has read the Dune series could not have asked for a better film adaptation, especially given the modern climate of CGI-clickbait movies with ham-fisted or nonsensical storytelling full of plot holes.