Review of Dune (2021) by Emirbud — 22 Oct 2021
I like the cast, the movie looks impressive, I'm a great fan of the story, they didn't stray away from the book in any significant detail (I didn't even mind that Liet Kynes is a woman)... but it feels a bit empty, lacking in information and population.
Both Caladan and Arakis look uninhabited. I am not talking about the desert, that's fine, it should look uninhabited, but the city of Arrakeen looks like a model sitting on a desk, and then you become painfully aware of the fact that that's exactly what it is.
It is difficult to cram all the important book information into a movie like this, so they took too much luxury in taking it slow and showing so many visions of Chani. The dialogue/voiceover should have been much richer and packed with information.
As it is, if you haven't read the book, you'll have a difficult time figuring out what's going on. I enjoyed the movie to some degree, but I still feel that this could have been done much better. Worm scenes are great.
This review of Dune (2021) was written by Emirbud on 22 Oct 2021.
Dune has generally received very positive reviews.
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