Dune Reboot will span two movies, take at least two years, says Denis Villeneuve
http://www.syfy.com/syfywire/dune-reboot-two-movies-two-years-denis-villeneuve
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... a βStar Wars for adults.β
The SW prequels were Star Wars for adults and look how they were received. How about make Dune for adults.
I believe Dune for adults is what Villeneuve intends.
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He mentioned star wars which implies it's going to be action oriented and dumbed down.
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But he said he wanted to do Star Wars for adults. That would not seem to indicate dumbed down. But we shall see.
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I doubt this guy's gonna make a "dumbed down" movie. The audience, on the other hand, has been thoroughly dumbed down, as demonstrated by the reception of BR: 2049.
shareYou mean BR:2049 was actually great but the audience hated it?
I personally did like it. Not as much as the original but still.
Jar Jar was not made for adults nor was Young Anakin, the politics were part of the story but just that makes it hardly a serious film for adults. Better than the Disney films anywho.
shareThe prequels were a beautiful example of machaivellian politics. Palpatine was a political badass, how he manipulated others to achieve his goals. Who cares about jar jar, lots of movies have elements that appeal to different age groups.
shareI can't agree with that. The first two Star Wars films are the most mature. The prequels certainly aren't aimed at adults. They're trying to be "all ages" by appealing to everybody. This pull in several directions (young Anakin in a movie about intergalactic taxes) was a contributing factor to their poor quality, and were one of many reasons they were not well received.
Adult sci-fi looks like 2001, Brazil, or Children of Men. Even the original Star Wars films weren't meant for "adults" in that sense - they're adventure films for teenagers which somehow managed to have mass-appeal; but that isn't how they were aimed.
I'm not saying adult sci-fi is better, mind. One of my favourite sci-fi films of all time? WALL-E. That's aimed squarely at children, but it's sooooo good on every level. Target demographic and quality level or actual appeal are different things.
One thing on which we both agree is that Wall-E is one of our favorite movies.
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