A boring movie
I saw the movie yesterday. Maybe I was a little bit tired yesterday but it have not enjoyed it.
shareRead the book and rewatch the movie. You will be surprised.
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It's boring like Arrival&Blade Runner 2049 you were not tired it's just that Villeneuve is a talentless overrated hack
shareCompared to J.J. Abrams, he is Leonardo Da Vinci
shareYeah, Denis has long takes that pauses a little to long without moving or deepening the frame. For many viewers without the patience to overlook it, it will seem to drag on. I agree that many will not like it for that choice of style. I'm in conflict myself with whether that's a good move overall.
For many viewers it will tune them out, because nothings really happening because the shot goes on too long. It's like viewing a painting, even though it's film. I certainly agree with you criticism, it won't match the marvel or star wars movies in action.
IMHO, it's wrong to treat Villeneuve's Dune as an sci-fi action movie. It's a depiction of Frank Herbert's vision.
shareAnd, unfortunately, it doesn't do even as good a job as the fatally flawed 1984 film in presenting the background needed to understand the story. And Dune '84 did what it did in less than an hour and a half of it's full running time while this one took near to two and a half to get to that point. If this was the first of a three part adaptation of the first novel, I could imagine the background being filled in later, but another similarly superficial, two and a half hours are not going to get the job done.
There is no point making a movie if it can only be understood by reading the book. This Dune was not worth the trouble.
While I agree with you I'm happy I saw the movie (because I read the book thousands of years ago so it was a nice addition on top of that story). TBH I wouldn't mind if he does all books :D
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