The very first piece of my writing that was ever published was an entry in the Dune Encyclopedia, some 40-odd years ago. So of course I have to watch the Dune films. I didn't get out to see Dune 2 in a theatre, so I paid the big bucks today and streamed it. I have my quibbles with they way it's being done, but on the whole I've liked both films. We'll see about Dune 3. #today#Dune
@joyce It deviates heavily from the book in ways I don't like and wastes really strong characters (like Piter) but the films are decent enough. Hardly Villeneuve best work, though, and certainly not worthy of the roses thrown at its feet.
@joyce Agreed. When she learnt of the Dukes death, so broke down. It was an incredibly powerful moment in the book because she has Bene Gesserit control. However, in the film she cried on several occasions and it was totally out of character.
I've not seen a true adaptation of the book yet. The TV miniseries got a lot of things right but it didn't have the budget.
I'd love to see a TV series really do justice to the conversations which, for me, were the real meat and potatoes of the book.
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