EV13SON
Banned
- Messages
- 195
- Reaction score
- 55
- Points
- 0
- Ethnic group
- Eurasian American Mutt
- Y-DNA haplogroup
- EV13>Y41980>FTA49507
- mtDNA haplogroup
- A2
Arrakis...Dune...desert planet...
Such a great literary work, I actually enjoyed just reading the prologue in the original Dune novel the most. Frank Herbert's prescient imagining of Man's progress, how machines and AI would be used to enslave mankind and how a revolt would lead to their outlaw and give rise to savant like human computers. The condensing of the worlds greatest religions after much conflict into a single one that seemed to skew more towards Islam. Our continued dependence on scarce natural resources to fuel our travel and economies, and the home world ecology which all seemed to exemplify some form of today's debates on climate change, from the extremely dry Arrakis to the flooded home world of Caladan, and the highly polluted unregulated industrial waste world Geidi Prime. The political intrigue and corruption of mankind lives on with powerful wealthy oligarchic families backstabbing one another to secure their legacies and influence for generations to come. And finally we have the powerful psychoactive metaphysical aspects of the spice that unlock and put into question the very physics of our world.
Unfortunately I found Dennis Villanueve's interpretation a little dull, it pretty much followed David Lynch's screenplay shot by shot, but I found David Lynch had a greater visual style, Dennis's is far more sterile and bland. The actor's also felt overly muted and underused they didn't stand out like they did in Lynch's adaptation. Granted I liked the shields, and the ornithopters, which were more true to the book, but I found the worms lacked the character of Lynch's...whose were much more awe inspiring. I enjoy the soundtrack on it's own but it didn't have the same effect when paired with the movie again it was way too muted...Perhaps this is an artistic interpretation of the lifeless and vastness of the desert on Villanueve's part, but even in Herbert's novel we get a sense that the desert still has life and an ecosystem, just enough for hardy creatures to adapt to and survive. So in the end I found myself sleeping through this first part of the series, I really hope Dennis can awaken the sleeper in me in part two, otherwise I worry he is not going to have an audience left to justify a part 3...
If you want a similar sci fi series I highly suggest watching "The Foundation" on Apple + it has a similar philosophical story, ultimately Frank Herbert wanted to use Dune as a way to argue against the dangers of Messiah figures and how religious zealotry can wipe out human progress. These stories are important and relevant they are critiques on the dangers of unchecked corrupt oligarchs as well as the dangers of having a large ignorant population because they are tinder when paired with a demagogue more so if religion is involved...The Sci Fi's adaption of Dune is probably my most preferred in terms of following the original novel. Lynch's was maligned with the horrible inner monologues and some of the acting is a little cringe worthy, however the creative steam punk visuals are hard to match.
Such a great literary work, I actually enjoyed just reading the prologue in the original Dune novel the most. Frank Herbert's prescient imagining of Man's progress, how machines and AI would be used to enslave mankind and how a revolt would lead to their outlaw and give rise to savant like human computers. The condensing of the worlds greatest religions after much conflict into a single one that seemed to skew more towards Islam. Our continued dependence on scarce natural resources to fuel our travel and economies, and the home world ecology which all seemed to exemplify some form of today's debates on climate change, from the extremely dry Arrakis to the flooded home world of Caladan, and the highly polluted unregulated industrial waste world Geidi Prime. The political intrigue and corruption of mankind lives on with powerful wealthy oligarchic families backstabbing one another to secure their legacies and influence for generations to come. And finally we have the powerful psychoactive metaphysical aspects of the spice that unlock and put into question the very physics of our world.
Unfortunately I found Dennis Villanueve's interpretation a little dull, it pretty much followed David Lynch's screenplay shot by shot, but I found David Lynch had a greater visual style, Dennis's is far more sterile and bland. The actor's also felt overly muted and underused they didn't stand out like they did in Lynch's adaptation. Granted I liked the shields, and the ornithopters, which were more true to the book, but I found the worms lacked the character of Lynch's...whose were much more awe inspiring. I enjoy the soundtrack on it's own but it didn't have the same effect when paired with the movie again it was way too muted...Perhaps this is an artistic interpretation of the lifeless and vastness of the desert on Villanueve's part, but even in Herbert's novel we get a sense that the desert still has life and an ecosystem, just enough for hardy creatures to adapt to and survive. So in the end I found myself sleeping through this first part of the series, I really hope Dennis can awaken the sleeper in me in part two, otherwise I worry he is not going to have an audience left to justify a part 3...
If you want a similar sci fi series I highly suggest watching "The Foundation" on Apple + it has a similar philosophical story, ultimately Frank Herbert wanted to use Dune as a way to argue against the dangers of Messiah figures and how religious zealotry can wipe out human progress. These stories are important and relevant they are critiques on the dangers of unchecked corrupt oligarchs as well as the dangers of having a large ignorant population because they are tinder when paired with a demagogue more so if religion is involved...The Sci Fi's adaption of Dune is probably my most preferred in terms of following the original novel. Lynch's was maligned with the horrible inner monologues and some of the acting is a little cringe worthy, however the creative steam punk visuals are hard to match.
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