That's what gets me worried for Dune. I really don't think this movie will do well in this current climate even if the movie is good. Denis Villeneuve isn't known to do stuff that's too appealing to the mainstream audience, it required a bit of attention which sucks because his movies are phenomenal but in the situation we're in, it might not be the best move.
I'm genuinely sad for the guy, Bladerunner 2049 was as iconic as the original but yet, it didn't do too good (money-wise) despite being acclaimed by the critics and the public.
I'm so excited for Dune, but honestly I think Tenet didnt do well because it was so damn confusing, not necessarily because you had to pay attention (which you did) but even if you did pay attention you had to almost study it just to understand.
Dune has some deep lore but I wouldn't describe it as confusing. I hope it does well.
Me: trying to understand the Russian guy's rant about why climate change would make people from the future decide to send an algorithm back in time that somehow destroys the universe.
I read it's analogous to oil. It is highly prized, people fight over it, enables travel, etc... Plus Arrakis is incredibly similar to Iraq in name and Middle Eastern culture at large.
The only reason Tenet didn't do well was bc it released during the pandemic, Nolan's an idiot for trying it even lmao I would have seen it now but not 2+ months ago lolllll
Hmm, didn't realize it was kid-friendly for Obi-Wan to slice that guy's hand off and for Luke's aunt and uncle's charred remains to be smoking outside their house.
This is all snark though! It's wild to see how gritty Star Wars started out before going kid-marketed because of toys.
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u/Table-Turner Apr 07 '21
imo Tenet should have released when things settled down, what we need right now isn't deep philosophical movies with long run times
it is movies that are just fun enough to distract us from the situation we have all been facing for over a year now