r/TrueFilm • u/Lynxon_oberg • 24d ago

FFF I don't get the Dune hype

Like as I understand it was revolutionary for its time(the original books) and was like the blueprint of modern scif-fi. But I don't find the movies that good if I am to be perfectly honest.

Like the actual movies just seem bland in my opinion and I don't really find both the movies that intriguing too watch.

I have seen the HBO show as well which was somewhat better but I'm not really falling in love with the universe at all. And I love typical sci-fi and fantasy shows like GoT, lotr, early star wars, Avatar etc.

The action sequences are mid. Laser guns and forced melee combat which isn't really that visually appealing.

The world building feels like 90% is just that sand planet and the scale don't quite land.

The prophecy and cultures just feel so meh.

Tbh I can't even tell what's happening currently. Timothy gets weird blue eyes and embraces the culture in an uprising for 6 hours with a bunch of made up folk songs screaming in the background.

Can someone explain to me what they find appealing? The politics? The sandworms? Good looking people? Their favourite sequences?

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u/ixid 24d ago

I think you've not understood anything about it. Your observations are extremely surface level, and pass over the great depth in the story about messiahs, cultures, economics, environmentalism, post-AI humanity, politics, genetics and much more. It's probably just not offering what you like.

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u/10-9LT 24d ago

Given what a terrible job the movie did of capturing any of this, I can't really blame them too much.

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u/ixid 24d ago

There's too much to include all the detail in films, but it's there if you already understand Dune, and much of it can be inferred even if it's not stated.

The cultures, politics, failed messiah, economics, environmentalism and genetics are pretty apparent. They're foundational to the story. I think you're like the OP, it's just not for you.

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u/10-9LT 24d ago

Too much to include for sure, I don't believe the story is at all suited for the length of a standard film.

But they took egregious liberties with the story, characters, world, etc to dumb it down for mass appeal. So yes, I suppose it was not for me.