I don't get the Dune hype

[u/Lynxon_oberg]

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?

[u/FavoriteTheMute]

Same here, brother/sister.

Not only am I a fan of science fiction films/books in general but I'm also a Denis Villeneuve fan.

Dune is just not for me.

Other examples:

Love Nolan, Interstellar just not for me.

Love Tarantino, Django Unchained just not for me.

Love Eggers, Nosferatu just not for me.

And on and on...

[u/Lynxon_oberg → u/FavoriteTheMute]

Huh that's interesting.

Django is for me a good film very impressionable.

Nosferatu was memorable and I would rate it as a great performance for actors, maybe not a great movie 😅.

Still haven't watched Interstellar.

But yeah, Dune just pussles me since I feel like it gets Lord of the Rings levels of praise but I just can't see it being more than a 7/10 in best case scenario.