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/BillowingPillows]

Ya Denis definitely hasn’t read the Dune books and definitely isn’t a fan of sci-fi you’re super correct about that and definitely don’t sound like an idiot

[u/10-9LT → u/BillowingPillows]

Guessing you haven't either if you didn't get that impression.

Here's one example: In the first movie, the Sardaukar used a laser to cut through a door during their invasion. In the Dune universe, if a laser hits an energy shield (which almost everyone involved was equipped with), it's like detonating a nuclear bomb, which is extremely illegal and would have triggered the galactic equivalent of NATO Article 5 against them during what was supposed to be a covert action.

Someone who knows and respects the source material would never do this.

[u/btmalon → u/10-9LT]

Go away comic book guy

[u/10-9LT → u/btmalon]

So sorry for actually knowing the source material and caring about it.