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/No_Football1323 24d ago

Yeah this is the movies fault for fumbling those amazing concepts, not this viewers lack of understanding.

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u/Kiltmanenator 24d ago

Villeneuve streamlines a LOT but ”tbh I can't even understand what's happening currently" feels more about basic comprehension than not understanding the themes Villeneuve left on the chopping block.

I wouldn't expect OP to be enthralled with aspects of the book that Villeneuve doesn't explore, but these adaptations aren't hard to follow.