I rated this movie generously because of the potential. I haven't read the books so for that reason I possibly can't see where it takes most of you.?. All the actors are Fabulous! Certainly deserved all its awards. But.... I felt most of the beginning of the movie could have been accomplished by reading the Emperor's plans. Paul's dreams could have been explained in a different scenario possibly.?. I say all this because after 2.5 hours that is when the movie actually begins. Also if I have to wait until the end of 2023 to see the sequel I probably won't care. I'm much to bummed about the ending of this movie. For me, this is why the movie won all the awards it did win & wasn't in Best Pic category.