Cameron Fink

Fantastic visually and a moving score. I haven't been in a theater to see a film in over a decade, but after seeing the first film on HBO due to covid restrictions and limited screenings, I felt I could trust Villeneuve to deliver an experience worth the imax ticket price with this one. I was not disappointed. While I could nit pick about certain characters or overlooked plot points that would have helped elucidate the depths of the story for an audience unfamiliar with the greatest science fiction novel ever written, I won't. Villineuve did a great job bringing this larger than life story to the big screen, and I eagerly await the release of Dune Messiah to tie up the loose ends we are left with at the end of the film. The novel has so many details and characters and subplots that cramming every detail into just 6 hours of screen time is a near impossible task. This may make it difficult for the uninitiated to fully grasp some of the plot devices that were subtly crafted through visual design in the film. I applaud Villeneuve for his effort and the craftsmanship used to portray things which took Frank Herbert tens of pages to convey. I'm sure it was no easy task. But ultimately I believe to give a proper telling of the story, Dune would need at least ten seasons of ten hour long episodes to even come close to telling the story as Frank Herbert did through his novel. It's just too detailed to convey on screen without considerable exposition which the average audience would likely be turned off by. Diehard Dune fans can only pray to see this ever become a reality. Regardless, I give my highest praise for the effort and execution. I will likely make another trip to the theater to see it in its full glory before it's relegated to the small screen.