I loved the movie and I think Chalamet is Paul. In reading this series over the years, starting as a young teen and now, the intricacies of the Fremen life, the nuances of the Bene Gesserit planning, and all of the intrigue is of course nigh impossible to bring to the screen. I thought Dune 1 was extremely well done. I also loved Dune2, …
I loved the movie and I think Chalamet is Paul. In reading this series over the years, starting as a young teen and now, the intricacies of the Fremen life, the nuances of the Bene Gesserit planning, and all of the intrigue is of course nigh impossible to bring to the screen. I thought Dune 1 was extremely well done. I also loved Dune2, however did have some "critiques" after I slept on it. (and I will definitely see it again) Unlike below, I actually believe that the love (soul mate?) story between Paul and Chani didn't quite feel as deep as I felt it in the books. Some of the Chani churlishness in this move I think was at odds with how she was in the book; I found it a little strange. I do think we could well have done with some time noting the Fremen ways .... the way they have the water of life ceremony, how the sietch 'becomes one', some of the cultural ways. There definitely could have been a bit more with the mentats and what they are and why and how that fits in with the Bene Gesserit. Obviously that would have added too much time .... but I do wonder if there couldn't have been flashes or just a little more fleshing out of this .... flashbacks? Paul's dreams? Conversations with Alia? Its not clear in the movie or foreshadowed at all IMHO that what happened to the unborn child will be a disaster in the future. But all in all I thought it was a great picture and feel like we finally have something that creates something akin to Herbert's world. How far can they go???
Agree. I think the suggestion of it ... or one scene could be the one where he's given jamisxwater rings and he asks chani to hold them .... its a telling scene imho
I loved the movie and I think Chalamet is Paul. In reading this series over the years, starting as a young teen and now, the intricacies of the Fremen life, the nuances of the Bene Gesserit planning, and all of the intrigue is of course nigh impossible to bring to the screen. I thought Dune 1 was extremely well done. I also loved Dune2, however did have some "critiques" after I slept on it. (and I will definitely see it again) Unlike below, I actually believe that the love (soul mate?) story between Paul and Chani didn't quite feel as deep as I felt it in the books. Some of the Chani churlishness in this move I think was at odds with how she was in the book; I found it a little strange. I do think we could well have done with some time noting the Fremen ways .... the way they have the water of life ceremony, how the sietch 'becomes one', some of the cultural ways. There definitely could have been a bit more with the mentats and what they are and why and how that fits in with the Bene Gesserit. Obviously that would have added too much time .... but I do wonder if there couldn't have been flashes or just a little more fleshing out of this .... flashbacks? Paul's dreams? Conversations with Alia? Its not clear in the movie or foreshadowed at all IMHO that what happened to the unborn child will be a disaster in the future. But all in all I thought it was a great picture and feel like we finally have something that creates something akin to Herbert's world. How far can they go???
"the way they have the water of life ceremony, how the sietch 'becomes one'"
I suspect they didn't want to have an orgy in the movie, would classify it as R at least.
Agree. I think the suggestion of it ... or one scene could be the one where he's given jamisxwater rings and he asks chani to hold them .... its a telling scene imho