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Makeveli_lives 03/03/24 10:29:32 AM #1: |
Tried to watch multiple times and got like an hour in and turned it off every time. Felt like nothing was happening. Got to the sandworm part and I was just bored AF.
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FunWithAFryPan 03/03/24 10:30:50 AM #2: |
Just you.
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modena 03/03/24 10:32:31 AM #3: |
I had a discussion at the bar about this. We all came up with sand worms and spice. I thought I was alone too, but none of us could explain the plot.
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Smackems 03/03/24 10:34:02 AM #4: |
That was actually the end of the movie
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cjsdowg 03/03/24 10:37:51 AM #5: |
I felt like I was the only geek in the world that found it boring.
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PraetorXyn 03/03/24 10:38:01 AM #6: |
Dune was a very trippy book, and its not great as a story IMO, though it has top notch world building and philosophy in it.
As for getting it, this is basically all there is to it. Frank Herbert saw the way people practically worshipped JFK. He didnt trust charismatic leaders and felt that following them could only lead to disaster. So thats basically what Dune as a story is about, but that mostly comes in after the first book. --- https://store.steampowered.com/wishlist/profiles/76561198052113750 ... Copied to Clipboard!
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mercurydude 03/03/24 10:41:32 AM #7: |
I didn't have a problem understanding it, but I also read the book years ago... that helps out a lot, probably.
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mustachedmystic 03/03/24 10:41:36 AM #8: |
it very good. At least for me, movies like this take multiple screenings to really understand.
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Ar0ge 03/03/24 10:47:36 AM #9: |
Well you aren't gonna get it if you keep turning it off after only and hour. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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blackrider76 03/03/24 10:48:59 AM #10: |
I dont understand how it apparently has mainstream appeal. Feels like Part 2 is being hyped like a Star Wars entry, with the marketing budget to show for it.
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PraetorXyn 03/03/24 10:52:15 AM #11: |
blackrider76 posted...
I dont understand how it apparently has mainstream appeal. Feels like Part 2 is being hyped like a Star Wars entry, with the marketing budget to show for it.Thats marketing at work. Though Star Wars is basically just a mishmash of Dune and Akira Kurosawa films. --- https://store.steampowered.com/wishlist/profiles/76561198052113750 ... Copied to Clipboard!
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gatorsPENSbucs 03/03/24 10:52:21 AM #12: |
Never seen any of it, not even the slightest bit of interest in it.
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Gobstoppers12 03/03/24 10:54:25 AM #13: |
I "get it," but it loses me with its mumbo jumbo world building in the first movie. Took me and my gf 3 tries to watch the whole thing, picking up where we left off each time.
It was just very, very dense with jargon and exposition. Most of it felt hokey to me. I give the franchise credit for being an early success in the space epic genre, but boy did some of those concepts age with questionable grace in the mean time. --- (He/Him) I write Naruto Fanfiction. But I am definitely not a furry. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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vycebrand2 03/03/24 11:13:31 AM #14: |
PraetorXyn posted...
Thats marketing at work. Though Star Wars is basically just a mishmash of Dune and Akira Kurosawa films.Been saying this for years. Dune was released just a handful of years before Lucas "came up with" SW. The influence is everywhere --- I was born when she kissed me. I died when she left me. I lived a few weeks while she loved me- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Smackems 03/03/24 11:18:59 AM #15: |
I feel like y'all don't understand worm
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lilORANG 03/03/24 11:19:11 AM #16: |
There are worms and people use spice. Not too different from the real world.
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Smackems 03/03/24 11:26:05 AM #17: |
The tech in it is really fuckin cool
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PraetorXyn 03/03/24 11:26:17 AM #18: |
vycebrand2 posted...
Been saying this for years. Dune was released just a handful of years before Lucas "came up with" SW. The influence is everywhereI have a meme saved somewhere with a list of stuff Oucas just lifted from Dune side by side. The biggest example is --- https://store.steampowered.com/wishlist/profiles/76561198052113750 ... Copied to Clipboard!
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VampireCoyote 03/03/24 11:27:54 AM #19: |
The moral of the story is that drugs are good
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Nok_Su_Kow 03/03/24 11:29:27 AM #20: |
The book was boring, the movie and the first part of its remake were boring. Didn't see the miniseries but that sega Genesis game was alright. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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boomgetchopped3 03/03/24 11:34:13 AM #23: |
Tbf if youre going in fresh to this movie it can be very unclear whats going on. Because Dune has been in the zeitgeist forever Villeneuve is expecting the audience to fill in the gaps.
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Heineken14 03/03/24 11:37:44 AM #24: |
PraetorXyn posted...
Dune was a very trippy book, and its not great as a story IMO, though it has top notch world building and philosophy in it. Imagine what he would have thought about the rise of the cult of Donnie. lol But yeah, really this is just what happens when you give a property to someone to treats it with respect. Just like with Nolan and the Batman movies, you end up with extremely high quality movies that touch your nerd bone. --- Rage is a hell of an anesthetic. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Payzmaykr 03/03/24 11:40:42 AM #25: |
Heres what I took from it: I still havent seen the second one or the original movie and I havent read the book(s) yet. On a side note, why does everyone seem to dislike the actor who plays the main character? ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Luteo 03/03/24 11:54:01 AM #26: |
I wonder if the book or movies address if spice can be synthesized or if they even attempt to synthesize it
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FolkenRawr 03/03/24 11:56:55 AM #27: |
I definitely intend to rewatch 1 before I watch 2. I remember very little of the detail in 1
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FortuneCookie 03/03/24 11:56:57 AM #28: |
It never called to me, really. I know that it has giant penis-worms and a heavyset pedophile villain whom even the original author admitted was comedically evil. Oh, and there's something about acquiring/controlling spice. I have little doubt that the series was influential on some of the works that I enjoy though. Dune's sandworms might have been a direct inspiration on Beetlejuice's sandworms. And I'm pretty sure that there have been levels of video games I've played that have borrowed from Dune's imagery. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Null_Gain 03/03/24 11:58:11 AM #29: |
Payzmaykr posted...
Heres what I took from it: He is dating a Kardashian so he is in that social media circle now. --- Series S + Switch "Don't steal, stop being ignorant and respect other peoples beliefs." -perthboy on flying a Nazi flag ... Copied to Clipboard!
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MrKapowski 03/03/24 12:01:29 PM #30: |
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/6/6917c29d.jpg
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Zwijn 03/03/24 12:03:25 PM #31: |
Seen the first entry twice and while I like the setting I found it boring, didnt do much for me. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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PoopPotato 03/03/24 12:08:11 PM #32: |
Something along the lines of seizing power by letting another clan run the spice trade, and purposely letting them fail at it so the government has an excuse to get rid of said clan.
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X8Azazel8X 03/03/24 12:13:02 PM #33: |
I like it. I understood it the first time I saw it. The original movie is pretty good too. Haven't read the books.
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BB_mofo 03/03/24 12:22:55 PM #34: |
modena posted...
I had a discussion at the bar about this. We all came up with sand worms and spice. I thought I was alone too, but none of us could explain the plot. Fun fact: The first Dune adaptation back in the 80s came with a spoiler-free pamphlet handed to you upon purchasing a ticket. It explained parts of the movie that the director never got to but were considered important for understanding the plot. That's the sign of a bad adaptation and makes you appreciate the LOTR trilogy for what it accomplished considering LOTR was also once deemed unfilmable. --- "But who prays for Satan? Who, in eighteen centuries, has had the common humanity to pray for the one sinner that needed it most?" -Mark Twain ... Copied to Clipboard!
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1NfamousACE_2 03/03/24 12:25:08 PM #35: |
I was disinterested in the first one for like the first 30 minutes
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mercurydude 03/03/24 12:25:44 PM #36: |
Payzmaykr posted...
On a side note, why does everyone seem to dislike the actor who plays the main character? They just jealous of his boogie. https://i.imgur.com/8aEEzCR.mp4 --- God forbid you ever had to walk a mile in her shoes, 'cause then you really might know what it's like to have to choose. - Everlast ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Vegy 03/03/24 12:26:42 PM #37: |
Definitely overrated imo
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ClayGuida 03/03/24 12:26:51 PM #38: |
Why not just finish it? You've supposedly spent more time trying to watch it than actually just watching it through. It's 2.5 hours.
As for the movie itself, it's absolutely beautiful visually, as are all Denis films. He's probably the best director out there right now. You can see the time and effort he puts into his films and as a film lover, I absolutely appreciate that. If his next movie was about Russell crow taking a shit, I'd still see it day one. --- lolAmerica ... Copied to Clipboard!
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C_Pain 03/03/24 12:27:27 PM #39: |
Part 1 was my first exposure to it aside from knowing the name and yes, I found it boring as well. I don't even care to watch part 2 honestly.
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ClayGuida 03/03/24 12:31:50 PM #40: |
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They just jealous of his boogie.That's just to avoid the sandworms. --- lolAmerica ... Copied to Clipboard!
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WingsOfGood 03/03/24 12:33:07 PM #41: |
Nothing about it is complicated but the political intrigue. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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vycebrand2 03/03/24 1:10:13 PM #42: |
PraetorXyn posted...
I have a meme saved somewhere with a list of stuff Oucas just lifted from Dune side by side. The biggest example isNow that you pointed it out. I cannot unsee it. Wow. --- I was born when she kissed me. I died when she left me. I lived a few weeks while she loved me- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Makeveli_lives 03/03/24 1:10:29 PM #43: |
WingsOfGood posted...
Nothing about it is complicated but the political intrigue. Gobstoppers12 posted... I "get it," but it loses me with its mumbo jumbo world building in the first movie. Took me and my gf 3 tries to watch the whole thing, picking up where we left off each time. --- Switch FC: SW-3917-4425-6106 PSN: PiKappaPhi769 ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ablegator 03/03/24 1:12:45 PM #44: |
I never understood why Patrick Stewart had a pug with home in the Lynch version.
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vycebrand2 03/03/24 1:17:24 PM #45: |
Gobstoppers12 posted...
I "get it," but it loses me with its mumbo jumbo world building in the first movie. Took me and my gf 3 tries to watch the whole thing, picking up where we left off each time.I prefer the lynch version. It's was very hard to fit all that in a 2 hour movie but it does it. It has the navigators etc. Which was the whole purpose for the spice( expanding the empire). Taking that out you are left with why are they fighting over all this? --- I was born when she kissed me. I died when she left me. I lived a few weeks while she loved me- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Returning_CEmen 03/03/24 1:23:32 PM #46: |
Didnt interest me either
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Nirvanas_Nox 03/03/24 1:23:53 PM #47: |
I understood it. I just didn't like it. Then again I didn't like the books either.
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MabusIncarnate 03/03/24 1:26:22 PM #48: |
Dune is boring and sucks. It needed to be said.
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AsucaHayashi 03/03/24 1:26:33 PM #50: |
not just you. Instead of telling the story there was just lots of pretentious filmmaking in the process with a director that just became a little too full of himself.
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