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Dune (2021)
Good movie but helas not the adaptation I was looking for...
After years and many attempts, I was delighted that money and resources were released to tell this saga in a dignified manner in a format worthy of the 21st century.
So hyped up when I entered the room so indifferent I came out.
Knowing that this first book had been split into two parts, I hoped that this version would have the desired breathing space compared to David Lynch's. Unfortunately, several elements have been left out and other elements are meaningless long and without substance.
Even the beautiful visuals seem dull at some point - I attribute this to a lack of scale. The shots are mainly overviews with no clear reference to scale or medium close-ups and not that interesting.
The actors play decently but the dialogue is quite story driven and feels unnatural at times.
Too little effort is made to set up the intrigues of the involving houses and other worlds. Maybe this was done on purpose not to make it too difficult, but this came across as if something was missing (knowing it should be there).
The music was very good but not iconic like Inception for example.
The promise of an all star cast, director, music director may have raised expectations too high. Knowing the source material through and through my hopes may have been to unrealistic.
The film was good but to claim that this is a masterpiece is a bit of a stretch. If you are a hardcore fan, take your excitement down a notch and you will be all right.