{"id":56,"date":"2024-03-12T05:17:28","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T05:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/twooutofthreebrothers.com\/?p=56"},"modified":"2024-03-12T05:17:29","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T05:17:29","slug":"dune-epic-as-epic-gets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/twooutofthreebrothers.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/12\/dune-epic-as-epic-gets\/","title":{"rendered":"Dune: Epic as Epic Gets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; margin-bottom: 20px; border-radius: 6px; overflow: hidden;\"><iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"https:\/\/player.captivate.fm\/episode\/0453043c-e4db-446b-90be-c8114b7e52c1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Epic is the best word to describe Denis Villeneuve\u2019s Dune (2021). The latest attempt at making Frank Herbert\u2019s 1965 sci-fi novel into a film is visually epic and aurally epic. But while there were definite hints at an epic storyline, the film lacked the details and backstory to create an epic world on all fronts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We saw it on an IMAX screen and would encourage anyone that hasn\u2019t seen it yet, or wants to do it again, to do the same. Don\u2019t spring extra cash for the 3D version though, we spent the first 5 minutes taking our glasses on and off to make sure we were in a 3D session before realising it only adds some depth to the expansive scenery and little more. You can get by with 2D, there\u2019s not much of a physical third dimension to Timothee Chalamet.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you haven\u2019t read the book, like the two of us, you may find the story a little lacking. All of the events within the movie are great. There\u2019s good build-up, good suspense, great action, and an incredible Hans Zimmer score under (or probably over, with IMAX\u2019s speakers) it all, but if you\u2019re interested in why these events are taking place you\u2019re likely to get more info from the novel. I didn\u2019t even know the reason the Emporer sent House Atreides to Arrakis until I overheard the guy behind me in the queue to pay for parking. Side note: if you want to talk about a movie you\u2019ve just seen in the cinema, don\u2019t do it in the carpark where people are arriving to see the next showing. It\u2019s hard enough to avoid spoilers on social media and even harder when we\u2019re seeing it weeks later than the rest of the world. We don\u2019t need it spoiled for us as we arrive at the theatres.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another piece of etiquette (rant) from Brett. When you go to see a movie that\u2019s based on another source material (like a 1965 sci-fi novel for example), you\u2019re not seeing the original source material. You\u2019re not seeing the novel, the comic, or the short story. \u201cBut in the book they did\u2026\u201d is unnecessary. We definitely avoided that with Dune, it\u2019s easy when neither of us has read the book, but it\u2019s something that has been floating around the wonderful wide web since its release.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So when we view Dune as a film in and of itself it\u2019s visually beautiful (and we don\u2019t just mean Timothee Chalamet\u2019s jawline). The scoring by Hans Zimmer adds layer upon layer of emotion to the world and the events within it. But the detail behind those events is lacking.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the acting is great, the dialogue they have to work with is nothing extraordinary and in some spots overly simple. Paul Atreides turns to his mother after they\u2019ve crashed their aircraft in the middle of the desert and says, \u201cYou good?\u201d like a guy asking his buddy if he needs another drink. Despite this sometimes limited script, the cast is incredible. Chalamet is proving himself as a leading man and we\u2019re looking forward to seeing what happens with his career if and when he ever grows facial hair or muscles. Although Zendaya has limited screen time in part one it\u2019s clear that she is the future of star power. The reel of Hollywood stars continues right through the film and even if they\u2019re not marquee names every character is portrayed exceptionally.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s just a shame that they\u2019re not given a lot more with the story. Villeneuve has made the planet of Arrakis the star of this film and this seems to occasionally be at the sacrifice to other elements of the story.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall it\u2019s going to become known as one of the great epics and it fits that bill without question. If you\u2019ve read Dune and want to know what an Oscar-nominated director thinks it would look like then you will <em>love <\/em>this adaptation on any screen (except maybe the 34cm rear-projection TV we had in our bedrooms growing up). If you want to be amazed by how good sci-fi fantasy can look on a massive screen then Dune at IMAX is unlikely to leave you disappointed. If you want a political\/social commentary set in the future then head back and revisit Villeneuve\u2019s Blade Runner 2049.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019d love to hear what you thought of Dune. Hit us up on the socials. We had much more to say, of course, in our podcast episode. 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