Dune [2021]

DUNE (2021)Denis Villeneuve is arguably the most accomplished director working in film today. His storytelling is expansive, rooted from rich source material that is further elevated with immersive visuals whose colours are soaked in social commentary; Prisoners examined the frailty of society's civility, Arrival illustrated the necessity of higher communication and collaborative thought (something that appeared alien as Trump had won the election), Sicario shone a torch on the duality within morality, and Bladerunner 2049 asked whether humanity was exclusively a human quality and if so, why do we appear so incapable of it?It is obvious Villeneuve is an acolyte to Frank Herbert's epic; the House of Atreides, the Harkonnens, the Fremen and Arrakis itself are as you would image them to be. It does not disappoint. Every element of the design from the architecture, the machinery and weapons to the giant sand worms are executed with conviction, further evidence that this Canadian film maker is the apex in world building. Like all his work, this demands to be shown on the largest canvas possible. The ensemble cast as one would expect are flawless and Chalamet makes a very credible Paul Atreides, he embodies the spice itself around which all others orbit.One has to address the white elephant as those of a certain age are still stained by David Lynch's operatic '84 behemoth. It's hard to forget the ginger haired spritely Sting running around like Puck in Midsummer Night's Dream, the bold brazen look of the Bene Gesserit Sisters or the neo-punk S&M inspired costumed sheer repulsiveness of Baron Harkonnen. It's difficult to talk about this latest version without having the foreboding dust clouds of the former not too far away. How does this compare to Lynch's hugely flawed but impactful romp?Villeneuve's adaptation is more nuanced, it feels far more authentic. The dynamics between Paul, Lady Jessica and Duke Leto are more fleshed out, events are given greater weight by dramatic scenes being played out like the rescue of the harvester workers or Duncan's stand. Amongst all the splendour the central theme of fate is finely weaved into the fabric of every frame. The House of Atreides are fully aware of the position the Emperor is putting them in but press on regardless, almost embracing their fate. This atmosphere of inevitability is heavily worn by all the protagonists and visually renforced by the repitition of Paul's visions. The Fremen and their connection to Arrakis are given a strong religious tone. There are signs of Jerusalem here and the question of whether any kind of occupation is righteous is frequently brought up. The stark echoes of colonisation and its harmful impact on environment including the indigenous people can't be ignored.Stellan Skarsgård's Baron is limited in Part 1 but his quiet menace resonances like the thumpers used to attract the worms. The pain in a box scene between Reverend Mother and Paul is beautifully played with an understated brutality. The director thankfully avoids the inner talk that frustrated the audience when watching Lynch's version, a classic example of a tool that worked effectively on page but appeared pretentious and irritating on screen.The cinematography is grand without being overwhelming, Zimmer's score adds to the pallet when required but there is a grain of something lacking in all its admired efficiency. Dune is Villeneuve's work of devotion; this will only further cement his reputation but he has a difficult task ahead. The first film covers two thirds of the book and I've always felt the third act was a letdown. I'm not sure how he can top Part 1 if he remains loyal to the book. Cinematically, Villeneuve has proven he flourishes in the most ardious of landscapes, he can find ample water where there is none. I eagerly anticipate to be proven wrong.

I’ve seen Dune 1&2 and decided to buy them both on 4K and it’s arguably better than going to the movies!

I watched this for the first time since the cinema and enjoyed it more the second time around.

I love part one and two, can not wait for part three.Absolute masterpiece.👍

For some reason over the years, the Dune series has passed me by. Bought this as I saw a trailer for the sequel, Dune Part Two and wanted to watch the modern version of Part One first. I have to say it’s visually stunning. I’m not familiar with the story, so it took a little while to fully understand who was who and what was going on, but there’s a helpful explanation of the characters and their role in the extras.It’s an immersive story with a plot and nit so much shooting and shouting as can be the case with some sci-fi movies. It’s intelligent and a film I’ll watch more than once. A great addition to any sci fi collection.

4K disc contains movie only, but Blu-ray Disc contains bonus materials as well.On a Blu-ray English track is also in a Dolby Atmos!!!

The person who received it loved the plot and said that it was very well filmed. The cast was really good and they look forward to watching the next

I was late watching Dune.I left it due to a combination of work commitments and not quite falling for the hype.I personally believe that this helped for a balanced view of the film.And so, I ended up watching the film, open-minded and ready for the ride.Upon the opening of the film, it was apparent that the filming, direction and acting are all top notch.I was a little worried about Timothée Chalamet, because of his appearance. He seemed like a goth teenager to me, but I must admit that he won me over with his performance!I love slow paced films, where they take their time to tell a story, if said slow pace is delivered correctly.On the most part , this was the case.I also thought that the design of the ships were very inventive, however, some of the designs were a little 'I-have-Seen-This-Before' type of thing, however, extremely impressive.Where the film hit a few hurdles was predominately in its pacing. As I said, I love slow films, but, Dune at a few points was so, so very slow, it just became, well, boring....I couldn't help but compare this version with the original, and unfortunately, the original is far better than this new version in quite a few parts:The ship design:The original film created ships that looked like old naval vessels, made of wood. How inventive. They made a conscious effort to avoid anything to do with Star Wars type of designs and succeeded to a huge decree!Here we have spaceships that, although well designed, they are just...well, space ships....The music:Hans Zimmer, once again, hits the same harmonic structures once again.Same stuff from Batman and Inception, just reworked. He added a scale called an octatonic scale, which made it sound like he rediscovered the wheel, but it is a very old, and far better used scale by other composers. The rest were basic musical chord progressions, as per his limits as a composer.Again, everything dressed with synthesized sounds, drone like music, processed guitars, forgettable melodies, and vocals that have become boringly familiar.The bagpipes were silly really. They made no sense, none what-so-ever.The original score for the original Dune, was far more accomplished in creating the correct atmosphere, it had a very powerful and memorable theme, it had a sense of wonder and drew you in this fantastical world in a hypnotizing manner.I just didn't feel the same with Zimmer's score. It was just OK.Oscar Isaac:Than man could not convince me as Duke Leto Atreides, he simply did not have the weight needed for the character.Baron Vladimir Harkonnen:He simply was not scary. Period...The Baron from the original film, was disgusting, scary and horrific. I felt none of those attributes with this character. He was just, well, a floating overweight man.The Harkonnnen world:It was not scary, not at all, could not compare to any way to the original film where the world was simply horrific.Glossu Rabban Harkonnen:Again, not interesting, not scary, not anything, Sting did a far better job, he was intriguing,unpredictable, made you feel that he could attack at any point and had a subtle intimidation about him.I love Dave Bautista, but here, this role was too large for him.Zendaya:Lacked charisma for the role. She simply lacked the ethereal qualities Sean Young radiated on the role for Chani.The Worms:Ironically, the original film in 1984 featured far more impressive worms...no idea how on Earth is this possible, but I didn't feel the awe I felt in 1984 watching those creatures on the silver screen...The worlds:The worlds felt more inventive in the original film. I also loved how on the 1984 film, one saw the machinery of the navigators.The navigators:Nowhere NEAR as inventive as they were on the original film. The machinery that the main navigating creature appeared on the meeting with the emperor was beyond original.Here , we have some people...and ...well, that's it....Pretty much every character was better cast on the original, bar maybe a couple of people on this new rendition, who were equally great.Of course, it is not a bad film, far from it, I just didn't feel the wonder, the unsettled feeling, the amazement, and the hypnotizing qualities I felt on the original film in 1984.It's a shame really, but a very valiant and noteworthy effort none the less.

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Film sam w sobie genialny! W końcu godna adaptacja Diuny (chociaż nadal wiele scen książkowych nie znalazło się w filmie).Wersja pudełkowa DVD przyszła przed czasem (oczekiwany czas dostawy: 7.09-19.09), a płytę dostałam wczoraj (30.08.).Płyta przyszła zapakowana w foli i została dostarczona bez uszkodzeń (pudełko w stanie idealnym, płyta również)Polecam również sprzedawcę (jest kontakt i na spokojnie dają odpowiedzi).Minusem jest brak śledzenia, oraz brak informacji o zapłacie cła podczas odbioru paczki (08,20), ale poza tym wszystko w jak najlepszym porządku.

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