Made even worse by how much everyone says we are supposed to love it

Not into sci fi?

Have you read the books? Asimov and Frank Herbert are probably to sci-fi what Tolkien is to fantasy.

I just watched the first one, considering if spending time on the second one is worth it for me.

Going to watch it now! My last show was "Better call Saul" 🔫Bang 🔫Bang = 🗣️Hooooo

The books are way better.

Viewers can relate to the main character. There is no need for hard work. One can simply be small and youthful while remaining strong enough to overcome larger, stronger, older, and wiser adversaries.

It’s great books and trashy movies. The philosophical depth and character development thats oh so rich in the books is skipped in the movies, so i can not imagine that the films would make any sence without reading books.. I’m sorry for your wasted time, it’s just hype for hypes sake…

I thought the same thing after watching 30 minutes of Endgame. “What on Earth are we watching?”, I asked my small-eared girlfriend, “and why on Earth are we watching it?”. I do not understand why that movie made such a splash

just read the three body problem trilogy then watch that show instead.

Lyn, please FHS, tell me that you watched them on a big screen in a theater ! I can’t explain you why this is a good movie (haven’t seen part 2 yet), but I can tell you that there are huge efforts put in being respectful to the books. Are you acquainted with the David Lynch version ? 💋

The books sukkdikk, I couldn't get into them

To tell you the truth, me neither.

Haven’t seen second one yet but I would summarize it as a relatively good adaptation of the book to film, but it still suffers from the usual big movie problems of okay acting and over dramatization. It’s watchable and fun enough for me, but I probably wouldn’t watch it again

I take it you’re not a fan of sand.

Have not seen latest Dune will pass on current. In the original there were a number of solid character examples: the value of heritage and cultivation of heirs, driving to goals, overcoming fear, good over evil, not deviating from mission, etc. Same messages in numerous movies. To save time with l...

Watch it again. Minimum 10,000 hours to become an expert in anything.

I felt the same way after reading the book.

So like, imagine water is bitcoin - There's a fixed supply of water on Arrakis - The Harkonnens are wasteful (very fiat) - The Fremen are thrifty (check out those Stillsuits!) There's a whole thing in the book about how the Fremen are saving all the water (decaliters upon decaliters) to eventually...

i made it like 20 min into the first one and stopped there 😂

Unfortunately lots of context is missing without having read the books already

Lyn I recommend you watch this documentary about the best Dune movie never made. The Jodorowsky's Dune. https://www.amazon.com/Jodorowskys-Dune-Chris-Foss/dp/B00KRIYI3K

Book beats movie every time. However, the cinematography and sound in the movies is epic. The sense of scale is incredible and the contrast sounds between planetary scale objects vs dust trickling over the dunes in quite is just amazing.

What don't you like about it?

Have you read the book? A lot of this really boils down to those who read the book hoping some human has the ability to bring it to life in a way that not only respects the book but respects that people really want to see the thing they read about. This is the third attempt to bring Dune to life a...

It may be because they are better than the earlier version.

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Although far from a masterpiece, I actually enjoyed the first one to be fair. Not desperate to watch the second but will definitely watch it.

Did you pay attention to the photography? The soundtrack? The action on part 2? And I would say the biggest hook is the religious plot. Not common and pretty tight.

In a nutshell, a proposed representation of the Hermetic principle of "As above so below".

🤣 it’s like bitcoin. If you don’t see it you don’t see it and you continue living a poor life(just 🙃)

Did you see the sand worm? I repeat did you? 😂 😝 #nostr

https://youtu.be/mEYNHXcQjT4?si=e7--SHATFcsFX6jY

Hey Lyn, maybe this Aubrey Marcus podcast can be helpful. Despite your critical observations, you seem to be intrigued at the same time. I remember when I read the books in my teens, I kept on reading although I didn't even understand half of it, haha. It's gloomy, yes. But there's deep beauty woven...

It is the same thing as GOT, Soprano’s, Sports and all the other MUST WATCH shows and movies; Never seen either & don’t want to waste my time. Add to that the 100+ super hero movies and shows that are SO AWESOME. Yeah 100+ movies and shows of the same story line over & over. None of it ever ap...