Just finished watching Villeneuve’s version of Dune on Amazon Prime. I now understand what I missed by not watching it on the big screen, but I’m really happy to have finally seen it at all. From what I’d heard about the Dune novels (which I’ve not up to now read), I’d expected more from the story, to be honest: in the film it felt like a checklist of simplified good-bad politics, treachery, a battle, some chasing and a challenge. But the visuals, the ships and craft - especially the jump gates and the ornithopters… oh my, they’re fantastic: the casting is excellent, too. The Herald of the Change was a very striking figure, and Atredi’s assistant was just right, too.
Looking forward to seeing the 2nd film on the big screen (as long as I can find somewhere showing it in English)
