That’s a good stopping point. I would like to see Children of Dune on screen too, but beyond that I think it would be difficult to successfully translate the themes of the rest of the books onto screen for a broad audience like he’s managed to do with the first one.
It is the full story of Paul Atreides, following the Classic story arc.
I always point to the parallels between Dune and the Classic play Oedipus Rex.
Oedipus was born of a family that had sinned and was punished for it by the gods. That was why Apollo issued that prophecy. Oedipus then spends the first part of his story grappling with the questions of Fate vs Free Will.
Oedipus had his rise, and then his fall, and at that fall, he blinded himself and wandered into the wilderness.
Paul and Oedipus. They both were bound by prophecy, and both had very little say in it.
Oedipus’ fall was engineered from the day he was born. Paul’s… was slightly more complex.
Then Oedipus’ son turned into a worm and ruled for 3000 years.
I understand not wanting to continue and how hard translating God Emperor to the screen would be but I wish he would give it a go.
As @chaogomu said, Dune Messiah completes Paul’s story arc but the comparison between Paul’s unwillingness to take the golden path and Leto’s acceptance of it could be a great thing to see.
Paul clings to his humanity and billions die in his name, Leto sacrificed it and changed the destiny of the human race.
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God damn it. Heretics is the book in the series that would work best as a movie. But I can also see why he wouldn’t dare try to turn God Emperor into a movie that wouldn’t flop.
Do you think Jason Momoa knows what role he got into?
The first book was awesome. I think the second book was ok, but disliked dead characters getting resurrected for apparently inane drama. The book I finally stopped at was whatever one it was that the main character turns into a telepathic immortal sand worm and was abjectly awful.
I think they’re making the right choice. Dune has some amazing world building, but the series got muddled down into whatever drug fueled fugue state and stopped being interesting.
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I read it when I was in my late teens or early twenties, so what little I remember reflects in my impression of the book at that time. Take my recommendation with a grain of salt!
I’m not an avid reader, but I enjoyed the movie. Do people who read the books think the movie did the books justice? Thought I’d give the books a shot
It’s quite good, but remember that it’s an adaptation. Despite having to cut and change things the movie hit the main characters, plot points, and themes well. The human/spider/dog thing isn’t in the books but is a perfectly fitting addition. As a fan of the books I saw it, knew where it came from, how it was made, and totally bought that the Baron would have one.
The only major quibble that I have with the film is a design decision. When it came to the costumes, sets, and even ships the film takes a minimalistic approach - probably to highlight how far in the future the story takes place. The books describe the noble houses living in much more opulence. A good example is the scene where the Baron is introduced. In the book his fat, ring-laden hand spins a globe of Arrakis made out of gemstones.
Other deviations from the book are necessary evils. The biggest one was how Lady Jessica acted when Paul was with the Reverend Mother. In the books all of her turmoil was internal and she was completely stoic. For the film it was necessary to have her show her feelings or do a Lynch style internal monologue.
If you liked the complete alien-ness of the people in the Dune movie you’ll love the books. Be warned that they get stranger as the series goes on, but that’s a good thing if you’re receptive to Herbert’s themes and ideas.
The only major quibble that I have with the film is a design decision. When it came to the costumes, sets, and even ships the film takes a minimalistic approach - probably to highlight how far in the future the story takes place. The books describe the noble houses living in much more opulence.
I actually preferred some of the production design of the Lynch film for this reason. Overall of course, the Villeneuve version is superior.
The movie is an excellent adaptation. A lot of shit gets skipped, glossed over, or changed but I feel like it was in the service of the medium. Books ain’t talkies.
Yea go for it.
I’m not a huge dune fan but I do like fantasy so I picked it up.
It’s quite a bit better than I expected.
