Director Denis Villeneuve seems to have been born to direct possibly the definitive edition of Drank Herberts Dune. Unlike the 1984 version by legendary director David Lynch, who has all by disowned the movie as he did not have the final cut. He's spoken at length that the movie which appeared on screen is not the movie he wanted to make and considers it to be a failure.
Villeneuve appears to have been given more control here and best of all the story has been split into 2 parts instead of trying to cram so much material into a single film.
And what a gorgeous film it is to witness. If you've seen any of Villeneuve's previous films like Arrival and Bladerunner 2049, you know he has a flair for the visual. Dune is more than 2 hours long but it sure as heck did not feel that long to me. I oftentimes check my phone during a film and find I didn't touch it even once here. I was glued to the visuals, to the calm performances from masters like Rebecca Ferguson (Mission Impossible films), Oscar Isaac (Star Wars, etc), Jason Momoa (Aquaman, Game of Thrones), Stellan Skarsgård (Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), Josh Brolin (Old Boy, Dead Pool 2) and Javier Bardem (No Country For Old Men).
I watched this on television in 4K but a part of me wishes I had made it back to a theatre, which is really where I think it would be to appreciate this film. Hopefully, it won't take too long to get part 2 out and conclude this epic story.
Villeneuve appears to have been given more control here and best of all the story has been split into 2 parts instead of trying to cram so much material into a single film.
And what a gorgeous film it is to witness. If you've seen any of Villeneuve's previous films like Arrival and Bladerunner 2049, you know he has a flair for the visual. Dune is more than 2 hours long but it sure as heck did not feel that long to me. I oftentimes check my phone during a film and find I didn't touch it even once here. I was glued to the visuals, to the calm performances from masters like Rebecca Ferguson (Mission Impossible films), Oscar Isaac (Star Wars, etc), Jason Momoa (Aquaman, Game of Thrones), Stellan Skarsgård (Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), Josh Brolin (Old Boy, Dead Pool 2) and Javier Bardem (No Country For Old Men).
I watched this on television in 4K but a part of me wishes I had made it back to a theatre, which is really where I think it would be to appreciate this film. Hopefully, it won't take too long to get part 2 out and conclude this epic story.