12/28/2022 0 Comments Ben 10 omniverse wii u review youtube![]() The beginning sets up the characters and conflict and allows us to comprehend the gravity of the story’s situation. Ideally, a movie should start small and grow to an incredible climax. One hopes the Dune sequel is more generous in embellishing what the heck is going on. Perhaps it’s in the novel – the thing is, we shouldn’t be expected to know the source material to enjoy a movie adaptation. How exactly does Thufir Hawat roll his eyes to the point his whites are solely showing? Again, unexplained. But the Dune movie doesn’t do a good job of explaining some things.įirstly, when Paul’s dad commits a ‘kamikaze’ and unleashes a poisonous gas upon the Emperor and his cronies, how does the Emperor survive? The next we see of him, he’s emerging his head from a gross pool of water at his base of operations. Given the painstakingly-crafted backstory of Frank Herbert’s novel, it’s only natural. 8) Some Things Left Unexplainedĭune is a very exposition-heavy movie. Shame Dune didn’t try a similar tack, or else it may not be so overrated. Imagine if Peter Jackson hadn’t bothered with his breezy prologue in Fellowship of the Ring, which helped us understand the impact of Sauron’s evil and the temptation of the ring? Imagine if Bilbo had just given Frodo a lecture on it instead? It would be boring. Rather than being shown the importance of Paul’s heritage, we are told it through moody murmurs. Rather than seeing why spice is important, we are fed its importance by solemn-looking men in poorly-lit rooms. However, its exposition overload is akin to having an anvil of written paragraphs fall on your head – and it makes Dune boring as all hell. However, the Dune movie is constantly ignoring the good old-fashioned principle that one should show, not tell. Look, I love world-building and getting entranced into another universe. 9) Dune’s Bad Habit of Telling, Not Showing Then again, given how inaudible the dialogue often is above Zimmer’s oft-intruding score, one wonders if this is maybe a good thing. And to drive this point home, Villeneuve gives them a pitch-black base of operations and removes all sing of color in most of their scenes. They are just there to look intimidatingly evil and unleash their minions upon the good guys. But aside from that function, neither he nor his father become compelling villains. He’s there to carry out the orders his older, overweight uncle can’t physically or mentally do. Like his uncle, the moody Fester-lookalike is garbed in villainous black and exists to stare glumly into the camera lens. Glossu Rabban, the Emperor’s nephew whom Bautista plays, is as one-note and uninteresting a bad guy as you can imagine. But Part 1 was a tedious disappointment, given its tremendous hype (and potential).īut why, you ask, do I think Dune is overrated? Well, here are ten reasons: 10) Boring Baddiesĭave Bautista may have reveled in the chance to play a deep baddie in Dune, but…well, as far as I can see, he didn’t. And I’m honestly hoping that Part 2 tops Part 1. The sequel has already been greenlit and Hans Zimmer is working on the soundtrack. But having watched the film yesterday, I can’t say I agree with them.Īlas, whoever agrees or disagrees that the Dune movie is good or overrated is irrelevant. Many critics agreed with this statement, resulting in an 83% rating on Rotten Tomatoes for the movie. In his review for Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi epic Dune, Guardian film critic Peter Bradshaw described it as “awe-inspiring” and “a moment of triumph”.
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