2021-11-09

I braved the cinema for the first time in this pandemic to see Dune (2021) which was worth the trip, especially as nobody sat nearby. My resulting impression is that: the movie looks great and I would gladly watch it again but it made me realize that, though I don't think a movie adaptation of Dune could be much better, the novels have so much plot and content that it would take a series to do them justice. The movie but nodded at or skipped a lot of detail: though it included many key scenes, it just didn't have the time to weave the rich tapestry that is part of what makes the novels special. Still, I am good with Dune being the movie for which I took another step back into the Before Times.