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Is Dune part 2 worth watching? (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 weeks ago by cetvrti_magi@lemmy.world to c/sciencefiction@lemmy.world
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I just finished part 1 and, well, I'm kinda disappointed. It's not bad, I think it's actually pretty solid, but compared to the book it's much worse in terms of story progression and characters. Some parts felt really rushed. I didn't expect it to be better than the book, but I still expected better adaptation considering that (at least as far as I know) it was well received and I knew that it didn't adapt whole book so I expected it to don't skip too much. Is part 2 any better?

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[–] julietOscarEcho@sh.itjust.works 24 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

It's impossible to adapt, see all previous adaptations. I think you've pretty accurately summed up the shortcomings of the medium for that story. Watch the movie to marvel at the setting brought to life with a nice soundscape, ideally see it on a big screen. If you read the book you'll have some attachment to the characters and universe anyway so pacing and skipped detail shouldn't be too much of a problem for you. Just don't expect it to be perfect. IMO the second part is a bit stronger, maybe because the scope is tighter.

[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

IDK, the mini series honestly did a pretty good job staying faithful to the source. Too bad they didn't have a bigger budget is all

[–] Illuminostro@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

And the worst costume design ever committed to film.

[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago

Hey now, the hats were amazing!

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