I read the first Dune book and I hated it. I know the book is ~60 years old, but all the plot devices, references and lore really sounded dated and it really killed the vibe for me. I also didn’t find Herbert to be a very good storyteller, and there were many plot points severely lacking in detail. The latest movie however, was pretty fucking awesome, and gave the story the futuristic feel it was lacking in the book.
I kid. Everyone has their own tastes and flavour preferences. I’m a fan of the book and also think Villeneuve did a pretty bang up job with Part One.
All sci fi ages poorly, some ages more poorly. Dune has the advantage of being a universe where they fought a war with computers, thus they’ve more or less been banned. This helps them avoid references to aged tech like most sci fi, giving it a bit of a reprieve there. If you read novels that were contemporary with it, you’ll find a lot of rooms full of tapes for computer systems, and similar. But perhaps that is more your style.
Personally, I dislike “psi” powers in my sci fi. And Dune, like many others in its era, is obsessed with this notion that “you only use 10% of your brain… imagine what you could do it you unlocked more!?” Modern neuroscience has completely pooh-poohed the idea, but if you read anything classic sci fi, you need to tolerate it. In the case of Dune, I tolerate it because the world building is worth it.
I absolutely agree about Herbert not being a good storyteller or writer. I found it a difficult read simply because of the prose, and I really didn't like his use of an omniscient narrator. I don't really like omniscient narrators in general, but I found Dune's narrator especially difficult because of how freely it switches between characters. I often found that if my focus slipped even slightly, I'd realise a couple of minutes later I had no idea whose perspective the narrator was giving any more and have to backtrack paragraphs or even pages to work it out.
I think I perhaps appreciated the book more than you, but I didn't find it an enjoyable read. It certainly gave me a greater appreciation of the film, though, which I also very much enjoyed! And I'm glad I read it simply because it's such an influential book in a genre I love - it's interesting to see how so many things have build from its foundations.
Urgh I CAN’T wait! Like literally I don’t want to wait anymore please!
I got tickets for opening night IMAX and the next night at Alamo Drafthouse in one of their smallest theaters. Want to experience the film in 2 different ways. Did that with Pt 1 and it was one of the best movie going experiences I’ve ever had.
Just a sticker. You wouldn’t see it if it was exposed to the film without light shining trough it. The first few feet of film has nothing exposed to it. Since the operator needs to grab that directly to loop it trough the projector. https://youtu.be/_uFyp1WS1Fw
“Star Bird” — A space ship that made noises when you changed its pitch. It could be put together into a couple of different configurations. It wasn’t tied to any tv show, movie, or comic book.
Micronauts — a time traveling group of futuristic translucent android action figures that had cool vehicles and accessories you could reconfigure like Lego. Some of these floated on water, others had shootable rubber-tipped missiles, and some could be put together to make giant robots. The best set to me was the one I couldn’t afford, but that a friend had. A Logan’s Run style tube train set propelled using a vacuum pump. There later was a comic book series that tried to explain their backstory.
ROM — a silver robot doll with red led eyes that made different noises depending on which of his accessories you attached. Also later had a comic book series that tried to explain it all.
Lego sets! I had some that were ice planet themed, and I remember having a bunch of spaceships that had transparent green windows, visors, etc. that I thought were so cool.
I had a few Star Wars toys but I was late to the party. I remember getting an X-Wing at Christmas but I lost the battle damage stickers the same day. I swear they got bunched up with the wrapping paper and thrown away.
The only transformer I had was a little green and yellow UFO.
Also, I remember going to a toy shop with very little money and coming away with a Paul Atreides action figure from David Lynch’s Dune. Must have been reduced, I can’t imagine they sold very well.
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