Thoughts on Denis Villeneuve's Dune movies

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 Frets N Worries wrote:

I'm going to read the novel before I see the films. I think I'll wait until they're all out, that way I can take them in as one GIANT film, like 'The Lord of the Rings'

Hi,

I don't think there is a single film that is so tight and clean to the book, that stands out ... I think it is nearly impossible, since many books include internal parts from the character's mind/ideas which are always difficult to insert in the film, and have to be added via some dialogue, which tends to distort some of the continuity that the book has.

This is the hardest part of all films ... dealing with the "internal" ... and being able to make it work. There were/are some directors that were good at it (Bunuel is probably still the best at it!), but all in all it is like a screenplay writing professor once told me ... you can't jerk people's minds around like that! ... which is what happens in so many films with their continuity hurt.