The success of Dune: Part Two has set the stage for further exploration of Herbert’s universe, with Denis Villeneuve adapting Frank Herbert’s Dune: Messiah for the next instalment. However, this decision marks a significant departure from the original narrative. In Dune 3, Villeneuve wants to shift the focus away from Paul Atreides, challenging the perception […]
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The Dark Herald Recommends: Dune II
A positive review of Dune II directed by Denis Villeneuve follows. “Unadaptable” is the word that was most frequently used to describe Frank Herbert’s Dune and not without good reason. People who have had no trouble at all with Tolkien’s Silmarillion have struggled mightily to plow their way through Dune. Herbert stood the convention of […]
Dune Part 2 – Many Things to Many People A Review
A book as complex as Dune weighing in at 187,240 words, much like Tolkien’s Trilogy can’t be completely covered even in three movies. There’s just too much there. Then there’s the fact that the world when Herbert wrote Dune is very different than the world of today, and we have a very different experience with the Muslim […]
‘Dune: Part 2’ Inserts Silly Hollywood Themes Into Famous Story
A seven-minute extended sneak preview of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two has been released on the Rotten Tomatoes’ Movieclips channel. The preview delightfully brings to life a dramatic scene from Frank Herbert’s famous novel where Paul Atreides mounts a gargantuan sandworm and successfully begins to control it. Laced with dramatic tension, stirring music, and spectacular […]
