Watched Dune (2021) by an author from letterboxd.com
Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet's exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence-a commodity capable of unlocking humanity's greatest potential-only those who can conquer their fear will survive.

I liked it a bit more this time but, I dunno, Arrakis is so… bland. On paper, I should love it. It’s a hard-sci-fi with some mysticism and lots of punch-ups. And it is incredible how much vibrance the cinematography squeezes from desert biege and concrete grey but…

It’s like the polar opposite of Avatar, which I could watch on mute and still have a pretty great experience. Now, obviously, that’s quite an indictment of the Avatar screenplay but isn’t film a visual medium?

★★★★

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