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?
★★★★