Franz Grafhikingdude@mastodon.social
Oct 10, 2026, 8:01 PMUff, not going to become a fan of the #dune movies. 😞
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Brian Davisintrepidhero@mastodon.socialOct 10, 2026, 8:14 PM@hikingdude curious if you're a fan of the books?
I enjoyed both but they have a unique flavor I can see not being for everybody.
- Franz Grafhikingdude@mastodon.socialOct 11, 2026, 7:07 AM
@intrepidhero 🤔 maybe I'll give them a chance. The story sounds indeed good.
- Brian Davisintrepidhero@mastodon.socialOct 11, 2026, 3:16 PM
@hikingdude Herbert is pretty explicit in saying that his story is about how the use of power inevitably leads to evil. Even Paul, with the best intentions, cannot escape this fate. So it helps if you're prepared for a tragedy in the classic sense. There are no good guys.
The most recent film adaptation does the best job yet of translating this, but it doesn't always come through. Sometimes it just looks like fetishizing violence.
- Franz Grafhikingdude@mastodon.socialOct 11, 2026, 5:56 PM
@intrepidhero oh! Thanks for this info to manage expectations. 🤔
I was always scared off the books when I noticed that the history of the story dates back .. similar to the SIlmarillion in the Lord of the Rings. But I guess I don't *HAVE* to dive that deep if I don't want - Brian Davisintrepidhero@mastodon.socialOct 11, 2026, 7:29 PM
@hikingdude the first book stands alone quite well. If you like it you can move on books 2-3. That's as far as I've read and reviews are pretty mixed after that.
T. J. Bombadilc_dan4th@mstdn.socialOct 11, 2026, 7:32 PM@intrepidhero @hikingdude I LOVED the first Dune book when I read it at about 14. When I read it again in my 30s, I realized how much of the social commentary and religio-political subplot I’d not gotten the first time through. When I read it again in my late 40s I realized that I didn’t think it had held up all that well. I’ve read the first four or five books, but wouldn’t do it again.
Marcomarco@mastodon.skup.inOct 11, 2026, 10:38 AM@hikingdude I didn't like them either :/ many slow beauty shots, barely any conversations, not a lot of plot and an attractiveness cast
But they're generally loved, so probably just my strange opinion