The slow smooth floating of the suspensor guys, Sardaukar "paratroopers" in the first movie, and so on is so cool and so visually distinctive. Offhand I can't think of any objects or people in other scifi movies that move in quite the same way.
another great recap. Love these... and for someone who read the book a decade ago supremely helpful reminders. Sidenote... googled cuñado and wiktionary also says it can mean "know it all" or "blowhard" which tracks on some level.
The film felt like a tragedy to me. Watching stilgar and gurney charge off at the to slaughter a bunch more people you realize you aren't supposed to have remotely uncomplicated feelings about these people.
No strong feelings on Walken's performance in the end but I assume the casting note for Shaddam was "distinguished, tired old actor you haven't seen in a while" which I think is fun, correct stunt casting if you can't get Dali (hard)
Movie left a bad taste for me. I feel like making Chani into an entirely different character doesn't work if you're gonna user her to tell the same story, because then all her actions seem weirdly out of character. Also, her stance of resisting the Fremen's best shot at material liberation out of a principled commitment atheism isn't a very compelling sell.
By trying to make Chani a "strong and independent character" they ended up portraying her as weak, and wrecked the metaphor of the silent, listening concubine as embodying the erotic call of the desert. But audiences ate it up, so whatever.
Re the old-fashioned artillery bit, I saw someone speculate it was a reference to a thing that happens in the books. When the Harkonnens sneak-attack the Atreides, they use artillery to blast out some troops that had retreated to the caves. I don't remember why artillery is old-fashioned in this universe and it still doesn't explain how Feyd-Rautha knew where the Fremen were in the first place. That scene and the jump from Paul not wanting to go south, saying he'll go south with Chani, beating her there(??) and then immediately taking the Water of Life(?????) did not make sense to me.
"“I see strength in you… like the base of the pillar.” “The base” is a cool name, wonder if anyone else has used it? "
SIR! I'm laughing so hard.
yes... ha ha ha... yes!
The slow smooth floating of the suspensor guys, Sardaukar "paratroopers" in the first movie, and so on is so cool and so visually distinctive. Offhand I can't think of any objects or people in other scifi movies that move in quite the same way.
what I wouldn't give for a Alia movie with Ana instead of a Furiosa movie
i mean... who hasn't gone for a moody solo worm-drive in the desert after a bad break up?
another great recap. Love these... and for someone who read the book a decade ago supremely helpful reminders. Sidenote... googled cuñado and wiktionary also says it can mean "know it all" or "blowhard" which tracks on some level.
+1 to Austin Butler’s accent - I really appreciated his attempt! Thank you for all of this.
The film felt like a tragedy to me. Watching stilgar and gurney charge off at the to slaughter a bunch more people you realize you aren't supposed to have remotely uncomplicated feelings about these people.
you knocked it outta the park... hated having to google LessWrong tho
No strong feelings on Walken's performance in the end but I assume the casting note for Shaddam was "distinguished, tired old actor you haven't seen in a while" which I think is fun, correct stunt casting if you can't get Dali (hard)
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Movie left a bad taste for me. I feel like making Chani into an entirely different character doesn't work if you're gonna user her to tell the same story, because then all her actions seem weirdly out of character. Also, her stance of resisting the Fremen's best shot at material liberation out of a principled commitment atheism isn't a very compelling sell.
By trying to make Chani a "strong and independent character" they ended up portraying her as weak, and wrecked the metaphor of the silent, listening concubine as embodying the erotic call of the desert. But audiences ate it up, so whatever.
Re the old-fashioned artillery bit, I saw someone speculate it was a reference to a thing that happens in the books. When the Harkonnens sneak-attack the Atreides, they use artillery to blast out some troops that had retreated to the caves. I don't remember why artillery is old-fashioned in this universe and it still doesn't explain how Feyd-Rautha knew where the Fremen were in the first place. That scene and the jump from Paul not wanting to go south, saying he'll go south with Chani, beating her there(??) and then immediately taking the Water of Life(?????) did not make sense to me.
What did you make of cutting Leto II?
Is pedantry a bad quality?
Who/how should they have done Alia?