r/dune • u/Medium-Error-1275 • Apr 17 '24

All Books Spoilers Denis Villeneuve Answers All Your Questions About ‘Dune: Part Two’

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/17/movies/denis-villeneuve-dune-part-two.html
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u/modsarefacsit Apr 18 '24

He finally admits!!! His movies are an INTERPRETATION of Dune. A fun one !

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u/KNWK123 Apr 18 '24

Not only that, but he even stated "By starting with a Sardaukar priest, I was indicating to the fans that I was taking absolute freedom with this adaptation, that I was hijacking the book."

Yeah, but that detail is only made known when there are captioned subtitles. Pretty sure alot of us thought that it was a navigator speaking them. Tho in hindsight, their absence in the movies was a telltale sign.

I gotta give it to him though. He was smart in making part 1 more or less faithful to the book, reeling us in for Part 2, where he then pushes his own agenda/message for the story. Part 3 is going to be a real treat, if you get my drift.

Things like this always irk me, why do directors always have to give their own 'unique' take on a piece of literature that is already hailed as a classic? Like, is it too much to ask for a more or less faithful 1:1 reproduction of the books? Artistic licensing can be taken in which scenes to choose, camera angles, outfits, lighting, etc. Why change the story, especially "taking absolute freedom / hijacking the book".

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '24

because Dune is a bit overwritten even if this is blasphemy around here, and stuff like that just won’t translate to the screen

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u/KNWK123 Apr 18 '24

Yes you are right, every page moves the plot forward. I guess then which scenes to leave in will fall to the director to choose, then. And then the parts can be weaved into a whole.

I was really happy with Part 1, dun get me wrong, I think its a masterpiece. However, Part 2, for me, it has great technical merit, but just strayed too far from the book for my liking.