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Accurate?

April 27, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Denis Villeneuve‘s “Dune: Part Two” will be in theaters on November 3. Frank Herbert‘s 1965 novel has a lot of admirers, including superfan Denis Villeneuve. It’s been a passion project of his since he was in his 20s.

Vanity Fair published exclusive photos of the sequel and conducted an interview with Villeneuve. The Québécois filmmaker says It’s important to note that “Dune: Part Two” is not a sequel, it’s a second part. There’s a difference, he says.

The Onion has marked the occasion to sorta, kinda, make fun of Villeneuve’s 2021 film. The headline goes, ‘Dune: Part Two’ To Pick Up Right Where Viewers Fell Asleep During First One. Funny.

There is some truth in what The Onion is satirizing here. “Dune” isn’t a film for everyone, it encompasses a ton of world building and character development set within a desert-filled sci-fi world.

With that being said, it sure was an improvement on David Lynch’s botched 1984 adaptation. Villeneuve’s vision drives the whole thing forward. The actors are just his chess pieces here. The problem I had with “Dune” is that it ended just as things started to get dramatically interesting.

This second part is said to be a more action-packed film, but more characters will be introduced, more tribes will be presented. I’m all fine with that but I hope it goes beyond just fan service and gets to the nitty gritty — which I presume it will.

Id love to know what WoR readers thought of “Dune.” Are you looking forward to the sequel? The first one nabbed a Best Picture nomination, was it deserved?

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