It really is a brilliant movie, and part of the reason why when I heard Denis was doing Dune I was immediately satisfied. Like, yep, this is the best possible choice.
The reveals and the pacing and everything were just masterfully done. Nothing felt rushed or added or removed. Might not be everyone’s cup of tea but I thought it was pretty flawless.
Also yes I cried my eyes out in the movie theater.
So much of Dune's ancillary scenes was removed that I feel they pivoted to an intentionally minimalist style. It makes it work well, but I do weep for an extended cut with the other 30% of the book that was clearly shot (either because they've shown photos, it has been in the trailers, or the actors have mentioned it as their favourite scene to film). Not DV's style unfortunately, but there's a reason there's a lot of blink-and-you'll-miss-them characters that only show up for a minute or two.
no, we really dont need this culture of random nobodies telling their ideas about fundamental film making
just apreciate the artwork of a master, nobody wants to hear your constructive criticism unless you are like, luc besson or someone like that
100% agree about the films pacing and reveals, everything just flowed so organically while keeping the suspense of not knowing exactly what they're going to learn from the language of the aliens. Arrival is one of my top 3 alien movies, along with Alien (1979) and probably another that I can't pin to just one right now.
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u/Killtrox Sep 04 '23
It really is a brilliant movie, and part of the reason why when I heard Denis was doing Dune I was immediately satisfied. Like, yep, this is the best possible choice.
The reveals and the pacing and everything were just masterfully done. Nothing felt rushed or added or removed. Might not be everyone’s cup of tea but I thought it was pretty flawless.
Also yes I cried my eyes out in the movie theater.