Should you watch Frank Herbert's Dune?
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Frank Herbert's Dune
Series · 2000
In the year 10,191, the most precious substance in the universe is the spice Melange. The spice extends life. The spice expands consciousness. The spice is vital to space travel. The spice exists on only one planet in the entire universe, the vast desert planet Arrakis, also known as Dune. Its native inhabitants, the Fremen, have long held a prophecy that a man would come, a messiah who would lead them to true freedom.
The sides of Frank Herbert's Dune
- A desert planet called Arrakis
- A young heir taken in by the Fremen
- A spice everyone in the universe wants
Frank Herbert's Dune is good for you if…
- you like Frank Herbert's world of spice, sandworms and prophecy.
- you like noble houses plotting against an emperor.
- you like a young heir growing into the leader the Fremen were waiting for.
Frank Herbert's Dune is bad for you if…
- three long feature-length episodes are too much for you.
- you need momentum, not long scenes of court politics.
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