Should you watch Dune?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
Dune
Film · 2021
Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet's exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence - a commodity capable of unlocking humanity's greatest potential - only those who can conquer their fear will survive.
The sides of Dune
- A noble son on a desert planet
- Giant worms under the sand
- Empires fighting over spice
Dune is good for you if…
- you want huge ships, huge worms and a huge sound.
- you like a world with its own politics, religions and ecology.
- you like a story that sets things up patiently.
Dune is bad for you if…
- two and a half hours for the first half of a story is too much.
- you lose track of names. Great houses, guilds and the Bene Gesserit pile up in the first hour.
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