Thread by @neontaster

Upon third viewing, I really think Dune's only deficiencies lay in its underdeveloped side characters, but what are you gonna do? How much screen time can you give Yueh or Mapes or Liet or Piter? The shortcuts it takes are clever but definitely work better if you know the book.

Another thing that struck me this time was how fitting the drama is because the book itself is extremely high drama. I reread it right after rereading Foundation last year and the contrast was... stark.

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Also this is a rare example of a movie that actually uses the aspect ratio changes for dramatic effect. When Paul is having a vision and his scenes are in wide and the vision images are in full frame, it very vividly illustrates that he's having some sort of spiritual vision.

Also this was the first time I noticed there are like three different Ornithopter models in this. Big ones, small ones, military ones... The larger ones have three sets of wings, but Paul and Jessica's is small and only has two.

I think the Harkonnens have their own thopters. Atreides stuff is all angular and brutalist but the thopters that chase them into the storm are kinda egg-shaped like the Harkonnen harvesters.