Sam Barsanti – AVClub:
Speaking with Yahoo! Movies on Facebook (via IndieWire), Villeneuve explained that he has “massive respect” for David Lynch and that he was impressed by Lynch’s Dune and its “very strong qualities,” but it’s not the adaptation he has “dreamed of.” So, rather than acknowledge the other film at all, he’s going to go “back to the book” and resurrect the images that he created in his head when he first read it. Basically, it sounds like Villeneuve is politely saying that he wasn’t crazy about Lynch’s movie—which is hardly a controversial stance—and he’s going to make something that’s both more faithful to the book and more faithful to his own imagination.
I’m very glad to read this.
I loved Frank Herbert’s Dune, going as far as three books into the series before realizing it had turned into a soap opera. The first book, though, was mesmerizing, and my first experience with modern science fiction writing when I read it.
I did not love David Lynch’s adaptation of Dune. Admittedly it’s a difficult book to put on the big screen. So much of it takes place in Paul’s head as he lives through the story. How do you make a movie of what’s essentially the lead character’s inner dialog?
Denis Villeneuve’s been on a roll lately, directing two of what’ve become personal favorites – Arrival and Blade Runner 2049. His vision for those films clicks with me. They still resonate weeks and months after my last viewing. Here’s hoping his vision for Dune, informed by the novel’s text, is just as satisfyingly intelligent and engrossing.
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