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I do think it's inevitable that a film adaptation will let down any major fan of the original book. There's simply a barrier between media that cannot be reconciled, certainly not for any story as complex and expansive as Dune.

(Sounds like this movie is at least three parts, for what it's worth.)

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> I do think it's inevitable that a film adaptation will let down any major fan of the original book. There's simply a barrier between media that cannot be reconciled, certainly not for any story as complex and expansive as Dune.

I don't think this is true. I agree that they are different media, and any adaptation will inherently be an adaptation. But that shouldn't lead to disappointment. You can appreciate both for their differences, as long as they each succeed in their own approach.

Not to mention so much internal dialog. Hard to translate into film.

This is why doing Messiah is going to be such a challenge, even moreso than the first book. 80's SFX almost lend themselves to handling internal monologue BETTER than modern effects, as the idea was just to signal a suspension of disbelief, rather than to go for the hyper-realism that modern effects evoke.

We'll see.

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