aceluby Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 I watched it w/ 5.1 surround sound and didn't notice anything w/ the sound. My system might be tuned a bit differently, but I thought the sound was as good as the visuals, and the visuals were stunning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceChampion Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 The wikipedia page on Dune has some interesting details. Sting was supposed to be Feyd-Rautha in Jodorowsky's Dune too. Ridley Scott was hired by Dino De Laurentiis to direct from a script by Herbert himself. Scott wanted to split it into two films. Lynch was offered the director's job on Return of the Jedi, but decided to do Dune instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Clueless Northman Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 3 hours ago, SpaceChampion said: Ridley Scott was hired by Dino De Laurentiis to direct from a script by Herbert himself. Scott wanted to split it into two films. Yeah and, iirc, Scott wanted to put incest between Paul and Jessica, which didn't go well with Herbert, obviously... And YEAH for Part 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luzifer's right hand Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 I'm now making plans for watching it a 5th time... Anyway someone on Reddit called the two houses Luxurious Hair House and Completely Hairless House and it fits perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grey Wolf Strikes Back Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 Haven't seen the movie yet but did they really remove most of the Islamic influences? I remember in one of the trailers they changed "jihad" to "crusade", which as a Muslim I found incredibly annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvinus85 Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 4 minutes ago, The Grey Wolf Strikes Back said: Haven't seen the movie yet but did they really remove most of the Islamic influences? I remember in one of the trailers they changed "jihad" to "crusade", which as a Muslim I found incredibly annoying. In the movie Paul says "holy war". Lisan al-Gaib is mentioned numerous times and the Fremen speak a language that to my untrained ear sounds Arabic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grey Wolf Strikes Back Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 @Corvinus85 Thanks. Read some worrisome things I wanted to verify. (Jihad doesn't actually mean "holy war" btw.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rippounet Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 Saw it last night. Magnificent film and great adaptation. I didn't even notice the differences with the source material at first. The visuals, the pace, the music... everything worked for me. I didn't expect it to be that good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvinus85 Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 4 hours ago, The Grey Wolf Strikes Back said: @Corvinus85 Thanks. Read some worrisome things I wanted to verify. (Jihad doesn't actually mean "holy war" btw.) Yes, arguably you can say Herbert didn't use the word correctly, either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grey Wolf Strikes Back Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 1 hour ago, Corvinus85 said: Yes, arguably you can say Herbert didn't use the word correctly, either. I cut Herbert a bit of slack if only because Islam was less understood back then. Oh well. Minor gripe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ran Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 34 minutes ago, The Grey Wolf Strikes Back said: I cut Herbert a bit of slack if only because Islam was less understood back then. Oh well. Minor gripe. Have you seen this essay about Islam and Dune? An interesting read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grey Wolf Strikes Back Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 1 minute ago, Ran said: Have you seen this essay about Islam and Dune? An interesting read. I have! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clueless Northman Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 8 hours ago, Corvinus85 said: In the movie Paul says "holy war". Lisan al-Gaib is mentioned numerous times and the Fremen speak a language that to my untrained ear sounds Arabic. And some Fremen were basically calling Paul "Mahdi", or wondering if he was. Though it's possible they entirely drop the "jihad" word. We'll see with part 2. As long as they then stick to some generic "holy war" instead of replacing it at some point with "crusade", since it would be pointless to replace a loaded (in the West) word for another loaded word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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