Why David Lynch's 'Dune' Is A Sci-Fi Masterpiece
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ต.ค. 2024
- With the release of Dune part 2 in cinemas I thought it would be fun to have a look back at filmmaker David Lynch’s 1984 adaptation of writer Frank Herbert’s seminal sci fi book series of ‘Dune’. Taking on an already loved property is always going to have its pitfalls for a filmmaker and the book of Dune had already been a huge success in the 1960s and 70’s, hardcore fans of Sci Fi and Horror will know what it feels like when there is a Dawn of the Dead remake, yet another Black Christmas, children of the corn or chainsaw massacre tie in or a Halloween or Exorcist reboot that is simply a diluted version of a film we grew up with and all our hearts sink a little to know that someone has taken what was once original and beloved by us the fans and copied and pasted the story and sold it as there own. This is usually sold to us in the marketing with a filmmaker telling us, its a story that’s important to them and they want to back to the source material or want to make a more faithful adaptation and of course they almost always never do, and the films that we get are very obviously not make by fans of the originals because they suck and in a lot of cases ignore or even insult the previous versions or novels they are based on. To be truthful with you I do think that there are some exceptions and without doubt there are reboots and remakes I watch just as much as the originals, but thats a story for whole other episode.
The real reason properties are repackaged and sold to us again and again, is the studio already owns the property and can remake them without spending much money and without paying a writer to create an original script and the bottom line its our own fault they get made, I’m guilty as much as the next fan of being a completists and I will almost always go and see these remakes and reboots and the studios will make a few coins from me by selling me the same story or playing on my feelings of nostalgia, and of course Dune is no exception. So Join me as this episode we take a look at a world beyond your experience and beyond your imagination in David Lynch’s 1984 film of Dune.
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As a lover of the novel, I've always had a great affection for Lynch's movie; it feels like a genuine attempt at bringing it to life, with some wonderful imagery and atmosphere. Still remember going to HMV to buy the soundtrack as a teenager!
"The people that love it, love it! "
I love it. Watch this about once a year. Underrated for sure.
Yes, more Lynch! Really enjoyed this one John, thanks for producing it 🙏❤️
Cheers! I love me some Lynch too 🙂Dune has been with me for a long time since I was young, one of the first Lynch films I ever saw, just hope I did it justice lol Thanks for watching.
Not saying a word..I just smiled through this video..❤
As a massive fan of Lynch, it’s hard to hate the 1984 Dune movie, because it’s charming in its own way. The soundtrack/score is what shines for me. Definitely preferred (my opinion) over the new one.
No way on gods green earth can Lynch's film be described as a masterpiece. It does have great production design, costumes and a number of very memorable scenes. But it's compromised nature (largely due to studio interference), the level and achievement of craft (much of the effects work is terrible when measured against other films of the same period and today looks almost amateurish), the dead eyed acting, the truncated and transformed adaption of the original material, all combine to undermine the end result. Lynch's singular aesthetic is on full display throughout but it is clear that as a director he is not cut out to direct and realize a production of this size - one thing Dune needs to be is epic in scope but this feels small, flat and lifeless. Having said that, despite its glaring shortcomings, taken on its own terms the film undoubtedly has a fascinating quality that fires up the imagination and sticks with you in a way many far more successful films do not. Its cult status is totally understandable but 'masterpiece' it is not.
Thanks for watching. I agree with you 100% that it fires up the imagination and its a fascinating film. I respect that you don't like the adaptation, acting and SFX and as I say in the video that is totally cool with me and I can understand why and certainly, you are not alone in that. Personally, its been with me a long time and I still really enjoy this work even after all these years it still draws me in every time lol Thanks again for your considered thoughts I really enjoyed reading your comments. Cheers.
@@johnrenneysboneyardcinema I understand tomasbaxter1371s criticism of the Dune 1984, it sounds like it comes from a love of the Novels. I had the same issue with Peter Jacksons LoTRs movies, I loved the books but did not get on with the films. I tried to read the Dune books when I was a child, but it was above me. I was 11 years old when the Dune movie was released in 1984 and first watched it in the early 90s on Channel 4. I do accept that is a flawed film, but still there are so many things I like about it. I suppose the people that grew up watching the LoTR films before reading the novels have the same love of for the films that I will never have.
Yes it can, right from the first line you are wrong. Amazing film on all fronts, hell I prefer lynch's vision over the next few dune novels except god emperor, not to mention Herbert liked it in a lot of aspects to the point of including some ideas from the movie in his own ideas. the acting is great and in instances Shakespearian, just as nobles should be, which btw the new dune misses by having mumbling, incomprehensible, weak dialogue that reduces the lines to California bro isms, and is completely visually and musically uninspired, which btw these films also deceived everybody into believing they're book accurate when they depart farther than the 1984 movie could ever hope to depart from the novel...but the new movie stuff is a rant for another post, I just wanted to express that this film is still the superior dune adaptation, and btw the book itself at the start is a chore to get through, I prefer this movie with all it's visual metaphors and majestic musical score.
I'm not the biggest fan of Villeneuve's DUNE films. Buy saying "they look like every other recent sci-fi movie" is wild.
No, no they don't. Their formalism alone is a step or three above 99% of today's blockbusters.
Goofy take.
Thanks for watching. No problems, its just my take. All views and opinions on movies are welcomed here on The Boneyard. Thanks for taking a look anyway and sharing your comments much appreciated.