[Nick Zwar]

Great write-up, Nick! I can understand why it’s difficult to be satisfied with an adaptation if you’ve read the book. That usually happens for me too; I think the only time I’ve NOT been disappointed was when I saw THE SHINING after having read the book. The film takes many liberties and eschews the nuances of the book, but the atmosphere was shockingly similar to what I felt while reading.

Yeah, the old book vs movie debate, that’s an interesting one. I usually don’t have issues with movies being different from the books they are based on, I accept that they are different mediums. Sometimes, a more faithful adaptation is better, sometimes it’s better to part.

However, it’s far too long that I have read DUNE to remember in detail how it might differ from the Villeneuve adaptation. As I said, I found it to be quite faithful as far as I remember. I found the movies so faithful even that I have the same issues with the movie than I had with the book. 🙂