◎Beida Badger
It seems that it is difficult for the non-original party to watch "Dune" to penetrate into such a magnificent world.
The movie is obviously the prelude to a more complete art world. After watching this one, I think I would like to go to the theater to watch the second one.
From this perspective, the movie is a success.
What's so good about it?
Fortunately, the accent.
Often first, an open scene is given frontally, and then the human world in it is slowly pushed out.
The lonely smoke in the desert is straight, and the sun sets in the long river.
What is alluring is not only the grandeur, but also the arc in the grandeur.
The oncoming geometric shapes create a moving magnificence.
The mood of the movie is the same, moving forward calmly along a specific geometric track.
It is not the plot that drives the whole film, but the rhythmic emotions.
Everything is in restraint, even if you die, you are stared at by the lonely gaze from the top down and from the universe, sublime and forbearing.
Some details in the movie are very powerful.
For example, when the Duke died, his body was as strong as an ancient Greek sculpture, lying weakly on a chair, and the image of the victim was moving.
He has been unable to speak for a long time, and his grief and unwillingness are conveyed through the jitter of his eyes and muscles, with strong tension.
On the way to escape, the mother and son should change into distilled clothes that are easy to move in the desert. During the relative changeover, there is not only a trace of embarrassment, but also the aftermath of the disaster, and the silent complex emotions, which also give people a deep impression. .
These moving details are highlighted in the steady rhythm of the film.
Unfortunately, there are not many details like this. Most of the time, they are still talking about the old court politics.
The reason why viewers who have long been tired of watching similar themes will not feel bored, in addition to the shocking and steady rhythm of the screen, it is also related to the success of the casting.
Perhaps because the male protagonist Timothy Chalamet (nicknamed "Sweet Tea" for Chinese audiences) has not yet proven its box office appeal, the movie has deliberately chosen the major production series that have been familiar to audiences in recent years. Of actors escorted it.
The heroine Rebecca Ferguson has been loved by audiences since "Mission Impossible 5", and Zandaya, who will play a pivotal role in the second part of the movie, is the girlfriend of Spider-Man in the Marvel universe.
Oscar Isaac, who plays the actor's father, is best known recently as the ace pilot in the "Star Wars" series.
The place where Duncan died in a battle to protect the hero and heroine was "Sea King" Jason Momoa.
The other general in the family is "The Tyrant" Josh Brolin.
In addition, there are Spanish actor Javier Baden, Batista who has played in "Guardians of the Galaxy", Professor Skarsgard in Thor, and the hearts of Chinese audiences.
In an overhead universe, the arrangement of so many familiar faces not only shows the huge investment in the movie, it may also mean that the film crew may not have strong confidence in immersing the audience in the freshness of another world.
In fact, the biggest problem with movies may be that although it is a science fiction theme, today, nearly fifty years after the publication of the original work, its imagination may be lagging behind.
Many viewers complained that it has been more than 10,000 AD, but why is it a feudal lord and cold weapon warfare?
The answer is given in the novel, saying that human beings have been enslaved by artificial intelligence for a long time, so they changed their course and began to work hard on the human body's potential.
Even if the words are well-founded, after all, they only saw swords, lights, swords, shadows, and human chaos.
The commander holding the paper umbrella is of course weird, but without the necessary explanation, it is hard to imagine that this is a product of human evolution.
On the contrary, many settings that are quite retrogressive are playing important functions.
The mysterious monastery organization believes in the eugenics of aristocratic intermarriage, and spread the prophecies of the savior to the barren land.
If this is true for mankind after eight thousand years, it would be too sad.
In other words, the original novel was built on the premise of technological progress and civilization regression from the very beginning.
In the context of science fiction, the traditional story of a prince’s revenge is retelled, which is full of the panic of the end of civilization brought about by the Cold War.
Can such a complex attract a wide audience today?
I find it difficult.
An aristocratic teenager created by eugenics, carrying the mission of the savior, guided by dreams and illusions, used bayonets to fight the enemy in the desert.
When I think about it, it's actually a bit embarrassing.
So that after watching the movie, I lost a lot of expectations for the future, and I have more nostalgia for the world today.
After the movie was released, many commentators sighed that after many years, the classic novel finally got a better presentation.
Perhaps we should also ask: Is it necessary for classic novels to be presented after many years?
From the perspective of imagination, so far, the places that can attract people are really limited.
I like the flapping-wing aircraft in the movie very much, like a big dragonfly, but it's just the minutiae.
The above comments may only expose the shallowness of the original work that has not been read.
After all, many signs in the movie are just beginning to appear, and perhaps it will suddenly become clear in the second part.
What I am more curious about is that in the illusion of the male protagonist, the mother is always turned into a girlfriend. I don't know how the emotions between the three will be presented in the second part.
The illusion of the male protagonist does not show the inevitable fate, but can overcome fear and win victory.
However, in this film, the illusion can only reflect the near future, lacking a seductive vision, and it is also mechanical. I look forward to seeing changes in the future.
In short, after watching the movie, although I feel that it is well-made and magnificent, in retrospect, it seems that it lacks a little aftertaste.
Some comments put it on par with "2001 A Space Odyssey", which is wishful thinking.
Maybe it's more like a reissue of the Star Wars series.
Fortunately, the benefits of the film are obvious, and it does not hinder the audience who is separated from the background, and can also watch it with relish.