Why the Best Scene From the Dune Book Was Cut From Both Movies
Denis Villeneuves Dune and the subsequent Dune: Part Two, released earlier this year, represent some of the finest science-fiction filmmaking of the decade. Through this two-film adaptation of Frank Herberts iconic novel, Villeneuve has created the perfect mixture of epic scale, heavy genre fare, compelling storytelling, and cinematic craft that only comes around every once in a decade or so. The closest comparisons that can be found this century are Peter Jacksons The Lord of the Rings and the early seasons of HBOs Game of Thrones, both adapted from books widely considered unfilmable before these defining adaptations.