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Timothy Chalamet would have made a better Chani than Zendaya

I feel like I enjoyed both movies at the time...but thinking back, i honestly couldn't tell you shit about either one now, absolutely nothing stuck with me. Theyre pretty movies, but in retrospect, incredibly bland and forgettable.

Honestly, I don't think efficient levelling matters in Morrowind all that much. You can boost your stats sky high quite quickly in the game using Fortify spells, Fortify potions (especially due to Grandmaster alchemical gear you can steal fairly easily even as a non-thief character) and enchantments. And also there's a nice 80% Chameleon ring you can get at level 7 or so. You can alway use that and some spells/ranged weapons to kill more difficult opponents.

The Last Remnant is the true FF12,(Lost Odyssey being the true FF11) and FF12 should be 13. 13 is 14. The MMO's should've never been called mainline numbers!

I think it's hilarious I made the same points Dave is and got excoriated for it by the members of a certain cope-heavy FB writing group with a martial-arts referencing name :)

To be fair, the exposition of the spice and the reason people wanted it was given in part 1. Once. Almost in passing. Almost background audio as a transition to the next scene. For something as integral to the plot as spice is for Dune, it deserved a whole lot more exposition. I thought Paul's casting was a little better especially early in part 1. We meet Paul as a young man easing out of the "its too early for this crap" phase of life and entering into a more adult phase of his life which I think Chalamet did well. However, as the story unfolds, I don't think Chalamet had the skill to pull off the growth of Paul. Channi in part 2 was an absolute dumpster fire. Zendaya wasn't a horrible choice, but the character isn't even remotely the same as in the book other than the name so it is kinda hard to say one way or another. I thought Bardem's Stilgar was well performed and certainly had the gravitas necessary in part 1 which helped his performance in part 2. Skarsgaard was quite well cast as the Barron and he definitely brought some significant aspects of the character to life (excluding the one part they couldn't bring to the screen). Bautista made a decent Beast Rabban. Honestly I didn't care much at all for the casting of Feyd because in the film it just felt like the character was there for no reason. The Baron's plan for Arakis was never really exposited because the Fremen rebellion on Arakis was only a few months so we didn't even need Feyd. Bautista certainly has the physical skill to pull off a fight sequence with Chalamet. The plot in part 2 was neigh on to nonsensical. Paul's mother barely even shows up as pregnant meaning part 2 only took place over a few months. A few months of using guerrilla tactics to bring planet wide spice production to a standstill necessary to command the personal attention of the Emperor of the known universe? A few months for Paul and Chani to fall in love (and no, hooking up isn't the same as falling in love). A few months for Paul to not just become a member of the Fremen community but a leader of all Fremen (a somewhat xenophobic community to begin with). Again, why is Feyd in this film? The ending, apart from the duel, was complete garbage. We get snippets of the motivation behind the Bene Gesserit, but Irulan was over developed for a near nothing of a character in the books (she is a means to the Emperor's throne only, and I suppose Paul's personal historian). After watching part 1, I genuinely thought maybe we would end up with a better adaptation than the Lynch version. After watching part 2, I'm wondering why Villneuve bothered in the first place. My wife asked if reading the book would have helped and I said no, it would have made it worse. Part 2 is no love letter to the fans nor is it any kind of faithful adaptation that respects the source material. Granted, the book is incredibly dense for source material. The original writing is from a time when we had far better writers than we do today (this channel's host notwithstanding) and after part 2, I'm convinced there just aren't any writers in Hollywood who have the skill necessary to adapt books like this to film. Part 2 is to Frank Herbert's original story what the Paul Verhoeven Starship Troopers is to Heinlein's story. Yes Lynch did it better in the 80s.

I sure do love critical theory and feminism being shoved into absolutely every piece of media possible It's not getting old at all

Timothy Chalumet and Zendaya are the two worst casting choices I’ve seen in a while. I also hated how Paul’s sister was not born and she has conversations with her mother while in the womb. Chani’s character was completely changed. I didn’t like how they compressed years into months. Lastly, I think they dropped the ball on the final fight scene. They left out the fact that Harkonen use poison on their knives. It could have built on the tension.

One of the only things Hollywood seems to care about now as far as casting, is whether or not an actor and actress is popular or attractive enough to draw in crowds.

The chapters with Tom Bombadil -- already obnoxiously written -- almost made me finish and return the audiobook.

'Actor of the moment' syndrome. I think it has happened a lot over the years. I always thought Matt Damon was dreadful in Saving Private Ryan but he was the current guy. Ever seen the roller derby movie Whip it? Ellen Page was totally miscast but was 'hot' (!) off of Juno.

You know a game isn't designed the best when I gotta use advanced math just to level up. Can someone explain this to me like im a baby? Im confused.

You definitely love saying "audio-visual". That said, I generally agree.

Contrarian copium at its finest 😂. Dune 2 was well adapted and your opinion sucks.

I really don't understand how they are going to adapt Messiah given all of the flaws and changes to the story in part one and two. It seems that Messiah is set up to be a poor movie.

Been saying this since the film released. And have been hit with the "It's an adaptation of the book, of course there's going to be changes" any time I complained about the egregious changes/removals from the book.

Overall, I liked Chalamet as Paul, but can understand that others don't. Changing Chani's character didn't work for me because she is too antagonistic towards Paul. I couldn't believe their romance plot because of that and because they lacked on-screen chemistry. Bardem is a great actor, but I did not like that they used Stilgar for comedic relief in that way. He often looked like a naive fool. Christopher Walken was both miscast and underused. Feyd Rautha lacked depth and was reduced to just being a really evil villain. I don't see that a people like the Fremen who are living in harsh conditions would be split in their faith, at least not to thar degree. They need something to hold on to.

Lol, i love david lynch's fanedit dune. But his movie is filled to the brim with expositions and inner monologues. Feels like a soap opera

I like the movie but i can see what you're saying, the changes to chani's charcter were lame and christopher walken was wasted as the emperor, they could so much more with the emperor and the emperor's costume was terrible/forgettable too, he looked like he lived in a nursing home. it's also disappointing that there were no members of the spacing guild in it either

I haven't watched the video yet, and I don't know if I'd say that it sucks, but I found plenty to complain about because of some changes and because there was no reason to not include more stuff from the book. The 2000 miniseries managed to include more and being more faithful while having a shorter runtime than the two movies. There are certainly more, but this is the first video that I came across on RUclips that gives negative criticism.

11:47 it's sort of like the Anakin problem in episode 2. They made him very dark, essentially a monster BEFORE his fall, which obviously screws up the character arc.

Fayed kills someone with the blade and licks it because it needs sharpening. He's so psycho. The Harkkonens all look like Make-A-Wish kids Inconsistent rules when it comes to the shield technology. Sandworms never feel like a threat No Stage 3 navigators No explanaition of space fold navigation Paul's Jihad against the harkkonens is less than Alia's gestation period Why did'nt the Great Houses yield to Paul when he had threatened to nuke the spice field's with the atomics

With shows like Rings of Power and The Wheel of Time... this is fine... ish

Hollywood produces complete crap. I guess they can't adapt classics because they could not be made Woke.

All these adaptations will just end up making me read the darn books.

"I am done with the farts" might be my overall opinion on hollywood for the last 10 years. Since everyone liked these movies, for a minute i thought i was taking crazy pills.

Agree with much of what you said though having just re-read Book 1, the opportunism of Paul and especially Jessica exploiting the Fremen's religious fervour is absolutely there in the text. The Atreides are generally presented as post-faith, enlightened colonists - more than happy to manipulate the credulous Fremen. The film has simplified this dynamic but essentially adapts it extremely accurately. The use of Chani as a dissenting voice of scepticism among the otherwise pious Fremen is the key departure, clearly intended to present the native population in a more humane and complex manner. Chani in the books is comically one-dimensional, popping up in brief moments as an entirely subservient wife to Paul, but I agree the 180-degree alteration of her character could have been done with much more subtlety.

I guess I may not be your demographic because I'm not into books, but I will watch/listen to anything you talk about. Movie and video game reviews would be very entertaining to me. Especially classics, or just recent ones you particularly like or dislike.

I only just watched the movie and i was very confused about the changes from the original story. I share the same opinion you have once again and the visual/sound experience was pleasant to me and that's it. The actors can't hide how unfit for the role they are with so much time spent in close up angles. The moment the 2 protagonists kissed for example, it felt so unnatural and "acted", i usually don't notice these specific details but this time it was so strangely obvious. The moment Chalamet walks trying to look badass feels so forced too. And i was constantly raising my eyebrows everytime they made chani so confrontational. The reasons for that aren't even really that well explained so i can say it's rather shallow. This part was really modern Hollywood story making style.

I always just thought spice was sought after because it was an addictive drug, like space cocaine or something

A video game with John Rhys Davies and Brad Dourif, that was fun and told you lots about the lore Then there's this

The lack of exposition really bothers me, cause, as you said, if you haven't read the book(s) you don't get enough to grasp the finer points of the plot. Visually stunning, but the Lynch movie was more enjoyable.

Part 1 had enough red flags, but, at least I got to see some cool-looking scenes. I'm happy I pirated it.

Thanks, sir. Very enjoyable video, and you nailed it. I think Chani character is the worst for me. A complete betrayal of Frank Herbert's novel.

The problem is when all the other current Hollywood movies suck so hard, a movie which is ok (in case of part1) or sucks less (part2) is considered great.

I entirely agree about Timothée Chalamet; I have no idea why they keep casting him in roles which demand an actor who is physically imposing with a lot of charisma. Having him as Henry V was ludicrous; despite his youth Henry was a grizzled veteran bearing the scars of battle - not someone who looks like a trainee hairdresser.

That thumbnail was hilarious.

Get that poor dog some robitussin.

I think the casting of Christopher Walken as the Emperor was worth it only for the amazing joke video someone made combining the 80s Dune and Balls of Fury. Gloriously hilarious.

If you enjoy the David Lynch version or want to see the 1984 Dune, I reccomend the Spicediver cut which you can find for free here on RUclips. It adds some cut content, re orders some scenes and edits the ending some, in short the closest to a directors cut we'll get and a decent watch.

I honestly don't understand why so many are gushing over Dune part 2. It almost has a desperate quality to it. My conclusion on it is the same as what i thought about part 1: it's a prettier, more expensive version of Lynch's Dune. Epic in scope. Cinematic as f. Rushed and mangled story beats and plot points. Plus a generous dash of "The Message" to screw up the flavor even more.

And speaking of the clearly unintentionally “based” elements of the film, like what is shown by the finale, don’t forget how Villeneuve and company obviously try, throughout, to create a weirdly direct, 1 to 1, reflection of the historical North/South divide in the U.S. by attempting to portray Stilgar, the Southerner, as this blind and borderline comedic level fanatic, while Chani, the Northerner, is a more cynically discerning “class conscious” type…yet the real dynamic it succeeds in portraying is to establish the Southern party as an always reliable source of trustworthy strength and support while the Northern side remains a perpetually ungrateful, fickle, feminine dominated party, constantly poo pooing things just to poo poo them. Gee…I wonder if that’s pointing to a truth there? Honestly, it’s kind of wild, almost.🤔😂

I haven't bothered to watch the movies, but I imagine it has to do something with the nihilism and materialism of Hollywood writers getting in the way of the theme which is "freedom is actually pretty cool, but you have to suffer for it, but not having freedom is worse than suffering".

It's Dune, minus all the good characters and parts. Forgettible

No Space Guild, No Spice. Now let's do STAR WARS with No Jedi and No Force.

The visuals were pretty in parts but leaned way too much into minimalism for my tastes and the world of Dune. Harkonen should have some brutality in in architecture and decoration but still be seen as aristocrats living lives of luxury. Even the emperor is shown living like a monk. Deep time is a theme in Dune so buildings should be layers of accumulated extensions, traditions and relics from different eras. The whole world could look more lived in. In a world without microchips a lot of the technology should be a lot more retro. Fremen tech in particular should look a lot more handmade and stitched together from worm skin etc. I also dont get why Florence Pugh gets cast in so many things I remember not minding her in something where she was putting on an english accent but her default voice is this low monotonous drone that is boring and anoying. She also gets given some ugly costumes. The film could have done with a lot more color, I would have put the royal houses in brighter more luxurious costumes and color coded armor..

Chani, in this film, perfectly represents the modern woman. My own wife treats me almost the same way.

The books constantly use the term "water fat" to describe the easy life of off-worlders, and that is exactly how I would describe Zendaya in this movie. She doesn't look Fremen. She looks Californian. From another perspective, I would have been okay with Chani serving as a foil for Stilgar, but she should have come around to fully believe in Paul by the end.

It's arguable that the lack of explanation for the spice is because Dune is a relatively well known property. I haven't watched it, if they're taking time to explain everything in painstaking detail and miss out that, then I agree, but if it's meant to expect you to know a bit about the Dune lore, I think it can be given a bit of slack for that. lol ditching the mixed chick to get with the aryan princess is pretty based.