![]() Humanity’s survival depends on a magical spice called Melange which, among other things, serves as a mind-expanding narcotic, medicine, and fuel source for interstellar travel. ![]() ![]() The emperor rules humanity with various planets serving as vassal states run by nobles belonging to several royal houses. Artificial intelligence has ceased to exist following a man-versus-machine war. Herbert’s Dune is set in the distant future when mankind has spread across the galaxy. How did a novel once considered unfilmable finally become a successful movie? To understand the depth of Villeneuve’s achievement, one has to consider why the novel was thought of as unfilmable, and how Villeneuve found a solution to problems that trapped his predecessors such as master filmmaker David Lynch, whose worst film is perhaps his 1984 adaptation of Dune. The success of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune, starring Timothee Chalamet in the lead role of Paul Atreides, has motivated producers to greenlight a sequel, which was required in any case because the film is an adaptation of exactly one half of the book. ![]() *Spoilers for Dennis Villeneuve's Dune below*įifty six years after its publication, Frank Herbert’s seminal sci-fi novel Dune has finally had a film adaptation that has worked with critics, fans, and newcomers to the series. Scene Turner is a fortnightly column, in which Devarsi Ghosh looks at literary adaptations on film and television.
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