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The House Atreides, led by Duke Leto Atreides, his concubine Lady Jessica ( a member of the Bene Gesserit clan of вЂњwitchesвЂњ) and their son/heir, Paul, has been appointed by the Galactic Emperor to oversee the mining operations on Arrakis, following the abrupt departure of the brutal House Harkonnen. The House Atreides is getting an unexpected renovation by House Harkonnen. In 21st century terms, itвЂ™s a combination of petroleum and opium in one valuable substance, and the entire galaxy thrives on itвЂ¦yet itвЂ™s only found at Arrakis. Arrakis is rich in a substance called вЂњspiceвЂќ that is critical for interstellar spaceflight and galactic commerce, as well as for its health benefits and psychotropic properties. These Fremen have long ago adapted to the harsh conditions of their chosen planet, creating a whole technology designed around trapping and recycling precious bodily fluids for water. The inhabitants of Dune, the native Fremen, are metaphors (and actual descendants) of the Arabs of the oil-rich Middle East. In the year 10,191, the arid desert world of Arrakis (aka вЂњDuneвЂќ) is, at turns, exploited by the different ruling Houses of the galaxy. In the most succinct, вЂњStar Wars-opening crawlвЂќ-way that I can, this is the story of вЂњDune, Part OneвЂќ: Spice WorldвЂ¦

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Suffice it to say, this review will focus more on the characters and details of the movie rather than the book, of which вЂњDune Part OneвЂќ covers roughly one-half. Much like the mythology of вЂњStar WarsвЂќ (which was partly inspired by HerbertвЂ™s book) or вЂњLord of the Rings,вЂќ вЂњDuneвЂќ has a lot of plot to absorb, and I havenвЂ™t read it fully in about 37 years. Note: For this review, IвЂ™m going to assume the reader has at least a passing familiarity with the story, so I wonвЂ™t go too deep into its labyrinthine machinations and world-building. All of these earnest attempts to adapt the dense mythology of the books seemed to be hindered by one factor or another, never quite capturing the epic scale of HerbertвЂ™s workвЂ¦

The second miniseries, вЂњChildren of DuneвЂќ (2003) abridged two of the вЂњDuneвЂќ sequel novels ( вЂњChildren of Dune,вЂќ вЂњGod Emperor of DuneвЂќ) and would amp the star power with Susan Sarandon and then-newcomer James McAvoy. SyFy channelвЂ™s вЂњDuneвЂќ miniseries was more faithful to HerbertвЂ™s book, but also hampered by made-for-TV production values of 20 years ago, and a somewhat lackluster cast. 2000вЂ™s more faithful, if little-discussed miniseries of вЂњDuneвЂќ was a noble, ambitious attempt to rectify some of the mistakes of the Lynch version it was hampered by a distinct lack of real desert location filming and star power within its cast. No Dune fan with even a passing interest in film production should miss it.

Giger and Chris Foss, is well-chronicled on the must-see BluRay/DVD вЂњAlejandro JodorowskyвЂ™s DuneвЂќ available on. Note: The story behind JodorowskyвЂ™s psychedelic, pre-вЂњStar WarsвЂќ adaptation of вЂњDune,вЂќ which featured spectacular production art by ALIENвЂ™s Ron Cobb, H.R. In recent years, the Lynch version has been reappraised by some as an underrated, punk-flavored gem, but either way, itвЂ™s still far from an ideal representation of HerbertвЂ™s book. For a generation, the Lynch film was the only вЂњDuneвЂќ motion picture in the galaxy, and it was often savaged by critics for questionable storytelling choices, major liberties taken with the ending of the book, and other unexpected flourishes, such as the use of the rock group Toto on the soundtrack ( following QueenвЂ™s вЂњFlash GordonвЂќ song, four years earlier). Over the last five decades weвЂ™ve seen (and almost seen) a surreal, aborted Alejandro Jodorowksy adaptation ( circa 1975), a colorful 1984 David Lynch misfire and, more recently, an ambitious, faithful, smaller-budgeted pair of SyFy channel miniseries ( 2000вЂ™s вЂњDuneвЂќ 2003вЂ™s вЂњChildren of DuneвЂќ).

The path of Frank HerbertвЂ™s seminal 1965 science fiction novel to the screen has been almost as harsh and dangerous as conditions on the desert world of Arrakis.

The late Max von Sydow, Patrick Stewart, Kyle MacLachlan and Jurgen Prochnow in David LynchвЂ™s stylish, dense, and often bizarre adaptation of вЂњDune.вЂќ

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