![]() ![]() If you can just try to forget that rain falls on Arrakis at the end (without reason), the rock group Toto's score, the ridiculous and distracting attempt to allow the characters' inner monologues be heard on screen, and the truncation of many plot elements, you can stand it. In its defense, however, it contained very high production values, lavish production design, a stellar cast, and much incredible visual imagery that sticks in the mind. The depth of this novel cannot be conveyed in a two hour film, and David Lynch was badly undercut by the producers, who changed things to match their own desires. The 1984 film adaptation was an abortion. I'm not talking about the whole book series, I'm just talking about the original novel. ![]() Others would disagree, but they would have to admit that it is up there, even if it isn't their #1. I consider Frank Herbert's "Dune" to be the greatest science fiction novel of all time. ![]()
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