Dune: Part Two

I've watched Dune: Part Two at the cinema, unfortunately not with as big a screen as I wanted (but still hoping to have that chance shortly).

The movie is spectacular in all the media elements: wide settings, vivid colors, huge soundscape. There is some whispering that makes a few parts less clear (and I am not the only one noticing this generally in recent movies), but overall dialogue is also quite easy to understand.

Several themes that I found intriguing: the battle for power, hidden agendas, exploiting religious beliefs for personal gain, all-out war, the importance of resources, extremism, survival, the danger of outside “saviors”, and so on. It is no surprise the original books inspired videogames such as Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri, one of my all-time favourites.

Overall, a great movie for sci-fi aficionados.

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