Dune: Part One

The first dune has a strong start with an interesting plot, but eventually turns into a bit of a slow mediocre story, I don't care what shane says, the second half is slow.

If the worst part about a movie is that it ends, that's how you know it's a good movie. Great action, great performances, great visual effects, great dialog, great soundtrack, great characters, great production design, great cinematography, etc. This movie's scope is incredibly large and ambitious, and it never fails to live up to this. The world and lore of this movie is incredibly interesting and endlessly fun. This movie is very much a part one, as most of the movie feels like a prolog. This makes the story feel unfinished, with the ending feeling abrupt. Honestly though, that just shows how much this movie sucks you in to it's world and it's characters. I never wanted this movie to end, I was always captivated. If I were to give any other problems, some scenes are a little too darkly lit, and I can barely see anything that was going on. Even after I turned on the TV brightness to it's full capacity, I still could barely see what was going on in these scenes. I also think that the big celebrity cast could feel a little distracting at some parts. It was like they were trying to shove every big name actor in this movie. It made the movie more successful, which is great, but it still feels a little distracting. These problems barely effected my experience however. Mark my words, Dune will be the next great cinematic franchise, standing with the original Star Wars trilogy and The Lord Of The Rings trilogy. I am very excited to see the second installment tonight.

Based on the books of the same name, Dune is an ambitious spectacle that's on par with Lord of the Rings. I was genuinely surprised after I watched this movie how after I watched it, I didn't feel bored or tired like 3 hours had gone by. There isn't really anything bad to say about it except I don't like Timothée Chalamet but that's personal preference. It was easy to get invested with the story and all the lore and workings of the world of Dune despite never having read a Dune book before. Also on top of that it had a good stopping part for being a part 1 which I appreciate that a lot. The cgi was great and the soundtrack fit it really well. Overall fantastic movie and I can't wait for part 2