I am desperately looking forward to the next installment, where we are promised more than seven minutes of Zendaya and someone riding the damn worm. Lil’ Timmy Chalamet gives it his all in this one and continues to convince me that maybe he’s just as great as we collectively believe, and Oscar Isaac delivers another stunning performance that gives me big, stupid heart eyes every time he’s onscreen. Let me first say that I was not a Dune fan before seeing the 2021 film adaptation, but since convincing myself to see it, despite not being a sci-fi fan generally, I have chanted “DUNE, DUNE, DUNE” at least once a day simply remembering the blessed experience of viewing it in the theater. The story, which is ultimately a sweeping political drama, is great, but what brings the movie home are the technical feats: spaceships and planets and even giant worms, all rendered with such verisimilitude, you can’t help but believe for a moment that they’re real, organic things, along with seat-shaking sound, all of which was handsomely rewarded with technical Oscars this year.
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