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"That being said, having now seen both Villeneuve's Blade Runner and Dune at the cinema, both leave me slightly cold. I'm trying to work out why this is, and in the case of both the original Blade Runner and Lynch's Dune, I think they both managed to convey depictions of strange worlds that were simu"
"In a similar vein I don't know what to call it but it's wildly easy to dupe them into eating up pseudo-intellectual films so long as you use decent visuals, have occasional pauses and/or drop random unsubtle references, ala Nolan or Villeneuve. Not that they make *bad* movies, but the worship does m"
"Especially not the gritty and self-serious Nolan/Villeneuve brand of sci fi/fantasy - the genre now seems fundamentally trivial to a point that I'd rather it just be fun and campy than dark and 'adult'."
"Dune is undergoing something of a renaissance thanks to the Villeneuve films. I think that's lovely, but I am increasingly concerned that studio execs will recognize this and go all in on a cash grab."
"Been meaning to check it out for awhile just cuz I've liked basically everything I've seen from Denis V., and it did hold up. But I sort of figured that was mostly his project from the start. Not the case tho."
"i read the book years ago and loved it. was really looking forward to the film and it surpassed what I was expecting. so much of it was exactly how I envisioned it while reading years ago. herbert was an absolute genius for making such a vibrant and beautiful world out of wastelands, and Villeneuve "
"I can't recall this amount of activity swirling around Denis Villeneuve's other movies like Sicario, Arrival, or Blade Runner 2049. So what gives? What's the hubbub?"
"Polytechnique, Denis Villeneuve"
"there are some great stories from the guests he has worked with (Joel Coen, Denis Villeneuve, etc.)"