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    8 days ago

    I think it can still recover, but I felt the same way after leaving the theater for part 2. I was confused why they decided to change it that much. It’s supposed to make her seem intelligent and independent or something, but honestly it just make her seem nieve. They discuss Paul needing to do something like this, and she knows his mother’s position was the same, but was still his father’s only love.

    It’s bad enough that they cut out an entire portion of their lives where they have a son together, and lose that son to the Harkonnen. Then they do what they did at the end and it’s just wrong.

    It’s definitely the easiest to watch though, and I don’t know that it’s less accurate than 1984’s (Paul calls in rain after he wins the battle?). The miniseries is most accurate though.

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      7 days ago

      Shortenning the timeframe of the first book from a few years to a few months definitely had some weird effects, like Paul and Chani’s relationship not being as solid yet. When I watched Part 2 the first time I kept wondering where they were going to put the timeskip before I realized they just weren’t going to have one.