Not quite sure how I feel about it yet. They nailed the stillsuits, but the other costumes, IMO, look rather... bland. Like, they look good for what they are (except for the armor, I'm really not feeling the armor), but I wish they went for a more baroque style. I guess the style they went with is kind of to be expected as I suppose they're trying to give this as much of a serious sci-fi impression as possible (and are probably desperately trying to avoid comparisons to the Lynch movie).
Timothee Chalamet and Oscar Isaac look perfect for Paul and Leto.
The thing about the Dune sequels is they get progressively weirder. I'd definitely recommend at least reading Messiah. Possibly Children of Dune, as well. Dune, Messiah, and Children work as a kind of a trilogy; I don't like Children as much as the first two, but it's still solid overall and Paul's story isn't really finished without it. There's a massive timeskip between Children and God Emperor and between God Emperor and the last two, IIRC. Some consider God Emperor the best, but I personally don't really get the hype there, but YMMV. I don't remember it all that much other than feeling like it kind of didn't do much besides really spell out the themes that the series was building up to; it's much more philosophy-oriented than action-y. Heretics and Chapterhouse get REALLY fucking weird. For me they're a bit of a mixed bag. They've got some cool ideas and I liked the focus on the Bene Gesserit. On the other hand, the sexual stuff gets really weird and very uncomfortable at times - there's some stuff (in Chapterhouse, I think) that I legit can't fathom how it got past an editor. Also, Chapterhouse doesn't have a conclusive ending (there was a seventh book planned, I think Heretics and Chapterhouse were meant to be parts of a second sort of trilogy), so that's something to bear in mind. Depending on your tolerance for weirdness, I'd say overall it's worth it to try going through the sequels at least once, but there's a reason even Dune fans all have different opinions of them - it's a strange series.
I'd definitely avoid all the non-Herbert Dune books.
Timothee Chalamet and Oscar Isaac look perfect for Paul and Leto.
The thing about the Dune sequels is they get progressively weirder. I'd definitely recommend at least reading Messiah. Possibly Children of Dune, as well. Dune, Messiah, and Children work as a kind of a trilogy; I don't like Children as much as the first two, but it's still solid overall and Paul's story isn't really finished without it. There's a massive timeskip between Children and God Emperor and between God Emperor and the last two, IIRC. Some consider God Emperor the best, but I personally don't really get the hype there, but YMMV. I don't remember it all that much other than feeling like it kind of didn't do much besides really spell out the themes that the series was building up to; it's much more philosophy-oriented than action-y. Heretics and Chapterhouse get REALLY fucking weird. For me they're a bit of a mixed bag. They've got some cool ideas and I liked the focus on the Bene Gesserit. On the other hand, the sexual stuff gets really weird and very uncomfortable at times - there's some stuff (in Chapterhouse, I think) that I legit can't fathom how it got past an editor. Also, Chapterhouse doesn't have a conclusive ending (there was a seventh book planned, I think Heretics and Chapterhouse were meant to be parts of a second sort of trilogy), so that's something to bear in mind. Depending on your tolerance for weirdness, I'd say overall it's worth it to try going through the sequels at least once, but there's a reason even Dune fans all have different opinions of them - it's a strange series.
I'd definitely avoid all the non-Herbert Dune books.
. Should've gone for an original score, but hopefully just a trailer issue.
