![]() When he just happens to fulfill the prophecies of a messiah implanted in a superstitious desert people by the same sisterhood, he uses religion as a tool to raise an army and restore his birthright, but as we learn in the sequel Dune Messiah, the holy war takes on a life of its own and scorches the galaxy. Young Paul Atreides is the product of the Bene Gesserit sisterhood’s centuries-old project to breed a superman. Lynch downplays the materialism and focuses in on the magic.ĭune deals with the explosive results of combining religion and politics. Dune also combines a cynical materialism with genuinely mystical ideas like prescience. ![]() It was too visually interesting a scene for Lynch not to steal, and he used it to advance the plot in crucial ways. For instance, the audience with the Guild navigator is not in Dune, but a similar scene takes place in the sequel Dune Messiah. Yes, Lynch changed some things about Dune, but the changes were for the better. Even the score by Toto managed to grow on me. But when my initial impression faded and I returned to Lynch’s film with an open mind, I found it immensely imaginative and compelling. I could see Herbert’s world, and Lynch’s vision was not my vision. Frank Herbert’s original novel made a powerful impression on me. When I first saw it, I was deeply disappointed. ![]() David Lynch’s Dune (1984) is a flawed masterpiece.
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