stealing trees

[rose_griffes]

I almost dug up a baby tree the other day. It was at the edge of some soon-to-be-developed property, so I knew it wasn't going to be long before it was bulldozed. But after double-checking the leaf shape when I got home, it turns out I was mistaken about the tree species.

Aside from almost-guerrilla gardening, I've been to the movies. Dune was... weighty. Which is both good and bad. Overall I did feel positive about it, but dang, Denis Villeneuve, maybe lighten up a little? Just a smidge? That two and a half hours felt longer than it was, in part because there's ZERO levity.

The cast was spectacular, the movie looked awesome, and the story was apparently pretty faithful to the source material. But also, it was half of a book, which leads to an incomplete narrative. That's a REALLY long movie to have only half of a story.

I agreed with most of this review, which also had this hilarious and spot-on description of the movie's lead: "I have also barely mentioned Chalamet, and that’s because I believe very strongly that if you have nothing bad to say about a malnourished chap who spells Timothy with two e’s, you should say nothing at all."

So have you seen it? What did you think?

Comments

[fleurviolette]

Yeah, the first book sets it up but it is critical of the concept of charismatic leaders who claim they’re the ‘chosen one’. That ‘prophecy’ is orchestrated by a secret organization who influences the politics of that universe. The storyline still follows the family of the main character in the second and third books, as well as two other ruling families. The second book is more like a political family drama, then the third book is heavy with philosophy and supernatural elements within the Dune universe.