There’s a ton of the story and characters from the novel missing thanks to the movie being chopped into two parts, with just the first half or so present in Part I.
This means there are also a lot of major characters and events that don’t make the cut at all, and Zendaya’s character Chani has a very small—but important—role.
Take the risk, spend the money and go to the theaters to see this on the biggest, most high-quality screen you can find, preferably with Dolby Atmos or some other really good sound system.
Trust me, I have a very nice home theater setup with an expensive OLED screen and a really nice surround sound setup.
Dune is enjoyable just as an epic, visually stunning space opera.
The politics and scheming is a little tricky to navigate as well, especially since the movie skips ahead a little too quickly during some very important moments.
Kain co-founded the political commentary blog The League Of Ordinary Gentlemen, whose members have gone on to write at multiple major publications including The New York Times and Slate.