By Tommy O\u2019Neill\/\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDune,\u201d released Oct. 22, is a movie adaption of Frank Herbert\u2019s famous science fiction novel of the same name. The film covered the storyline of the first half of the novel, following Paul Atreides (Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet), the son of a noble family that is thrust into a war for the inhospitable planet Arrakis. The planet holds the most valuable substance in the galaxy, called \u201cthe spice,\u201d which extends human life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The thing I enjoyed the most about the movie was the cinematography done by Greig Fraser. I would\u2019ve been entertained watching the film on mute, just looking at the visuals of the different scenes. More of the budget went into creating high quality sets and using less CGI, unlike most science fiction movies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To get the best experience, I recommend going to the movie theater to see how well the movie was shot on the big screen. If you are a nearly broke college student like me, Warehouse Cinemas in Frederick sells tickets for only $7 on Tuesdays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of the things that I didn\u2019t like was that the movie claimed to be featuring Zendaya, but she ended up getting the least amount of screen time out of any of the actors\/actresses in the film. Apparently, her character will play a bigger role in \u201cDune Part Two\u201d which will follow the second half of the book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA lot of people I know said it was boring, but I thought the story was so cool. It was slow-paced but extremely entertaining, the action was sick and the graphics were out of this world. I loved it,\u201d junior Carina Perichino said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Another issue I had with \u201cDune\u201d was how difficult the plot of the movie was to follow. Without having any prior knowledge of the story, I felt a little lost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Frank Herbert, author of \u201cDune,\u201d puts you into a story without much context to go off, so you need to understand the terminology being thrown at you while trying to grasp what is happening in the story. That\u2019s what made the book a little bit difficult for me, but once you get to the middle of the book, I\u2019ve heard that things tend to pick up and start to make more sense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, I recommend the novel to anyone who is a science fiction buff like myself. Many of my peers have read the entire series and enjoyed every page. Herbert even provides a dictionary of terms in the back of the novel, so make sure to study up before you begin reading. Having to read a glossary of terms to understand the story isn\u2019t exactly my cup of tea, or anyone\u2019s in my opinion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I give the movie a 9\/10. I took a point off because of the story being on the confusing side, but overall, the movie was fantastic in every way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"