Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utcsrgv.UUCP Path: utzoo!utcsrgv!grindal From: grindal@utcsrgv.UUCP (David Grindal) Newsgroups: net.movies,net.sf-lovers Subject: Re: Movie of "Dune" Message-ID: <1515@utcsrgv.UUCP> Date: Mon, 13-Jun-83 09:54:07 EDT Article-I.D.: utcsrgv.1515 Posted: Mon Jun 13 09:54:07 1983 Date-Received: Mon, 13-Jun-83 11:49:47 EDT References: <189@gatech.UUCP> Organization: CSRG, University of Toronto Lines: 23 The movie of Dune is being produced and directed by Dino de Laurentis (sp?). While the name sounds familiar, I can't think of anything good that he's done off the top of my head. As for doing a good job with "Dune", I don't think it's possible. With any book, the transfer from print to film is difficult, since the film can not describe all the background the book can. Books can give the thougts of the characters, while films can not do so without being either contrived or hokey. This problem would be manytimes magnified by the immense complexity of the "Dune" society. Can you imagine how it would communicate to the viewer, issues such as: 1) The Bene Gesserit and their 50 generation breeding plan. 2) The feudal system of galactic government and how it came to exist. just for starters. Now try and visualize a Hollywood special effects imitation of a worm (Shai-Hulud). I'll go see it when it comes out, but I won't expect much of it. David Grindal (...!utzoo!utcsrgv!grindal)