Movie
Dune
(2021)
Based on 1 book•6 differences documented
Summary
Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet's exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence-a commodity capable of unlocking humanity's greatest potential-only those who can conquer their fear will survive.
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Based on•Published 1965
Dune
by Frank Herbert
• DUNE: PART TWO • THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE Directed by Denis Villeneuve, screenplay by Denis Villeneuve and Jon Spaihts, based on the novel Dune by Frank Herbert • Starring Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Dave Bautista, Christopher Walken, Léa Seydoux, with Stellan Skarsgård, with Charlotte Rampling, and Javier Bardem Frank Herbert’s classic masterpiece—a triumph of the imagination and one of the bestselling science fiction novels of all time. Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of Paul Atreides−who would become known as Maud'Dib—and of a great family's ambition to bring to fruition humankind’s most ancient and unattainable dream. A stunning blend of adventure and mysticism, environmentalism and politics, Dune won the first Nebula Award, shared the Hugo Award, and formed the basis of what is undoubtedly the grandest epic in science fiction.
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In the book, they spend a lot more time on worldbuilding
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Film only covers first half of the novel
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Top Differences
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Worldbuilding
In the book, they spend a lot more time on worldbuilding
They provide a much more vivid picture of the park in the book.
Consensus:Strong consensus(1 vote)
Plot
Film only covers first half of the novel
The 2021 Dune film ends roughly halfway through the book, before Paul fully joins the Fremen.
Consensus:Strong consensus(1 vote)
Setting
They spend much more time on setting
They really spend a lot of time on setting
Consensus:Disputed(1 vote)
