I wouldn’t say it’s a particularly good adaptation or movie. But the visuals and set design are an opulent maximalism that should be seen and appreciated.
Lynch made some baffling additions to the story and world that undermine the central themes in the books. On plus side, the practical effects are astonishing, Alia is the unsettling little creep she’s supposed to be, generous amount of worms, the Atreides royal pug, and Sting in a winged codpiece.
