I knew I had to watch this when I saw it was by the producers of Barbarian, and I wasn't disappointed. It's not a "scary" horror film, but it did keep me on the edge of my seat. It plays to classic horror tropes, and gives me a classic Twilight Zone vibe. If you've seen a lot of classic horror then you can probably guess where it's headed part way into the film, but despite it being somewhat predictable I didn't find it any less entertaining.
An incredible film which is easily 10x better if you've read the books and understand the deeper lore.
After the setup it doesn't have a whole lot else to offer.
I went into this with high expectations based on the press popping up in my feeds. It didn't live up to the hype, but it was also enjoyable -- if predictable. The main character was well developed and much of the film was about her: her trauma and social struggles.
It was quite a ride. If you enjoy horror films and making sense of symbolism and allegory, give this a watch. Be wary of spoilers in reviews.
yep it's a bad film
The dialogue was unnatural. It was just a series of platitudes and affirmations aimed at young children. I guess if you're a young child or a parent this short film might be good entertainment but I found it laughably bad.
It was an entertaining documentary, but as a Dune fan I am between apathetic and happy this film was never made. It was painfully clear this guy A) didn't understand Dune, and B) wasn't setting out to create a faithful adaptation of the work. He said he hadn't even read the book before deciding it was practically his mission in life to make it into a film, and he uses a rape metaphor to describe what he was doing to the work. Gross.
“It’s different. It was my Dune. When you make a picture, you must not respect the novel. It’s like you get married, no? You go with the wife, white, the woman is white. You take the woman, if you respect the woman, you will never have child. You need to open the costume and to… to rape the bride. And then you will have your picture. I was raping Frank Herbert, raping, like this! But with love, with love.”
