There's no denying that Denis Villeneuve is on a roll as a director; Sicario, Arrival, and Blade Runner 2049 are smart, visually impressive, and entertaining. With Dune, Villeneuve has continued the trend; in some ways he brought together elements from each of those earlier films. Considering that this is the first, of at least two films, Dune seems primed to do for science fiction what The Lord of the Rings did for fantasy. It would be inaccurate to categorize Dune as an epic film, but it feels like the first chapter of an epic series. The question should be asked, can a film without a conclusion, or even a plot, be considered a great film? Of course it can, but I'm not sure that Dune quite reaches that level. It looks amazing, it is well cast, it has a thundering score, and Stellan Skarsgård's Brando-esque performance was very cool. Hopefully a year and a half from now I'll be able to write about how important Dune: Part I was, and that it was a stroke of genius - but that all depends on Part II (or however many other parts it takes to tell the story).
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