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submitted 1 week ago by BoozeOrWater@lemm.ee to c/movies@lemm.ee

There are still a few movies to be released (https://www.movieinsider.com/movies/2024), but it's still probably a good time to have a look at the best movies from 2024 and discuss them.

There will be similar threads on !showsandmovies@lemm.ee, and probably !animation@lemm.ee

Feel free to comment with the movies you liked the most, ideally one comment per movie so that other people can chime in and discuss.

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[-] golli@lemm.ee 7 points 1 week ago

Agreed cinematography, set design and costumes were top notch, same as with part 1, but i agree with you that pacing was an issue. Imo the root cause was a change they made from the books

book/movie spoiler (not sure if the spoiler tag is necessary)

By deciding to keep Alia Atreides (Pauls sister) unborn it drastically shortened the time frame they spend with the Fremen, getting immersed in their culture and gaining their trust/support, from years to to months. That means everything feels rushed and they also e.g. cut the death of Paul and Chani's first child. But then again this change was probably for practical reasons, because the movie was already long as is and it also avoided having to cast a child actor.


[-] scytale@lemm.ee 3 points 1 week ago

I had the same sentiment about the implications of

spoilerAlia not being born

in the movie, but I also understand they were already running at almost 3 hours. Maybe an extra montage to show time passing by? Or maybe that's too cliche. Either way, it's still the best film of 2024 for me.

[-] Blaze@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 week ago

Thank you for the spoilers, and bringing up a very good point!

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