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I think Villeneuve maybe leaned too far in the sci fi futuristic aesthetic.

Yes, while a strength of his adaption is that he actually respects the books, I fully agree with you that the production design and especially the costumes look pretty bland. Another thing I consider a weakness is how the deeper lore is pushed into the background and instead action scenes are put in the focus, which is typical for movie adaptions of books in general, just think of LOTR.

Exactly, Kyle MacLachlan was perfect for the role of Agent Cooper but I will never get what Lynch was thinking when casting him as Paul Atreides.

I think these are stylistically too captured by the 70s fantasy genre

Valid opinion, I think the fantasy touch fits well, considering how influenced by classic drama Dune is but that is of course a question of personal taste.

If you look at Moebius other work The Metabarons it’s far more futuristic and inventive.

I think there is a misunderstanding. The Metabarons series where made by Jodo as a director/writer and several graphic artists realizing his vision, Moebius not being one of them. The only Metabaron drawn by Moebius is Nameless in The Incal series, which was also directed by Jodo.

little old guy who’s paradoxically, extremely dangerous

Oh I see, you mean like the little chinese grandpa who turns out to be a grand master of kung fu when he is getting attacked.

And I kind of like it, frankly! You know, as opposed to the more common ‘look at me, I’m muscular and badass-looking’ character, which is kinda what Marvel/DC have flogged to death over many decades.

Absolutely, it´s a reason why John Difool is my favorite sci-fi hero!

So an artist might create half-a-dozen odd character designs to show the production-designer / director, letting the boss pick and choose elements they like best to create the final physical version of that production’s character. All very SOP and common in these cases. So you might even find a concept drawing in which Duncan is the shrimp, and Gurney, the big, imposing guy.

Makes perfect sense to do several different drafts to select the best one in the end, I did not think of that practice.

I’d love to have seen Jodo’s Dune

Me too! I don´t care that he would have changed a lot of things from the books, as long as there would have been no pugs and heart plugs!

Hahaha, only the slow blade will pass the shield and stab you in the balls!

Sorry no, you can´t claim some made up bullshit and then just nonchalantly move the goalposts to another planet when you get called out for it. You lied about pro-genocide propaganda being posted here and you should apologize to !johnny_enzyme@lemm.ee for that.

Agreed, we allowed this to go too far and for too long. I promise faster bans in the future, sorry for any inconvenience caused by our hesitation.

You are so hung up on seeing the world in black and white that all you got left is toxic and misanthropic hate speech. A well differentiated discussion about a topic as complex as the Israel-Palestine conflict is obviously not possible with you.

I could never forget Veggieman. He left a permanent impression on me as a child. However, I did not know Winter and find him even more charismatic!

I love about this one is/are the background color gradients. The blues, greys, yellows and browns. Really cool!

Yes, I noticed that too in many of his works. The color gradients of the horizon, especially the sky often fading from blue into orange/pink, are indeed impressive. When I compare those gradients to an actual early sunset I find them to be very close to a perfect depiction.