Dune
Updated: Sep 9
In this episode...
Dune (1984) US film directed by David Lynch, starring Kyle MacLachlan
Dune: Part One (2021) and Dune: Part Two (2024) US films directed by Denis Villeneuve, starring Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, and Rebecca Ferguson
How do you adapt an unadaptable sci-fi epic about the origins of religious belief, the moral responsibilities and failures of people in power, and intergalactic hallucinogens generated by giant worms? Well there's a couple schools of thought. At least.
Claire, David, and special guest Mick (welcome back) get into the vastly different visions of two equally visionary directors, David Lynch and Denis Villeneuve. Did either one of them pull off the impossible?
Source Material:
Frank Herbert's 1965 science fiction epic Dune. The novel follows the fall of House Atreides and the rise of the teenage Paul Atreides as the messianic Lisan al-Gaib.
Which is better?
For those who want to skip to finding out which movie David & Claire say is better, podcast spoilers ahead!
Find out what the best movie is...
Claire: Dune (1984)
David: Dune: Part One (2021) and Dune: Part Two (2024)
Mick: Dune: Part Two (2024)
Interested in which movies tend to be the favorites? Some say the original is always better, but Hollywood always loves a remake. At Two for One, we evaluate each movie on its own terms, but we also keep track of data on what we've liked best.
Listeners Choice
Which Dune do you like better?
0%1984
0%2021 & 2024
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