@Hydrogen. On Dune if you are not a fan of the books, it will be hard to be a fan of the movie. Dune is not similar to Starwars where it was created like a tv soap opera with lasers, spaceships and as a marketing tool for commerical merchandising. Dune was a very good movie and it deserves the nomination for best picture, I reckon.
I'm a fan of David Lynch's
Dune (1984) and the books.
The 2022 rendition of Dune doesn't do the story justice. Atreides disembark onto Arrakis decked out in full body armor. When the Harkonnens attack, the Atreides engage them without the body armor they wore earlier, or much in the way of weapons. This is never explained and doesn't make much sense.
The fictional character of Paul Atreides is supposed to have trained as a soldier and leader from a young age, and be very skilled in these areas. The actor selected to portray Paul Atreides in the 2022 Dune film looks like he was born and bred to be the ultimate accountant. Highly skilled at writing memos and paperwork. Otherwise, completely useless in terms of what the character is supposed to be.
The scene where palm trees are watered is anti science. Trees and plants would be placed inside an enclosure like a greenhouse where water and humidity could be trapped and retained. They would never be planted out in the open bleeding moisture. There are small details like this scattered around the film which are anti science or written by authors who fail to know the most basic aspects of common sense. The ornithopter and carry all designs also may have been flawed, although I can't remember exactly what issues I had with those.
I couldn't recommend 2022 Dune as it simply isn't faithful to the spirit of what the Dune genre stands for.
David Lynch’s Dune was very scattered. He tried to force everything in one movie.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ac_7VInKnowMy only annoyance on Denis Villeneuve’s version is the incompleteness in introduction of the Dune universe, the politics, the guilds and the history.
They did not have body armor because they were not ready. Dr. Yueh turned off the shields and there was a surprise attack from the enemy. It was detailed in the book. Gurney Halleck was also separated and he was assumed dead.
Paul is trained, however, he was not a soldier. It was also revealed to him that he was meant to be a mentat. Paul was also only 15 years old when they went to live in planet Arrakis.
The date palms were also described similarly in the book but by Dr. Yueh through talking to Jessica . Blame Frank Herbert if this is
anti science. The movie is only following what is written in the book.