I grew up loving the Lynch version, believe it or not. I also grew up thinking the Adam West version of Batman was amazing. Then June 23, 1989 happened, and I realized that new versions can surpass old ones, like Adam West had done with the Robert Lowry and Lewis Wilson versions of Batman, which doesn't diminish the older ones, just enhance their uniqueness to their time period. The kid in me will always love the 1984 version because of how it made me feel at the time, for the sake of nostalgia. the middle-aged me sees how the newer versions built upon the foundations laid out by Herbert and Lynch and appreciates a more director's vision centered approach where the studio isn't restricting the creativity of the auteur. Also, If you get a chance, check out the documentary Jodorowsky's Dune, about the unproduced mid-1970's version that would have changed cinema if made. Some of the ideas found their way into Jodorowsky and Moebius's comic The Incal, and influenced countless creators, notably Luc Besson and The Fifth Element.

That’s like saying high Fantasy Autors are ripping off Lord of the Rings

@@wingthomaux Lucas actually admitted to it. Everything has inspiration. I get that. There's still a point where so much is lifted from ones source that it is ripping something off. No one's own the hero's journey or using folklore as inspiration. What Lucas did was more akin to writing a summary and then rearranging some things, followed by missing the point.

@@wingthomaux just for reference I usually defend authors when they're accused of ripping off someone's story. This is a case that I happen to find indefensible.

@@keturahspencer I don’t see the it tbh. There is nothing in Star Wars where I would say that it’s a copy or ripping off dune. I understand that Lucas took inspiration from different movies/genres, threw it together and put a admittedly pretty basic story on top of it, but that I wouldn’t say he ripped off anything.

@@wingthomaux George Lucas has a bad habit of taking too much direct inspiration from other writers. The movie Willow is another example. It actually did take too much from Tolkien. I still like Willow, but it obvious on re-watch. Conserning Star Wars and Dune, it's not a basic story. You just grew up with Star Wars so it's been normalized to you. I'm not talking about the Heroes Journey aspect. I'm talking about lifting world building. Herbert himself noticed 16 aspects that were too similar in his opinion and there are entire videos on KZbin should you decide to look them up. One or two would be homage or coincidence, but they add up.

Thanks for listening. I appreciate your point of view and your take on the material.

Bro how can you say what someone else would do or know what they've been through. Sure I know a lot of people would be scared, but you don't know what people have been through or have done in their life. I don't think most people woulda snitched about the cigarettes if they were willing to be in thst life. Now all the other stuff maybe

(😉) i will add the long riders

The 3-4 hour version will be released in a few years as The Snyder Cut. Lol.