Comment by andrewstuart 2 days ago
I wish just for once these directors had simply made the movie of the book and damn the consequences of what Hollywood thinks audiences want. The movies that directors such as Peter Jackson make are brilliantly done - if only the story wasn't hacked. And that's not even addressing the worst of the travesties such as Radagast the Brown being covered in bird shit and the dwarves in The Hobbit being a bunch of circus clowns.
> What works in books often doesn't work on screen and vice versa. They are different media.
Not really. The biggest issue is time. As far as i noticed, one needs 2 hours of movie for 100 pages of a book. Anything below this (fitting 400 pages in 2 hours) is art. That's why Lynch's version is better.
That's why the director is listed as "Alan Smithee"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Smithee
"Alan Smithee (also Allen Smithee) is an official pseudonym used by film directors who wish to disown a project."
Yeah. He seemed pretty torn up about it. I believe he said he “died a death” over it.
Here’s more into for anyone interested.
https://www.cinedump.com/reviews/2021/6/3/dune-alan-smithee-...
What works in books often doesn't work on screen and vice versa. They are different media.