I am heartbroken and in shock. Denis has bastardized my most cherished literary experience. When will the biz learn that adapting books to film is not simple arithmetic but more like differential equations. Furthermore, the ungodly sums of money dedicated to production were not enough to overcome the time constraints arbitrarily imposed by the studio. Adapting a book like Dune takes time above all else, much like a craniotomy. To rush that procedure is to forfeit all hope of success. …
