The Sleeper has Awakened!

[rogueslayer452]

++ After seeing the third trailer for Dune: Part 2, and recognizing some of the scenes presented, I'm absolutely ready for this movie. I know it had been pushed back due to the strikes, although now we have a definitive date for its premiere: March 1st. I cannot wait.

Additionally, Denis Villenevue announced that the script for a third Dune is almost finished, by which he means adapting the second book, Dune Messiah. It seems he wants to direct a proper trilogy, and quite frankly I think it works because Dune Messiah is all about deconstructing Paul's arc and journey. I don't know if there are plans on adapting the rest of the books (again, I want them to get to God Emperor of Dune because, WORM! GOLDEN PATH! WEIRDNESS GALORE!), I think adapting at least the first two books is a good starting point.

++ It's also been announced that Saw XI is in the works, continuing the Saw franchise with its eleventh installment that will premiere in September of 2024. As I said in my Saw X review recently, I'm always ready for more of these movies.

++ Hearing about the Cait Corrain (a debut book author review bombing smaller authors, being racist, and ultimately tanking their own career before it even began) drama and the whole expose of James Somerton by Hbomberguy (among others) for being a mass plagiarist and spreading misinformation, it's been quite an interesting thing to witness especially when it has become a conversation by bringing up the deeper, bigger issues each situation has. The former brings attention to the ongoing issues surrounding GoodReads and review bombing which has been a massive problem for a lot of authors for years and how Amazon refuses to do anything about it, while with the latter others have addressed the importance of double/triple/quadruple checking information instead of relying solely on a single source and taking what is being said at face value and being able to suss out the bullshit particularly in regards to stealing/plagiarism and giving questionable statements. Online drama of varying degrees come and go, and yes the Internet will want instant gratification by being reactionary in the moment when it happens, but I do like it when there are takeaways like these where people actually examine the bigger picture and what can be learned from it.

Comments

[autumndaze]

Ooh the Dune trailer looks lovely :3 Very excited.

[rogueslayer452]

I'm pretty excited and curious to see how they adapt the second half of the book. There's a lot that happens, and it'll be interesting to see how they'll pull it off.

[autumndaze]

Yeah I'm aware XD I've read the book multiple times! For me the meat the of the story happens in this part of the narrative (I mean obviously there's the Battle of Arrakeen and Paul amassing his followers, Gurney coming back, Alia, Jessica...), so it'll be neat to see what they do. I was chatting with a friend about Irulan... I'm very curious about how the fight between Paul and Feyd will look. I'm still kind of eh about how they've decided to portray the Harkonnens, but I'm just gonna... walk past it. Ian McNeice did the Baron the best and this existing won't change that lol I'm also interested to see more of Paul and Stilgar's relationship in this version. Just everything. There's so many things they have to squish into one movie...

I think this trailer sold me slightly on the chemistry between Chalamet's Paul and Zendaya's Chani, but mm... we'll see!

[rogueslayer452]

I'm still kind of eh about how they've decided to portray the Harkonnens, but I'm just gonna... walk past it.

Yeah, same here, especially seeing Feyd-Rautha in these trailers. It seems far too heavy-handed to tell the audience that he's a villain character particularly with his character design, idk.

But yeah, we'll just have to wait and see.

[sunshine304]

There was indeed an abundance of internet drama recently! I still can’t get over Corran’s stupidity – she had everything going for her and self-sabotaged like this. But you’re right that this time, there’s at least some good things to take away from this, raising awareness of some deeper issues than the personal failures of the people involved.

[rogueslayer452]

Although her recent "apology" is not great, at least she's getting actual serious consequences for her actions, which is a good thing.

But yeah, I know that people online love roasting individuals who get caught doing something wrong, but focusing on figuring out the other issues is a great way to turn the conversation around to becoming a learning experience rather than doing personal attacks that do nothing productive.

[elizalavelle]

Seeing the Cait Corrain situation unfold was wild. She ruined her career just as she was getting her big break and did so just to be petty on Goodreads? That can't have been anywhere near worth it.

I don't pay huge attention to reviews on Goodreads for just this reason. If the book sounds interesting I'll give it a read and then maybe read reviews after I'm done. Review bombing is just weird antisocial behaviour.

[rogueslayer452]

Jealousy born from insecurity is one hell of a drug, and pettiness born from that creates a combination that can lead one down a road to self-destruction.

I'm the same way. I don't pay attention to reviews on things, on Goodreads or just in general. If I'm intrigued enough by the description of the story alone I'll check it out. I know what I like and what I'm looking for in a story. I don't need reviews to sell me on something, especially since people's opinions and tastes are subjective anyway.

Review bombing is so wildly immature to me. This isn't just a Goodreads issue but an overall online issue, like I know Rotten Tomatoes had this problem when people wanted to skew the score ratings on things.

[elizalavelle]

Review bombing is definitely immature. It strikes me as the same kind of behaviour as people who try to pick fights on reddit by going to places that are specifically not for them. Like Trump fans going to post in Democratic spaces and then whine about being attacked. I had some J.K. Rowling fans find me on a post that was critical to her most recent (at the time) anti trans post and then started sending me messages saying that they knew I was lying and had clearly never read any of the Cormorant Strike books which... what a bizarre lie that would be. I've read the first few and then stopped as she revealed who she was and as that hate started to leak more and more into her writing.

Rotten Tomatoes is another good example as fandoms that get really toxic try to bomb anything they think is "woke" and just... find a new hobby everyone. If you don't like the movie maybe it's not for you and just don't see it. Lots of movies aren't for me. I don't make it my entire personality to critique them.