[ SECRET POST #5317 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #5317 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.


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[Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles]


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03.
[The Langoliers]


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04.
[Howl's Moving Castle]


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[Letterkenny]


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06.
[Lupin]


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07.
[Pretty in Pink]









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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Herbert was very intentional in creating his world. He was very interested in designing a desert world and in coming up with how people could survive on such a world.

I addressed this exact point in my previous comment when I said, "I can see how a change like this--especially for something that ties directly into a huge aspect of the world-building--would bother me."

I just disagree with your priorities in this case. No matter how important the functionality of the suits is to the story (and I have read Dune, so I am aware that conservation of every last ml of water is pretty damn important), I agree with the anon who started the thread that having the characters faces visible is probably more important. It's a tough call, though, and if I had a strong attachment to the story I'd probably feel differently.

Also, it's been many years since I read the book and I can't recall, 1. whether they wear the full suits at all times or only when they venture outside, and 2. how much of the movie must necessarily take place in environments that necessitate them wearing the full gear.

If it were my movie I'd probably have them decked out in the full gear whenever they were out in the unsheltered environment, then have them switch to nose-tubes and body gear only when they were sheltered. But from a costuming standpoint that significantly ups the difficult factor, from an acting standpoint it spells added physical discomfort, and most importantly it risks losing the audience who may find the scenes where the characters' faces aren't visible difficult to emotionally engage with.

I mean, you're not wrong to think a decision like this probably indicates that narrative accessibility has been prioritized over conceptual rigor and nuance. But like, it's a $165 million dollar picture; of course it prioritizes accessibility. There was never any doubt that it would.