174
Movie differences
(hexbear.net)
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
this post was submitted on 27 Mar 2024
174 points (100.0% liked)
memes
22685 readers
394 users here now
dank memes
Rules:
-
All posts must be memes and follow a general meme setup.
-
No unedited webcomics.
-
Someone saying something funny or cringe on twitter/tumblr/reddit/etc. is not a meme. Post that stuff in !the_dunk_tank@www.hexbear.net, it's a great comm.
-
Va*sh posting is haram and will be removed.
-
Follow the code of conduct.
-
Tag OC at the end of your title and we'll probably pin it for a while if we see it.
-
Recent reposts might be removed.
-
No anti-natalism memes. See: Eco-fascism Primer
founded 3 years ago
MODERATORS
Stilgar is supposed to become a fanatic, it's a very impactful line in the book:
I haven't seen the second movie (don't know that I will,) they just have him like that from the jump?
Yeah, it's one of the worst changes from the book - Stilgar is a believer from the beginning, and is even described by other Fremen as being kind of a religious fanatic who sees prophecy everywhere. It's an unfortunate change, as this was one of the most important themes in the book, the way that fanaticism debases people.
It's a bummer that Stilgar doesn't go on that journey in thia film, especially consider how much it beats us on the head that the prophecy is a cynical manipulation.
I think they applied Stilgar's whole arc to the "northern" Fremen concept. They go from skeptics who laugh in Paul's face to being indistinguishable from the southern fanatics by the end. Paul even has a line similar to the one posted above, but applied to the Fremen broadly ("They used to be friends, now they're followers").
I do wish we got to see Stilgar go through more of a transformation himself, but I like Bardem's performance enough to overlook it.
As a fanatic communist I personally believe fanaticism based me pretty well
That's so lame, many of Paul's fever-dreams are agonizing over this exact thing, the transformative impact of the jihad and seeing it ripple through culture and history. The other changes AOCapitulator mentioned are pretty bad/annoying, but I am really not a fan of this one.
Literally he is a punchline. He is a religious zelot that Chani and other zoomer fremen rag on for being fundamentalist, the audience laughed several times at what a religious sap stilgar is.
he still had some good lines and its a good stilgar performance, but DAMN they just skip right to it, stilgar is already transformed and lessened
That is incredibly disappointing, I really like the Stilgar character because he is such a tragic figure.