DUNE, Part One: The Planetologist 

I think a lot can be learned from Dune, to improve our D&D. ;)

In just one generation!

The most politically engaging D&D campaign I ever ran was loosely based on Dune.

Giving a spin to the very name "D&D"

@@PhyreI3ird Dunes and Dehydration aka: Dark Sun but with less magic and more lasers. :)

Oh, yeah! Homeworld should definitely get a moive too

But colville isn't his homeworld

Reading a story, reading an easy on a story, watching RU-vidrs theories on the story..., and now the interpretation of the story through a engineering-level game mechanic’s POV. Does Herbert ever stop being amazing? (.........., it’s a longggg story Mr. Colville, where’s the rest of the playlist at, sir!!!! Ohh, and ty.)

Papa Nurgle approves.

Then you got it, even if not consciously. "Terrible Purpose" and how it happens is the entire theme of Dune.

I thought the correct quote was "burdened with terrible purpose" :P

@@garicb9271 - Not sure, never heard of that film. But, based on Herbert's later works, the series as a whole, and his notes and interviews later, the book "Dune" set up the world and established the main characters. The second book (I *think* it was Children of Dune, but I get the title mixed up sometimes) is the actual thesis book, exploring the dangers of messianic figures and prophets giving purpose to fanatical peoples. The later books (by Herbert himself) all just kind of explore the fallout of those events, or extrapolate on the backstory that set the stage to begin with.

It was a quote straight from the book

YEP. Dune is fucking insane.

And to think it starts by saying "Beginnings are the time for taking the greatest care"

Dune is literally the greatest Science Fiction masterpiece ever made and even better it is two trilogies.

@@platypuslord2399 That's.. true for certain people, but there's some caveats. It is the single greatest science fiction setting ever made if you look upon it as a world with all of its events, but as a story to read through it can be really challenging in a not so great way. I loved all the books personally, but they can be an absolute fucking slog for most people. By no means am I trashing his writing style, but I will say that his writing style can be like reading an encyclopedia. If you go into it expecting a wealth of information and connections which paint the picture of a vast and rich setting, you'll love it, but if you go into it expecting to read through it like any other fiction, you're probably going to hate it.

Proper, rather than propping up.

It's where you can find out how Thorin Oakenshield got his name, and where the crown of Isildur was recovered, for example.

Yea its the weakest and most unnecessary 'point' Matt has made for me in any of his videos, he spins that narrative on BR2049 frequently - I'm sort of unsure why, I know for a fact he wasn't a fan of the film - he said it wasn't for him. Making that point tells us nothing in the context of the video, it feels like a jab and a half-truth to something Matt didn't like, and its clear why it failed at the US box office, people went to see IT instead... a remake, that got green lit with a sequel before the release of the first film. BR 2049 made 90 million in revenue, that sure was under the projected or even average of movies of similar budget during that time, but wasn't a commercial flop per se. Besides, it was based of a 30 year old movie that had eerily similar revenue projections at its release. Nobody wanted this movie, its audience small - Ford and Gosling weren't BO draws either it seemed. Source: www.the-numbers.com/movie/Blade-Runner-2049#tab=box-office

Came here to say the same thing. The original Bladerunner "flopped" as well.

Can someone explain, without mentioning the visuals and cinematography (which were fantastic) , why the Blade Runner sequal was good? I'm not trying to be mean or contrary or anything I genuinely want to know why people liked it as I thought it was one of the most tedious, meandering and pretentious films I've seen all decade.

@@moochieman7 Someone else can go into more detail but in brief I thought it explored and extended the themes of Blade Runner in a logical direction and it didn't invalidate/ruin the original film. In brief, it explored what it meant to be human via the journey of our protagonist.

Add to that that it isn't your typical Hollywood cookie cutter paint by numbers, it didn't try, nor want to get the widest possible viewing audience by watering down its message.

Is it a quotation? I don't think that the sentence is from the book. I am not sure exactly how to describe it myself. Maybe "a summary of the premise" or something similar.

Jimi Danaan My bad. I meant "quotation" as "phrase on Dune", and not from the book itself. It wasn't clear!

What is a "math rock?"

@@jimidanaan2213 polyhedral dice

it has a tendency to do that.

It can't be that good, can it Oo next on my list I guess

@@DerXavia It really is - it throws a lot at you to start with but you sink into the setting so quickly and so absolutely it's amazing. Honestly akin to Lord of the Rings in terms of influence and how much it changes how you think about the entire sci-fi genre.

I highly recommend the prequels , they are not as dense but have amazing payoff when the timelines converge.

I too can Matt for now I've read this book

I am really looking forward to the new film. Timothy Chalamet was great as a young Henry V, and I think will be a perfect Paul Atredes.

The movie they made was good. This is another sjw reboots. No one can write there own stories anymore. They had reboots but it all started with the new mad max I believe.

Anti Antifa This one is not a reboot. It is an adaptation that is trying to be as faithful as possible to the book, unlike the David Lynch movie. If you are worried about SJWs then Dune is not for you. Women feature heavily in the story and are some of the most powerful beings in the universe.

@@peterhaberstroh8017 The David Lynch movie was superb and this will be sjw brainwash. Read the books and the David Lynch movie is Top notch. Had the toys as a kid. Read the books dont rewrite a book for a movie. Dune is more for White males and thats why you want to rip it up. Its for me not you and women are not the all powerful in the books.

@@peterhaberstroh8017 Also the model work and special effects were great! The wearding modules were dope! There racist though huh?

I've heard it called one of the best sequels of all time. Financial success is never an indication of quality though, as demonstraighted by how long james camerons Avatar was the highest grossing film.

Yes, I agree. I was watching on reddit then came here to comment what you said! I am kinda 'glad' it was a box office flop because that means Villeneuve is willing to create something that is not necessarily that interesting for mainstream audiences for the sake of GOOD storytelling.

@@colbyboucher6391 he said it had moments he really liked, and that it's not a bad movie by any means, it just wasn't for him

Hey, I can't find that video on twitch, any pointers?

noice. the sequels are decent too

It seems you've been infected with terrible purpose. Enjoy!

Four months has passed. What do you think of it now

Liet's fate is tragic, but he died the only way he deserve to die. At peace, in the deep desert, as new gods are born.

Ditto.

You won't regret it!

If you dont mind spoilers, ru-vid.com/group/PLRXGGVBzHLUcHQ7hqlPCBfGOE_keG3HC9 breaks down the whole series and explains a lot, which got me a lot more interested in it. There are also a lot of spoiler free videos on dune too

Frank Herbert novels tend to follow a common pattern. There is a lot of atmosphere, a vast amount of fascinating world building, and politics galore --- with numerous actors all trying to pursue their own agendas, and all constrained by their particular strengths and weaknesses. It is incredibly immersive and largely explains the appeals of his writing. Then in the last 20 pages, everybody starts shooting at one another and a miracle happens, not seldom a literal deus ex machina.

My daughter, sadly, finds both versions terribly boring (she grew up HP/Twilight) so it looks like I’ll be seeing this one alone...

@@williamderkatzen8987 - She probably just needs time to mature. Dune is a thinking person's drama. There are so many layers that a casual consumer will be bored. Fear not. Keep it on the periphery of her awareness, and one day she'll get there. The beauty of Dune is that, when the time comes, it'll be just as fun as if you'd seen it together the day it first came out.

@@bordenfleetwood5773 I can see that perspective. I tried to read Dune in eighth grade, and it was like reading A Tale of Two Cities (Better than Ambien!) and only when I went back at it after high school was I able to first of all finish it, and second of all truly appreciate it. My ability to absorb/care about the following books died about halfway through Chapterhouse.

@@MonkeyJedi99 - You got further than I did! Lol. I stopped a few chapter into Children of Dune. The setting is beautiful and iconic, and I'm always on the lookout for new Dune stuff, but the source books... It's classically written Hard SciFi, which means the author had a sociological or societal narrative that he wanted to press upon the reader. That's honestly okay, but it means that I tend to just stick with the original book, or look for the works by later authors in the same universe.

@@bordenfleetwood5773 everyone stalls on Children of Dune. You just have to power through.

The speed at which Matt narrates means you would probably only need 15 minutes to listen to the full book.

I wish the audio book for dune wasn't an audio drama I dont know why but I cant listen to audio drama. It too jarring. But I'd pay to get matt to read dune. Can that be a goal on the next kickstarter

Personally, i love the characters in the story so i didn't feel like i needed it to go anywhere, just let me follow Cal and Shallan's story

Neil Anderson Agreed. Kaladin easily carries the narrative through the first 1000 pages.

Just as a clarification, I agree and loved the characters as well (hence why I continued reading). But unlike some of his other work, Mistborn for example, the Stormlight Archives are much slower in building toward the overarching narrative by comparison. I only highlight this issue in hopes that people giving the series a try won’t be dissuaded by the slower pacing (when compared to most contemporary fantasy fiction, that is).

Sanderson makes great worlds but his writing is painful. I have read the Stormlight archives so far but the prose always make me cringe.

aguyfromnothere That’s a fair critic. His prose are more functional than beautiful, but as you said, he makes fascinating worlds, and for that reason I mention his work in relation to the opening of this video. If someone was looking for a more prose centric author, I’d recommend the likes of Patrick Rothfuss or Anne Rice.

And yet, like those kids you new it would change your life, so, you listened and became a zealot of matt colville.

Yes would love more of this.

It's out now. Finally

Do wear the shield next time.