Ten thousand years after the Butlerian Jihad, during which the thinking machines were destroyed to save humanity, mankind has spread across the galaxy as part of a great galactic Imperium.
How can you replicate this in two, or even three hours? The depth of development of religion and mysticism, coupled with the ecology of a seemingly barren planet is something I’ve never encountered elsewhere in any of my reading. They collectively build a rich history, a sociopolitical and socioeconomic study of a feudal universe that is heavily dependent upon a single natural resource. Following the story of House Atredies through the millennia Dune, along with Herbert’s original five follow-on books, are not just another science fiction serial. I’ve read the book no less than a half dozen times, each time extracting more out of the complex world that Frank Herbert created. Dune, Frank Herbert’s opus, beloved by science fiction fans and by most accounts, the best selling science fiction book of all time, is an examplar of nuance and depth. The nuance of the narrative and the depth of character development is difficult to match in an impatient medium that frowns on running times longer than two hours. Keeping true to the spirit of any novel is an incredibly difficult challenge for a screenplay writer. Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens.
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