re: Dune answered an age old question for me tonight

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The only bit of info about how strong House Atreides actually is is when the two other armies are conspiring and the Emperor’s forces say that Atreides isn’t as strong as they are, despite them being quite formidable. Otherwise, you’re left guessing other than the Baron maybe convincing the Emperor that Atreides is dangerous. Regardless, it’s still a damn fine movie and the material is dense and they did a good enough job explaining most of it.

But there are flaws to me that kept me from getting entirely engrossed in the world for the first half of the movie.

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Yeah I think it was a misstep to not re-create the scene from the first movie when the guild navigators came to meet with the Emperor. Scene actually shed light on why House Atreides was such a threat and why Paul is the threat he is. But I really enjoyed the movie.