Review of Jodorowsky's Dune (2013) by David W — 26 Feb 2016
A fun and insightful documentary, but not a critical one. Jodorowsky is presented as the hair-brained hero, but one smells something of the liar in him, not mention his speech about how one can only have children by raping the bride (to be fair his English is shaky and he may merely be discussing the popular view that women like aggressive sex).
His version of the book comes off as unworkable and outlandish and after discussing his ending, I felt relieved that the movie was never made. The film is also unfair to David Lynch. It strangely revels in touting, although with flimsy evidence, that Jodorowsky influenced on such "classics" as Prometheus and Masters of the Universe.
You may think I did not like the movie. Truth is I very much did, but I also found it one-sided and frustratingly on the edge of being great, much like Jodorowsky himself.
This review of Jodorowsky's Dune (2013) was written by David W on 26 February 2016.
Jodorowsky's Dune has generally received very positive reviews.
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