There’s also no doubt Dune 1984 looks amazing to this day, and will continue to look grand forever. This is a beautiful, richly-layered, heavily textured movie with very distinct locations. There’s the wet and windswept Caladan, home of the well-intentioned House Atreides. The post-industrial hellscape of Geidi Prime, where the villainous House Harkonnen resides. And of course the gorgeous desert planet Arrakis. All were realized in very memorable ways, even if they all lead to complaints from avid readers of the book (and from Frank Herbert himself). That’s because Lynch and his cinematographer Freddie Francis ended up with something that looks very unlike what most imagined the Dune universe as looking, but again, that’s not a problem if you love beautiful motion pictures.
And before we forget, there’s the sand worms. A staple of science fiction and prominent figures in Dune mythology, sand worms were a big selling point of Dune 1984, appearing in promotional materials and helping create some of the most impressive effect-focused scenes in the movie. Overall, Dune 1984 doesn’t just look great with regards to sets, costumes, and landscapes, it also has impressive practical effects that still look fantastic, and were certainly jaw-droppers back in the mid 1980s.
We certainly recommend David Lynch’s Dune if you haven’t watched it yet or are keen on getting ready for the soon to be released 2021 remake . Whatever the case may be, it’s still a wonderful movie, if one not entirely recommended for younger audiences or the easily squeamish!