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高三英语培优外刊阅读

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外刊精选｜科幻巨制《沙丘2》全球大爆，它到底好在哪？

今年首部真正意义上的好莱坞巨制《沙丘2》，上周末已经在中国内地上映。时隔三年，导演丹尼斯·维伦纽瓦带着他的科幻电影续集重返荧屏，一上映就引发了强烈反响。仅两周，全球票房已经达到3.8亿美元，预计将超越前作的4.3亿美元总票房。维伦纽瓦的这部系列大片，是根据弗兰克·赫伯特1965年的同名小说《沙丘》改编而成。这本长篇巨著被誉为“现代科幻里程碑之一”，是众多科幻迷心中的“圣经”，影视化的改编难度可想而知。维伦纽瓦此次大胆尝试，成功与否？和原著相比，有哪些异同？

Dune:PartTwoReview:Bigger,WormierandWayFarOut

ByManohlaDargis

HavinggonebiginDune,his2021adaptationofFrankHerbertsfuturisticopus,thedirectorDenisVilleneuvehasgonebiggerandmorefaroutinthefollowup.Setintheaftermathofthefirstmovie,thesequelresumesthestoryboldly,deliveringvisionsbothphantasmagoricandfamiliar.TheartofcinematicspectacleisaliveandrockinginDune:PartTwo,anditsablast.

Adaptationscanbeespeciallydeadlywhenmoviemakersaretoopreciouswiththesourcematerial;theyretorpedoedbyfealty.DunemadeitclearthatVilleneuveisntthatkindoftextualist.Characters,subplotsandvolumesofdialoguehaveagainbeenreducedorexcisedaltogether.Thestory—itstrajectory,protagonistandconcerns—remainsrecognizableyetalsodifferent.

Herbertsnovelisagreatjuicyslabofabook,ameticulouslydetailedandenjoyablyengrossingfantasyaboutbeliefanddoubt,survivalandstruggle,idealismandnihilism.Itsadensepalimpsest,withinfluencesrangingfromGreekmythologytoShakespeareantragedyandJungianpsychology.

OurworldisneverfarfromthatofDune,withitscruelty,greed,fearmongering,sectariandivisions,battlecriesandpowerplays.Partofthestoryspotencyisitsfamiliarity.LikeHerbert,VilleneuvehastappedassortedinfluencestocreatetheworldofDune,drawingfrommyths,westerns,warfilmsandsoon.

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