[oldschoolcalgary]

Originally Posted by D as in David

I re-read the book for the first time in decades before going to see the movie and I was shocked how small Shadeout Mapes' role was in the book. Much less than I remembered so I didn't feel the movie short-changed her in it.

That's fair - I haven't read the actual book in 15-20 years... i did listen to the audiobook recently, and though Mapes wasn't in it a ton I thought there were a few things that could have been clarified

Spoiler!

- like the crysknife being super important and Stilgar taking it back iirc? and the value of the crysknife to the Harkonnen as a way of infiltrating the Fremen... i think it was her that remarked about the palm trees being something that the Fremen didn't like because it flaunted the water wealth...she could have been the one watering the palms for example and explained that to Paul

I'll have to watch it again - I think its a great movie, and they did a good job of covering most of the important stuff. Minor quibbles on my part...

there are rumors that the dinner scene was filmed but cut out, so I am still hoping that there is a 'Villeneuve Cut' that Mamoa hinted about.