I'm amazed that the screenplay for a 150 minute movie, based on a ~400 page novel, fits on 40 pages.
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#42Should have just dictated it to a mentat.
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#43On the one hand, as a technologist, this pisses me off because we've advanced so far in the field of word processing. Autocorrect, holding more than 40 pages in memory, cut/paste, etc. Why does this Luddite persist in the old ways?!?!?! But as a writer who knows the pains of distraction... maybe he's on to something?
I don't view autocorrect as an advancement to be honest. It causes more issues than it solves IMO. On a phone it's ok to have it because typos are so frequent but on a PC I'd never use it.
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#44Are we going to see old refurbished devices be sold as distraction-free machines? Does a new market for somewhat-luddite computers exist? I'd like to buy something like the freewrite [1] but cheaper, any suggestions? [1] https://getfreewrite.com/
I've had similar experiences with green screen enterprise manufacturing software. It had a remarkable amount of features that were accessed via nested command sequences that didn't take too long to learn, and could easily handle 800 users simultaneously with no lag or interruption.
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#45Earlier quoted context omitted.
I was considering to watch it this weekend. So you advise against it?
It's fantastic. Go see it in Imax if you can. Going to the theaters will help to get part 2 made.
I was so disappointed after spending like 12 hours watching this film to it ending without telling the complete story. Never mind the Part 1 title card at the beginning. I just assumed they were going to expand upon the story not cut it into pieces. Then to find out that they didn't already green light the rest of the story being made. WTF? Who does this in today's movie universe? We get the full story approved to make or we take it to another studio. Right Mr. Jackson?
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#46I'm amazed that the screenplay for a 150 minute movie, based on a ~400 page novel, fits on 40 pages.
As mentioned in the article, he aims to make each act fit in 40 pages, not the entire screenplay.
> Roth also said the 40 page limit helps him structure his screenplays.“I like it because it makes acts,” he said. “I realize if I hadn’t said it in 40 pages I’m starting to get in trouble.”
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#47The screenplay was the worst part of the new Dune movie
I was considering to watch it this weekend. So you advise against it?
I've read the novel several times over the years, and watched both he 1984 Lynch production and the mini-series several times each. IMO, the new movie is better than both previous screen adaptations. It follows the book pretty closely, only omitting some details, and not adding any McGuffins or other needless new plot points (coughweirding modulecough).
I certainly have my nits to pick. But, they are truly nits. Friends have reported non-Dune fans (never read the book or watched other adaptions) can get a bit lost, particularly children. But, my wife and I loved it and hope part 2 gets procured in a timely manner.
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#48The screenplay was the worst part of the new Dune movie
I loved the Lynch version. I wonder if this one will be even better?
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#49I'm amazed that the screenplay for a 150 minute movie, based on a ~400 page novel, fits on 40 pages.
I think it's 40 pages to an act.
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#50Are we going to see old refurbished devices be sold as distraction-free machines? Does a new market for somewhat-luddite computers exist? I'd like to buy something like the freewrite [1] but cheaper, any suggestions? [1] https://getfreewrite.com/
kobowriter[0], which repurposes a Kobo e-reader along with a USB-keyboard was earlier on HN[1]. The thread has a few more suggestions.