Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Keeping in shape in DUNE

The Sy-Fy Channel produced a really shitty version of the DUNE saga back in 2003. It was main bad because of the special effects, which were cheaply done CGI that looked like a really badly rendered video game.

But the Sy-Fy (and I still fucking hate the name of that channel) version actually went further than any of the theatrical films so far by adapting the first three novels of Frank Herbert's six book series.

We get to see Alia (Daniela Amavia), Paul's sister, as an adult. We also get to see Alia staying in shape with this intense session where she has to defend herself against automated attack drones. She's barefoot throughout this scene.

Once done with her lethal workout, Alia steps out of her clothes and goes naked for a spell. Daniela Amavia's performance is one of the best things about this entire mini-series. Here's hoping we see Alia again in the new DUNE film.

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