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Dune: Part Two has been labeled as one of the greatest films of the last decade and even one of the greatest sci-fi movies of all time… so does it live up to the hype? About the Movie: Dune: Part Two is a 2024 American epic science fiction film directed by Denis Villeneuve, who co-wrote the screenplay with Jon Spaihts. The sequel to Dune (2021), it is the second film in Villeneuve's adaptation of the 1965 novel Dune by Frank Herbert, and it follows Paul Atreides as he unites with the Fremen people of the desert planet Arrakis to wage war against House Harkonnen. Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista, Zendaya, Charlotte Rampling, and Javier Bardemreprise their roles from the first film, with Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Christopher Walken, and Léa Seydoux joining the ensemble cast. Follow me on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/rekrap17/

David Zaslav, Hollywood Antihero The C.E.O. of a conglomerate that includes Warner Bros. studios, CNN, and HBO takes on an entertainment business in turmoil. The story of how one man is single handedly ruining Hollywood... or is he?

Content is slowly ruining film - as well as your attention span with it. With a society that would rather watch a 60-second dance video as opposed to a challenging drama movie, it got me thinking about how platforms like TikTok and YouTube are conditioning audiences to not actively engage with their content. We all just want a distraction from real life instead of artistic cinema that makes us think. Studios know this and it is effecting movie production and distribution through the use of algorithms and artificial intelligence. Content is killing REAL artistic film. Timestamps: 0:00 - Content vs Film: An Animated Story 7:22 - Get Prepared 9:42 - The Streaming Wars 14:12 - Streaming Originals Feel "Cheap" 17:36 - The Attention SPANdemic 22:22 The Spielberg 9000 24:09 Final Thoughts Follow me on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/rekrap17/ Follow REKRAP on Rumble for NEW Videos every week!

2023: The Year The Landscape of Cinema Changed Where have all the big spectacle event movies with substance gone? With Oppenheimer becoming so successful and even joining the billion dollar club, it gives me hope for Hollywood's future. Finally, it seems that audiences are waking up and not accepting empty and bloated blockbusters, but rather demanding more from these widely distributed studio tentpoles. Comic book films, popular IPs and proven franchises took a backseat at the box office this past year and I think this could lead to some positive change for cinema... Follow me on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/rekrap17/