I've seen Dune, and it was good. I thought it was a very faithful adaptation of the book.
I have not seen any of the Wheel of Time series, nor do I have any plans to watch it. From what I've read on the internet, it takes way too many liberties with the source material including altering the basic plot of the entire series. *smh*
One of these things will go down in history as a fine piece of art. The other, not so much.
The lesson, as always, is to stay faithful to the book. If a book is adapted for a movie, it's because the book is popular in a big way. It's the height of hubris for some movie-producer guy to think that he can do better than the author at telling that author's story, especially when the book has already proven its worth in the marketplace by selling millions of copies.
This sort of thing should be the easiest slam-dunk in the history of money-making. A popular book already has a built-in fan base. Just give those preexisting fans what they want and rake in the cash. It's as simple as that. If you do right by the book fans, then they'll shout your movie's praises from the rooftops, and word of mouth (or internet) will work its magic, and you'll have a box office smash.
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