Thing is, you're comparing it to GOT, a TV Show. TV shows are made for those kinds of stories. I could give it three or even four seasons to set up the world as a show. But it is a movie, so it has to be judged as a movie. I think overall we agree, which is good.
And yeah, Blade Runner 2049 is an amazing movie.
Absolutely, that's why I think maybe Dune should have been a TV show and not a movie. Its story doesn't seem to work very well for movies.
Either way, my friend who read the book says it gets better. So I am looking forward to it.