Hard agree. The first book is an amazing experience and while the new movies are great on their own, they leave out a lot.

The third movie, covering Messiah, will probably be better than the book because the book wasn’t as strong as the first in the series. It is even more cerebral and very very very far into the ‘plans within plans’ shit. A movie that simplifies that a bit in service of a tighter story has room to shine.