I truly believe, in my heart, that Dune Parts 1 and 2 together, is perhaps the greatest cinematic achievement in sci-fi history. This is coming from a life-long Star Wars fan who experienced the original in 1977 with my father, saw Blade Runner during it's initial theatrical run, and witnessed David Lynch's attempt at Dune in theaters in 1984. All through these unique cinematic experiences, Star Wars remained my favorite... until now. Because of my father, I became a huge fan of the book, Dune, in junior high. My Dad and I had numerous discussions over its themes, adaptations, sequels, and hidden meanings over the years. Unfortunately, my Dad passed away right before the release of Dune Part 1. So I can't even describe the emotional connection I've had with both of these masterpieces. I was in tears watching Part 2. I wish, more than anything, my father could have been sitting next to me as I experienced what might be the most emotionally moving moment in a theater in my entire life. I know my Dad would have loved these films as much as I do. I am truly blessed to have been able to see them myself... Thank you for your analysis.

@redpanda1971

Ай бұрын

You articulated exactly what i feel, as a fan in their 50s. Funny that my memory of Blade Runner, is of my mother taking an Han Solo fan into what we thought would be more sci-fi fantasy. I came out of that movie, changed as a person. My mother is currently suffering from late stage dementia, and doesn't know who i am any more, but the fact that she was there for such an important moment in my life will be something I'll carry with me, always. As mentioned in this video, even as we watched it, I knew it was something special. I haven't felt that feeling again, until the credits rolled on Dune 2. I just wish my Mom could experience it, too.

@michaeljohnson5444

Ай бұрын

I feel this post…my Dad gave me a beat up 60s paperback copy of Dune when I was so young that I actually asked my parents to remove it from my bookshelf because the sand worm on the cover freaked me out…but I loved the book. I lost my father last February. But one of my favorite final memories is of going home about four or five months prior to his passing…he wasn’t doing much but sleeping and eating at that point…but I turned on Dune Part 1 on the tv in my parents’ living room when I was visiting and bored…and he walked in with his oxygen tank and asked what I was watching…I was about ten minutes into the film..and I said, “Can you guess…?” He watched about 5 minutes and asked, “Is this the new Dune?” I said yes…and he sat down and watched the entire rest of the film with me…I’m not sure he had been awake for a consecutive four hours at that point for a long time. He stood up at the end, looked at me, and said, “Pretty good…that’s what I saw in my head when I read it.” This will always be one of my final treasured memories of my Dad. I too wish he had lived long enough to see Part 2.

@catgodfather1507

Ай бұрын

Disagreed. Dune Part II was a complete letdown and conveys nowhere near the feeling of the 1984 Dune movie. I highly recommend that you watch the 3 hour fan edit version by Spicediver.

@Maya_Ruinz

Ай бұрын

I wholeheartedly agree, I have been waiting for the return of Dune for decades and I am just so glad they give it to Villeneuve. Great Sci-fi doesn't need giant lazers and space battles, it doesn't need aliens or wormholes or even mindbending technology. What it does need is the ability to transport a person out of their seat and truly take them on a journey, it needs to be able to move the heart and at the same time challenge the mind. Villeneuve's Dune does this in strides, the story may have all the trappings of science fiction but what it does marvelously is put your feet in the desert, lets you taste the spice and ride along the back of a giant sandworm. It puts you in the mind of a young man who through the machinations of the Bene Gesserit has become powerful enough to control the destiny of the entire galaxy. That is true science fiction at its best.

@TheShapingSickness

Ай бұрын

I'm really sorry for your loss 😢 the same happened to me, my mom passed a few months before Dune part 2 came out, she loved the first one and kept asking me during her last months when part 2 was coming out 😢

Guys, I think he liked the movie

@J1MBOD1N1

Ай бұрын

I think you might be onto something here

@chasedevinney7792

Ай бұрын

Yes very indubious of you

@ClaudiusCaelum

Ай бұрын

@@chasedevinney7792Captain Obvious award nominee ( if not that it was intentional, lol )

@Whodey-AJ

Ай бұрын

I recognise a fellow empath 😅

@lazypops3117

Ай бұрын

redditors spotted? 😅

I watched this movie like Stilgar watched Paul

@nekolexofficial8735

Ай бұрын

As is written 🙏🏻

@Meriadoc

Ай бұрын

oh my god you wrote what I didnt know was EXACTLY how I felt!!!! arghhhh

@MicSlapsStrings

Ай бұрын

Watching the movie that way is exactly how Frank Herbert doesn’t want people to view Paul 😭

@sam4secretary

Ай бұрын

100%-- the prophesy that we'd live to see Dune filmed was fulfilled.

@juliorodrigo6259

Ай бұрын

*Lisan al Gaib intensifies

something to consider, there is only 100ish years of cinema, there are thousands of years in painting, we are only in the infancy of the art of cinema

@cecilyerker

Ай бұрын

We’re going to see AI assisted movies made with the likenesses and voices of dead people

@richard759

Ай бұрын

quoted from Christopher Nolan!

@Triannosaurus

Ай бұрын

@@cecilyerkerwhich will never amount to the touch of a true human spirit

@KayosWONER

Ай бұрын

​@@richard759 this is quoted from Peter Greenaway, though Nolan will also say it.

@PolyMadd

Ай бұрын

Cinema will be dead in few years. Just wait that AI will do the movies... and then in VR you will LIVE the movies... cinema is nearly dead.

20 years ago, Lord of the Rings changed me. The single most powerful moment being the arming of the stoic civilians in the Two Towers, whose example helped me overcome trauma even decades later. But the last few years have shown cinema sinking so low, I’ve been to theaters maybe once every 6-9 months. But this film, *this* is a reminder that we deserve genuinely good cinema again. A lot of terrible, talentless people need to move aside so we can get more movies like *this*

@countdooku75

Ай бұрын

Reddit moment Ok but rly, these don’t compare to LOTR at all.

@christophergillette7167

Ай бұрын

@@countdooku75 Not in story or character, because LotR is a deeply personal tale that moves our better selves. You feel a connection to so many characters, and you love the people who are coming under such threat. LotR will always be my favorite films. But Dune doesn’t really try to compete in those areas, as the setting is more grim, so many of the people are monstrous, manipulative, or heartless, and even the protagonist knowingly starts wars guaranteed to cause extreme human suffering. It moves us in a darker, more dangerous way, not showing us who we wish we could be, but who we absolutely do *not* want to be. One elevates the good in people. The other warns of how horrible we can be. I know which I prefer, but I see the value in both. Dune *does* compare in the sensory and cinematic aspects of film. The care and weight given to the visuals, the sounds, the spectacle. We’ve seen tons of shallow garbage that leans on spectacle alone, but in Dune the spectacle actually has purpose. You feel the weight of history and the scope of the galaxy. I will always love LotR more, but in the 20 years since we were given that masterpiece, few things have captivated me as much as Dune. Less important, but I was commenting on a video where a guy was incredibly deeply moved by a film. If I’m not allowed to open up in a similar way in this specific context, when can I?

@noah.blackwood

Ай бұрын

@@christophergillette7167 I agree so much with this, thank you for putting it into words.

@alexeiharp7676

Ай бұрын

The fellowship and two towers are still leagues ahead as far as I'm concerned. Dune 1 and 2 are a good movies, totally worth watching and ten times better than the crap we got lately but they have problems too, especially in terms of pacing.

@christophergillette7167

Ай бұрын

@@alexeiharp7676 Oh, I fully agree. I didn’t mean to imply that Dune is actually LotR’s *equal* but it’s been far too long since I was fully immersed and captivated. If it became normal and expected to get films of dune’s caliber, I’d care about theaters again

The reason the sandwalk scene hits so hard is because they are DANCING. They fell in love as they danced together.

@marijanewernsman6134

Ай бұрын

I agree. As I watched that scene, I recalled Z’s background in dance since girlhood. Her teaching Paul to be in sync as they “sand-danced” showed her growing love for him.

@seanp9277

Ай бұрын

It was horrid. That was supposed to be Paul's rite of passage, surviving the desert on HIS OWN. Chani helped him cheat.

@freedmen123

Ай бұрын

​@@seanp9277 Wrong. "What we do, we do for the good of the tribe". Wasting a good blade because he is an Outworlder who had no instruction in the Fremen Way is not good for the tribe. It was up to Paul to seek out a teacher and be receptive to them. It was up to Paul to apply the lesson.

@LuisSierra42

Ай бұрын

@@seanp9277 cry more

@laxin1231

Ай бұрын

@@seanp9277pauls rite of passage was riding Shai Hulud

Dune 2 may be the end of modern cinema. But Dune 3 aka "Messiah" will be the beginning of a new era for cinema

@DoremiFasolatido1979

Ай бұрын

And hopefully that's all the farther they go. The novels go downhill fast after that. But, these movies have already been better than the book, so perhaps someone can reign in the utter ridiculous stupidity of the rest of the series and ground it enough to be worthwhile.

@Xepent

Ай бұрын

@@DoremiFasolatido1979 i dont think the books go downhill, but the ability to faithfully adapt them into movies becomes too unruly for even the biggest sudios combined

@DoremiFasolatido1979

Ай бұрын

@@Xepent Oh no...they go really downhill. They go from toeing the line of "sci-fi" versus pure fantasy...to just going pure fantasy...in the dumbest possible sense. Their grasp of large-scale politics and economics is tenuous at best in the first few books, and just goes off the rails in Children and onward.

@AweSean-wv3xo

Ай бұрын

@@DoremiFasolatido1979 Who cares?

@MikePhilbin1966

Ай бұрын

D3 will be fascinating... so much work to do, so much pathos, and revelation. It will deviate from the books, because it already has.

"We are not meant to be him... we are meant to recognize him. To see parts of ourselves from every angle, for better or worse." Damn bro I did not expect to come to this video and get teary-eyed. 10/10

I'm tired of movies filmed in stage like sets. I want the depth of field, I want the scale, I want the close up character shots to matter, I want all the shots to matter... Like every panels in the best of comics / graphic novels Lovely essay.

@JonPL

19 күн бұрын

Blade Runner 2049.

@ProfEngywook

8 күн бұрын

Depth of field? Every other shot in this movie was shallow focus.

I went to see Dune part 2 at a theater with my best friend and had a great time, but after the movie ended I had this feeling which I had not felt in a long time. It felt as if I had just watched the Lord of the Rings trilogy for the first time ever, it felt special. That is what I believe Villeneuve's Dune is, an echo of a long gone time in cinema history. Then I knew this was it, one last wave goodbye to those times of joy and wonder in this medium. It has finally happened, Dune was successfully filmed.

@di3486

Ай бұрын

I wish I felt like that. The experience was ruined by the stupid changes.

@CVerse

Ай бұрын

@@di3486that’s why I went in without reading the books. I wanted the _cinema_ experience, not an experience tied to the burden of its source, like how MCU fanboys react to marvel movies

@iamthesayyadina

Ай бұрын

@@di3486I’m sad you feel that way. I loved the changes. Giving Chani and the younger generation agency by making them skeptics gave the one-note Fremen of the novel far more depth and dimension. Making Chani a Fedaykin instead of a Sayyadina makes her far more interesting and more believable as someone Paul would be in love with than the sycophantic one-dimensional Chani of the books. Not having a two-year time jump solves having a weird ETrade baby Alia. Would I have preferred it to be a big budget HBO series? Yes, but the problem the IP franchise has in adapting it from page to screen is God Emperor because it’s unfilmable due to Leto’s physical state and making it not be ridiculous for an audience of non- book readers. The prequel series will give us far more content and that’s coming this year after House of the Dragon S2.

@Animal_Mother

Ай бұрын

​@@iamthesayyadina the sad fact is that it was said by the director that he was going to make FH's vision of Dune, this is not it.

@Dan-bq1dz

Ай бұрын

@@iamthesayyadina Chani is a victim. The fremen are victims. They lack agency because they're being used, propelled to achieve cultural dreams they dont even realize they don't want. Chani is the same way. She thinks she wants Paul, but she is lying to herself- denying the alien aspect of him. She thinks she wants a green Arrakis- never once realizing that brings cultural genocide. She thinks that loyalty and faith will save her- these are what destroy the universe, destroy the Fremen... destroy Paul. Chani and the Fremen are one and the same. We feel sorry for them, with the long view of things, because for them there is no victory. There is no truth but the lives they had and the struggles that defined them. That Chani and the Fremen don't appear to have agency isn't some slight from Frank Herbert against the people, or a sexist commentary, its the setup for a series-long long form tragedy. In Dune they're at their cultural and literal strongest. Messiah sees them worn down, annihilated in war, huddled in new gleaming imperial cities and lavished in foreign wealth and alien customs, only slowly realizing that they have been mislead far too late to correct course, too deeply in drunken love with their own dreams of endless triumph, glory, love, and power. Thats the moment where Paul loses the only person he's allowed himself to truly love anymore. That's when the Fremen lose what makes them special. After that- after Chani's demise- its just a ritual march to annihilation- like the decadence then annihilation of the Sardaukar culture. Until by the events of Chapterhouse the Fremen are a phantom thing, barely even mentioned; a whisper on the spice-winds of no-ships hauling their exported sandworms across the cosmos as time and mankind passes their memory by; exactly as designed by the whims of an inhuman god-tyrant exercising the most monstrous regime known to the species. That's why I don't like Chani's changes. Chani- more than even Stilgar, is the face and the voice of the soul of the Fremen people. When Paul annuls his marriage to pursue imperial power, he isn't just betraying this person, he's betraying everything the fremen part of his arch taught him- he is achieving a kind of synthesis of who he is in the first and second parts of the book.. for the worse, obviously.

At 72 years old this is the best science fiction movie of my lifetime and am glad to live long enough to see it. It's rough being a scifi fan having to grasp at the straws of good movies. Dune has elevated the art of scifi storytelling to the high bar achieved by classic films. I'll not live long enough to see all the benefits but happy to experience the new beginning.

@goldbondmedicatedfoodpowder

Ай бұрын

I hope you live long and get to see the wonderful things ahead!

@Level_Eleven

Ай бұрын

Long days and pleasant nights to you.

@jemsmay2167

Ай бұрын

Live long and prosper.

@chrissonofpear1384

Ай бұрын

Still, that altered (and significantly truncated) ending, does feel quite odd, to me. Will have to adjust to it.

@josecipriano3048

Ай бұрын

I'm sorry you haven't watched a better science fiction movie in your live. Really sorry. I have watched like a dozen way better than this, and have less than half your age. Imagine seeing an elder senior worshiping a garbage can ..

Very few things have made me say, "I feel privileged to have been alive at this time and to have witnessed such a thing" - an artwork reborn

@user-mk4qw9eq9h

22 күн бұрын

Star Wars 1977 .. Lord of the Rings 2001 ...

This is as close to a perfect sci fi film as you will see. So many subtle details that you don’t even notice on first watch. I sit there through the entire movie jaw on the floor it just set the bar so high people still probably don’t even realize and probably won’t realize until years later. As soon as I saw that shot of the Harkonnen floating up the desert mountain 5 minutes into the movie I knew there had never been anything put to film like this.

I was blown away when I saw Star Wars in 1977 and astounded by Bladerunner in 1983. In 1968, when I saw 2001: A Space Odyssey, I held my breath when Astronaut Poole forced his way back into Discovery. I forgot to eat popcorn when Ripley made her way to the shuttle to get off the Nostromo. I wept with the audience when Spock died in Wrath of Khan. But I have never been so utterly silenced when I saw Dune II. Yeah... the bar has just risen.

@LuisSierra42

Ай бұрын

Lead them to paradise

@TubelessXP

Ай бұрын

I'm right there with you!

@Hanginglimbs1

Ай бұрын

yall some dramatic movie watchers

@KEP1983

Ай бұрын

​@@Hanginglimbs1lol yeah, but Dune II was incredible. I literally felt my heart pumping as I was watching the climax of the movie. It was one of the best movie experiences I've ever had. Definitely the best sci fi movie I've ever seen.

@evilchaperone

Ай бұрын

Add The Matrix.

The change of the color palette after the „fight like harkonnens“ speech never occured to me explicitly altough it’s so damn logic and gives both overarching story-arcs so much more depth. Fantastic notion. Now i have to watch it again in Cinema.

@rengsn4655

Ай бұрын

The musical palette also changes. Now Paul’s theme has the same low guttural chromatic sounds of the harkonnen

@quaker5712

6 күн бұрын

Yeah, I didn't notice it either but thinking about it now there's a moment where it transitions from light to dark while framed on Jessica. The film is absolutely full of stuff to think about and process. No grain of sand was left unturned... couldn't resist, sorry :)

As a longtime fan of the books I know the story line..But the line "Bring them to paradise" hit me emotionally like a ton of bricks. I wasn't expecting to have that type of emotional response. 100% with you, before the film was even over I consider this a masterpiece and a moment in film history.

@froggerus2

Ай бұрын

Damn right, the sentence "Bring them to paradise" is still stuck in my brain many days after watching the movie. Incredibly powerful...

@wombat7961

29 күн бұрын

i watched this film the day before last. This morning i watched a video essay and heard the line "Bring them to paradise" and i choked back involuntary tears. To my ears all i heard was lets commit genocide/holy war etc. it was a disgusting and sad thing to hear. It brought me back to earth and the 15 different genocides thats happening at this very moment in 2023-2024. IDK what did it mean to you to hear a young white man lead all these people down a path in a fantasy cinematic setting?

@froggerus2

28 күн бұрын

@@wombat7961 Of course it was a deeply tragic moment and of course "Lead them to paradise" meant "Kill them all", just in another/"gentle" words. It is irrelevant if "the boy" was white or brown of or other colour - what is important is that this final outcome was sort of "inevitable" evil happening as in greek tragedy - he tried hard and desperate to avoid it, but failed and so the war began never the less. This is the whole point of the book/movie - that sometimes one cannot escape the fate, cannot escape the conditions that all outside world dictates, that fanatism lead to suffering of countless innocent, and that (as Herbert put it) "beware of charismatic leaders". So in short - that's what I meant by writing "powerful" about those words, whole scene and accompanying music - it is just jaw dropping in its tragic & epic aspect and I also had tears in the eyes... Incredibly well played overall and emotional, let alone the Zimmer score in back :O

@wombat7961

28 күн бұрын

@@froggerus2 I felt the emotion in part 1 not in part 2... Honestly second film is messy would have just preferred a sequel

@froggerus2

28 күн бұрын

@@wombat7961 What can I say? "De gustibus non est disputandum." :)

As soon as the credits finished rolling and I felt I could speak again, I turned to my friend in the seat next to me and said "our kids are going to be so jealous we saw this in theatres" and I don't think I'll ever change my mind.

@SpacemanSR

Ай бұрын

I love when movies do that. I feel that way about some movies we've gotten in the last 10 years and adding this to the top of the list was just WILD. We are EATING

Took me a while to realise in that brief flash of the coming duel that Paul foresaw that Feyd was actually a better fighter than he is in from a general skill point of view, and that the only way to beat him WAS to let himself be stabbed and that he engineered the fight in such a way as to let that happen in the right way and precisely the right time. Narratively, it would have been nice to see Feyd built as a little more of a threat, even just a few choice words from Jessica to warn him or something, but this late realisation makes up for it.

@dontlistentoanythingisay

Ай бұрын

That’s the only criticism I have of the movie. In the books, that confrontation was much more meaningful and much more dangerous for Paul. But, time constraints are what they are I guess

@benbarrera512

Ай бұрын

You are so right about Feyd being the better fighter. In both the 1984 film and this new version, it’s Feyd’s ego and over self-confidence that gets him killed. In 1984, Sting’s Feyd is so sure that he will kill Paul that when he gets Paul into a seemingly impossible position to get out of, he fails to see that he has put himself into a dangerous position for Paul to exploit with an Aikido-like move. The new Feyd meets his end by allowing himself to get too close to Paul while dropping his defenses. In both versions the hero wins by outwitting the superior fighter. I love that.

@ArcaneCowboy

Ай бұрын

@@dontlistentoanythingisayIn the book Paul could beat Feud because prescience. The only person who could beat him was Fenring

@dontlistentoanythingisay

Ай бұрын

@@ArcaneCowboy No. prescience only shows him paths but not ‘the’ way. In fact, in the first book Paul realizes that his prescience was a crutch and he swore to never let himself make the mistake of using that to make any final decisions alone. Prescience is often mentioned as being an uncertain art. He even wondered if he shaped the prescience by his thoughts or if his thoughts were shaped by it. It was never fully understood. That fight was dangerous on many levels, and if you truly read the books and grasped the entire meaning behind it, you’d know that.

@markoriikonen9617

Ай бұрын

I watched this three times and I still didn't get what was going on with all those knives at the final fight.

I felt like i was watching this movie in fascination and fear, the same way the Fremen looked at Paul with fascination and fear, that this/he might be the promised one. I don't think either of us was disappointed with what we got.

Your enthusiasm for this film is so pure.

@SpacemanSR

Ай бұрын

thank you

I remember sitting in the theater thinking to myself, "This is a historic masterpiece." An immense feeling of gratitude for all involved, and a congratulatory pride for the team and their immense effort to curate the experience so fully, so perfectly, welled up within me again and again. I had never seen perfection before, and never had the vocabulary to describe it. Now I realize there is no way to describe it, but with Dune 2, I experienced it.

@SpacemanSR

Ай бұрын

thats how I felt too, it's weird to know youre seeing something historic happen as it happens

@vladonutueu

Ай бұрын

Same here, was an out-of-body experience but very intense @@SpacemanSR

Nolan’s Interstellar walked so Villenueve’s Dune could run

@TrevorTisdaleMusic

Ай бұрын

Underrated comment

@wanderlust9140

Ай бұрын

More like Interstellar ran yet Dune barely walked

@harley69

Ай бұрын

​@@wanderlust9140if you don't like the movie then why are you here?

@keretaman

Ай бұрын

​@@wanderlust9140sandwalked*

@cymikgaming1266

Ай бұрын

@@keretaman these comments talk without rythm

Watching Dune 2 felt like a baptism. I said that to a guy the first time i saw it just as i was leaving the screen room. it was amazing from start to finish

I think Dune II is an incredible achievement, but some of the really tall praise you give, especially regarding how the relationship between the two main characters is depicted, makes it seem like you haven't exposed yourself to a lot of film outside of the Hollywood system. It comes together well, sure. Especially for an epic production like this, but its character relationships are by no means groundbreaking compared to the vast history of cinema as a whole. EDIT: 19:30 Come ooooooon dude. "If you didn't come out of this movie changed in some way, were you even watching?" Seriously? It's not THAT great of a cinematic achievement. It's a solid sci-fi production, utilising modern filmmaking tech to its full potential by a talented director and crew. I get that personally this movie really vibes with you, but Dune II not some kind of groundbreaking piece of cinema.

@chrisgonzalez6594

12 күн бұрын

100% agree with you. While Dune 2 was a good movie it was far from groundbreaking. The cinematography was amazing, but other than that I thought it was good.

@theolwinkledink

11 күн бұрын

It's certainly groundbreaking for sci-fi cinema. And I would definitely argue its a whole lot more than just "good."

@zerocore_

11 күн бұрын

@@theolwinkledink 2001 was groundbreaking. Star Wars was groundbreaking. Blade Runner was groundbreaking. Dune I and II are just great productions during a time of creative bankruptcy in Hollywood. We’re just thirsty for good films because there are so few nowadays .It’s part of the reason why people think Nolan for example is one of the all-time great directors, even though none of his films have broken new ground and are often just derivative of greater past works. (with exception of Memento.)

@theolwinkledink

11 күн бұрын

@@zerocore_ What made those films groundbreaking? They explored worlds and concepts in ways people had never seen before, and with an unusual level of cinematic prowess. They sucked the viewer into the world they were creating. That's exactly what Dune 2 does.

@Cleveland_Rocks

10 күн бұрын

I think both of the films are actually quite dull and flat. I am honestly surprised that so many people enjoyed them. To me they drag on forever. They're a bit confusing. And the most interesting parts of the books are left out. It's basically pretentious Star Wars.

I (re)watched Dune Part 2 with a good friend who hadn't seen Part 1 or even read the novel. Yet, he walked out of that theater even more changed than I was, praising it for an hour. It really is an incredible experience.

@LuisSierra42

Ай бұрын

I was screaming "Lisan Al Gaib!"

@ekillustsoebagja7499

27 күн бұрын

Mahdi Lisan al gaib, I hope this movie becomes a combat for islamophobia since the novel author indeed takes inspiration from islam tradition etc

@yurimodin7333

24 күн бұрын

@@LuisSierra42 When this gets best picture I would love to be at the Oscars and right when DV gets to the podium and the crowd quiets down I would shout "ADDAM RESHII AZAANTA!!!!!!" from the audience.

@LuisSierra42

24 күн бұрын

@@yurimodin7333 You can really fell it when he said that, so powerful

I saw it a second time in IMAX. Honestly the only way it can be seen. The entire film I was glued to the screen.

@Wax_Man

Ай бұрын

Bro I saw it on a massive Imax screen. Like 5 stories tall. That was an experience I'll tell ya what

@shawnmayo8210

21 күн бұрын

were the Harkonen audience blobs better in IMAX?

@jaywhite15_AL

20 күн бұрын

@@shawnmayo8210 Audience blobs? Sorry?

@shawnmayo8210

19 күн бұрын

@@jaywhite15_AL look at ANY scene with a crowd like the Harkonen fighting pit or when they look down on a crowd. It's CGI I'd expect in 2001 not 2024

@jaywhite15_AL

19 күн бұрын

@@shawnmayo8210 I watched it in IMAX. Didn't notice any of what you see. They looked like a crowd of Harkonnens all in unison because they're appetites have devolved into loving flesh. They are a different breed of people. It just looks like a crowd of harpies to me. They move different than humans.

An absolutely necessary and overdue essay. I bow my head for you sir. People asked me if I have seen this movie and how I liked it. How I liked it? How can you describe a dream? Combined with art into a masterpiece. How could I ever explain them what I have seen? This essay gives the answer to what I should have said, but was not able to find the words. For this I thank you from the bottom of my heart.

9:08 - Yes, Dune movie is like a book: This is the impression that stunned me when i was watching part 1. The story unfolds in such book-like way, that the time stops to matter, and you could sit at the cinema for hours, taking in the story, just like you can read a book for hours. It is i think the cinematographic miracle that i apreciate the most in the Dune movie.

I have never felt more IN a movie than with Dune Part 2, every sense taken in put me exactly where I needed to be in the medium.

as an avid Dune reader who tolerated both Lynch's version and the TV show and was saddened that Jodorowsky's vision didn't come to fruition, it all led to Villeneuve. What he did with this source material boggles my mind. I couldn't even imagine anything better. It was that fantastic. And you my friend did these movies justice with this video. Wonderful job. Would love to see more.

@catgodfather1507

Ай бұрын

Lynch’s version is the better one. Watch the spicediver edit version to have a fuller appreciation of it.

@Kwisatz-Chaderach

Ай бұрын

Jodo dune oof..

@Video456325

Ай бұрын

We live in the better timeline where Jodorowsky's Dune didn't get made. Jodorowsky fundamentally didn't understand the core theme of the novel, to not trust charismatic leaders. In Jodorowsky's Dune, Paul is born from a virgin birth and is pretty much a god who dies and becomes reborn into all his followers. Honestly, the fact that some of the people who worked on Jodorowsky's Dune went to work on other movies like Alien and Bladerunner is that film's best contribution to cinema. I'm a huge fan of the book, and I didn't love some of the changes in Part 2 (mostly the Alia thing, though I actually overall like the Chani change). However, since Dune is IMO primarily a theme-driven story (as opposed to character-driven or plot-driven) I find Denis's changes acceptable. Everything in this movie exists to serve the main theme of the book.

@lpucci

Ай бұрын

@@catgodfather1507 yeah I've seen it and I respect your opinion but for me it pales in comparison to what I've seen with Villeneuve's versions

@TheBabyCaleb

Ай бұрын

⁠@@catgodfather1507 you can have your own opinion but in a filmmaking perspective I’d have to say dune 1 and dune 2 blow Lynches out of the park and I personally like them much more

I wish people noticed how good the editing was on this video. I can tell you put a lot of effort into what shots you chose to display based on what you were talking about, including the intro titles to each part to the video. I love how your love for the movie literally did inspire you to live through the art. I cannot tell you how much I relate to how much you must love producing your own creative work. Also, Dune Part 2 is the greatest movie I have ever seen in my entire life.

I got the reference at 10:50 from the Dune books: "The mystery of life isn't a problem to solve, but a reality to experience.". Bravo

@yurimodin7333

24 күн бұрын

Jamis says it in Pt1

Dune 1&2 and by extension Andor brought my love for dune-esque sci-fi back. Really inspiring Art.

@MrTrouserpants101

Ай бұрын

anti-authoritarian sci-fi is the best kind of fiction imaginable. because it is really about humanity

@s.patterson5698

Ай бұрын

Glad you included Andor too😊 Yep, that kind of immersive storytelling is dying.😢

@stevensmith1031

Ай бұрын

I wish all Star Wars could be as good as Andor

@juancabardo21

Ай бұрын

Yes Andor and Dune 2 are both masterpieces

@GwaiZai

Ай бұрын

inspiring is exactly the word. I felt a feeling of glee after the film. I was inspired by the creativity. It was finally something I hadn't seen before... a ceaseless three hours of complete newness in a world of reductive same old same old. We are fast entering a world of sci-fi - the real one, but the cinematic one always has to think ahead for us.

I have not stopped thinking about this movie since I saw it on opening night.

@SpacemanSR

Ай бұрын

Me neither!

@Junger2183

Ай бұрын

Ya it is pretty bad

@Karolina-su3do

Ай бұрын

Same. I don't think I will for a long time.

Something that blew away was how you experience Paul and Chani's theme throughout the movie. At first it was evoking tender, innocent love, but by the end, without a single note being changed, all you feel is utter heartbreak coming from it.

I’d like to note in the first and second act how much more engaged the camera was when it came to Paul and Chani. I was so extremely invested in the emotional conflict and resolution between the two I almost felt my mood change from content to depressed as I saw Paul regress and the camera subtly moving away creating separation. Accessing the subconscious like that is mastery of an art form imo.

I've been struggling to put my finger on exactly why I love both part 1 and 2 so much. Thank you for helping me answer these questions of why. This is a masterful video that unpacks the extremely complicated emotions that this film provokes.

@arunmurugan2790

Ай бұрын

It's the "show, don't tell" approach to storytelling for me

@barmakkusha383

Ай бұрын

Yes!!!

@LuisSierra42

Ай бұрын

It's that they made everything feel so real and at the same time so alien

Saw this in IMAX 70mm at the legendary Mann's Chinese Theater in Hollywood... ho-leee-sheee-yaaat. Mind blown. With an hour left in the film, I told myself, this movie can not end... the feeling of anticipation, wondering when Paul would make his first jump... The silence of the theater as the sand worms flank Paul into battle... the muted lighting during the sand walk training, and one of the best lit "final battle" scenes ever... because it felt natural and just as inevitable as Chaney's heartbreak. The word Epic has been tossed around and cheapened over the years but this movie was big... it went beyond that. If you can, see it in theaters, see it big. See it loud.

Thank you for this video. I stood outside the theater after watching this film, looking up at the sky for half an hour. Transfixed. I had never felt this way before, and, like you, felt that the only thing I could do, would be see it again (and again). The only thing I can really relate this too is the after effects/glow of a trip on mushrooms, but even that pales in comparison to this. I feel fundamentally altered, changed at my core, touched and affected by art in a way I didn't know was possible. What's so incredible about this film is that I'm not alone. You feel the same, so do a few hundred thousand who've watched this video. I spoke with my friend on the phone for well over an hour the night after, and we just basked in it, processing both its immensity and its humanity. Your essay captured everything I have thought about this film and more: the most powerful and affecting love story I have ever experienced (the sand walk dance is my favorite scene in movie history), the greatest open sequence in film history (the color in that scene...) I'm 5 viewings deep (thank you AMC for continuing this run in IMAX), and showing no signs of stopping. So thank you.

Damn people calling dune the greatest sci fi movie of all time is pretty crazy to me. I loved both movies, but many of the characters felt flat compared to the books. I think turning dune into a show would’ve elevated it much more.

@roadsidebong6333

Ай бұрын

Im the only disappointed that they failed to show the navigators twice now

@ZemplinTemplar

Ай бұрын

@@roadsidebong6333 A Navigator is one of the main supporting characters in the second book. You'll see him in the third film.

@somnathghoshal103

Ай бұрын

It's not a great movie tbh, it's a visual masterpiece for sure but let's not confuse the two. First it leaves many details untold like how did Faeyd Rautha immediately found sietch tabr. Then there's the part of portraying Paul's inner turmoil and conflict. Character motivations for the harkanens aren't very clear either, why is Faeyd Rautha such a big deal, why the beast Rabban became so incompetent, it's not like the fremen didn't use guerrilla warfare before or Paul brought them any new technology to improve their efficiency (unlike the books where it is better explained) and the Rabban's death is hilarious. Then there's the issue of Chani, Zendaya isn't the best of actress tbh besides her asking Paul to go south even after knowing his dreams just to save her people and says something like 'as long as you stay true to yourself' when Paul knows and has most probably told that he might actually lose himself in the process made little sense. She even says 'the world has made the choices for us' and yet is not at all understanding of his choices when he was forced to make them. The whole curse of presence is not portrayed well at all.

@JohnFromAccounting

27 күн бұрын

There are not many good space fantasy films. Star Wars is hopeless.

That intro alone is worth 10/10, literally stopped the video to comment that rn You have a follow sir

@SpacemanSR

Ай бұрын

Thank you kindly! I really like the intro, rest of the video is give or take haha. Thanks for watching!

@TylerDurden-yk4dh

Ай бұрын

Same

@jesusirazabal4034

Ай бұрын

Great writing and narration @SpacemanSR , made a new subscriber….

@JackfrostAtreidesOmegaXZero

Ай бұрын

​@@SpacemanSRAaambabarrrembreeenmmmmvaaaa....

I don’t know who you are but this essay is so profound and well written, I am speechless. Wow.

@SpacemanSR

Ай бұрын

Thats very very kind of you to say, I'm trying to get better with my writing so any praise/criticism is taken to heart! Thank you for checking out the video I appreciate it.

"The purest distillation of filmmaking that is humanly possible" is a claim so extreme and presumptuous of film history that I don't really know how to tell you this other than bluntly: watch more movies and in 20 years come back to this video.

@PageIsYourGod

Ай бұрын

Yeah I'm kind of blown away by all this. Dune was pretty good, I actually don't remember a lot of it and I saw it last week. But Ran by Kurisawa... Man I watched that movie during covid and it has haunted me since. No beef with Denis, probably one of the best directors going right now, but damn has there been jaw dropping stuff done in the 70's & 80's.

@Wax_Man

Ай бұрын

@@PageIsYourGod I really wanna watch Kurisawa's but I just haven't done it yet. I need to get on that. So many movies to watch!

@PageIsYourGod

Ай бұрын

@@Wax_Man hahaha they never seem to end! Yeah, when you get the chance give him a whirl. Especially the black and white stuff. Then give ran a go and just watch his use of colours. It's astonishing.

@Wax_Man

Ай бұрын

@@PageIsYourGod From the clips I've seen it really is the blocking and camera movement (or the lack of camera movement and the movement of the characters) that I think I will enjoy the most. Did he do some films in color? I didn't know that

@AkshayKumarX

Ай бұрын

"watch more movies and in 20 years come back to this video." Elitist much? You completely disregarded the subjective nature of art and media and made that condescending remark towards the creator of this video essay. Maybe keep that ugly snark to yourself next time.

1st time i seen dune 2 i walked away not knowing how to feel. I thought 'yeah its beautiful movie but is that all it is. Just one beautiful scene after another'. Then i went see it again. My brain had already processed the beauty so now i could actually watch the movie. I walked away stunned at how truly amazing the movie is. I wanted it to be longer. I cant wait for part 3 so i can watch all 3 parts as one.

In the presence of this movie, I was not merely a viewer. I was transported INTO the world of Dune Two. I have never experienced such a powerful movie, much less sustained this sensation for nearly three hours without awareness of the passage of time. As I left, my physiological and emotional reactions were intense. I wanted to weep with joy, to shout, to leap into the air, to collapse in wonderment. I knew I had experienced greatness. You have eloquently explained the details of the elements that forced me, a willing participant, to these unexpected and unimaginable heights.

@philipswich29

Ай бұрын

Agree, I never realised cinema could be this powerful...

@luciocarb

Ай бұрын

🤗🥺😪😭😇💫

@isabellecavalheri1909

Ай бұрын

Thank you for unknowingly putting all of what i felt with this movie into words

Denis Villeneuve is special. His first couple movies are Quebec's finest movies. The Enemy and Prisoners were awesome thrillers. Sicario is a masterpiece. The Arrival is a profound sci-fi about the meaning of life, language and time... Blade Runner 2049 is a great sequel, no doubt about it. Dune part 1 was another masterpiece. All his movies leave a deep impression, a deep mark on my core. It's not only a ephemeral joy... it's an essential change for a deeper way of being myself. I've been struggling for a couple of years with the question of deciding between Tarantino and Villeneuve for GOAT.

@ostarakonrad9907

Ай бұрын

Its villeneuve. Tarantino's pop movies will not be understood in 30 years except through the lens of a history book. Denis' movies will be timeless classics

@Sorrowshard

Ай бұрын

It's going to boil down to preference. Tarantino is dialogue DV is images. Subsequently depending on what mood I'm in one is going to be preferred over another in the moment. I like both , fortunately I don't have to choose and can watch films from either maestro whenever I want 😅

@Sorrowshard

Ай бұрын

@ostarakonrad9907 Some of DVs films are certainly going to be timeless classics. Re watched 2049 recently and it's aged very well (improved with time imo) I think you're a bit off with Tarantino, his stuff will be studied and written about for years to come love him ir loathe him he's had a huge impact on modern cinema.

@Wax_Man

Ай бұрын

I recently watch Sicario and wow, such a brutal movie. Not only in it's violence but also, if not greater, in it's themes. That movie floored me

@michalandrejmolnar3715

Ай бұрын

I would say it's a competition between Nolan and Villeneuve for GOAT

I've watched this 3 times now, and you're really putting into words everything I felt watching Dune pt. 2. Great essay. Liked and subbed. Keep up the good work!

The last time a movie had this kind of effect on me was over 30 years ago when I was in high school. We went on a "field trip" to see the remastered re-release of Lawrence of Arabia on the big screen. My movie soul was born that day... I was literally transubstantiated by that experience. Watching Dune Part Two re-awakened that part of my soul, as if the two points of time and space had folded into one another. The thing that truly surprised me was that, even though Dune Part One was a good movie, I was kind of underwhelmed by it to be perfectly honest, so I was simply and completely unprepared for how PHENOMENAL Part Two was! Every few minutes I found myself thinking.. "oh my god, is this actually happening?!" It was stunning and breathtaking and unreal in almost every imaginable way.

After spending what feels like a decade on KZread, I've never been able to confidently declare a favorite content creator-until today, my friend. Your consistently top-tier content sets the bar in this space like no other.

@zachmartin2957

Ай бұрын

This is the first video I’ve seen on this channel, and I’m blown away. I’m so happy I found this and it happened to be uploaded right after my first viewing of the film. I feel lucky to have watched both now!

@SpacemanSR

Ай бұрын

thats very kind of you to say, thank you for checking out this video and the other content, I hope you continue to enjoy what's put out on the channel! It means a lot, thanks friend

This is one of the best reviews I’ve ever seen. Bravo. I’ve seen three movies more than once in the theater in my life. One because a date wanted to see a movie I’d already seen, the next being Mad Max: Fury Road. Then this. I’ve seen it five times. On purpose. No regrets. This is an imperfect film. As nearly every film is. But it’s a masterpiece. Full-stop. It’s a film that made me feel like I was being lifted from my body, living fully in the moment. It is everything I want sci-fi movies to be. In my mind it belongs in the same conversation as Alien/s, Stalker, Akira, Blade Runner, Terminator… all of it. But it’ll take time for it to solidify that position in the history of film. It’s probably too soon for such a placement. That’s fine, though. For now, I know I love it more than I have any movie in at least a decade. That’s more than enough.

@DoremiFasolatido1979

Ай бұрын

I don't see how. The movies are better than the book, so far.

I’ve seen Dune 2 three times so far, and every subsequent viewing made me more and more excited to witness this spectacle. I have never seen a film like this ever, and I doubt I will see another like it.

I’ve never witnessed a score be so closely attached to the sound design and visual storytelling of a film. I’m a composer/producer and my initial epiphany from Dune part II was in relation to the ground breaking, sound immersive, & overwhelmingly emotional music of Hans Zimmer. The 2nd & 3rd time I felt the visuals and story in a much stronger light. But not only is this a landmark in cinematic & sci-fi history, but in film music history. Sounds that transport you to the fictional universe and utterly sterilize your perception of what music for cinema & visual storytelling can be. Not only has Dennis and the brilliant team behind this film have set the bar for cinematic storytelling, but so has Hans & his team for every living breathing composer out there. I felt like a kid again in the theatre, something about the main love theme intimately sparked something deep & personal for me. I will never forget this experience, I’ll have to show it to my future children and say “yep, dad was there in the cinema when it first came out”

Happy to see you covering this. I'm a huge Villeneuve fan and loved part 1, but dune part 2 is one of those rare films that had unreasonably high expectations before release and yet still managed to surpass them on basically every level. Can't wait to see what Villeneuve does next.

@patinho5589

Ай бұрын

I thought it was a bit boring. He really went over the top on Paul’s reticence to become a ‘messiah’

@liukang85

Ай бұрын

​​@@patinho5589 just saw Dune 1 and thought it was pretty one dimensional and boring... sounds like part 2 kept with that theme lol

@kurhanchyk

17 күн бұрын

​@@patinho5589if i knew billions of people will be murdered i would resist as hard as paul did

Dune 2 was very special for me. I never thought I'd see another film I loved and vicariously lived through the way I did with the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Dune 2 hit those same notes for me, and I have seen it 4 times. I am just taking my time trying to breath this in, because I know I probably won't see another movie on this level for a very long time.

Your comparison of Dune to Lawrence of Arabia is one I made too. I couldn't help but notice the parallels, in both plot, scenes, and just... *feeling*.

@JohnFromAccounting

27 күн бұрын

David Lean's vision definitely inspired Villeneuve. David Lean is my favourite director and it's great to see his masterpieces recognized.

Thinking about this film has me fighting back tears for reasons I can't quite articulate. Just such an amazing piece of work, a true masterpiece. Phenomenal review, Spaceman. Thank you for this.

@SpacemanSR

Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

This seems like a hyperbolic expression of excitement rather than an objective examination, and I really, really appreciate it. I feel like too many people on the internet waste time picking things apart rather than enjoying them. Criticism is valid, but not when it entirely replaces appreciation. With that in mind, I'd like to step in and defend Dune Part 1 as just as powerful as this film. Or perhaps as a part of a whole experience that shouldn't be examined or judged as something separate. Dune Parts 1 and 2 tell a single story, so to say part 2 is a the better movie is, to my mind, like saying you prefer the frosting to the cake. Part 2 doesn't work without part 1. To me, the entirety of the film hinges not on anything that happens in Part 2, but in the box scene early in part 1. This is the scene that sets Paul on the journey that costs him his humanity. And in classic Villeneuve style, it's a pure cinematic experience. The dialog of it only sets the stage. It's in the cinematography, music, and performance that the story is told. The scene is built on Chalamet's incredible ability to show you what's going on inside him. We literally watch Paul destroyed, and someone or something else emerges to take his place. Everything that happens with Paul, everything he becomes, is built on that test, and how it transformed him. Every triumph and tragedy of Part 2 hangs on that scene. And that all happens in Chalamet's performance, and Hans Zimmer's incredible score as it emphasizes Paul's transformation. So as much as I appreciate the love expressed in this essay, I think it's a mistake to dismiss Part 1 as second-best. The two films are ultimately indivisible. And more importantly, I think it's good to remember that we don't have to use comparisons to elevate great art. It's not a contest, and there's no need for rankings. At least, that's my opinion.

@paintspot1509

Ай бұрын

Part 1 was chorent, part 2 very much wasn't. Big disappointment.

@Aldragon

Ай бұрын

@@paintspot1509are you high?

@globesurfer122

Ай бұрын

Well duh, was OP really saying part 2 was better? It is indeed one story.

@rottensquid

Ай бұрын

@@globesurfer122 There were a few comments about Part 2 being so much better than part one. And of course, I'm still not quite over my "Someone is wrong on the internet" compulsions. So please forgive my obsessiveness. Mostly, I just love this discourse and wanted to join in.

@Cleveland_Rocks

Ай бұрын

@@paintspot1509 I didn't think either of them were very good. I mean, if this is the best cinema ever, changing the nature of film, blahblahblah etc, well, we're screwed, bc part 2 is dreck. It starts off quickly (thank god!) and then is just becomes lame hard to follow palace intrigue. The climax was so bad. So lame. Christopher Walken as the emperor?? OMG. so dumb. So derivative.

I watched Dune Part 2 twice, started the books a month ago and am already through the third one. I want to rewatch the movie and reread the first book all over again thanks to this gem of a commentary.

@HepTunes

Ай бұрын

The series peaks with the fourth one (God Emperor), then goes downhill. That said, the final book, Sandworms of Dune, provides excellent fan service for those who suffered through books 5-7.

@Eyclonus

Ай бұрын

Book 5 is a thing, a thing that exists...

When a director that has the sensibility of an independent auteur is given a blockbuster budget it means that we not only get spectacle but substance. I had the same thoughts on Part One as you did but I left the theatre this time with a more visceral experience. I love when films allow their story to breathe, i.e. that brief moment of Paul and Chani sand walking for one. And I also love when an audience is so passionate about a well-crafted work that they put in the effort to share their thoughts. Like DUNE 2, I am glad this channel exists. Thanks again.

I admire your passion speaking about this film and cinema, you've hit the nail on the head and put into words how I felt after leaving the cinema. It hit me different, there's plenty of films that have been very impactful on my life, Oppenheimer, Gladiator, Zulu, Lawrence of Arabia, Indiana Jones 3, Call me by your name, All of us strangers prior to this but I did find this one very difficult to digest. I left the cinema in absolute awe that I decided to walk home instead of taking a taxi because there was so much to think about, this was one of those films I knew I had to see again as soon as I left the cinema because of how marvellous everything was that I needed closure. This is not a film people should miss out on and not another one and done film you watch on a streaming platform and forget about the next day, its extraordinary and definitely going to embed itself as one of the greatest and most important pieces of sci fi just like the book did.

I absolutely love this review/essay. I've been to the theater six times for Dune part 2. The great council scene might be my single favorite moment in all of cinema. And it has never failed to give me chills. Just the anticipation from Paul walking through the sea of Freman, goosebumps hit me like a white phosphorus grenade. Straight-up war crime levels of hype. People are quick to recognize Timothée Chalamet's performance as masterful. And it's true. But what really takes this scene to the absolute level of cinematic transmutation, from Paul to the Lisan Al-Gaib, is the Freman he's interacting with here. Besides Stilgar... The other two Freman that Paul interacts with during the war council scene were just 😘👌 chef's kiss perfect. One Freman representing strength. The other representing wisdom. The first Freman looks like an absolute monster of a killer. The look on his face when Paul asks if there is anyone here who could challenge him... his first reaction is like "boy, I will pull out your spine and hang it up on my wall before breakfast..." And Paul starts to tell him about his grandmother. And how he's praying to her right now. And you can see these perfect subtle changes in his face. It's THE most mind blowing experience of his life... as Paul continues to set off neutron bombs in his brain, one by one. And we still haven't heard a peep from this man, whose eyes start to drift up to make eye contact. And then Paul says it... "Dune!" And that's where we get the most incredible "ohF🤬🤬K..!" reaction I have ever seen. Gravity can't work fast enough for this man to hit the deck. His "Lisan Al-Gaib!!" is akin to "get down, you idiots!" For the first time in his life, he is both terrified... And in love. You can feel the shock from everyone behind him as they hit the deck. They've NEVER seen their champion humbled before. It *must* be the Mahdi. Now that Paul has humbled the most respected fighter in the war council, he turns to address the older wise man. Whom the elders no doubt follow as their most respected leader for his unparalleled wisdom. His garb is ceremonial. And he's already in awe of what he's just witnessed. From his prior moments addressing Chani, and also telling Paul to take Stilgar's life and return his water to the well... we can tell he is a kind man, and a stickler for the Freman traditions. Always from a place of love and respect. Never pedantic. Everything is simple to him: "Northern woman... If you want to speak, you know what to do." He doesn't discriminate. And he'd give the same respect to Stilgar as he would anyone who bested him in single combat. Paul wastes no time addressing him from across the circle. Now that Paul has converted the younger Freman, his stride and demeanor suggests an impatience with anyone still on their feet. Pointing as if to say "if you're not kneeling by the time I reach you, I'll take YOUR water to the well. How DARE you tell me to kill my most trusted friend!!" Paul yells for all to hear... "In your nightmares, you bring water to the dead. And it fills your heart with joy!!" You can see the old man's knees start to buckle. He immediately feels such shame for ever having the audacity to stand before the chosen one, and insisting he kill Stilgar if he wanted to be heard in this sacred space. He raises both arms above his head as he begins to kneel. Begging Paul for his mercy at such foolishness... "Mahdi!" The house is now awestruck. All are kneeling, save for one man... Stilgar. Who represents faith, where the other two represent strength and wisdom. Still holding his knife, Stilgar was ready to die for the greatest honor he could imagine. To bring forth the Lisan Al-Gaib. It's the moment he's been waiting for. Minutes before, he was so dialed in that Chani couldn't so much as get him to look at her. His focus is singular. Everything else is just noise. He's been paralyzed by Paul's transformation before his eyes. Beyond his wildest dreams. His life's purpose utterly fulfilled. Although, we can still see his "spiritual blueballs." He wanted so badly to give his life. A chance to prove that HE ALONE knew the truth. That he was the MOST faithful. Now all the laughter and skepticism has been silenced. But he still lives. And therein lies the conflict within him. It is the most joyful moment of his life. And at the same time, he is filled with this feeling of failure to sacrifice his life for the greatest purpose of all. And if you look closely, from this moment on, you can see it in his eyes. The tinge of sadness. He won't be truly satisfied until he can die for Paul. Until then, he'll be the pillar of unwavering faith. The first to chant. The first to step onto the field of battle. Anything less is just blasphemy. But right now, he's absolutely heartbroken by the rejection of his offer to sacrifice himself. "Mahdi, what do you forsee for us?" Paul answers, "Green paradise." Stilgar drops to his knees as the last man to do so. His love for Paul is absolutely boundless. He begs the Messiah, on behalf of all Freman who have come before him. For every drop in the well of souls. "Lisan Al-Gaib... show us the way!" You can literally feel the collective prayer in the room. It's never been more silent. All the gasps have been replaced by a sea of Freman holding their breath. Paul begins his speech. Showing everyone his father's ring before sliding it onto his own finger. His speech is the most invigorating words any Freman could hear. Their prayers have been answered to a t. Stilgar is the first to rise. Now the knife he's been holding has a true purpose once more. "LISAN AL-GAIB!! LISAN AL-GAIB!! LISAN AL-GAIB!!" No more blueballs for Stilgar. It sounds like I'm kidding. But for Stilgar, his faith has created the most euphoric feeling anyone could imagine. He has chased this moment his whole life. Beyond the rapture of true love realized. All the pain and sorrow. All the mockery and ridicule. All the hope and longing. Chani aside, all doubt has been silenced. It's a higher form of sexual release for Stilgar. Just look at his reaction to Paul telling the Freman to "lead them to Paradise" at the end. You've never felt such satisfaction in your life. Dune part 2 might be the most watchable film I've ever seen. And that scene is the most powerful moment of cinema anyone could ask for. Even with Chani trying to keep the audience tethered to reality, that it's ultimately a bad thing in the grand scheme. Which just proves all the more how much this scene speaks to something deep within us. It's the human condition. Your ego cannot help but recognize that *this is the absolute epitome of leadership personified.* Not just as a leader our ego yearns to become. But also as someone actually deserving of our following. WORTHY of our faith. WE are those Freman. Humans are a mixture of many aspects. Strength, wisdom, faith, skepticism... That's what the scene demonstrates. And we can feel it from both sides, thanks to the most incredible ensemble cast... down to the Freman character with one line. Who become a mirror for Paul, and ourselves. Thank you for making such a beautifully articulate love letter to this 10/10 perfectly imperfect film!

@rdoll70

Ай бұрын

This is a great commentary. I’m so glad I found this video today.

@Azrudi

Ай бұрын

Thank you for writing this. Brought me memories of watching the film. I feel I've gotta see it again

@benmcreynolds8581

20 күн бұрын

You worded this so extremely well.. I don't know what to say... Other than I wholeheartedly agree with you. This movie conveys the TRUEST forms of Humanity. Connecting to the Human experience without having to over explain anything. This movie respects the audiences intelligence in ways no movie has even come close to achieving in the modern era of storytelling.. It conveys all levels of social structures, faith, doubt, ego, humility, grace, connection. Embrace all the sides to our existence.

i saw dune 2 three times in theaters, my first time ever seeing anything more than twice in theaters. the second watch was in imax and i think it fundamentally changed my life (being also my first time seeing Anything in imax). as you said it felt like watching history

What a beautiful commentary. Brought some tears to my eyes. I'm happy to see that there are other people out there who feel things with such depth-not only that, you have articulated all of my feelings in a way I couldn't have. Thank you for this.

Amazing video. I definitely think that it's the best sci-fi sense... a long time. Maybe decades. Maybe it's even better than the classics. Maybe it's the best. You are totally immersed in this world, the terror that Channi has when her fears come true, the joy of victory, the disgust that you feel around Feyd... beautiful

i cant wait to be able to atch both films back to back (directors cut perhaps if there is one)

@SpacemanSR

Ай бұрын

Me too!

THANK YOU❤ ! A MILLION!!! You exactly exspress my feelings...in such articulate way ..i have tears listening and watching your video! Iam a 70years young grandma...a cinema lover... never has a movie captivate my emotions like that...i have been twice to see it on IMAX...both times were very intense...my stomach gets in a knot...i have to control not to cry...at moments even out of breath ...especially on some of those gorgeous landscapes scenes! I read the books many years ago , i reread them lately...love them ! But in a way ( sorry for the purist ) i loved..loved the movies even more! Everything that i imagined DV put it times better on screen. Truly a MASTERPIECE!!!

You talk about the passion put into making this film, so I gotta recognize the passion you put into making this video

13:12 - "The fact that this story can work with as much purposeful ambiguity as it has, and hit harder every subsequent re-watch, is a testament to the prowess of its director and his command over the visual language." Great sentence! Really enjoyed hearing your poetic thoughts on Dune :)

@SpacemanSR

14 күн бұрын

Thank you for giving the video a watch!

You have taken all the little thoughts and musings I've had over the past 3 weeks over which time I've seen the film 3 times. It is a fantastic film and tribute to the highest order of excellence.

I wish Denis could see this video, he would really appreciate it.

I am sobbing from the moment this video started, just from the fact that you speak with the passion I felt from watching this piece of literal ART roll in front of my eyes. Thank you for putting this sentiment into words. I was not a fan of cinema before watching Dune P2, but it was impossible to ignore the massiveness of this once the first second of it played.

Just subbed - absolutely adored this video. You are so eloquent in your discussion of this film and perfectly explained what made it so incredible. The care you took with the script, the visuals, the background music - one of the best videos I've seen on KZread in a long time. Excited to see your channel grow!

Ok I saw this movie twice before, once at a standard theater, the second time at an Imax, but today I went to see it a 3rd time at our State Imax theater (84ft screen), and I can't get enough of this movie. Words could not express how I felt about this movie until I watched this review. There have been few sci fi/fantasy stories that have pulled me into their universe like this has. This is truly a cinematic experience.

It’s as if you set out to give credence to every negative stereotype about the pretentious, overly self-serious and hyperbolic nature of video essays in one video, to the point of resembling satire. I love the passion. I love your points. The delivery, though, and your over-the-top framing of a great movie as the second coming of Christ (or Muad’Dib, if you prefer), along with the absolutely ludicrous video title all come off as grandiose and purple prose that betrays a lack of confidence in your ability to simply express the same thoughts in a more natural, grounded way. This is constructive criticism. If you absolutely see nothing of what I describe in your video, then please do ignore said criticism and keep doing you.

it begins with world-building, something Frank Herbert understood better than most. many o' the quotes which precede each chapter in Dune (from books never written) impart a wisdom greater than most o' the so-called 'holy' books i've read......i have always loved Lynch's interpretation ever since seeing it in a small colorado mountain town one winter night. i knew going in it was never going to be easy distilling such a great literary achievement into a 2-hour movie, but i was satisfied by his attempt (more so after the revelations o' how that production went); however seeing Denis' part 1 i have to say that this version has truly met the challenge in ways that make me weep every time......great video essay Spaceman...

lisan al-ghaib!

Loved the movie, but could not follow what was being said in this video. I get it was trying to capture how immense and different this felt as a film, but as a piece of commentary/analysis, this video felt a bit like waffle or word salad to me. Didn't help that there was only footage from the trailers to work with. Maybe waiting for a digital release, having all the footage at hand, and letting that assist in backing up the more artful analysis would've made this approach work better.

@thogvii934

Ай бұрын

agreed, bro said everything and nothing at the same time. incredible movie tho

The word "vicenial" encompasses my feelings perfectly. Some 40 (a bit more now) years ago, the original trilogy of Star Wars. 20 years later, the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Now, this. I have so much love and respect for all three trilogies, and more specifically what they achieved, i dont think i can actually express how much this touched me. My dad and I have very aligned opinions on fictional cinematography and literature, he actually is the one who made me read the LotR when I was only 10 years old (yes i loved it, and i didn't get to watch the movies till after anyway). This is to say, I think experiencing this movie with him might be one of the greatest things we've done together, even though I think this movie touched me more than him on an emotional level. Another thing, i couldn't rly tell if Spaceman liked the 1st Dune movie, but as a huge and rare glazer of that masterpiece, I can say it is in fact everything you should reasonably ask for qhen watching such a movie. From the incredible world building (that you only really understand is important when you watch the second movie) to the perfect amount of political scheming and emotional moments... It just makes the part 2 that much better. Anyway, nice lil yap sesh with probably a buncha mistakes but I just wanna convey how much of a masterpiece these two previous movies are, how excited i am for Dune Messiah and how much i love Denis Villeneuve (but thats a whole other discussion and it would at least double the size of this comment)

It isn't very often that I feel thankfull for the algorithm, your work is awesome and I thank you for sharing all your thoughts on cinema and specially on this piece.

Do you know what else I love the most about Dune 2. Is that as unbelievable as it sounds, in the future there will be movies that are even better than it, because screenwriters, actors, world designers and directors will have to set the bar way way higher and completely re-imagine their ideas to make a movie that's better than Dune 2 and those movies will be just spectacular. In fact all the resources of the entertainment industry should go into making those movies.

@emeraldcity789

Ай бұрын

Just as this the bar for this movie was raised by Lord of the Rings.

@liamwhitehouse9428

Ай бұрын

@emeraldcity789 yes exactly 💯.

All the feelings and thoughts you are describing I felt the same thing. I also walked out of that theater changed as a filmmaker. I actually gasped a few times at what I was seeing and I can honestly say that has never happened to me before.

@user-wh8gg1gl2z

Ай бұрын

Same here

You literally described my whole experience with the film - from the stunningly coordinated camera at the beginning to my heart racing at the final battle though I knew what was going to happen. This film is truly a celebration of all arts coming together in the form of cinema - one of a few done right. This reawakens hope in modern film making, as I have just grown tired of directors at their prime being lazy and short cutting everything. Cheers to more films like this one!

wonderfully put video, as I was watching this film while it was nearing the end a small innver voice in the back of my head said to me "you haven't felt this invested in a film since the LOTR trilogy". this movie was amazing and while i think the 1st one suffered from being too meditative and didn't leave me wanting more, after watching part 2 i simply can't wait for the next one

What are the music tracks you used in this video because I loved all of them

When this movie ended it was jarring to come back to reality. It makes you feel like you live in the film. I felt almost like I was watching some sort of documentary of something that hasn't happened yet.

This is the praise I wanted to give this movie, but couldn't find the words. This is perhaps the greatest movie I have ever seen in theaters. The way you describe it resonates with me and manifests my love for it. I was so enthrolled by this movie that I started reading the books (currently on the fourth book: god emperor) and I genuinely think the movie adaptation is better than the source material. Perhaps that is because I watched the movies first, but chani's character in particular for part two is far more nuanced than her role in the book. Also agree with your praise of timmy in this movie.. I honestly wasn't a huge fan of him before (likey just a lack of appreciation) but his embodiment of Muad'dib in this movie is enthralling; huge respect for him as an actor after this movie and I can't imagine anyone else as Muad'dib after seeing it. Amazing review of whats great in the movie (love the sardaukar intros for each section btw) and I thank you for the wonderful exposition on this movie that has become very dear to me ❤

I wish I had a fraction of your ability to articulate such precise notions into words. What a wonderful video essay! Keep up the good work.

To be alive right now and have the opportunity of watching this saga come to life on screen. It's a gift and I am happy to see so many people appreciate that. I discovered the book about a year before the first movie was announced so I consider myself very fortunate.

Sometimes we like something so much that we see more value in it than is actually there.

@SpacemanSR

Ай бұрын

that can always be the case! I am just one opinion

I could just listen to the sound and passion you have for this on end. Exceptionally well written- looking forward to seeing the movie based on this perspective alone.

Every once in a while, I come back to this video to understand how to articulate my thoughts better. What a great presentation!

"... I know never before has science fiction found its rightful steward." What about Stanley Kubrik's 2001 or Ridley Scott's Alien and Bladerunner? We have had some great directors in the past. We've just been in a sci fi drought for awhile for reasons I do not know.

You comparing Giedi Prime to New Phyrexia made me think of how much Jace was crafted out of Paul, only for Paul to now take his visual queues from Jace's design. Someone in costume design did get the reference, and ran with it.

@worldf1re41

19 күн бұрын

I was wondering what this video essay reminded me of: Rhystic Studies' videos have a very similar cadence and structure to this video or, well, vice-versa.

Sunday night, I raced into town and got to the theater just in time to see Dune 2 on an Imax screen. I had to be up VERY early in the morning and it was utterly a fools errand, but one of the best decisions of my life! I never forget it! Now I want to watch it over and over to pick all of the nuances you mentioned. Unfortunately, I think it leaves theaters this week and, at this point, I'm going to have to wait for the DVD. for that.

Never has a movie reminded me SO much of "Life of Brian" Astonishing achievement! xD Stilgar being reduced to mere comic relief is the biggest joke.

Amazing review. What a great start and end of this. Your best was pretty good, my friend.

no joke i never felt what i felt as i left the cinema yesterday... i am a changed person

What a beautiful analysis of the film and its place in cultural and cinematic history. Lots of good reviews out there but this rises above and really matches the depth of the movie itself. Great work!

How many times did you go and see this?? I remember walking out of the cinema, thinking "there's no way that was 3 hours!" I would've watched another 3! It transended the hype and delivered one of the most powerful pieces of film I've ever had the privilege of watching. How bittersweet to watch this masterpiece after sitting through the dreadful previews that came before. One can only hope that Villeneuve has inspired the industry and shown audiences what true film making really is. Thank you as always for asking the questions Spaceman and leading us through the dunes of Arrakis! May Thy Knife Chip & Shatter!

@SpacemanSR

Ай бұрын

Haha I saw it 4 times in the theatre! Going to see it one more time before it leaves IMAX - it gets faster each time! May thy knife chip and shatter

The goat does it again.