Me too and given a lot of the subject matter of the later books, I don't have confidence on this property being a huge smash hit commercial success long term, rumor has it that Villeneuve wants to also do Dune Messiah but after that he's done with the IP....I assume there may be a miniseries/whatever on HBO max that adapts the following sequels but I fear that like most great sci-fi it's too involved for general audiences, if it tiptioes the line between intelligent/dumb then it could work but who's kidding the larger populatin don't give a fuck, they just want mindless escapism since we're all working shitty jobs....jesus this is way too real...anyway it's like we're living with a short-sighted generation that wants instant gratification and doesn't want to think too hard since the brain might fall out....sorry for the "boomer' diatribe but that's the reality with entertainment currently and it's fucking dark, since we're nearly in the negative feedback loop of shitty fiction (also Boomers also would be confused, gen X would be accurate since they might have been the first to understand irony towards society on a wide scale)
I like that. I suppose that's what the director was trying to do. Wet people's appetite. I must say as someone who read the book first, I found the movie disappointing. Mostly because it didn't have the minute detail and personality of the books
Part 2 has been confirmed. The opening weekend was pretty strong. That combined with the worldwide sales and HBO Max views were enough to get the studio to commit.
I'm afraid Part 2 will end up flopping no matter what. The first one didn't end on exciting enough a cliffhanger and let's be honest here, even if many viewers won't dare to admit it because of the surreal cult surrounding the franchise, there will be crowds of people finding it downright boring. And they won't show up for the sequel. That's probably why WB didn't allow Legendary to shoot both parts back to back. Dune is kind of like Margot Robbie: everyone talks about it, everyone loves it, but at the end of the day it just never brings in the expected penny.
@@Swarm509 I'm not against it if covid goes away. My only problem with theatres is that some people just ruin it for others . Other than that only people who don't like simultaneous releases I feel is people who pirate.
Confirmed ONLY CUZ THEYRE FORCING IT. Movie sucks. Movie hasn’t even made really profit yet it’s only made 241Mil. Subtract the budget of 165Mil and you get 80mil profit not even enough to cover part 2. It’s a beautifully made movie- every job is perfectly hired and the actors are brilliant but THE STORY IS STALE
Is Sicario not seen as one of his best movies? most people will do straight to Arrival and BR2049, Sicario was his first movie I saw and I thought the way he worked with tension was excellent.
I agree. I think Dune is his best work yet and Sicario is in 2nd place. I also really like Enemy. Blade Runner and Arrival are both wonderfully crafted, but I don't enjoy them as much as his other movies
I loved sicario. More than BR2049. I loved BR2049 but it's a movie that doesn't inspire me to watch it a second time. Not yet at least. But Sicario I have seen like 4 times already. Arrival I have seen twice. Ennemy I disliked. and that's about it what I've seen from Denis. He is great no doubt on that.
This is a movie that I needed to see in a movie theatre. It was hard sci-fi, with complex characters, stunning visuals, and amazing music. Part 1 for me is 5 out of 5 stars. Absolutely amazing and definitely unexpected. I just want to rewatch it already to appreciate the movie once again.
@@lovescars mate there is litteraly no depth to these "complex characters" you say are in the film. Only good relationship in the film was the one with the son and mother ( even tho he is said to be the mesias (who needs no companion) he has one in the form of his mother which is unique. Part 2 is predictable
The characters felt like wooden cardboards for the entire film, there's barely anything to their personality, hell there wasn't even an attempt to showcase any kind of character development. Jason Momoa was the only likeable part of the first half, not the character he portrayed , just the actor himself. How am I supposed to care about these characters if they got nothing to work with?
Im hoping it does well at the box office. I worry it's too well made and intelligent for modern audiences to be "successful". Just look at Blade Runner 2049...folks now a days need brainless explosions and action..I hope im proven wrong
@@olleeriksson4338 I wouldn't go so far as to say it sucked. But for people who fell in love with Nolan over Inception, The Prestige, Batman, Interstellar, after the very good Dunkirk, that despite it's quality was ... very different from his usual fantastical projects, and a slightly underwhelming Dark Knight Rises, people (me included) were really hoping for the next movie that was "like Inception" and Tenet didn't quite hit the mark. It was way more confusing to understand than it needed to be (on many levels, not just because you can't hear/understand some important lines) and less visually spectacular than Inception. Though it still had some pretty awesome ideas and is still a great movie overall. I think Nolan is not someone who likes to repeat something just because it's successful and IF Studios do but pressure on him to "make another movie like inception", he will do his damned best to make it different and do something new. I think that is kind of what happened to Tenet, but to a fault. There is no movie like it but it could have used SOME slightly more traditional film making. I feel like if Nolan makes another Dunkirk, as in a movie that is excellent but doesn't bring the movie goers that "inception" or "dark knight" feeling of Cinema Magic, studios might start to be less willing to write him a big check for his next projects. Denis Villeneuve has kind of started to fill the role which Nolan had occupied for me, even if they are still very different movie makers. That said, I really want to watch Tenet again now. I haven't watched it since I watched it in the cinemas a year ago. It's still a really good movie in my mind.
@@olleeriksson4338 Saying Tenet sucked tells me that you know very little about Cinema. Just say you didn't like the movie, that movie was amazing. Nolan just went too far with his convoluted plot devices.
When people say “it’s on hbo”, yes, but it’s totally different when watching on a huge screen with Dolby Atmos. Same reason I saw Godzilla vs Kong in theaters. Watching movies like these on streaming is like siping wine through a bendy straw. Also, it’s just fun to go out to the theaters anyway.
Oh absolutely. The sound is absolutely incredible. The ambiance and the aircraft buzzing was such a pleasure. My local theater has a great sound system that just rumbled my seat from start to finish. The score made the movie complete. Without it, there wouldn’t be a complete film.
@@Bennythecoredriver Funny you say that because I literally barely heard any music in this movie! Thought there was a severe lacking of epic music when impactful scenes were happening! Or even when visiting a new town/area you would expect some theme music to accompany it but it was often quiet bangs and vibrations...
@Oh My Oh my I'm not in complete disagreement with this comment Oh My but hoping you can elaborate. For example I was, as first, put off by the casting of Liet Kynes but found it did not make the difference I thought it would.
I enjoyed the film but I had very little idea what was going on most the time 😂. The whispered dialogue went right over my head. Hope there's a part 2.
@Oh My Oh my I'd give this movie an 8/10 because the cinematography, special effects, acting, and casting were consistently impeccable. But while the film brought the world of Arrakis to life, I also think that those two and a half hours were devoid of character development. The movie really was emotionally empty when focusing on each character and they didn't seem as pivotal to delivering a satisfactory storyline. The only character I was invested in was Duncan, who was still an underdeveloped character, and when he died, it didn't have the equivalent effect of losing a well written side character, Dr. Yueh betrayal just felt abruptly forced, and the antagonists didn't have as much screen time as I expected. After leaving the theaters, I never felt so ambivalent about a movie. I still loved the Oscar worthy visuals and effects, but also exhausted through 2 and a half hours of static story telling.
Enjoyed this film so much. Despite it having the feeling of incompleteness I felt more excitement about what could come for all the characters. There was no climax but it feels like a beautiful slow burn to get to something even more great. Knowing what is awaiting Paul and the other characters in the lore makes me anxious to see what happens next (fingers crossed). Beautiful film that submerged you into the culture of Arrakis.
The scene in the desert where he is tortured by the visions of future Messiah Chaos was strongly delivered in my opinion. I like the film, is heading the right direction at least, the way the larger than life scale of things compared with people was excellent too.
@@calebwinfield1403 The Hobbit trilogy's fault was mostly on the studio who didn't give more time for Peter Jackson to prepare everything and just wanna rushed it. The studio were extremely greedy with money. Jackson did his best in making The Hobbit trilogy with the limited time he was given. He had about 1 half year in preparing LOTR while only got about 5 months to prepare for The Hobbit after Del Toro left the project, you could imagine how stressful that is for Jackson. It's the studio's fault, not Jackson
@@Erasureeraser They also stretched it out to three films when it could have been done in two, which was a shame. I still loved it though. Just not as much as LOTR.
@@Erasureeraser Also keep in mind that originally it was Jackson who would produce the film, and Guillermo del Toro who was going to direct two films. del Toro left the project due to studio malarkey...there is no way of knowing if the films would have been better under his direction, but they certainly couldn't have been worse.
The sound design when the first transportation ship rises from the large body of water while Paul overlooks it on a hill in Caladan is immaculate and throughout the film, it literally shook the cinema!
The Gom Jabbar scene was one of my favorite and thought Han Zimmer did a great job on the score conveying the intensity I felt when I read that part of the book.
Unfortunately WB wasn’t willing to sign off on a part 2 immediately, Villenueve wanted to film part 1 and 2 back to back like how infinity war and end game were, but WB wasn’t willing to take that risk. Good news is that the movie hasn’t been out for too long and has almost broken even. I think there’s a good chance we’ll see a part 2 in 2023
Jason Sledge that’s fair. From my understand depending on when WB confirms it Villeneuve wants to start shooting sometime in 2022. Now I’m not too familiar with exactly how long film making takes, but I feel like that would land a release either late 2023 or early 2024.
@@Bruh-ff2tw All depends how much FVX work has to be done. And rushing all the effect shots make it worse because then a dozen different effect shops are brought in - and sometimes that can be a mess. Not to mention it makes everything more expensive going that route. Obviously a movie like this has CG in every single shot. You can only rush it so far. Those poor VFX artists have their work cut out for them.
The cinematrography on Caladan was outstanding, the ships in the night and fog were breathtaking. The art department made the ships feel so fresh and otherworldly.
@@briexander8353 Star Wars was based off this book and directly took many aspects from it, such as the Emperor, Spice, Two Suns, controlling people with voice, desert planet, and much more. So ya its gonna have similarities to Star Wars.
For some reason I really enjoyed seeing this movie with having not read the books and knowing nothing about it. I was really immersed in the world they were building and left the theater excited for part 2 so much so I wanted to buy the whole book collection, Can't wait for whats to come.
The only thing that was built is that the planet is hot, with gigantic worms that travel great lengths to eat 2 miniscule people, the planet has "spices" that are used to fuel spaceships and they use the planet to mine that spice, and there is a empire, wich we see absolutely nothing of.
@@ophanimangel3143 no i just think he went completely on the other side, almost nothing was shown on the movie. So little world building imo. I hate cheap exposition.
@@Dracobyte I think it’s almost a guarantee that pt 2 will get made. Even if part 1 isn’t a huge success on its opening weekend, it’s the kind of movie that will have legs through word of mouth. I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s performing even better two or three weeks from now, even up through Thanksgiving.
Man, if part 2 doesn’t get made (but 9 Fast & Furious movies do??) it’s going to really suck. Really wish Villeneuve had locked in the studio contractually to do it. Please everyone go to see it at least once or twice in a theatre for cinema’s sake!
including advertising, a movie has to bring in about twice its budget to break even and that wouldn't count as a success. So we'll have to wait, how the movie performs in the U.S. and China
Mate, I saw it today in Australia. Opening day, Vmax. The sound was outstanding. My tip for sound at the Oscars. Best cinema experience I've had since seeing Avatar in 3d. In terms of adaptations, it's up there with Lord of the Rings
It's nice to see "Dune" done by a great director with the technical capabilities of today. Hopefully we will get part 2. When Lynch agreed to direct Dune it was under the agreement that it would be split into 2 films. But during production the studio pressured him into condensing everything into 1 film. After that experience he has refused to direct anything unless he has full creative control.
Yeah David Lynch is my favorite director of all time. I think the man is a genius. I think they did him really bad with “Dune” and he has said the studio butchered it in editing. It wasn’t the film he thought he was making. It’s sad because it is my least favorite of his movies.
I actually liked the incompleteness. It felt like a complete part 1. And that allowed them to never rush scenes which I hate there wasn’t any lightning quick cuts. You always hat time to digest it and understand what was happening.
I'm glad they opened the movie with it being Part 1. Allows then to tell the story they want to and end it when they need. It also gives people that expectation of knowing everything won't be finished in this movie. I think it ended perfectly though with Paul changing. Can't wait for more.
@@Peter-tg9zv it had a fine story Peter, in fact as was said in this particular review. The purpose of the movie was to focus on the characters. To establish their motives, and also the world is really fleshed out. They did a really good job of helping us understand the politics and which groups are in power trying to do what. If you think it didn't have story I think you need to rewatch it.
@@jordanfelt5978 Na it didn’t. The larger conflict of Imperium vs. Houses wasn’t explained well. What was harkonnens motivation? What was the plot? Where was it going besides gamma-fiction chosen one prophecies and power fantasies? I know little about Dune, but the strongest conceit or the Dune Universe is the idea of Mentats. That wasn’t even mentioned. Mostly the characters sucked. Leto makes you care a little when he heroically decides to rescue those on the harvester. That scene was great. Nothing else stood out except amazing visuals.
@@Peter-tg9zv I mean I thought pretty differently about the film but it's fine to have your opinion. I don't know if plot was that big in this film, at least to me it seems that it was supposed to be more character focused. And that's correct they didn't really talk about everything within the politics of the world. But they did do a good job of giving us a good sense of the main characters in their place amongst these politics in this universe. And I mean that was part one, so I presume there's going to at least be a part 2. With that being the case I imagine a lot of these questions will be answered then.
@@jordanfelt5978 yea agreed they did a good job showing the harkonen atreides conflict and showing power players. But the characters were pretty bad (maybe except Leto). Plot is important in any great film. I just can’t stand the money grabbing with these part ones and twos. They could have made a good 2 hour movie with the 3 good scenes and 1 great scene. It’s like how they slaughtered the Hobbit.
I totally could have watched another hour of it. The time didn't drag for me in the slightest. I pray that WB and Villeneuve release a full extended cut someday. Fingers are crossed. Bring on Part 2!!! Love your reviews. Very intelligent and articulate. Keep up the great work!
i absolutely agree! something similar to the lord of the rings, where you can get a copy with more of the material, like the banquet scene. it would be amazing and i would watch the heck out of it.
I just went to see it yesterday. Small city of about 60k people, the room was packed and it was in the late evening when the shopping mall is closed so not many people stick around. I think it will have a good run.
It feels like we're in a perfect timeline just realizing that Denis directed this film because it could have been anyone or any studio that didn't care at all but here we are and it's unbelievable.
Those who saw it in IMAX understand it was an experience of a lifetime, I read the book and I brought 7 friends of mine, we watch many films together, to all see it in IMAX. We still talk about it to this day. It was probably the best cinema experience ever, there’s nothing like it.
Star Wars era?????? DUDE, there was 5 blocks waiting line at starWars... that dump is forgotten under 5 years man. geez!, the hype really melted to your hypothalamus.
won??... dude, he got his 2nd part the second the morons army began frenetically suckling on that hype titties... was cool sci-fi visual n deep bass, done... could have been the story of a serial killing carrot in russian, the effect would be the same... thats not an era, thats a shiny looking bad reboot already done twice.
The size and scope of this film is unreal. It’s like how the hell do people make films like this with all the ships coming and going. The explosions. It’s crazy! Definitely one of the best films I’ve ever seen.
I really hope Hollywood gives him the credit he deserves also. His works so far have been stunning. I have no problem believing he could ultimately be hailed as one of the greats.
@@ZEFFENWULF not by the general public his movies have not been financial successes overall and he doesn't have the recognition of a Nolan for example.
This was one of my favorite books in high school. I was scared they would botched it like ender's game but it was awesome! The lore in this universe is crazy you should definitely read the book for the depth and motivations of why characters do certain things. There are some very complex ideologies that are hard to convey in a movie. On a side note, I have a hard time imagining things so it was so cool seeing all the heighingers and thopters come to life.
Finally a dune fan who understands they can't cram every single piece of lore and detail from the books into a film. I thought it was incredible and you are right some of the things you find in the book as too complex or would take too long to convey through film and some of the other fans of the dune books would do as a good a job of you at remembering that :)
I haven't read the books, so I watched it "blind". And I loved it. Personally I can't understand those who moan that "I did not understand anything! Yadayada", because the movie does make sense. It drops us right in the middle of things, and instead of asking us to to walk it demand that we run. People should embrace the uncertainty and question that rise while watching this (us non-readers ) . This ain't "spoon fed" movie, and I salute that.
Agreed on cinematography. The only slow part was a few times when spoiler: Paul and mom had put on their suits and only shots of them walking happened for a minute or two. But look at that complaint. A minute or two haha
The movie overall is beautiful and exactly how I imagined most of the universe. I just have such a huge problem with the lack of character development for Dr. Yueh. He is pivotal to the plot in my opinion. Could’ve used a lot more of him to explain a lot.
I was realllllly hoping we'd get the scene with him and Jessica where she almost figured him out. Another element that felt missing was Thufir being suspicious of Jessica. I understand they had to make cuts but hopefully we'll get an extended edition with another half hour of scenes.
the lack of character development for anyone that wasn’t Paul or Leto was truly disappointing. And Jessica crying in every other scene she was in was also not great. I loved the movie, but I really didn’t like the screenplay overall because all the characters are flat with half their original character traits being excluded. Dr. Yueh’s entire story arc, Gurney’s connection to Paul and his Bard like background, Jessica’s badass personality that she had in the book, were taken out. Kyne’s was also a huge letdown because they took out all the interesting scene she/he has. ALSO, Thufir was basically cut from the story! He was integral to the book.
Total agreement I posted my take on the movie if you can find it in this massive comment section and I absolutely agreed with all your points here plus a few others they changed or excluded way too much from the book and that is a cardinal sin when doing Dune also ignoring the “weirding way“ which is what was the primary threat to the emperor, And why he had “plans within plans”
Totally agree, but to be fair, it’s not like the book really expanded on Doc either… Like, Herbert is AMAZING at world building and story-telling in general, but he frankly wasn’t the greatest when it came to flesh out most characters (Chany is a big example for me) Honestly, I prefered some characters in this movie than the books, like Duncan, who arguably does not do a whole lot of talking at all during the time he’s around…
I don't understand that many don't hear the music in the movies. Many movies are bad but the music is Awsome! But people don't hear the music they just say the movie is bad but listen to the music its awsome!
Zimmer's said his goal was to make the movie to sound like nothing from Earth or even relatable to Earth. He wanted it to be completely alien. I think he did the exact opposite. Bagpipes, Phrygian dominant scales and Mongolian chanting. Epic fail..
I feel like his name carries the same weight as Nolan, even more so. If there’s a movie coming out and you know it’s being directed by Denis, it’s going to be nothing short of a spectacle.
@@kp1x Only BR2049 did Financially bad because of its huge budget... Dune is doing great despite the pandemic and HBO MAX dual release. Either way, the OP was talking about it being a spectacle, not a high grossing blockbuster
@@ElricZ dune hasn't done very good rn. At least not what's needed to be profitable. For example in china there's some other movie there too rn which made like 800 million in 23 days and Dune's performance in China isn't great and it's expected to make around 30-40million at max. China is one of the biggest markets so it isn't very promising. I really hope it does well tho.
@@vedaryan334 it's had the biggest opening day of the pandemic for a HBO MAX dual release. It's also the biggest opening day for a WB movie since Joker in 2019. I'm sure WB is more than happy with it's performance. It'll be profitable for WB either way with HBO MAX views and BO
As much nostalgia I have for David Lynch's DUNE, Denis' DUNE simply outdid what came before. I'm not very religious, but this DUNE evoked a biblical feel to me that the others don't. It evoked a deeper significance than just the surface story. The scenes with a robed Chani on the desert and shots of the Fremen in prayer just made this DUNE feel even deeper to me.
@@internetgoat4831Everyone says that, but I feel like Lynch captured the spirit of the book. Anyway, I didn’t say it was “book accurate” it just did a far better job of developing the characters than this new one did. The Sy-Fy Channel mini stayed closer to the book than Lynch, but the budget was only slightly better than Days of Our Lives which made it hard to watch.
You’re very correct, I was in a similar position when I saw it in theatres but after watching it again months later it’s very easy to follow. I suggest another watch.
I watched many “Dune lore” videos before seeing it…definitely helped understand the movie and book so much easier…I suggest the channel “Nerd Cookies”…she explains what all the weird stuff means.
I love how Villeneuve kept the weirdness of dune as there is no aliens except for the sandworms he manages to portray how humans look and act in 10000 years each having a evolved differently but still being human and the ornithopters are spot on.
I almost jizzedd my pants when I saw the ornithopters. Exactly how I pictured it in my mind when I read the book so many years ago. So fortunete that Villeneuve was faithful to the books
When I saw the shielded city I had the thought: This guy could pull off Call of Cthulhu. A film that I so far would have called unfilmable. After dune I REALLY want a Villeneuve Cthulhu or even mountain of madness. That guy understands scope, tone, score and CGI in a way I think few contemporary directors do
@Aaron Sanders fair enough but an Emmerich or a Gunn or an Abrams, might have the budget, yet they wouldn't be remotely able to create the right atmosphere and the correct style imo
@@sblagg527 would you elaborate? Because I think it definitely does. It's a sense of constantly not feeling comfortable. That sounds like a joke but it isn't. Villeneuves movies tend to make you feel at unease even when nothing really is happening, which is exactly what lovecraft should be like, granted it still needs to pitch up the horror at some places. Maybe a co-op with some other director who knows cosmic creepyness, but theres barely even a hand full
Hans Zimmer's score captured the very essence of Dune and its landscapes. The film itself was very brilliant as it is, and emphasis on time passing at certain moments, and the incredible use of complete silence. But the music, my god, it was unlike any film experience I've ever had.
Speaking as someone who knew very little about dune, what an incredible opportunity they have to build a new, beautiful cinematic world. Stunning visuals and audio and was much more complex than a marvel or new Star Wars. I deeply enjoyed this movie.
So glad to see that Chris likes dune for the scale it is made in. Denis is definitely in my top 10 best directors of all time. His movies have a strange yet so enthralling sense of emotion in them, and a vibe that there is more to the universe and our surroundings then we are led to believe on. Can't wait to see Dune in 1080p!♥️😅
@@UnemploymentScrub23 I love Nolan, he makes incredibly cool movies, but I think Denis is a better director in the the sense that all of his movies impact me way more than Nolan.
I love Nolans movies (Interstellar, Dunkirk) but the new Dune (and also Tenet) is the worst movie I've seen in a long, long time. Incoherent bombastic bunch of scenes with cliche characters even a 5-year old would find boring. 🤪 Spaceships and bombs yet swords and knife are primary weapons. 🤔 Blatant war propaganda with oil pardon "spice" and arab pardon "muslims". Go see D Lynchs Dune. 10 times better. If not 100. PS Chris calling it "masterpiece" must be on some super strong drug. Maybe spice? 😁
“A son of a noble family entrusted with protecting the most vital asset/element in the galaxy…“ That is the most concise summary of Dune I have ever heard! Well done sir!
When things were at their very worst: 2 Suns, Cross in the sky, 2 comets will collide = don`t be afraid - repent, accept Lord`s Hand of Mercy. Scientists will say it was a global illusion. Beware - Jesus will never walk in flesh again. After WW3 - rise of the “ man of peace“ from the East = Antichrist - the most powerful, popular, charismatic and influential leader of all time. Many miracles will be attributed to him. He will imitate Jesus in every conceivable way. Don`t trust „pope“ Francis = the False Prophet - will seem to rise from the dead - will unite all Christian Churches and all Religions as one. One World Religion = the seat of the Antichrist. Benedict XVI is the last true pope - will be accused of a crime of which he is totally innocent. "Arab uprising will spark global unrest - Italy will trigger fall out" "The time for the schism in the Church is almost here and you must get prepared now" The Book of Truth
'A son of a noble family forced to use his ability to destroy the Universe's most vital asset to blackmail the Guild into making him Emperor.' ..... is probably more accurate, if not as poetic.
*I just finished watching Dune about 20 mins ago. I knew nothing about it going in other than the fact that several respected cinephiles love it. I was so thrilled to see this masterpiece of cinema I’m tearing up. THIS IS WHAT I LIVE FOR. Great, passionate cinema!!!!*
@@sblagg527 In two years, it is confirmed there will be Dune Part 2, and after that Villeneuve hopes to adapt Dune Messiah. So much for your wise predictions.
@@AbcDef-ww2gy My point was it simply won't have the lasting effect that the Star Wars trilogy did for my Generation X, or LOTR for the millennials. It may be, oh, "fondly remembered" when it's all said and done, like say Nolan's Batman trilogy, but won't have cemented its way into cultural and classic cinema history like those two franchises did. Sorry Gen Z-er Or Gen Alpha-er, whichever you are.
@@sblagg527 You ageist moron, most fans of the Dune books are older than you. Dune was written in the 1960s, during the Boomer generation. (Of course morons always try to figure things out about me, so that they can do lame "ad hominem" attacks -- but I'm not telling you my age.) You had no "point." Again, you pulled stupid predictions out of your behind. Your first post was wholly incorrect, and so was the latest one. In 5 years it won't "even enter people's thoughts anymore"? Um... it will be a franchise then, so of course it will be in people's thoughts. Just shut up! (And you 're an embarrassment to Gen X -- which may possibly be my generation.)
It is truly beautiful and stacked with fantastic actors giving their all. I hope it inspires people to read the books so they can get the full depth and breadth of Frank Herbert's epic story as well.
I'm 42 and never read the books but after watching the movie I am planning on reading the books now. I really loved the movie and it's got me wanting more.
i disagree... was in the theater with 4 other people.... they didnt understand what shields do, they were kinda useless to them... Jessica was just Pauls supernatural mother from some secret gang, not much to it....
@@Zoltan1251 Then your friends are not observend enough with regards to the shields. It has been explained several times. I agree though regarding the female order. Their significance is not portraited appropriately. Might follow in the second installment.
Well, I did the decent thing and paid my hard earned dough to watch this in a movie theatre so as to support the vision of some french guy who probably couldn't give a colloquial deffication about me. Did I enjoy it? Almost. The f-ing 'emergency exit' signs were shining green pictograms in my face from two different angles really brightly for the whole duration. And then stupid a-holes kept getting up and leaving the theatre to service their bodily functions only to return while casting shadows on the screen. The sound was good though. I went to a new cinema for this film because I thought it would be better than the one I usually go to. That one never cleans the projector room glass / screen. Not sure which, but there is this dirty smudge right down the middle of the picture. Not sure why I bother - I've got a big TV and all I have to do is wait for this to be streamed. Seriously though, if actual cinemas want to persist they need to up their game and stop taking the piss out of their patrons. I want to buy into the whole romance of the silver screen / shared experience thing but really - meet me half way. Or die. Either way, it's not my problem.
I just got back from seeing this in theaters and, yeah, I was floored. It's visually gorgeous, technically brilliant, and from a story standpoint still compelling. If Denis doesn't get his Part 2 I'll be so disappointed. I'm still salty that David Fincher didn't get to finish the Millennium trilogy, but this get put right up there next to it if it goes incomplete.
nha dont worry... he got his 2nd part the second the morons army began frenetically suckling on that hype titties... was cool sci-fi visual n deep bass,... could have been the story of a serial killing carrot in russian, the effect would've been the same.
The film never dragged for me. It was slow, but the pacing was perfection. Set after set, dialogue after dialogue. Reading the book over again before the film, I absolutely loved part one.
Agree 100%. I'm usually a fan of dense high-concept fiction, but I've had a lot of trouble getting into the book. This movie enthralled me and I'm committed to reading the full book now.
@ANTHONY It was my first experience with this universe yes and I thought everything was pretty clear for a newbie like myself and of course I left immediately wanting to see Part Two. It's Denis' most ambitious film so far.
Masterpiece?? I wouldn't go anywhere near that far. Saw it yesterday, and well, it wasn't bad but I was left with a kind of "meh" feeling. Not much happens when you think about it...there are at least 20-25 minutes that could have been trimmed off the film to get further into the story to get viewers more invested and reach a better ending point for the first half.
@@sblagg527 just finished the movie , the first hour almost feels like they were trying to give a game of throne taste , and the awful dialogue delivery, many times they keep on talking and just go whisper mode really pissed me of , my point of view is don,t try to add flavour , if your has weight people will see it , only things I loved about this movie is the core story , background music(minus the *cough* *cough* snyder screaming wonder woman theme) , really felt bad when the father dies , a ton of plot hole , certainty not a masterpiece
The *definitive* Dune, at the right time with the right people and right techonology. If only they could make it á la Harry Potter, (a film per book), because even with part II, there's still *a long way to go in the saga* Crossing fingers to see if we get at least Dune Messiah.
A+ from a Dune fan, it is borderline perfect. EDIT 2: I just realized the Butlerian Jihad wasn’t explained or mentioned. This is what I think one of the core pillars of why I love Dune. The idea that computers are banned and then the consquences of that shaped all aspects of human civilization. This idea is what hooked me into Dune and why I love it. Curious how those unfamiliar with the lore will receive the movie. EDIT: To clarify; by “borderline perfect” I think I mean for a movie adaptation of the first half of the book. Movies have constraints, it’s a different medium. Also the larger the budget the more accessible it needs to be to new audiences.
@@jamesoloughlin I wouldn't say butchered. It just cut a lot of the buildup to the Harkonnen plot. You go through several chapters of tension knowing their is a scheme in place but not knowing when it gets triggered. The film just kind of gets to the point quicker.
@@manlyastronaut6984 not at all. It shows you what happens in the book well but it had absolutely zero of the character depth and dynamics that actually made the book great
Visually every scene is like concept art come to life. Just beautiful lighting, color and scale (something already expected from Dennis, still, I feel this is his best work yet). It literally feels like every scene is perfect. I did think Hans Zimmer did a great job with the score filling the movie with personality, but I did find it distracting at times, even if most of the time it was rather subtle. I thought the story and the characters with all the factions, religion and politics were very interesting. HOWEVER, this movie is SLOW, and this comes from a guy that is not a big fan of bombastic movies like those of the Fast & the Furious franchise (I do like the first 2). It was weird, cause I came out of the theater without having anything bad to say about the movie, yet, I was sleepy and felt a bit tired (which is not the best of signs). All I can say is that it is an ABSOLUTE cinematic masterpiece but it is slow, slower than Bladerunner 2049. When action is present it absolutely delivers but is clear for me that the biggest role of this film is to make a giant setup and introduce you into the world, religion and politics of what hopefully becomes a franchise. UPDATE: In response to some comments below and getting ahead of myself for (possible) similar comments in the future, I want to clarify: I DON"T THINK I COULD HAVE MADE THE MOVIE BETTER (that's why I didn't have anything bad to say about it). Is the pacing of the movie faster than the book? OF COURSE, but that's expected because movies don't have the same amount of time for exposition and to cover all the details. On the other hand, movies are great for showing instead of saying, and I think Denis makes a great use of the medium in that regard. THAT BEING SAID, that's the problem with Dune, it has a lot of lore; details and exposition that you might enjoy on a good read but that does not necessarily translates as well on film. So even if I think that the movie is a great adaption, TRUTH IS I felt it very slow. Even if I liked what I was watching, I came a bit tired out of the theater (It is what it is, your experience might be different and I respect that).
I shouldve waited for the second part to come out then watch it all together. Nonetheless, its a great movie, the scenes the sounds, the visuals, ughh goosebumps.
Slow? Compare to the book, this was going at mach 8. There was so much content, information, dialogues that were cut. They didn’t even explain what a mentat is. So if you haven’t read the book, it might be slow but you guys missed so much.
@@emmanuel5672 I agree, but don't think I would have manage to wait that long anyway since until recently they gave the green light for the second part and is not coming until 2023 (if I recall well).
there is nothing to say about him. he was there for 3 minutes and he had no personality. like a jabba the hut. it's all looks and not much substance. lots of wasted talent here
@@emperor_muaddib9274 maybe too villainous without depth and less of intellect? But I appreciated every moment of him. Please go watch this movie in theaters if you have the funds
I went in on this movie BLIND... I didn't read the book and I didn't played the game and let me tell ya, I was flabbergasted by the movie by the end of it. Easily movie of the year for me.
Did you understand it? People keep telling me you have to read the books & research a lot of the lore, and even after all that, you still won't get everything unless you're a diehard Dune fan. I'm hoping that's not true.
@@corey2232 I got the impression a lot of stuff was left out and will be added into part 2. I was really looking forward to seeing a updated version of the guild navigator and the spacing guild.
@@corey2232 I never read the books but the plot was easy enough to follow. Some questions I had that may need outside research, but nothing too bad that makes you go "wait wtf is happening." Main issue though was sound; it was hard hearing the whispering dialogue in theaters so I missed out on some names and stuff, although it was likely my theater and subs on HBO max can fix that.
Hopefully in the sequel he will since he actually died near the end of the book. It's better if he was shown fighting alongside the battle to increase his screentime contrast it to the counterpart in his book with short exposure.
The books don't go too deeply into the personal lives of the harkonnens, mostly preferring to leave them as a political and ideological enemy rather than making one singular character or family the primary antagonist.
Saw Dune last night in a sold-out IMAX theater. Modern sci-fi masterpiece: 10/10. Atmospheric, dreamy, taut story, interesting characters, well acted, *superb* direction. Denis Villeneuve is the best thing going- Part Two MUST happen
@@louiscyfer6944 you’re kidding, right? What movie did you expect to see? Brilliant acting, amazing special effects, cool soundtrack, fantastic sound design, and you admitted the cinematography was solid. If you didn’t like the plot (which was true to the book), then you just don’t like the overall concept of Dune. So why did you see the movie? What specifically would you do to improve it? I’m so tired of snarky fools shitting on genius work in a pathetic effort to be edgy.
Just saw it in the theater and I loved it! Big, gorgeous, and expansive. I first read the books in the 80’s, and now want to read them again. I thought the exposition was subtle and used very well.
Saw it in IMAX and the sound design is absolutely nuts. My friends thought it was too loud, but honestly if my hearing was damaged at all, it was worth it.
As a long time Dune fan, I was blown away by the reverence Denis and the cast and crew had for the original material. The scale, the emotion, the humanity as well as the alien quality of this world was perfect. There are a couple aspects I was slightly disappointed didn't make the cut, but this film was all that I hoped for and more. Here are the few things I missed from book to film: (and of course, I know they can't fit everything!) . . I do wish there had been the "traitor" plotline. In the book it's a large thread of tension that it is known to the Atredies that there is a traitor in their midst. Of course, we do see Dr. Yueh betray the Duke, and though it was as powerful as it possibly could've been with what info was given, I can't help but think the impact could've been even greater had there been even a few minutes of Theufir's mistrust of the Lady Jessica as the traitor, and also those moments between Jessica and Yueh where she *did* see unusual behaviors, but ended up explaining them away to herself - so human. The stakes were already high, but to have that be known I think would've hit a bit harder. I understand why they didn't add this part into the film, but I really wish we could've finally seen the dinner scene! I thought that was a wonderful moment to show the powers that be on Arrakis, and also the sharp wit and insight of both Jessica and Paul in moments of intrigue. It's clear in the film they reduced the time between their arrival on Arrakis and the ultimate betrayal by the Emperor, so I'm sure that would've felt very out of place and dropped tension. Although the Bene Gesserit are shown as very powerful, and I think the voice is portrayed *perfectly* I do wish there had been a few more visual clues as to the mastery of the "soft sciences" of the BG. Subtle hints that Jessica is reading the minutia of peoples faces and expressions, and maybe a close up on her face to indicate that she knows they're lying, or that she understands more than just the words they're saying. Some people really liked the change in the death scene of Liet Kynes, but I think that was a missed opportunity to show more insight from that character regarding the ultimate dream of the Fremen to turn Arrakis into a paradise. I know it was mentioned, and I liked the " moisture garden room" being moved from the palace to Kynes' place. But I think there could've been insight gleaned in an interesting and organic way had they taken her stillsuit and let her wander the deep desert seeing visions and re-experiencing memories like Kynes did in the book. My two cents... but ultimately I adored this movie, and think Denis was the perfect person to bring this to life.
Completely agree! as a fellow long time Dune fan, I have been waiting to see this movie for ages and was blown away as it was magnificent! As you have pointed out, I wish the movie was just a bit longer to include some of the parts of the book you mentioned especially the whole traitor plotline and some of the character dynamics while on Arrakis. I feel the invasion came far too quickly without getting enough time to see them settle, almost as if there were a few scenes missing. Obviously having said that, I completely see why they did not include it. Personally, I feel this could have easily been a 3 hour movie like one of the LOTR movies and then have a 4 hour directors cut :D. I desperately hope there's a directors cut or a longer version.
As somewhat of a nerd I couldn't help getting hung up on the crysknife scene. They never draw blood! Also there's a guard right behind them who is not supposed to see any of that. Agree on missing the traitor plotline as well, it's probably THE most important thread for this first part and they completely glossed over it. Breaking Yueh paints a picture of how horrible, horrible people the Harkonnen really are too. Also it leaves Hawat with nothing to do so he's just furniture for this film.
I completely agree as well, but I got the feeling that the traitor plot was cut quite a bit due to time constraints. I wanted to see more of Giedi Prime, and Feyd Rautha, (Sting's character), in the gladiator pit killing slaves, but that being said, I hope more of the world is covered in Part Two.
The thing that sucks most about trying to get a piece of art like this out there is that no matter how digestible you try to make Dune, my mother will watch through the whole thing and not know that main characters name, and probably give it a bad review because it hurt her brain. Too many people have trouble following it, which is completely understandable but sad.
Complex movies take a certain amount of effort from the viewer to keep track of all the story's moving parts, but can reward them hugely for doing so. It loses some people along the way, but the Godfather had a complex plot and that was recognised for the great work that it is, so there is always a chance that amazing and ambitious movies like Dune can cross over into the mainstream.
Just watched this in IMAX and it was honestly the most breathtaking film I've ever seen in a cinema, I watched venom this week and it was so dissapointing and I was almost having second thoughts about watching another movie in 2 days but all that evaporated in the first 2 minutes. 100% from me man you gotta watch it preferably in IMAX or in a Dolby theater.
It’s one of those movies where it has a good cinematography, good acting, and visuals effects but the story was boring. Seriously, how do people enjoy this ??
I just saw it in IMAX and it was aesthetically Fantastic. Epic in scale, sound, visuals and the acting was pretty stellar. As someone who knows very little about this sci fi classic (although I have the books) I appreciated the vision executed here. You can immediately pick up on the intense and loaded world of worlds backstory with a helluva lot going on, but this film conveys this universe in a way that makes it digestible and understandable for someone coming into it blindly. I also hope it does well, because if so, we’re in for a SAGA, akin to Star Wars!
Warner Media CEO kind of confirmed the sequel is happening: "Will we have a sequel to Dune? If you watch the movie, you see how it ends. I think you pretty much know the answer to that".
What do you expect her to say? She didn't say yes either did she? Do you think she's going to come out and sabotage the box office on opening weekend when the company is struggling and being taken over by Discovery by saying something like we'll see how it goes? Plus do you want a list of DC films WB "greenlit" formally announced and then abandoned? It's long.
Showing immense scale is great and can be awe-inspiring, but it doesn't make a great movie. I think most people are entranced at the scale and implied depth than any actual character or story depth presented.
Dune had a gargantuan scale that was a feast on the eyes in Imax , complied by hans zimmer ethereal soundtrack, a brilliant origin for Paul Atreides and i wasn't expecting the level of action that was In the film , only downside is that it feels like one quarter or half of the book , but it's definitely up their as one the best films of the year, Glad to hear you enjoyed the last duel , currently my favourite film of 2021 , looking forward to your review of the film .
It actually covers about 60-70% of the book. Which is great because if Part 2 ever comes out (and it really may), Denis will be able to put more stuff into the movie.
This movie was just incredible to see on the big screen. I decided to read the book before going to see the movie and I’m so happy I did. I’ve fallen in love with the book so I appreciate the movie so much more. Btw I really want to see the last duel but I can only see it like 5 places in my entire country, and I’d have to drive for a long time so that’s a bummer. Looks really good!
@@erwinsmith9473 hi there. It is indeed a lengthy read but if you are good at reading for long periods of time then you should be fine. I spent about a month myself because I’ve only really been getting into reading recently so I don’t yet have the patience for long sittings haha. A bit of help though: the book is split into three parts and if you want to read up to where the movie ends then you should read the first two parts. That’s maybe the first 400 pages. So once you reach part three then you’re good to go.
@@fyessssss haha it’s a long book so I get it. It’s quite complex as well with the amount of new concepts being thrown at you so fast, but I managed to really get into it and understand most of it pretty fast so that’s good.
@@CvpArt that's fantastic news. Thank you very much. I'll try my best to read the entire book but knowing that only the first 2 parts are what's going to be in the movie puts me at ease
I saw it in theatres and I was blown away by this film. I've never seen a book to film adaptation that balances world building, character building and still gives you plenty of quiet and immersive moments like this did. The last time I felt this immersed into a world was when I watched Arrival and before that Spirited Away which I watched in 2004.
I really hope this does well. Lord knows this wouldn't be the first Villeneuve sci fi film with glowing reviews that doesn't do well, and as you mentioned, this year has basically been a slaughterhouse of great films bombing at the box office, as hollywood keeps sacrificing movies to see when audiences will finally come back to the theater. But I have faith that they'll recognize that the potential of this franchise (with Denis at the helm) far outweighs the performance of a single film
Saw it last night at the theatre. Dune was everything I hoped it would be, but much more than what I expected. For a non-book reader, I would say that they took the best parts to introduce key elements, characters, factions, machinery, and world settings, to keep the pace of the film coherent. It was a healthy dose of gritty sc-fi, with beautiful imagery and (can I say?) horrific elements. For me, the film could’ve gone on another 2-3 hours to see the rest of the story. As a book reader, this is where I feel that they should’ve gone the trilogy route to flesh out the back story. As an example, I would’ve loved to have seen more of the Bene Gesserit and Paul’s training in the ways of the Bene Gesserit. However, what you get to see of the Bene Gesserit is amazing and I want more of it. It beats Star Wars in that aspect in my opinion. You could nitpick the film from days on end but still be completely satisfied with what Denis brought to the table. I also hope that we get a part 2. It would be a real shame, and a terrible tease, if we didn’t. Did I mention Ornithopters? You’ll think X-Wings looked cool until you see the Ornithopter.
Ornithopters were based on a hardware/software emulation of dragonflies. A real dragonfly can fly backwards, sideways, hover, make sharp turns, and even fly upside down. They can change the angle and shape of their wings in real-time for more flow, creating energy efficiency and greater speed. They can actually stop beating their wings and not lose altitude due to micro adjustments of their wings. Yes, they are amazing. Herbert never explained the full extent of Ornithopters other than they flew like dragonflies. One limitation would be high G turns, but humans of the Dune Universe are vastly physically superior so they could take those G forces without a pressure suit. The other thing is that Ornithopter technology is clearly Ixian in origin as you must have a computer running complex software to make these calculations in real-time. These computers would be in a gray area according to the Butlerian Jihad, but overlooked because of the military advantage. The Ixians could rationalize the flight computer as claiming it was "dumb" and only handled avionics and was not AI.
@@carlo0143 What kind of sci-fi do you like? There is the option to read Frank Herbert’s Dune but it can be a challenge for some readers. The world building, political aspects, and the introduction to characters is very in depth before things get much more interesting. I’ve heard some folks mention the film to be like a sci-fi version of Lord of the Rings or, probably more akin to Game of Thrones. For me personally, Dune is the Star Wars I always wanted to see. I grew up with the original Star Wars trilogy but Dune is grittier and horrific imo.
I feel like it should be a series like GOT, its hard to feel bad or hate the character as much as we should with too little character development, that being said it did spectacular with the amt of time it had imo.
The last half of the book is what made the story for me so if part two sticks the landing, I feel you'll get a lot of the character building you're seeking. It's incompleteness is the worst thing about the movie for me.
Just like in so many shots the director shows you a gigantic scenario, and the humans in the background feel tiny and meaningless. That's what I think is the point of the story. It's not really about "caring" about these characters so much. It's about the journey they take, and how it influences the universe.
@@GetOverHer3 Yeah, like Paul is just a guy that gets trapped in the machinations of the people surrounding him, he's nothing but a tool and he can't escape it
@@GetOverHer3 i agree with u, but again as a fan and i want to succeed. I'm kinda concerned how it will do to an average movie viewer, who just casually watch it, will it leave enough feeling of that "whens next, whens part 2, whats happens next" feeling if they dont connect enought to the characters.Maybe i lacks a bit of heart is what im trying to say.. I personally want more of it, i just hope it brings enough buzz
Seriously as a huge Bladerunner 1 and 2 fan, I really appreciate the directors. We need more movies like these... Visually stunning, the score is beautiful. Problem is nowadays people can't concentrate for longer they need action or something big happening in every 10seconds. Movies like these will only have a smaller fanbase because those people are the ones who can appreciate the beauty and cinematic art.
For those who said Dune could never be successful as a movie Villenuve proves them wrong. The man knows how to tell a story and make it believable. This movie had me hooked from the first scene. It was beautiful to watch and with great acting. As far as it being half the story, having the audience know and understand who the Atreides are help you to connect with this family. This was the opposite of how I felt about the Lynch version and the TV series. I just didn't care about any of the characters. So, great work, again, Villenuve.
Bruh i super super super appreciate the beauty Villenuve brought forth to the screen, it was pretty beyond words. But god damn, there was just so much to grasp and understand, and I've never read the books or known anything about Dune so that made it even harder to move along with the film. So many names, terms, families, houses, groups, factions, planets, etc were introduced and they weren't explained with much depth, mostly just glossed over quickly then jump to the next scene. I bet Dune lovers enjoyed it a lot, but from a noob pov, i couldn't only enjoy it visually. Storytelling and world building aspect it really went over my head. I wish I had a friend to tell me to research the lore or read the books ahead of watching the movie, it would have provided me a better experience.
The only criticism I heard was it was "slow" which is a shame that we as an audience are literally trained to watch MCU level of BS action per minute movies that anything slower is passed as a criticism. This movie was a visual FEAST. I was looking at the screen like every minute with pure awe. Each frame is wallpaper worthy.
@@zeroskaterz92sorry but there's no doubt the MCU has changed the general audiences expectations as well as studio expectations, if you can't see that you aren't paying attention.
@@BlazerManiacNumber96 if you don't think the MCU has changed the game for the general audience as well as studios you're either not paying attention or don't want to admit your beloved MCU could do any harm.
Not gonna lie I had a really hard time understanding what was happening throughout most of this film. I feel as though they just brushed over some of the concepts and left the viewer to figure it out for themselves or google it later. Visually stunning yes, but I wish the film catered a bit more to people who aren't as familiar with the book so we could build a deeper connection towards the characters and overall plot.
This movie was only/mostly enjoyed by those that read the book. I agree with everything you said. I found it slow and like you said I couldn’t connect with the characters, when the father died I didn’t shed a tear and I’m emotional in films. This film felt like a big introduction and I’ll probably not even watch part 2
Agree. I watch all of his movie and love it so much. Watching Dune, I sleep after an hour because the story is hard to understand... I prefer if he make it more "friendly" to non-Dune fans.
Completely agree! This is exactly how I felt. Didn't care for any of the characters, barely anything was explained, and we were supposed to care when the characters start dying? Hah. Was a slow slow slog of 3 hours, and for how much zendaya was on the trailers she said maybe 2 lines and was in it for 10 minutes max. Bizarre.
@@pepsipwns666 I hated it and so did my girlfriend. Didn't understand a damn thing and the action wasn't even good. It felt like a movie that just took a bunch of concepts from other movies.
For me I liked this better and I came in not knowing anything. I hate exposition not done right (which is so prominent in today's entertainment) and I'm glad the film stayed away from it (though it can alienate people who need the exposition). As you continue to watch you get so many questions piling up, sometimes you get answers and sometimes you do not. The rewatch value of this movie is up there - you'll most likely understand the story more if you keep rewatching. I rewatched it a second time and noticed things I missed the first viewing! Especially with the dialogue and scenes they choose to protray. But apparently 2.5 hrs wasnt enough time to invest on all characters and plot points according to book readers.
I ended up watching this on hbo max this during my lunch breaks at work. Thinks have just been too busy to get to the theater. I loved the movie but it had two major problems for me. The volume was all over the place. I ended up needing to put on headphones to be able to hear conversations. The other was Lady Jessica. One minute she is a strong character and then she becomes extremely meek and has a mild breakdown (understandably) and then she finds her strength again, only to lose it shortly afterwards, and the cycle would repeat. It was extremely inconsistent.
I've seen this in IMAX, row 3...it was a transcendent experience. I really love how DV creates tension and meaning within minutes, takes your hand and guides you through this massive story without the feeling of being drowned in exposition. He's a masterful storyteller.
Like I’ve said many times before - I was dreading going into this. I knew I was going to see a beautiful looking movie but apart from that I thought it was going to bore me to tears, and I’m so glad I was proven wrong. Everything about this movie drew me in and kept me captivated. I liked how it wasn’t just a full on action movie with loud explosions and dumb jokes. The sense of a well developed universe with its own cultures, languages, religion and customs was awesome even if I didn’t understand everything I could respect the sheer scale of it. I really hope part 2 will be just as good if not better. I’ve also started reading the book and really getting into it
@@14AspenDrive Same, I don't think it sucked, but it really wasn't that compelling of a story. They left a lot of character development out, which I think definitely hurt it. Also the fact that it's PG-13, and really no information on the motivations of the characters.
@@14AspenDrive What a letdown this movie is. I don't think I will be able cope with Part 2 whenever that happens. The first 1/2hr was too dark, had too much whispering dialogue and the music was too loud and dramatic for no good reason. Also too much sand and walking around aimlessly and I thought the role TC played was not best suited to his undeniable talent. My opinion of course otherwise . . . .
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I went from never having heard of Dune to reading the book and becoming obsessed in about 48 hours
Me too I never heard of the book but man the movie made me fall in love with the world and characters
Me too and given a lot of the subject matter of the later books, I don't have confidence on this property being a huge smash hit commercial success long term, rumor has it that Villeneuve wants to also do Dune Messiah but after that he's done with the IP....I assume there may be a miniseries/whatever on HBO max that adapts the following sequels but I fear that like most great sci-fi it's too involved for general audiences, if it tiptioes the line between intelligent/dumb then it could work but who's kidding the larger populatin don't give a fuck, they just want mindless escapism since we're all working shitty jobs....jesus this is way too real...anyway it's like we're living with a short-sighted generation that wants instant gratification and doesn't want to think too hard since the brain might fall out....sorry for the "boomer' diatribe but that's the reality with entertainment currently and it's fucking dark, since we're nearly in the negative feedback loop of shitty fiction (also Boomers also would be confused, gen X would be accurate since they might have been the first to understand irony towards society on a wide scale)
I was hoping it was adapted from a book. The whole time I was thinking it would make a great book series.
I like that. I suppose that's what the director was trying to do. Wet people's appetite. I must say as someone who read the book first, I found the movie disappointing. Mostly because it didn't have the minute detail and personality of the books
LOL same!
Part 2 has been confirmed. The opening weekend was pretty strong. That combined with the worldwide sales and HBO Max views were enough to get the studio to commit.
I read that part 2 was going to be theatre exclusive. Not sure if that is true though.
@@bighands69 The studios are going to try everything they can to get people back into theatres in the next year, so it wouldn't surprise me.
I'm afraid Part 2 will end up flopping no matter what. The first one didn't end on exciting enough a cliffhanger and let's be honest here, even if many viewers won't dare to admit it because of the surreal cult surrounding the franchise, there will be crowds of people finding it downright boring. And they won't show up for the sequel.
That's probably why WB didn't allow Legendary to shoot both parts back to back. Dune is kind of like Margot Robbie: everyone talks about it, everyone loves it, but at the end of the day it just never brings in the expected penny.
@@Swarm509 I'm not against it if covid goes away. My only problem with theatres is that some people just ruin it for others . Other than that only people who don't like simultaneous releases I feel is people who pirate.
Confirmed ONLY CUZ THEYRE FORCING IT. Movie sucks. Movie hasn’t even made really profit yet it’s only made 241Mil. Subtract the budget of 165Mil and you get 80mil profit not even enough to cover part 2. It’s a beautifully made movie- every job is perfectly hired and the actors are brilliant but THE STORY IS STALE
Is Sicario not seen as one of his best movies? most people will do straight to Arrival and BR2049, Sicario was his first movie I saw and I thought the way he worked with tension was excellent.
I would argue Sicario is his weakest movie, but that doesn’t mean it’s not a phenomenal movie. He’s never made a bad movie
Incendies or prisoners are his best imo
I agree. I think Dune is his best work yet and Sicario is in 2nd place. I also really like Enemy. Blade Runner and Arrival are both wonderfully crafted, but I don't enjoy them as much as his other movies
I loved sicario. More than BR2049. I loved BR2049 but it's a movie that doesn't inspire me to watch it a second time. Not yet at least. But Sicario I have seen like 4 times already. Arrival I have seen twice. Ennemy I disliked. and that's about it what I've seen from Denis. He is great no doubt on that.
Sicario is good but I'd say slightly overrated.
This is a movie that I needed to see in a movie theatre. It was hard sci-fi, with complex characters, stunning visuals, and amazing music. Part 1 for me is 5 out of 5 stars. Absolutely amazing and definitely unexpected. I just want to rewatch it already to appreciate the movie once again.
Definitely!
@@lovescars mate there is litteraly no depth to these "complex characters" you say are in the film. Only good relationship in the film was the one with the son and mother ( even tho he is said to be the mesias (who needs no companion) he has one in the form of his mother which is unique. Part 2 is predictable
It's soft sci-fi
The characters felt like wooden cardboards for the entire film, there's barely anything to their personality, hell there wasn't even an attempt to showcase any kind of character development. Jason Momoa was the only likeable part of the first half, not the character he portrayed , just the actor himself. How am I supposed to care about these characters if they got nothing to work with?
This is not hard sci fi, it's a corny space opera.
At first I was like:”wtf, almost 3 hours long?!”
Then I was like: “holy fuck, no! Is that it?! I want more?”
People (who saw the "Part 1" when the title was displayed) when the movie ended:
"Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal.'
Same. The movie flew by. I didn’t feel it was ever boring or that a particular scene was too long.
I fell asleep twice. I don't get what people saw so exciting about it, so please break it down for me because I'm in the minority here.
@@Bennythecoredriver seriously? It was the most BORING film ever. Not sure if you are joking or not. I walked out of the cinema.
@@tacticaldachshund2734 I am with you! I walked out of the cinema at the 50 minute mark. Tortureously dull. Anyone saying it's good is questionable
really appreciated how patient this film was with tension and action.
Im hoping it does well at the box office. I worry it's too well made and intelligent for modern audiences to be "successful". Just look at Blade Runner 2049...folks now a days need brainless explosions and action..I hope im proven wrong
Yass!! That's Villeneuve for you. I love him, thank god they give him money to make those movies
@@drifter316 idk everyone hates fast n furious they watch it to make fun of n you sound like a Rick and morty fan talking like that
By patient you mean boring as hell
@@drifter316 ok oh wise one. The god of genius thank you for your holy input.
Funfact: Hans Zimmer declined to score Christopher Nolans Tenet in favour of Dune.
he did the right call, tenet kinda sucked
@@olleeriksson4338 I wouldn't go so far as to say it sucked. But for people who fell in love with Nolan over Inception, The Prestige, Batman, Interstellar, after the very good Dunkirk, that despite it's quality was ... very different from his usual fantastical projects, and a slightly underwhelming Dark Knight Rises, people (me included) were really hoping for the next movie that was "like Inception" and Tenet didn't quite hit the mark. It was way more confusing to understand than it needed to be (on many levels, not just because you can't hear/understand some important lines) and less visually spectacular than Inception. Though it still had some pretty awesome ideas and is still a great movie overall.
I think Nolan is not someone who likes to repeat something just because it's successful and IF Studios do but pressure on him to "make another movie like inception", he will do his damned best to make it different and do something new. I think that is kind of what happened to Tenet, but to a fault. There is no movie like it but it could have used SOME slightly more traditional film making.
I feel like if Nolan makes another Dunkirk, as in a movie that is excellent but doesn't bring the movie goers that "inception" or "dark knight" feeling of Cinema Magic, studios might start to be less willing to write him a big check for his next projects.
Denis Villeneuve has kind of started to fill the role which Nolan had occupied for me, even if they are still very different movie makers.
That said, I really want to watch Tenet again now. I haven't watched it since I watched it in the cinemas a year ago. It's still a really good movie in my mind.
@@paulszki i want batman vs wolverine😎
@@olleeriksson4338 Saying Tenet sucked tells me that you know very little about Cinema. Just say you didn't like the movie, that movie was amazing. Nolan just went too far with his convoluted plot devices.
I'm glad he did
When people say “it’s on hbo”, yes, but it’s totally different when watching on a huge screen with Dolby Atmos. Same reason I saw Godzilla vs Kong in theaters. Watching movies like these on streaming is like siping wine through a bendy straw. Also, it’s just fun to go out to the theaters anyway.
Oh absolutely. The sound is absolutely incredible. The ambiance and the aircraft buzzing was such a pleasure. My local theater has a great sound system that just rumbled my seat from start to finish. The score made the movie complete. Without it, there wouldn’t be a complete film.
I will only go to a theatre if they replace butter with horse dewormer.
@@Bennythecoredriver Funny you say that because I literally barely heard any music in this movie! Thought there was a severe lacking of epic music when impactful scenes were happening! Or even when visiting a new town/area you would expect some theme music to accompany it but it was often quiet bangs and vibrations...
@@pepsipwns666 don’t talk wet.
fuck the theaters just buy a huge screen and put out some dune merch so we can support our boy denny V
Hoping Villeneuve better get his part 2. Enjoyed his version of Dune.
It's probably already been greenlit!
@Oh My Oh my Go away, troll
@Oh My Oh my I'm not in complete disagreement with this comment Oh My but hoping you can elaborate. For example I was, as first, put off by the casting of Liet Kynes but found it did not make the difference I thought it would.
I enjoyed the film but I had very little idea what was going on most the time 😂. The whispered dialogue went right over my head. Hope there's a part 2.
@Oh My Oh my I'd give this movie an 8/10 because the cinematography, special effects, acting, and casting were consistently impeccable. But while the film brought the world of Arrakis to life, I also think that those two and a half hours were devoid of character development. The movie really was emotionally empty when focusing on each character and they didn't seem as pivotal to delivering a satisfactory storyline. The only character I was invested in was Duncan, who was still an underdeveloped character, and when he died, it didn't have the equivalent effect of losing a well written side character, Dr. Yueh betrayal just felt abruptly forced, and the antagonists didn't have as much screen time as I expected. After leaving the theaters, I never felt so ambivalent about a movie. I still loved the Oscar worthy visuals and effects, but also exhausted through 2 and a half hours of static story telling.
Enjoyed this film so much. Despite it having the feeling of incompleteness I felt more excitement about what could come for all the characters. There was no climax but it feels like a beautiful slow burn to get to something even more great. Knowing what is awaiting Paul and the other characters in the lore makes me anxious to see what happens next (fingers crossed). Beautiful film that submerged you into the culture of Arrakis.
True, the same feeling. A feeling of incompleteness
The beauty of the incompleteness is the hope for what could be.
Fastest 2.5 hours of my life
The scene in the desert where he is tortured by the visions of future Messiah Chaos was strongly delivered in my opinion. I like the film, is heading the right direction at least, the way the larger than life scale of things compared with people was excellent too.
It’s part one so could be 1-2 more parts
"They" also said LotR was unfilmable due to all the complexities with the story, lore and individual character history. Funny how that turned out
Weird how great LotR was and how awful The Hobbit trilogy was.
As long as it was given to the right filmmaker who truly understands the source material, everything would be fine
@@calebwinfield1403 The Hobbit trilogy's fault was mostly on the studio who didn't give more time for Peter Jackson to prepare everything and just wanna rushed it. The studio were extremely greedy with money. Jackson did his best in making The Hobbit trilogy with the limited time he was given. He had about 1 half year in preparing LOTR while only got about 5 months to prepare for The Hobbit after Del Toro left the project, you could imagine how stressful that is for Jackson. It's the studio's fault, not Jackson
@@Erasureeraser They also stretched it out to three films when it could have been done in two, which was a shame. I still loved it though. Just not as much as LOTR.
@@Erasureeraser Also keep in mind that originally it was Jackson who would produce the film, and Guillermo del Toro who was going to direct two films. del Toro left the project due to studio malarkey...there is no way of knowing if the films would have been better under his direction, but they certainly couldn't have been worse.
Dune was fantastic! And yes, the sequel was green lighted. I was 100% immersed in the world that was created. A true classic
The sound design when the first transportation ship rises from the large body of water while Paul overlooks it on a hill in Caladan is immaculate and throughout the film, it literally shook the cinema!
I saw the film in Dolby and I literally felt my body vibrating b/c of that, that’s why I always go to the theaters.
I theatre I was in wasn't prepared for such a Badass sound design. The screen literally shook during this and many other scenes xD
Totally!
Could not agree with you more. This is a movie that Hass to be seen in a theater.
The Gom Jabbar scene was one of my favorite and thought Han Zimmer did a great job on the score conveying the intensity I felt when I read that part of the book.
Unfortunately WB wasn’t willing to sign off on a part 2 immediately, Villenueve wanted to film part 1 and 2 back to back like how infinity war and end game were, but WB wasn’t willing to take that risk. Good news is that the movie hasn’t been out for too long and has almost broken even. I think there’s a good chance we’ll see a part 2 in 2023
Agreed, but I think that 2023 is a bit too optimistic. I’m thinking it’s more likely to be a 2025 release. 2024 if we’re lucky.
Jason Sledge that’s fair. From my understand depending on when WB confirms it Villeneuve wants to start shooting sometime in 2022. Now I’m not too familiar with exactly how long film making takes, but I feel like that would land a release either late 2023 or early 2024.
Also, it gives paul time to become a man, like in the book.
@@Bruh-ff2tw All depends how much FVX work has to be done. And rushing all the effect shots make it worse because then a dozen different effect shops are brought in - and sometimes that can be a mess. Not to mention it makes everything more expensive going that route. Obviously a movie like this has CG in every single shot. You can only rush it so far. Those poor VFX artists have their work cut out for them.
I‘d say 2024 is a good possibility for a release. Maybe 2025 if COVID keeps messing up schedules.
The cinematrography on Caladan was outstanding, the ships in the night and fog were breathtaking.
The art department made the ships feel so fresh and otherworldly.
The cinematography when the Bene Gessiet arrived and departed for Pauls test is outstanding. So many haunting images in this film.
The ship rising out of the water when they were preparing to leave Caladan was amazing
I love the dragon fly inspired ships. I have never seen anything like that in any other sci if film. It’s unique.
It seemed like a Star Wars film to me lol
@@briexander8353 Star Wars was based off this book and directly took many aspects from it, such as the Emperor, Spice, Two Suns, controlling people with voice, desert planet, and much more. So ya its gonna have similarities to Star Wars.
For some reason I really enjoyed seeing this movie with having not read the books and knowing nothing about it. I was really immersed in the world they were building and left the theater excited for part 2 so much so I wanted to buy the whole book collection, Can't wait for whats to come.
Same! I think the reason is great directing and vision
The only thing that was built is that the planet is hot, with gigantic worms that travel great lengths to eat 2 miniscule people, the planet has "spices" that are used to fuel spaceships and they use the planet to mine that spice, and there is a empire, wich we see absolutely nothing of.
@@alexworm1707 maybe go and watch it again, you might have some issues with comprehension
@@alexworm1707 So you'd rather on cheap exposition dumps like every cheaply made sci fi and less of showing through the story unfolding?
@@ophanimangel3143 no i just think he went completely on the other side, almost nothing was shown on the movie. So little world building imo. I hate cheap exposition.
villeneuve better get his part 2. it would be a tragedy if he didn’t. we need it!
UPDATE: LET’S FREAKING GO
That depends on the audience!
@@Dracobyte I think it’s almost a guarantee that pt 2 will get made. Even if part 1 isn’t a huge success on its opening weekend, it’s the kind of movie that will have legs through word of mouth. I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s performing even better two or three weeks from now, even up through Thanksgiving.
you can already see it listed on his imdb
@@PhantomDancer4321 anyone can put anything on IMDB.
Man, if part 2 doesn’t get made (but 9 Fast & Furious movies do??) it’s going to really suck. Really wish Villeneuve had locked in the studio contractually to do it. Please everyone go to see it at least once or twice in a theatre for cinema’s sake!
Seems Dune is pretty close to breaking even already and it's barely hitting the weekend, that's a good sign for a second part.
The reason is that the movie was released worldwide in late September.
including advertising, a movie has to bring in about twice its budget to break even and that wouldn't count as a success. So we'll have to wait, how the movie performs in the U.S. and China
Needs to hit 500, I believe it’s halfway there
@@nicoleverkus6817 oh wait I thought you guys hate China china China
@@Dima-px6pr what do you mean "you people"?
Mate, I saw it today in Australia. Opening day, Vmax. The sound was outstanding. My tip for sound at the Oscars. Best cinema experience I've had since seeing Avatar in 3d.
In terms of adaptations, it's up there with Lord of the Rings
Agree! If this doesn’t get Os at noms for Visual or Sound, that would be crazy
3d was made for Avatar.
Dune needs to be seen in imax, the sound is what imax was made for.
Yup
Chris: *lists off nearly every Villeneuve film*
Sicario: Am I a joke to you?!
It’s probably my least favorite of his, which says a lot considering how great Sicario is
People still making this meme comment? Wow
Yes, thank you. Arrival is my least favorite.
enemy and prisoner are the best of the bunch
@@MireVale the meme doesn’t die unless people no longer participate. I just participated.
It's nice to see "Dune" done by a great director with the technical capabilities of today. Hopefully we will get part 2. When Lynch agreed to direct Dune it was under the agreement that it would be split into 2 films. But during production the studio pressured him into condensing everything into 1 film. After that experience he has refused to direct anything unless he has full creative control.
Yeah David Lynch is my favorite director of all time. I think the man is a genius. I think they did him really bad with “Dune” and he has said the studio butchered it in editing. It wasn’t the film he thought he was making. It’s sad because it is my least favorite of his movies.
Wow never knew that. David lynch is one of my directors
@d R Inland Empire should have been a series of short films. The attempt to sew together an overarching narrative really doomed the film.
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I actually liked the incompleteness. It felt like a complete part 1. And that allowed them to never rush scenes which I hate there wasn’t any lightning quick cuts. You always hat time to digest it and understand what was happening.
It’s something new to today. And fun.
I'm glad they opened the movie with it being Part 1. Allows then to tell the story they want to and end it when they need. It also gives people that expectation of knowing everything won't be finished in this movie. I think it ended perfectly though with Paul changing. Can't wait for more.
Denis isn't afraid of a long take
Emotion takes time to build.
It ended exactly where I thought it would too. Part 2 is going to be wild with everything that's coming up.
This film restored my faith in cinema. A Masterpiece.
Cool if you liked it. But this sucked as a film. Spectacle is not story.
@@Peter-tg9zv it had a fine story Peter, in fact as was said in this particular review. The purpose of the movie was to focus on the characters. To establish their motives, and also the world is really fleshed out. They did a really good job of helping us understand the politics and which groups are in power trying to do what. If you think it didn't have story I think you need to rewatch it.
@@jordanfelt5978 Na it didn’t. The larger conflict of Imperium vs. Houses wasn’t explained well. What was harkonnens motivation? What was the plot? Where was it going besides gamma-fiction chosen one prophecies and power fantasies? I know little about Dune, but the strongest conceit or the Dune Universe is the idea of Mentats. That wasn’t even mentioned. Mostly the characters sucked. Leto makes you care a little when he heroically decides to rescue those on the harvester. That scene was great. Nothing else stood out except amazing visuals.
@@Peter-tg9zv I mean I thought pretty differently about the film but it's fine to have your opinion. I don't know if plot was that big in this film, at least to me it seems that it was supposed to be more character focused. And that's correct they didn't really talk about everything within the politics of the world. But they did do a good job of giving us a good sense of the main characters in their place amongst these politics in this universe. And I mean that was part one, so I presume there's going to at least be a part 2. With that being the case I imagine a lot of these questions will be answered then.
@@jordanfelt5978 yea agreed they did a good job showing the harkonen atreides conflict and showing power players. But the characters were pretty bad (maybe except Leto). Plot is important in any great film. I just can’t stand the money grabbing with these part ones and twos. They could have made a good 2 hour movie with the 3 good scenes and 1 great scene. It’s like how they slaughtered the Hobbit.
I totally could have watched another hour of it. The time didn't drag for me in the slightest. I pray that WB and Villeneuve release a full extended cut someday. Fingers are crossed. Bring on Part 2!!! Love your reviews. Very intelligent and articulate. Keep up the great work!
It felt like intro
i absolutely agree! something similar to the lord of the rings, where you can get a copy with more of the material, like the banquet scene. it would be amazing and i would watch the heck out of it.
e a s i l y another hour!!
I coulda watch Dat chit all day mane !!!
extended cut of what?... THERE NO MATERIAL... there's more in 30min of '84.
Villeneuve's vision was perfect for this film. Hoping overseas' box office is a big haul.
I just went to see it yesterday. Small city of about 60k people, the room was packed and it was in the late evening when the shopping mall is closed so not many people stick around. I think it will have a good run.
there is a lot to love about the film but as far as the story its basically diet dune because theres no way to adapt the full story into 2 films
@@4dstellatedhypercube558 That's a good point. I wish they would do 3 or 4, but it sounds like that won't happen.
@@4dstellatedhypercube558 2 movies both 2 1/2 hours long is enough for the first book. A movie trilogy would be too much for the first book imo.
It feels like we're in a perfect timeline just realizing that Denis directed this film because it could have been anyone or any studio that didn't care at all but here we are and it's unbelievable.
Those who saw it in IMAX understand it was an experience of a lifetime, I read the book and I brought 7 friends of mine, we watch many films together, to all see it in IMAX. We still talk about it to this day. It was probably the best cinema experience ever, there’s nothing like it.
This director doesn't miss. You hear he has a movie coming out you knows its gonna be something special.
Dune was Villeneuve's dream project. And he did it when he had the experience to do it justice.
for me, its him and Nolan which just create that feeling of 'wow this is going to be great'
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Exaaactly
He didn't DISAPPOINT at all
I literally searched to see if Chris had reviewed Dune about 15 minutes ago, and wondered if it would be soon, great timing
Same
I thought he'd stopped reviewing movies and was focusing on his moviemaking?
Same hahahaha
I thought he stopped reviewing films
@@lptomtom he’s did until he saw his bank account lmao
WE WON CHRIS WE’RE GETTING PART 2. We are watching a new Star Wars era unfold and it’s beautiful
Dear october 2023, happen already.
@@redefined4657 *Uses a Navigator to fuck with time and transport myself to 2023*
Star Wars era?????? DUDE, there was 5 blocks waiting line at starWars... that dump is forgotten under 5 years man.
geez!, the hype really melted to your hypothalamus.
You can’t compare this to Star Wars what…
won??... dude, he got his 2nd part the second the morons army began frenetically suckling on that hype titties... was cool sci-fi visual n deep bass, done... could have been the story of a serial killing carrot in russian, the effect would be the same... thats not an era, thats a shiny looking bad reboot already done twice.
The size and scope of this film is unreal. It’s like how the hell do people make films like this with all the ships coming and going. The explosions. It’s crazy! Definitely one of the best films I’ve ever seen.
This movie was incredible. Villeneuve created a masterpiece and Hans zimmers score was one of the best I’ve heard this year
This year? Bro, this century.
@@annasnow7566 better than inception or interstellar?
@@talimpalomino9589 yes
The sardukaar throt singing gave me chills
@@annasnow7566 the only soundtracks I think would contend with this one are interstellar and man of steel which is funny
"you can build collections of things you're passionate about"
*Nick Cage photo appears on the screen
First Class editing 🙌
Lol just thought the same thing and then saw your comment.
Just get a bigger house.
Elvis the alien: oh, a challenger?
Nic Cage have touched so many lives
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Finally Villeneuve is getting praise he deserves, he's a incredible director
I really hope Hollywood gives him the credit he deserves also. His works so far have been stunning. I have no problem believing he could ultimately be hailed as one of the greats.
All his films have been critically acclaimed, he’s been getting praise his whole career.
@@ZEFFENWULF not by the general public his movies have not been financial successes overall and he doesn't have the recognition of a Nolan for example.
@@yagopacheco2855 I agree. Most people I know haven’t seen Prisoners, Arrival, Sicario, BR 2049, and definitely not Enemy.
He’s been getting praised already way before Dune. That’s why they hired him for Blade Runner and this film.
This was one of my favorite books in high school. I was scared they would botched it like ender's game but it was awesome! The lore in this universe is crazy you should definitely read the book for the depth and motivations of why characters do certain things. There are some very complex ideologies that are hard to convey in a movie.
On a side note, I have a hard time imagining things so it was so cool seeing all the heighingers and thopters come to life.
Finally a dune fan who understands they can't cram every single piece of lore and detail from the books into a film. I thought it was incredible and you are right some of the things you find in the book as too complex or would take too long to convey through film and some of the other fans of the dune books would do as a good a job of you at remembering that :)
I haven't read the books, so I watched it "blind". And I loved it. Personally I can't understand those who moan that "I did not understand anything! Yadayada", because the movie does make sense. It drops us right in the middle of things, and instead of asking us to to walk it demand that we run. People should embrace the uncertainty and question that rise while watching this (us non-readers ) . This ain't "spoon fed" movie, and I salute that.
Same
The cinematography is insane during the movie, was never slow for me it was just perfect.
Cinematography was absolutely brilliant! You are on point bro!
Agreed on cinematography. The only slow part was a few times when spoiler:
Paul and mom had put on their suits and only shots of them walking happened for a minute or two. But look at that complaint. A minute or two haha
honestly it was super slow for me in the end part so much so I didn't even care when Zendaya FINALLY showed up
I thought the visions became a bit tiring after a while.
Struggled to make it through, very slow paced & unfulfilling in d end
The movie overall is beautiful and exactly how I imagined most of the universe. I just have such a huge problem with the lack of character development for Dr. Yueh. He is pivotal to the plot in my opinion. Could’ve used a lot more of him to explain a lot.
I was realllllly hoping we'd get the scene with him and Jessica where she almost figured him out. Another element that felt missing was Thufir being suspicious of Jessica. I understand they had to make cuts but hopefully we'll get an extended edition with another half hour of scenes.
the lack of character development for anyone that wasn’t Paul or Leto was truly disappointing. And Jessica crying in every other scene she was in was also not great. I loved the movie, but I really didn’t like the screenplay overall because all the characters are flat with half their original character traits being excluded. Dr. Yueh’s entire story arc, Gurney’s connection to Paul and his Bard like background, Jessica’s badass personality that she had in the book, were taken out. Kyne’s was also a huge letdown because they took out all the interesting scene she/he has. ALSO, Thufir was basically cut from the story! He was integral to the book.
Total agreement I posted my take on the movie if you can find it in this massive comment section and I absolutely agreed with all your points here plus a few others they changed or excluded way too much from the book and that is a cardinal sin when doing Dune also ignoring the “weirding way“ which is what was the primary threat to the emperor, And why he had “plans within plans”
@@seanvelasco-dodge i dont think they mentioned mentats at all, which i think was important given paul was being trained to be one.
Totally agree, but to be fair, it’s not like the book really expanded on Doc either…
Like, Herbert is AMAZING at world building and story-telling in general, but he frankly wasn’t the greatest when it came to flesh out most characters (Chany is a big example for me)
Honestly, I prefered some characters in this movie than the books, like Duncan, who arguably does not do a whole lot of talking at all during the time he’s around…
Good props to zimmer, his soundtrack was unbelievable
With the exception of the desert, the music there gets so repetitive, it's like Wonder Woman's theme from Zack Snyder Justice League.
@@saricubra2867 nah the music never gets repetitive but I respect your opinion
Yeah...Unbelievably boring
I don't understand that many don't hear the music in the movies. Many movies are bad but the music is Awsome! But people don't hear the music they just say the movie is bad but listen to the music its awsome!
Zimmer's said his goal was to make the movie to sound like nothing from Earth or even relatable to Earth. He wanted it to be completely alien. I think he did the exact opposite. Bagpipes, Phrygian dominant scales and Mongolian chanting. Epic fail..
It is definitely one of the most visually appealing movies I've ever seen and well worth watching on the big screen.
The ending felt like the end of the fellowship of the ring. A promise of something more to come.
It's officially announced now. October 2023.
@@redefined4657 hell yeah
I wish it was a trilogy
@@DavidLopez-tj7jl Many people consider book 2 (Dune Messiah) to be the end of a story arc and it could easily be the 3rd movie
I felt the same way. I also want 3 parts
I feel like his name carries the same weight as Nolan, even more so.
If there’s a movie coming out and you know it’s being directed by Denis, it’s going to be nothing short of a spectacle.
@@kp1x Only BR2049 did Financially bad because of its huge budget... Dune is doing great despite the pandemic and HBO MAX dual release.
Either way, the OP was talking about it being a spectacle, not a high grossing blockbuster
@@kp1x Financial performance isn’t indicative of the actual movie’s quality. Period.
@@ElricZ dune hasn't done very good rn. At least not what's needed to be profitable. For example in china there's some other movie there too rn which made like 800 million in 23 days and Dune's performance in China isn't great and it's expected to make around 30-40million at max. China is one of the biggest markets so it isn't very promising. I really hope it does well tho.
@@vedaryan334 it's had the biggest opening day of the pandemic for a HBO MAX dual release. It's also the biggest opening day for a WB movie since Joker in 2019. I'm sure WB is more than happy with it's performance. It'll be profitable for WB either way with HBO MAX views and BO
Absolutely
As much nostalgia I have for David Lynch's DUNE, Denis' DUNE simply outdid what came before. I'm not very religious, but this DUNE evoked a biblical feel to me that the others don't. It evoked a deeper significance than just the surface story. The scenes with a robed Chani on the desert and shots of the Fremen in prayer just made this DUNE feel even deeper to me.
ikr. It was like Space Oddysey level good.
The Lynch movie developed the characters way better.
@@williamsmith8790 Except that movie was so far from the source material.
@@internetgoat4831Everyone says that, but I feel like Lynch captured the spirit of the book. Anyway, I didn’t say it was “book accurate” it just did a far better job of developing the characters than this new one did. The Sy-Fy Channel mini stayed closer to the book than Lynch, but the budget was only slightly better than Days of Our Lives which made it hard to watch.
This dune was amazing part 2 better foking happen
I saw dune without knowing anything about it. It seemed to me like it’s a film for people who already have a backstory that I’m missing.
100% watching it now lol and I’m so confused
You’re very correct, I was in a similar position when I saw it in theatres but after watching it again months later it’s very easy to follow. I suggest another watch.
I watched many “Dune lore” videos before seeing it…definitely helped understand the movie and book so much easier…I suggest the channel “Nerd Cookies”…she explains what all the weird stuff means.
@@OdintheGermanShepherd Read the book. It gives you everything you need :)
@@胃-k7h same. I was like not even sure what the plot is. Acting was great just doesn’t make any sense.
I love how Villeneuve kept the weirdness of dune as there is no aliens except for the sandworms he manages to portray how humans look and act in 10000 years each having a evolved differently but still being human and the ornithopters are spot on.
I almost jizzedd my pants when I saw the ornithopters. Exactly how I pictured it in my mind when I read the book so many years ago. So fortunete that Villeneuve was faithful to the books
Saw it in the IMAX in San Francisco last night in a packed theater. Definitely worth it.
I was there too. Unbelievable
@@Marx-Lennon Ayyyy, small world
Fvck San Francisco!
@@BEATmyguest31 Jealous
@@DeepFriedReviews oh ok then . Phew
When I saw the shielded city I had the thought: This guy could pull off Call of Cthulhu. A film that I so far would have called unfilmable. After dune I REALLY want a Villeneuve Cthulhu or even mountain of madness. That guy understands scope, tone, score and CGI in a way I think few contemporary directors do
@Aaron Sanders fair enough but an Emmerich or a Gunn or an Abrams, might have the budget, yet they wouldn't be remotely able to create the right atmosphere and the correct style imo
I think At the Mountains of Madness would make for a better film adaptation
@@IwashereJay Funny you should mention atmosphere, since this film doesn't have it.
@@sblagg527 would you elaborate? Because I think it definitely does. It's a sense of constantly not feeling comfortable. That sounds like a joke but it isn't. Villeneuves movies tend to make you feel at unease even when nothing really is happening, which is exactly what lovecraft should be like, granted it still needs to pitch up the horror at some places. Maybe a co-op with some other director who knows cosmic creepyness, but theres barely even a hand full
Or lack of CGI for that matter. Only like two scenes (besides scene setting shots) were CGI!
Hans Zimmer's score captured the very essence of Dune and its landscapes. The film itself was very brilliant as it is, and emphasis on time passing at certain moments, and the incredible use of complete silence. But the music, my god, it was unlike any film experience I've ever had.
It’s like they told Hans, “We love your earlier work, but it was too subtle. Go bigger.” It was AMAZING.
Yes random sound effects
The score was awful
I’ll give the movie + score a second chance. So many things happening so fast it was hard to digest everything
Speaking as someone who knew very little about dune, what an incredible opportunity they have to build a new, beautiful cinematic world. Stunning visuals and audio and was much more complex than a marvel or new Star Wars. I deeply enjoyed this movie.
So glad to see that Chris likes dune for the scale it is made in. Denis is definitely in my top 10 best directors of all time. His movies have a strange yet so enthralling sense of emotion in them, and a vibe that there is more to the universe and our surroundings then we are led to believe on. Can't wait to see Dune in 1080p!♥️😅
I hate Denis. He makes overrated movie after overrated movie. Just a B tech Christopher Nolan.
@@UnemploymentScrub23 I love Nolan, he makes incredibly cool movies, but I think Denis is a better director in the the sense that all of his movies impact me way more than Nolan.
@@UnemploymentScrub23 now I know why your name it's wtf TH-cam. Hahahaha. Because when you write something so stupid, people are like "wtf" xD
@@craigjessup5190 no no no you got it all wrong. Also Chris didn’t even give it a score. What a loser!
I love Nolans movies (Interstellar, Dunkirk) but the new Dune (and also Tenet) is the worst movie I've seen in a long, long time. Incoherent bombastic bunch of scenes with cliche characters even a 5-year old would find boring. 🤪 Spaceships and bombs yet swords and knife are primary weapons. 🤔 Blatant war propaganda with oil pardon "spice" and arab pardon "muslims". Go see D Lynchs Dune. 10 times better. If not 100.
PS Chris calling it "masterpiece" must be on some super strong drug. Maybe spice? 😁
“A son of a noble family entrusted with protecting the most vital asset/element in the galaxy…“ That is the most concise summary of Dune I have ever heard! Well done sir!
That's the description given all over the place, he didn't think that up himself.
When things were at their very worst:
2 Suns, Cross in the sky, 2 comets will collide = don`t be afraid - repent, accept Lord`s Hand of Mercy.
Scientists will say it was a global illusion.
Beware - Jesus will never walk in flesh again.
After WW3 - rise of the “ man of peace“ from the East = Antichrist - the most powerful, popular, charismatic and influential leader of all time. Many miracles will be attributed to him. He will imitate Jesus in every conceivable way.
Don`t trust „pope“ Francis = the False Prophet
- will seem to rise from the dead
- will unite all Christian Churches and all Religions as one.
One World Religion = the seat of the Antichrist.
Benedict XVI is the last true pope - will be accused of a crime of which he is totally innocent.
"Arab uprising will spark global unrest - Italy will trigger fall out"
"The time for the schism in the Church is almost here and you must get prepared now"
The Book of Truth
'A son of a noble family forced to use his ability to destroy the Universe's most vital asset to blackmail the Guild into making him Emperor.' ..... is probably more accurate, if not as poetic.
Yooooo. Like this video? Then check out my DUNE review!!
This film was a visual spectacle! Highly recommend to see this one on the big screen.
*I just finished watching Dune about 20 mins ago. I knew nothing about it going in other than the fact that several respected cinephiles love it. I was so thrilled to see this masterpiece of cinema I’m tearing up. THIS IS WHAT I LIVE FOR. Great, passionate cinema!!!!*
Calm down Beavis, and remind yourself of what you said here 5 years from now when this movie doesn't even enter people's thoughts anymore.
I could not agree more.
@@sblagg527 In two years, it is confirmed there will be Dune Part 2, and after that Villeneuve hopes to adapt Dune Messiah. So much for your wise predictions.
@@AbcDef-ww2gy My point was it simply won't have the lasting effect that the Star Wars trilogy did for my Generation X, or LOTR for the millennials. It may be, oh, "fondly remembered" when it's all said and done, like say Nolan's Batman trilogy, but won't have cemented its way into cultural and classic cinema history like those two franchises did. Sorry Gen Z-er Or Gen Alpha-er, whichever you are.
@@sblagg527 You ageist moron, most fans of the Dune books are older than you. Dune was written in the 1960s, during the Boomer generation. (Of course morons always try to figure things out about me, so that they can do lame "ad hominem" attacks -- but I'm not telling you my age.) You had no "point." Again, you pulled stupid predictions out of your behind. Your first post was wholly incorrect, and so was the latest one. In 5 years it won't "even enter people's thoughts anymore"? Um... it will be a franchise then, so of course it will be in people's thoughts. Just shut up! (And you 're an embarrassment to Gen X -- which may possibly be my generation.)
It is truly beautiful and stacked with fantastic actors giving their all. I hope it inspires people to read the books so they can get the full depth and breadth of Frank Herbert's epic story as well.
I'm 42 and never read the books but after watching the movie I am planning on reading the books now. I really loved the movie and it's got me wanting more.
Yeah I’m going to order the first book this week. I’m really looking forward to reading it. I loved the movie and am eagerly awaiting the second part.
There is a really good audiobook version of it too. With sound effects and a full theatrical cast.
@@mymango4970 Really? Where is that version available at?
After begging my friends to read the books for years, one of them finally decided to start after seeing this movie
Getting the audience to understand how important Lady Jessica is a key to understanding the lore and I feel like the movie did this effectively.
i disagree... was in the theater with 4 other people.... they didnt understand what shields do, they were kinda useless to them... Jessica was just Pauls supernatural mother from some secret gang, not much to it....
@@Zoltan1251 Then your friends are not observend enough with regards to the shields. It has been explained several times. I agree though regarding the female order. Their significance is not portraited appropriately. Might follow in the second installment.
Totally agree
I thought they did a really poor job with her character. It was like she was there just to act anxious in every scene.
then clearly you dont understand it nor read the book. well the Show about her and the sisters will add more about the story.
Just saw DUNE. it's the 1st part of an absolute masterpiece. Breathtaking.
The whole movie set up for a climax that never came. Horrible
@@Dredd2007 that’s cause their making a part 2.
Well, I did the decent thing and paid my hard earned dough to watch this in a movie theatre so as to support the vision of some french guy who probably couldn't give a colloquial deffication about me. Did I enjoy it? Almost.
The f-ing 'emergency exit' signs were shining green pictograms in my face from two different angles really brightly for the whole duration. And then stupid a-holes kept getting up and leaving the theatre to service their bodily functions only to return while casting shadows on the screen.
The sound was good though.
I went to a new cinema for this film because I thought it would be better than the one I usually go to. That one never cleans the projector room glass / screen. Not sure which, but there is this dirty smudge right down the middle of the picture.
Not sure why I bother - I've got a big TV and all I have to do is wait for this to be streamed.
Seriously though, if actual cinemas want to persist they need to up their game and stop taking the piss out of their patrons. I want to buy into the whole romance of the silver screen / shared experience thing but really - meet me half way. Or die. Either way, it's not my problem.
@@Dredd2007 it clearly said 'Part One'
Homie are you tripping
I just got back from seeing this in theaters and, yeah, I was floored. It's visually gorgeous, technically brilliant, and from a story standpoint still compelling. If Denis doesn't get his Part 2 I'll be so disappointed. I'm still salty that David Fincher didn't get to finish the Millennium trilogy, but this get put right up there next to it if it goes incomplete.
Only The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo was worth turning into a movie. The rest were not worth it.
nha dont worry... he got his 2nd part the second the morons army began frenetically suckling on that hype titties... was cool sci-fi visual n deep bass,... could have been the story of a serial killing carrot in russian, the effect would've been the same.
Sounds like it’s worth seeing I was worried it was just a reboot of the 1984 version
The film never dragged for me. It was slow, but the pacing was perfection. Set after set, dialogue after dialogue. Reading the book over again before the film, I absolutely loved part one.
Agree 100%. I'm usually a fan of dense high-concept fiction, but I've had a lot of trouble getting into the book. This movie enthralled me and I'm committed to reading the full book now.
But that's how I felt about Blade Runner 2049 and I've heard many say they were bored.
Trash
@@davidmayberry3190 the Transformers crowd will be.
I was gripped from start to finish. for a 2.5 hour film the time flew by.
Finally someone who pronounces his name correctly, I'm proud as a Quebecer.
(Oh yes, and Dune is masterpiece).
@ANTHONY It was my first experience with this universe yes and I thought everything was pretty clear for a newbie like myself and of course I left immediately wanting to see Part Two. It's Denis' most ambitious film so far.
It's really not too difficult to pronounce if you have half a brain.
Masterpiece?? I wouldn't go anywhere near that far. Saw it yesterday, and well, it wasn't bad but I was left with a kind of "meh" feeling. Not much happens when you think about it...there are at least 20-25 minutes that could have been trimmed off the film to get further into the story to get viewers more invested and reach a better ending point for the first half.
@@sblagg527 just finished the movie , the first hour almost feels like they were trying to give a game of throne taste , and the awful dialogue delivery, many times they keep on talking and just go whisper mode really pissed me of , my point of view is don,t try to add flavour , if your has weight people will see it , only things I loved about this movie is the core story , background music(minus the *cough* *cough* snyder screaming wonder woman theme) , really felt bad when the father dies , a ton of plot hole , certainty not a masterpiece
But do you say DOON or DYOON? 😂
The *definitive* Dune, at the right time with the right people and right techonology. If only they could make it á la Harry Potter, (a film per book), because even with part II, there's still *a long way to go in the saga*
Crossing fingers to see if we get at least Dune Messiah.
A+ from a Dune fan, it is borderline perfect.
EDIT 2: I just realized the Butlerian Jihad wasn’t explained or mentioned. This is what I think one of the core pillars of why I love Dune. The idea that computers are banned and then the consquences of that shaped all aspects of human civilization. This idea is what hooked me into Dune and why I love it. Curious how those unfamiliar with the lore will receive the movie.
EDIT: To clarify; by “borderline perfect” I think I mean for a movie adaptation of the first half of the book. Movies have constraints, it’s a different medium. Also the larger the budget the more accessible it needs to be to new audiences.
I think it butchered the book
@@fantasticmemyself by omitting and altering scenes?
@@fantasticmemyself Bruh what. It's as faithfull as The Fellowship of the Ring is to its source material. I don't really get what you're saying.
@@jamesoloughlin I wouldn't say butchered. It just cut a lot of the buildup to the Harkonnen plot. You go through several chapters of tension knowing their is a scheme in place but not knowing when it gets triggered. The film just kind of gets to the point quicker.
@@manlyastronaut6984 not at all. It shows you what happens in the book well but it had absolutely zero of the character depth and dynamics that actually made the book great
Visually every scene is like concept art come to life. Just beautiful lighting, color and scale (something already expected from Dennis, still, I feel this is his best work yet). It literally feels like every scene is perfect. I did think Hans Zimmer did a great job with the score filling the movie with personality, but I did find it distracting at times, even if most of the time it was rather subtle. I thought the story and the characters with all the factions, religion and politics were very interesting. HOWEVER, this movie is SLOW, and this comes from a guy that is not a big fan of bombastic movies like those of the Fast & the Furious franchise (I do like the first 2). It was weird, cause I came out of the theater without having anything bad to say about the movie, yet, I was sleepy and felt a bit tired (which is not the best of signs). All I can say is that it is an ABSOLUTE cinematic masterpiece but it is slow, slower than Bladerunner 2049. When action is present it absolutely delivers but is clear for me that the biggest role of this film is to make a giant setup and introduce you into the world, religion and politics of what hopefully becomes a franchise.
UPDATE: In response to some comments below and getting ahead of myself for (possible) similar comments in the future, I want to clarify: I DON"T THINK I COULD HAVE MADE THE MOVIE BETTER (that's why I didn't have anything bad to say about it). Is the pacing of the movie faster than the book? OF COURSE, but that's expected because movies don't have the same amount of time for exposition and to cover all the details. On the other hand, movies are great for showing instead of saying, and I think Denis makes a great use of the medium in that regard. THAT BEING SAID, that's the problem with Dune, it has a lot of lore; details and exposition that you might enjoy on a good read but that does not necessarily translates as well on film. So even if I think that the movie is a great adaption, TRUTH IS I felt it very slow. Even if I liked what I was watching, I came a bit tired out of the theater (It is what it is, your experience might be different and I respect that).
ya ya, visual, score,... the rest is frozen shit de-voided of vitamins.
I shouldve waited for the second part to come out then watch it all together. Nonetheless, its a great movie, the scenes the sounds, the visuals, ughh goosebumps.
Slow? Compare to the book, this was going at mach 8. There was so much content, information, dialogues that were cut. They didn’t even explain what a mentat is. So if you haven’t read the book, it might be slow but you guys missed so much.
@@emmanuel5672 I agree, but don't think I would have manage to wait that long anyway since until recently they gave the green light for the second part and is not coming until 2023 (if I recall well).
@@faithalityblog yea. Anyways, ill prolly watch it all it both at the same time when it releases cuz ill most prolly forget about the plots by then.
I wish you talk more about "Baron". he is one of the scariest characters I've ever seen. Dune is a pure MASTERPIECE.
And to be honest they still did him dirty
SO much better than the cartoonish Baron from the 1984 film! The Baron is rotten, but he's very clever. Very politically savvy. Very well done!
there is nothing to say about him. he was there for 3 minutes and he had no personality. like a jabba the hut. it's all looks and not much substance. lots of wasted talent here
@@maciedixon3983 how'd they do him dirty
@@emperor_muaddib9274 maybe too villainous without depth and less of intellect? But I appreciated every moment of him. Please go watch this movie in theaters if you have the funds
I watched 1984 version and love it. But, watching the newer version give me something more about the movie. I feel hooked. Love it so much.
I went in on this movie BLIND... I didn't read the book and I didn't played the game and let me tell ya, I was flabbergasted by the movie by the end of it. Easily movie of the year for me.
Did you understand it? People keep telling me you have to read the books & research a lot of the lore, and even after all that, you still won't get everything unless you're a diehard Dune fan. I'm hoping that's not true.
@@corey2232 I got the impression a lot of stuff was left out and will be added into part 2. I was really looking forward to seeing a updated version of the guild navigator and the spacing guild.
@@corey2232 I never read the books but the plot was easy enough to follow. Some questions I had that may need outside research, but nothing too bad that makes you go "wait wtf is happening." Main issue though was sound; it was hard hearing the whispering dialogue in theaters so I missed out on some names and stuff, although it was likely my theater and subs on HBO max can fix that.
@@corey2232 I think you’d still heavily enjoy it. And it will make you want to read the books
I'm a muslim and when Zendaya said "mahdi" i know that reference. I guess we'll be getting our galactic games of thrones in this one haha
I wish they did more with Batista's character and his people though.
To be honest they don't do much with him in the actual book either
Hopefully in the sequel he will since he actually died near the end of the book. It's better if he was shown fighting alongside the battle to increase his screentime contrast it to the counterpart in his book with short exposure.
The books don't go too deeply into the personal lives of the harkonnens, mostly preferring to leave them as a political and ideological enemy rather than making one singular character or family the primary antagonist.
The baron and feyd get some attention
@@har5814 spoilers thanks dude
Saw Dune last night in a sold-out IMAX theater. Modern sci-fi masterpiece: 10/10. Atmospheric, dreamy, taut story, interesting characters, well acted, *superb* direction. Denis Villeneuve is the best thing going- Part Two MUST happen
what the fuck were you looking at? the cinematography was great, the rest were junk.
Sequel is coming
Yooooo. Like this video? Then check out my DUNE review!!
@@louiscyfer6944 you’re kidding, right? What movie did you expect to see? Brilliant acting, amazing special effects, cool soundtrack, fantastic sound design, and you admitted the cinematography was solid. If you didn’t like the plot (which was true to the book), then you just don’t like the overall concept of Dune.
So why did you see the movie? What specifically would you do to improve it? I’m so tired of snarky fools shitting on genius work in a pathetic effort to be edgy.
Just saw it in the theater and I loved it! Big, gorgeous, and expansive. I first read the books in the 80’s, and now want to read them again. I thought the exposition was subtle and used very well.
"[Zendaya]'s mostly a music video character in the movie." LOL
Can’t wait to see this in IMAX, Denis Villeneuve is my favorite director working today.
My too his vision is unmatched
Seeing this in IMAX too today. Villeneuve is the goat
My brother and i got our tickets secured in IMAX 2 weeks ago, we gonna see it tomorrow. So excited!
Saw it in IMAX and the sound design is absolutely nuts. My friends thought it was too loud, but honestly if my hearing was damaged at all, it was worth it.
Yah, him and Tarantino are the two directors where I can go into a movie, knowing nothing about it, and know it will be good.
As a long time Dune fan, I was blown away by the reverence Denis and the cast and crew had for the original material. The scale, the emotion, the humanity as well as the alien quality of this world was perfect. There are a couple aspects I was slightly disappointed didn't make the cut, but this film was all that I hoped for and more. Here are the few things I missed from book to film: (and of course, I know they can't fit everything!)
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I do wish there had been the "traitor" plotline. In the book it's a large thread of tension that it is known to the Atredies that there is a traitor in their midst. Of course, we do see Dr. Yueh betray the Duke, and though it was as powerful as it possibly could've been with what info was given, I can't help but think the impact could've been even greater had there been even a few minutes of Theufir's mistrust of the Lady Jessica as the traitor, and also those moments between Jessica and Yueh where she *did* see unusual behaviors, but ended up explaining them away to herself - so human. The stakes were already high, but to have that be known I think would've hit a bit harder.
I understand why they didn't add this part into the film, but I really wish we could've finally seen the dinner scene! I thought that was a wonderful moment to show the powers that be on Arrakis, and also the sharp wit and insight of both Jessica and Paul in moments of intrigue. It's clear in the film they reduced the time between their arrival on Arrakis and the ultimate betrayal by the Emperor, so I'm sure that would've felt very out of place and dropped tension.
Although the Bene Gesserit are shown as very powerful, and I think the voice is portrayed *perfectly* I do wish there had been a few more visual clues as to the mastery of the "soft sciences" of the BG. Subtle hints that Jessica is reading the minutia of peoples faces and expressions, and maybe a close up on her face to indicate that she knows they're lying, or that she understands more than just the words they're saying.
Some people really liked the change in the death scene of Liet Kynes, but I think that was a missed opportunity to show more insight from that character regarding the ultimate dream of the Fremen to turn Arrakis into a paradise. I know it was mentioned, and I liked the " moisture garden room" being moved from the palace to Kynes' place. But I think there could've been insight gleaned in an interesting and organic way had they taken her stillsuit and let her wander the deep desert seeing visions and re-experiencing memories like Kynes did in the book.
My two cents... but ultimately I adored this movie, and think Denis was the perfect person to bring this to life.
Completely agree! as a fellow long time Dune fan, I have been waiting to see this movie for ages and was blown away as it was magnificent! As you have pointed out, I wish the movie was just a bit longer to include some of the parts of the book you mentioned especially the whole traitor plotline and some of the character dynamics while on Arrakis. I feel the invasion came far too quickly without getting enough time to see them settle, almost as if there were a few scenes missing. Obviously having said that, I completely see why they did not include it. Personally, I feel this could have easily been a 3 hour movie like one of the LOTR movies and then have a 4 hour directors cut :D. I desperately hope there's a directors cut or a longer version.
Completely agree, your The same things while leaving the theater
As somewhat of a nerd I couldn't help getting hung up on the crysknife scene. They never draw blood! Also there's a guard right behind them who is not supposed to see any of that. Agree on missing the traitor plotline as well, it's probably THE most important thread for this first part and they completely glossed over it. Breaking Yueh paints a picture of how horrible, horrible people the Harkonnen really are too. Also it leaves Hawat with nothing to do so he's just furniture for this film.
Great take!
I completely agree as well, but I got the feeling that the traitor plot was cut quite a bit due to time constraints. I wanted to see more of Giedi Prime, and Feyd Rautha, (Sting's character), in the gladiator pit killing slaves, but that being said, I hope more of the world is covered in Part Two.
The thing that sucks most about trying to get a piece of art like this out there is that no matter how digestible you try to make Dune, my mother will watch through the whole thing and not know that main characters name, and probably give it a bad review because it hurt her brain. Too many people have trouble following it, which is completely understandable but sad.
A critic is only as best as his/her understanding.
Complex movies take a certain amount of effort from the viewer to keep track of all the story's moving parts, but can reward them hugely for doing so. It loses some people along the way, but the Godfather had a complex plot and that was recognised for the great work that it is, so there is always a chance that amazing and ambitious movies like Dune can cross over into the mainstream.
Also the fight scenes are very boring. Like I feel no tense or care for them. It just feels like there’s something missing
Just watched this in IMAX and it was honestly the most breathtaking film I've ever seen in a cinema, I watched venom this week and it was so dissapointing and I was almost having second thoughts about watching another movie in 2 days but all that evaporated in the first 2 minutes. 100% from me man you gotta watch it preferably in IMAX or in a Dolby theater.
It’s one of those movies where it has a good cinematography, good acting, and visuals effects but the story was boring. Seriously, how do people enjoy this ??
@@luis6633 because they have read the books. They have been waiting DECADES, to see something that actually does justice to the book. This is it.
Too bad they f****d up your movie by casting Tom Holland
@@luis6633 sorry that the story is too abstract for you to enjoy. Go watch you're typical action movie then.
@@mohammedazam6562 tom holland? What do you mean. He isnt in the movie.
I just saw it in IMAX and it was aesthetically Fantastic. Epic in scale, sound, visuals and the acting was pretty stellar. As someone who knows very little about this sci fi classic (although I have the books) I appreciated the vision executed here. You can immediately pick up on the intense and loaded world of worlds backstory with a helluva lot going on, but this film conveys this universe in a way that makes it digestible and understandable for someone coming into it blindly. I also hope it does well, because if so, we’re in for a SAGA, akin to Star Wars!
Warner Media CEO kind of confirmed the sequel is happening: "Will we have a sequel to Dune? If you watch the movie, you see how it ends. I think you pretty much know the answer to that".
I sure hope so.
“This is only the beginning.” Hell the fuck yes!
What do you expect her to say? She didn't say yes either did she? Do you think she's going to come out and sabotage the box office on opening weekend when the company is struggling and being taken over by Discovery by saying something like we'll see how it goes? Plus do you want a list of DC films WB "greenlit" formally announced and then abandoned? It's long.
I'm really excited to see Javier Bardem in part 2....he's such a phenomenal actor. I LOVED Jessica/Rebecca's character.
That was such a great point about how Denis Villenueve communicates scale. I'd never thought about that, but it completely rings true.
Great video!
Every single scene felt big or epic. Even scenes just in a room. The sound design and visuals meshed very well
Showing immense scale is great and can be awe-inspiring, but it doesn't make a great movie. I think most people are entranced at the scale and implied depth than any actual character or story depth presented.
“Blockbuster entertainment combined with Art House” I’m so glad you pointed that out brother. 👍🏿
Dune had a gargantuan scale that was a feast on the eyes in Imax , complied by hans zimmer ethereal soundtrack, a brilliant origin for Paul Atreides and i wasn't expecting the level of action that was In the film , only downside is that it feels like one quarter or half of the book , but it's definitely up their as one the best films of the year, Glad to hear you enjoyed the last duel , currently my favourite film of 2021 , looking forward to your review of the film .
It’s still 2.5 hours, it so hard packing in all the richness from the book!
It's part 1, but still an awesome movie, chose a decent point to cut off for part 2.
It actually covers about 60-70% of the book. Which is great because if Part 2 ever comes out (and it really may), Denis will be able to put more stuff into the movie.
I should have been a big budget 6 part mini series.
It's technically over half the book.
Never read the books & this movie held my hand so well. Incredible job.
I see the satisfied look on Chris's face on the thumbnail and knew this was a good grade! 😁👍🏾
Well he said he is no longer gonna review movies that suck, so…
@@Death_MTL_Dude I bet he will not be able to help himself when he finds a movie that enrages him like DB Evolution
If he makes a review from now on and you trust his opinion, go watch the film first and then watch the review otherwise spoilers.
Already planning a trip to the theater!
@@Death_MTL_Dude Yet he reviews Halloween Kills which was really bad
This movie was just incredible to see on the big screen. I decided to read the book before going to see the movie and I’m so happy I did. I’ve fallen in love with the book so I appreciate the movie so much more. Btw I really want to see the last duel but I can only see it like 5 places in my entire country, and I’d have to drive for a long time so that’s a bummer. Looks really good!
Hey man i was thinking of picking up the book as well. I know its a lengthy read so could i finish the book in about a week?
Lol I couldn't even finish the book because I was so lazy but still saw like 30% of the book in the movie which was awesome!
@@erwinsmith9473 hi there. It is indeed a lengthy read but if you are good at reading for long periods of time then you should be fine. I spent about a month myself because I’ve only really been getting into reading recently so I don’t yet have the patience for long sittings haha. A bit of help though: the book is split into three parts and if you want to read up to where the movie ends then you should read the first two parts. That’s maybe the first 400 pages. So once you reach part three then you’re good to go.
@@fyessssss haha it’s a long book so I get it. It’s quite complex as well with the amount of new concepts being thrown at you so fast, but I managed to really get into it and understand most of it pretty fast so that’s good.
@@CvpArt that's fantastic news. Thank you very much.
I'll try my best to read the entire book but knowing that only the first 2 parts are what's going to be in the movie puts me at ease
I loved how long and slow burning this movie was, it felt like an EPIC.
Cap interstellar was an epic, this is a boring 1st chapter in a 2 part film (like Deathly Hallows 1 was to Part 2 which was far superior)
It was way too short, should have been 4 hours at least. I felt it was rushed and suffered terribly for it.
Yet it was over before I knew it and left me wanting more.
@@jakesherman8080 not boring at all if you are in any way a lover of filmmaking haha
@@keltonjohnson7376 it’s too ambitious and falls flat
I saw it in theatres and I was blown away by this film. I've never seen a book to film adaptation that balances world building, character building and still gives you plenty of quiet and immersive moments like this did. The last time I felt this immersed into a world was when I watched Arrival and before that Spirited Away which I watched in 2004.
Now that he's done his third amazing sci-fi movie in a row, I would say Villeneuve might be the best sci-fi director working today
Great point!
Lol
Wachowskis
Just based on Matrix and V for Vendetta
@@consciousgentile5141 I wouldn't call V for Vendetta sci-fi. It's a superhero movie. Just a really good one.
@@ThaBeatConductor Wasn't V a science experiment?
@@consciousgentile5141 And how many superhero origin stories are failed experiments? Half?
I really hope this does well. Lord knows this wouldn't be the first Villeneuve sci fi film with glowing reviews that doesn't do well, and as you mentioned, this year has basically been a slaughterhouse of great films bombing at the box office, as hollywood keeps sacrificing movies to see when audiences will finally come back to the theater. But I have faith that they'll recognize that the potential of this franchise (with Denis at the helm) far outweighs the performance of a single film
if you didn't read book this movie feels boring
@@blopp6240 my girlfriend didn't read it and she loved it
@@blopp6240 I didn't read the book and I loved the film
@@blopp6240 thank you… because that was me. The ambient soundtrack was putting me to sleep.
@@michaelermcgowaniv I got high halfway through the film but that didn't help either 💀
Saw it last night at the theatre. Dune was everything I hoped it would be, but much more than what I expected. For a non-book reader, I would say that they took the best parts to introduce key elements, characters, factions, machinery, and world settings, to keep the pace of the film coherent. It was a healthy dose of gritty sc-fi, with beautiful imagery and (can I say?) horrific elements. For me, the film could’ve gone on another 2-3 hours to see the rest of the story. As a book reader, this is where I feel that they should’ve gone the trilogy route to flesh out the back story. As an example, I would’ve loved to have seen more of the Bene Gesserit and Paul’s training in the ways of the Bene Gesserit. However, what you get to see of the Bene Gesserit is amazing and I want more of it. It beats Star Wars in that aspect in my opinion. You could nitpick the film from days on end but still be completely satisfied with what Denis brought to the table. I also hope that we get a part 2. It would be a real shame, and a terrible tease, if we didn’t. Did I mention Ornithopters? You’ll think X-Wings looked cool until you see the Ornithopter.
Ornithopters were based on a hardware/software emulation of dragonflies. A real dragonfly can fly backwards, sideways, hover, make sharp turns, and even fly upside down. They can change the angle and shape of their wings in real-time for more flow, creating energy efficiency and greater speed. They can actually stop beating their wings and not lose altitude due to micro adjustments of their wings. Yes, they are amazing. Herbert never explained the full extent of Ornithopters other than they flew like dragonflies. One limitation would be high G turns, but humans of the Dune Universe are vastly physically superior so they could take those G forces without a pressure suit. The other thing is that Ornithopter technology is clearly Ixian in origin as you must have a computer running complex software to make these calculations in real-time. These computers would be in a gray area according to the Butlerian Jihad, but overlooked because of the military advantage. The Ixians could rationalize the flight computer as claiming it was "dumb" and only handled avionics and was not AI.
@@asimian8500 I did not know they had a name, but anything that can fly like a dragonfly is cool in my book.
@@asimian8500 Wow, awesome insight! Thank you for sharing!
Hey could u plz tell that if i will enjoy the movie bcoz idk anything about dune not even the slightest but i am a huge fan of sci-fi.
@@carlo0143 What kind of sci-fi do you like? There is the option to read Frank Herbert’s Dune but it can be a challenge for some readers. The world building, political aspects, and the introduction to characters is very in depth before things get much more interesting. I’ve heard some folks mention the film to be like a sci-fi version of Lord of the Rings or, probably more akin to Game of Thrones. For me personally, Dune is the Star Wars I always wanted to see. I grew up with the original Star Wars trilogy but Dune is grittier and horrific imo.
"This is very much a part one"
[Shudders of Alita: Battle Angel in the background]
Part 2 is confirmed
@@gagalover2k10 don't toy with my heart.
@@BenjaminSteber it was officially announced, it’ll be out in 2023
I will die a happy man if we get Alita 2
I hope Villeneuve gets his whole series and that he's able to keep up with this amazing start.🤞🤞🤞🙏🙏
I feel like it should be a series like GOT, its hard to feel bad or hate the character as much as we should with too little character development, that being said it did spectacular with the amt of time it had imo.
The last half of the book is what made the story for me so if part two sticks the landing, I feel you'll get a lot of the character building you're seeking. It's incompleteness is the worst thing about the movie for me.
@@chaost4544 bruh at this rate they're going to need 3 books..
Just like in so many shots the director shows you a gigantic scenario, and the humans in the background feel tiny and meaningless.
That's what I think is the point of the story. It's not really about "caring" about these characters so much. It's about the journey they take, and how it influences the universe.
@@GetOverHer3 Yeah, like Paul is just a guy that gets trapped in the machinations of the people surrounding him, he's nothing but a tool and he can't escape it
@@GetOverHer3 i agree with u, but again as a fan and i want to succeed.
I'm kinda concerned how it will do to an average movie viewer, who just casually watch it, will it leave enough feeling of that "whens next, whens part 2, whats happens next" feeling if they dont connect enought to the characters.Maybe i lacks a bit of heart is what im trying to say..
I personally want more of it, i just hope it brings enough buzz
I watched Dune in theaters 3 times!!! I can still feels the tingles and excitement!!!
Seriously as a huge Bladerunner 1 and 2 fan, I really appreciate the directors. We need more movies like these... Visually stunning, the score is beautiful. Problem is nowadays people can't concentrate for longer they need action or something big happening in every 10seconds. Movies like these will only have a smaller fanbase because those people are the ones who can appreciate the beauty and cinematic art.
For those who said Dune could never be successful as a movie Villenuve proves them wrong.
The man knows how to tell a story and make it believable. This movie had me hooked from the first scene. It was beautiful to watch and with great acting. As far as it being half the story, having the audience know and understand who the Atreides are help you to connect with this family. This was the opposite of how I felt about the Lynch version and the TV series. I just didn't care about any of the characters. So, great work, again, Villenuve.
@Budgie Cat i take it you did like the movie? By the way the "black woman's" name is Sharon Duncan Brewster. Great actress.
Would have rather it been a series. Seems like a lot of info to just put in 2 hours.
@Budgie Cat lol did you read the book?
@@mariawinzler why would he have to read the book in order to enjoy a movie?
Bruh i super super super appreciate the beauty Villenuve brought forth to the screen, it was pretty beyond words. But god damn, there was just so much to grasp and understand, and I've never read the books or known anything about Dune so that made it even harder to move along with the film. So many names, terms, families, houses, groups, factions, planets, etc were introduced and they weren't explained with much depth, mostly just glossed over quickly then jump to the next scene. I bet Dune lovers enjoyed it a lot, but from a noob pov, i couldn't only enjoy it visually. Storytelling and world building aspect it really went over my head. I wish I had a friend to tell me to research the lore or read the books ahead of watching the movie, it would have provided me a better experience.
The only criticism I heard was it was "slow" which is a shame that we as an audience are literally trained to watch MCU level of BS action per minute movies that anything slower is passed as a criticism. This movie was a visual FEAST. I was looking at the screen like every minute with pure awe. Each frame is wallpaper worthy.
Blaming the MCU for audiences low attention span is a pretty lazy argument if we're calling a spade a spade
As yes, let's blame it on MCU, not your own stupidity for having a low attention span.
@@zeroskaterz92sorry but there's no doubt the MCU has changed the general audiences expectations as well as studio expectations, if you can't see that you aren't paying attention.
@@BlazerManiacNumber96 if you don't think the MCU has changed the game for the general audience as well as studios you're either not paying attention or don't want to admit your beloved MCU could do any harm.
Agree and I feel the same way about Blade Runner 2049.
Not gonna lie I had a really hard time understanding what was happening throughout most of this film. I feel as though they just brushed over some of the concepts and left the viewer to figure it out for themselves or google it later. Visually stunning yes, but I wish the film catered a bit more to people who aren't as familiar with the book so we could build a deeper connection towards the characters and overall plot.
This movie was only/mostly enjoyed by those that read the book. I agree with everything you said. I found it slow and like you said I couldn’t connect with the characters, when the father died I didn’t shed a tear and I’m emotional in films. This film felt like a big introduction and I’ll probably not even watch part 2
Agree. I watch all of his movie and love it so much. Watching Dune, I sleep after an hour because the story is hard to understand... I prefer if he make it more "friendly" to non-Dune fans.
Completely agree! This is exactly how I felt. Didn't care for any of the characters, barely anything was explained, and we were supposed to care when the characters start dying? Hah. Was a slow slow slog of 3 hours, and for how much zendaya was on the trailers she said maybe 2 lines and was in it for 10 minutes max. Bizarre.
@@pepsipwns666 I hated it and so did my girlfriend. Didn't understand a damn thing and the action wasn't even good. It felt like a movie that just took a bunch of concepts from other movies.
For me I liked this better and I came in not knowing anything. I hate exposition not done right (which is so prominent in today's entertainment) and I'm glad the film stayed away from it (though it can alienate people who need the exposition). As you continue to watch you get so many questions piling up, sometimes you get answers and sometimes you do not. The rewatch value of this movie is up there - you'll most likely understand the story more if you keep rewatching. I rewatched it a second time and noticed things I missed the first viewing! Especially with the dialogue and scenes they choose to protray. But apparently 2.5 hrs wasnt enough time to invest on all characters and plot points according to book readers.
I ended up watching this on hbo max this during my lunch breaks at work. Thinks have just been too busy to get to the theater. I loved the movie but it had two major problems for me. The volume was all over the place. I ended up needing to put on headphones to be able to hear conversations. The other was Lady Jessica. One minute she is a strong character and then she becomes extremely meek and has a mild breakdown (understandably) and then she finds her strength again, only to lose it shortly afterwards, and the cycle would repeat. It was extremely inconsistent.
You can trust Denis, one of the few great working directors today.
Few? There are plenty of great directors my friend. Look out for indie movies especially.
Sicario and 2049 are masterpieces.
There are plenty of great directors that aren’t making expensive and cgi blockbusters.
One of the few ? There are plenty amazing directors working today
I've seen this in IMAX, row 3...it was a transcendent experience. I really love how DV creates tension and meaning within minutes, takes your hand and guides you through this massive story without the feeling of being drowned in exposition. He's a masterful storyteller.
I used to think Dune was what scientologists believed in...
it's more believable and true than what Scientologists actually believe in
Hubbard and Herbert are similar names, me thinks there in lies the confusion
If Scientology centers offered spice instead of audits, it would be a whole hell of a lot more fun cult.
@@acronen For a nominal fee 😎
Scientology actually believes in Ridley Scott's Covenant/Prometheus.
Like I’ve said many times before - I was dreading going into this. I knew I was going to see a beautiful looking movie but apart from that I thought it was going to bore me to tears, and I’m so glad I was proven wrong. Everything about this movie drew me in and kept me captivated. I liked how it wasn’t just a full on action movie with loud explosions and dumb jokes. The sense of a well developed universe with its own cultures, languages, religion and customs was awesome even if I didn’t understand everything I could respect the sheer scale of it. I really hope part 2 will be just as good if not better. I’ve also started reading the book and really getting into it
50% of this review is about admiration for the director and visual effects.
Yeah, i cant be the only one who thought this movie sucked..
@@14AspenDrive Same, I don't think it sucked, but it really wasn't that compelling of a story. They left a lot of character development out, which I think definitely hurt it. Also the fact that it's PG-13, and really no information on the motivations of the characters.
This movie was the worst film of the year..
@@14AspenDrive What a letdown this movie is. I don't think I will be able cope with Part 2 whenever that happens. The first 1/2hr was too dark, had too much whispering dialogue and the music was too loud and dramatic for no good reason. Also too much sand and walking around aimlessly and I thought the role TC played was not best suited to his undeniable talent. My opinion of course otherwise . . . .
@@benrothlessmonsterburgers2416 You really think it was worse than Venom, or Shang Chi, or Black widow?