Javier Bardem is an amzing actor who is critically acclaimed and well seasoned. I think any movie would be fortunate to have him in their cast. He can transform himself physically and mentally to fit a wide range of roles. It's nice to see him back here with Josh Brolin. I hope everyone remembers the impactful No Country for Old Men that starred both of them.
" They do not give their loyalty easily or quickly " Can't help but remember many quotes from the 1984 film. So vivid. Javier seems perfect 4 this role.
Cant believe I never got into Dune lore before!!! Your videos make this stuff easily understandable and extremely entertaining!!! You’re helping me understand and enjoy the book and looking forward to the movie…
I loved Javier Bardem's acting in the movie. He radiated calm collected confidence and he spoke his lines like a true leader. Absolutely great performance.
As a fellow Spaniard, I'm also looking forward to see Javier's performance. He's a national treasure. Also, on a more personal note, as great as Spanish culture can be, I think it has a MASSIVE blind spot, and that's that it doesn't have much of an epic tradition, focusing way more on tragedy and comedy instead. If Javier's role in this big epic helps to remedy that inspiring other Spaniards to pursue epic art themselves, at least a little, I'll be thankful.
For sure....he brings Spanish culture to a western audience and steals the screen. ...frequently outshiningb his better known white peers....and so not just being an inimportant-bc of PC bs-ethnic- side character made up to be important but never coming to anything....which is the normk
The Stilgar character in Dune was the center point on how to become Freman. Javier Bardem certainly has the looks for the character. All I can hope for is that the films presentation will do justice to Frank Herbert's original novels. Part of me wishes that Villeneuve and company would take a page from Jackson's playbook and film the whole story line at one shot for continuity reasons. Or "one and done". I really wish I had time to read all these fantastic novels again. Always seem too busy. Thank you. :) :) :)
Javier Bardem will make a formidable Stilgar. He will master the role ! He’s really the only one I am confident in for this new version of Dune. The 1984 version of Dune was the one I loved the most albeit it was at first deeply disturbing in parts. The characters were played absolutely perfectly in the David Lynch version. I really don’t know how anyone can attempt to follow in the steps of the acting genius Kenneth MacMillan for the Baron or Paul Smith as The Beast Rabban ...or the inscrutably attractive Brad Dourif as Pieter DevRies. These men completely aced their roles and I cannot see anyone else even attempting the level of mastery of these roles.
I really liked the actor cast as Stillgar in the first miniseries. I seem to be in a minority in this. I found the stoicism and restrained portrayal of Stillgar by Uwe fitting for the role as I pictured the character in my mind while reading the books. His appearence however did not fit but seemed less important to me at the time. Really excited to see what Javier can do in the role! He is amazing and certainly "looks" the part as well.
Javier Bardem is a better cast than any of the previous guys, so excited to see him in the role - the gravitas, charisma, stoic intensity, and ferocity.
I felt casting Bardem as Stilgar was a homer in. He’s a powerful man on the screen but, it’s gonna be tough to our do Everett McGill!!!!! I’d love to see it done!
Villeneuve is really going the extra mile to please the book's fan base. In light of how fans of Star Trek and Star Wars feel that later movies have strayed from their series' original inspiration, Villeneuve's careful treatment of Dune seems prudent.
Thrilled that Oscar winner,Javier Bardem is playing Stilgar, but EXTREMELY disappointed that it was pushed back 10 months! Seriously? With all that's going on in the world, we could all be dead by then! They should have got it there for 2020!
One of the great problems Paul had to deal with was the Fremen expecting Paul to have to fight and kill Stilgar. The answer showed the statesmanship Paul possessed.
I will need to see how well Javier pulls this off, but certainly better than previous actors in terms of basic presence. 1984, Stilgar comes off like a 60s savage found by the future people :p in 2000, the acting was better, but neither men held any physical presence on the camera. As long as Javier does not play Stilgar has some kind of cold monster, but rather the leader who reluctantly does what is needed without hesitation, I think he has the presence lacking in other adaptations :)
Across-the-board, the casting for the new movie is phenomenal. Its a who's who of the most all unique and bold actors around. Most movies would kill to have two or three of these actors. Pick any 3 from the main cast, and two of them would either be the best actor and best supporting actor, or the best protaginist and best antagonist, of any good movie. I simply cannot wait.
@channel owner: you were close ponouncing the name: Uwe is like "ooveh" and Ochsenknecht is like "oxen-knecht" "cht" in German is a very soft sound. Imagine trying to whistle but you just breath air out without curling the tongue and then you do the "t". Ochse is an oxe, and a Knecht is a labourer on a farm, though not the owner of a farm, just someone who tolls. A low position without advancement opportunities.
Oh so he's the one married to penelope cruz! I've seen her in interviews, incredibly beautiful but absolutely hilarious! Getting back on track though, he definitely looks weathered enough to be a fremen. In regards to your thumbnail of him. I saw it on my phone...it looked good but on seeing it on my tablet. The eyes. Blue within blue for me at least, suggests the white being blue and the iris being a deeper blue. No disrespect meant to yourself. For me, neither the lynch film nor the mini series captured this, the eyes just ....glowed. the same way the 'thopters weren't ornithopters. It'll be interesting to see Denis villeneuves interpretation of both. I've went off track again though. So far his casting choices have been good. They look the part.
Good observation! I agree it would make sense for the whites to be blue as well. I have to polish up on my photo editing skills. I just did that with an app that only changes iris color.
@@NerdCookies I wouldn't be too worried about your photo editing skills, everyone who watches your videos about Dune knows what they're looking at. You're own imagining of what a guild navigator looks like should be fun though 😂 I'm thinking George lucas jabba the hutt is his idea of a navigator 🤓 *Don't do spice or you'll end up looking like jabba* slogan.
I personally liked McGill’s Stilgar and the way he spoke. I really think we’re in for a real treat with this new rendition. There was an AMC version of the 1984 Dune that was almost 4 hours that put a lot of footage back in and I really liked it. They show the making of the water of life by drowning a baby sand worm and the fight that Liet (so?) lost to Paul. They never released it for sale though. 😞 I really never enjoyed the SyFy mini series as it didn’t have the dark look my brain saw when I read the book. The Art Deco look of the original released.
@@jacobyoakum6498 You are correct. Jamis was "insulted" and felt he had to be a dick so, he took Paul on. He did not fair well and got boiled down to his water content. Not a bad way to give back to the community :D
I'm re-reading Dune now, and I think it's interesting how everyone seems to be a badass fighter, especially with a knife. (An absolutely scary weapon if you know how to knife fight. Terrifying (but not for long), if you don't. I'm in between, I know what can happen, but I'm not trained in knife defense, or offense. Strange, how everyone in the book seems to be among the best knife fighters. Does that make Paul the best of the best of the best of the best.....?
Thanks for this video! I was interested to see a still shot of Javier Bardem as Stilgar. I’ve heard it expressed that the ‘blue within blue’ eyes of the Fremen are deep blue, but not luminescent. What’s your understanding?
Javier Bardem looks like a very good fit to play Stilgar. I think Everett McGill was great; he did a perfect portrayal of a religious fanatic; he was one of the best, most natural of all the players in D. Lynch's film, he never came off as affected as so many of the others did. I think Uwe Ochsenknecht was terribly miscast; he was too short, too old and could not carry himself like a charismatic warrior leader.
The 5 o'clock shadow look didn't sit right either. He needed a full beard, in my opinion. In contrast, Everett brought a bit of that animalistic charisma from QUEST FOR FIRE. That worked very well with Stilgar as a character.
I think it's appropriate for the Fremen to be played by actors of the same ethnicity, as they are quite enclosed with little outside contact. If that was the idea behind the casting of many of the actors playing the Fremen, why is Stilgar being played by a Spanish actor?
I think it makes sense for them to all be of the same ethnicity. Actors of Middle Eastern descent would make more sense to me as the idea of the struggle over spice has often been referred to as an analogy for the dependence of the West on oil. With the Fremen having similarities to Islamic and Arabic cultures.
@@NerdCookies I would have cast actors of middle eastern heritage too as the Fremen culture is quite Islamic. I have heard, however, that the decision not to do that was made so that people don't see the Fremen as muslim. Let's face it, although the Fremen are victims at the start of the story, it's not long before they turn into a bunch of blood-thirsty jihadis.
The Achilles' Heel of DUNE for modern audiences is the notion of Paul as a "Mighty Whitey" or "White Saviour". I would actually like for the Fremen to have a variance in racial appearance. It may help to deflect any comparison to tragic events throughout history here on Earth. Embracing other ideas prevalent in the story and extended universe, I was willing to overlook this one sore, controversial aspect. For the sake of fans and Villeneuve's inspired vision, let's hope this is the case for filmgoers in late 2020-21 as well.
The Moors ruled Spain for over 800 years. Many Spaniards have Middle Eastern blood because of it. I think Mr. Bardem is an excellent stand in for Stilgar.
Hmm, all this time I've been short sighted thinking jihad was changed because it was a buzz word.... Starting to realize it had to be changed because the movie is about the major power in the galaxcy invading and harvesting a fuel rich planet at the expense of its native people who rise up in a jihad against them.... Change Fremen to Middle Eastern, Spice to Oil, House Corrino to USA... Arrakis to Iraq...
Stilgar is such an important character - he is another mentor of Paul, and as he's the uncle of Chani (in the book) he can also be considered almost a relation. He really teaches Paul what it means to be a Fremen. I was actually quite excited to hear Javier Bardem was cast as Stilgar - it was one of those castings where I really thought "jackpot". I never liked that guy who played the role in the David Lynch movie; he had a way of over-pronouncing the endings of words that I found most annoying; he sounded somewhat like someone still doing his training in acting school. I did not like the German actor they had in the first part of the miniseries (not as such, just that he was miscast in the role). Steven Berkoff in the Children of Dune miniseries was OK, and he could get really formidable when he was angry (which usually resulted in his wanting to "take that person's water"). I can't wait to see what Bardem makes of the role, but I am sure it will be first-rate - he's not the first Spaniard to win an Oscar for nothing.
My main problem with the miniseries' Stilgar was his look: he didn't look hard, weathered. Fremen would have called him "water fat." His accent I liked and his acting was sufficient.
I’m surprised that he didn’t change stilgar into a woman like they did with chani,s father. They ain’t going to get my money for ruining a great story with this woke bullcrap. 🇺🇸
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Javier Bardem is an amzing actor who is critically acclaimed and well seasoned. I think any movie would be fortunate to have him in their cast. He can transform himself physically and mentally to fit a wide range of roles. It's nice to see him back here with Josh Brolin. I hope everyone remembers the impactful No Country for Old Men that starred both of them.
Omg youre right. Great call!
You were right!
He was really good in NCFOM.
Javier did a great job
" They do not give their loyalty easily or quickly " Can't help but remember many quotes from the 1984 film. So vivid. Javier seems perfect 4 this role.
I have the utmost confidence in his ability to do it justice.
Stilgar is one of the best parts of part 2. He was great in part 1 too but the best in 2
Cant believe I never got into Dune lore before!!! Your videos make this stuff easily understandable and extremely entertaining!!! You’re helping me understand and enjoy the book and looking forward to the movie…
by far my favorite character in all the Dune universe. Javier Bardem just embodies him perfectly, so that made me so happy.
I loved Javier Bardem's acting in the movie. He radiated calm collected confidence and he spoke his lines like a true leader. Absolutely great performance.
As a fellow Spaniard, I'm also looking forward to see Javier's performance. He's a national treasure.
Also, on a more personal note, as great as Spanish culture can be, I think it has a MASSIVE blind spot, and that's that it doesn't have much of an epic tradition, focusing way more on tragedy and comedy instead. If Javier's role in this big epic helps to remedy that inspiring other Spaniards to pursue epic art themselves, at least a little, I'll be thankful.
For sure....he brings Spanish culture to a western audience and steals the screen. ...frequently outshiningb his better known white peers....and so not just being an inimportant-bc of PC bs-ethnic- side character made up to be important but never coming to anything....which is the normk
Javier Bardem is a badass actor. Perfect for the role.
Excellent videos on Dune material.
Thank you!
I agree
Agreed
The Stilgar character in Dune was the center point on how to become Freman. Javier Bardem certainly has the looks for the character. All I can hope for is that the films presentation will do justice to Frank Herbert's original novels. Part of me wishes that Villeneuve and company would take a page from Jackson's playbook and film the whole story line at one shot for continuity reasons. Or "one and done". I really wish I had time to read all these fantastic novels again. Always seem too busy. Thank you. :) :) :)
Javier Bardem will make a formidable Stilgar. He will master the role ! He’s really the only one I am confident in for this new version of Dune.
The 1984 version of Dune was the one I loved the most albeit it was at first deeply disturbing in parts. The characters were played absolutely perfectly in the David Lynch version. I really don’t know how anyone can attempt to follow in the steps of the acting genius Kenneth MacMillan for the Baron or Paul Smith as The Beast Rabban ...or the inscrutably attractive Brad Dourif as Pieter DevRies. These men completely aced their roles and I cannot see anyone else even attempting the level of mastery of these roles.
What did you think?
@@josephpa05 he didn't disappoint
I really liked the actor cast as Stillgar in the first miniseries. I seem to be in a minority in this. I found the stoicism and restrained portrayal of Stillgar by Uwe fitting for the role as I pictured the character in my mind while reading the books. His appearence however did not fit but seemed less important to me at the time.
Really excited to see what Javier can do in the role! He is amazing and certainly "looks" the part as well.
Javier Bardem is a better cast than any of the previous guys, so excited to see him in the role - the gravitas, charisma, stoic intensity, and ferocity.
Gotta imagine the trial and error of being the dude who runs away from the worms and figuring out that rocks make you safe
No Country for Old Men is the first time I heard of Javier Bardem. I have enjoyed his performances in that movie and other movies since.
this stilgar looks amazing and I have heard (never seen) that the actor is very good
You've never seen 007 Skyfall?
@@salazarmandragora nope. But I guess I should
@@NoneofyourBusiness-iv6pi you'll enjoy it if you like James Bond at his best.
Watch “No Country for Old Men”
Javier Bradem I’m sure will be great in the part. He’s a very good actor and will no doubt bring all he has to the role.
Looking forward to it!
You make some great videos! Really enjoy them.
Thank you!
"Ritual combat to the death determines who leads."
Sometimes I wonder how that would work out in librarianship ....
He who has the sharpest pencil stands tall as king of the library.
I work in a library and it almost happens already.
@@uapuat Master of the Dewey Decimal ...
@@NerdCookies And I will destroy anyone who says anything else!
well people who promote fights are called 'bookers'
a coincidence? lol ;-)
I felt casting Bardem as Stilgar was a homer in. He’s a powerful man on the screen but, it’s gonna be tough to our do Everett McGill!!!!! I’d love to see it done!
Agreed! Can't wait to see his performance😄
Villeneuve is really going the extra mile to please the book's fan base. In light of how fans of Star Trek and Star Wars feel that later movies have strayed from their series' original inspiration, Villeneuve's careful treatment of Dune seems prudent.
Thrilled that Oscar winner,Javier Bardem is playing Stilgar, but EXTREMELY disappointed that it was pushed back 10 months! Seriously? With all that's going on in the world, we could all be dead by then! They should have got it there for 2020!
One of the great problems Paul had to deal with was the Fremen expecting Paul to have to fight and kill Stilgar. The answer showed the statesmanship Paul possessed.
He accepted the Mahdinate to do so, cementing the jihad. Not that it could be avoided.
I will need to see how well Javier pulls this off, but certainly better than previous actors in terms of basic presence. 1984, Stilgar comes off like a 60s savage found by the future people :p in 2000, the acting was better, but neither men held any physical presence on the camera. As long as Javier does not play Stilgar has some kind of cold monster, but rather the leader who reluctantly does what is needed without hesitation, I think he has the presence lacking in other adaptations :)
Stilgar, guardian of the still. Seriously though, Javier is perfect casting. His ethnic aesthetic and gravitas make him a natural choice.
Across-the-board, the casting for the new movie is phenomenal. Its a who's who of the most all unique and bold actors around. Most movies would kill to have two or three of these actors. Pick any 3 from the main cast, and two of them would either be the best actor and best supporting actor, or the best protaginist and best antagonist, of any good movie. I simply cannot wait.
@channel owner:
you were close ponouncing the name: Uwe is like "ooveh" and Ochsenknecht is like "oxen-knecht" "cht" in German is a very soft sound. Imagine trying to whistle but you just breath air out without curling the tongue and then you do the "t".
Ochse is an oxe, and a Knecht is a labourer on a farm, though not the owner of a farm, just someone who tolls. A low position without advancement opportunities.
I’ve read the first 4 dune novels
Stilgard is my fav character
Nobel In a series where everyone is power hungry
Oh so he's the one married to penelope cruz! I've seen her in interviews, incredibly beautiful but absolutely hilarious! Getting back on track though, he definitely looks weathered enough to be a fremen. In regards to your thumbnail of him. I saw it on my phone...it looked good but on seeing it on my tablet. The eyes. Blue within blue for me at least, suggests the white being blue and the iris being a deeper blue. No disrespect meant to yourself. For me, neither the lynch film nor the mini series captured this, the eyes just ....glowed. the same way the 'thopters weren't ornithopters. It'll be interesting to see Denis villeneuves interpretation of both. I've went off track again though. So far his casting choices have been good. They look the part.
Good observation! I agree it would make sense for the whites to be blue as well. I have to polish up on my photo editing skills. I just did that with an app that only changes iris color.
@@NerdCookies I wouldn't be too worried about your photo editing skills, everyone who watches your videos about Dune knows what they're looking at. You're own imagining of what a guild navigator looks like should be fun though 😂
I'm thinking George lucas jabba the hutt is his idea of a navigator 🤓
*Don't do spice or you'll end up looking like jabba* slogan.
Javier is perfectly cast as Stilgar.
Javier Bardem is so Stilgar. Oh my Shai Hulud! Not to mention he is beautiful
i'm working my way thru this series and my hype meter has just gone Chernobyl on me! 🤯
I personally liked McGill’s Stilgar and the way he spoke. I really think we’re in for a real treat with this new rendition. There was an AMC version of the 1984 Dune that was almost 4 hours that put a lot of footage back in and I really liked it. They show the making of the water of life by drowning a baby sand worm and the fight that Liet (so?) lost to Paul. They never released it for sale though. 😞 I really never enjoyed the SyFy mini series as it didn’t have the dark look my brain saw when I read the book. The Art Deco look of the original released.
I thought Paul's fight, in that version, was with Jamis. Was I wrong?
@@jacobyoakum6498 You are correct. Jamis was "insulted" and felt he had to be a dick so, he took Paul on. He did not fair well and got boiled down to his water content. Not a bad way to give back to the community :D
Lol, thought it was Tom Wopat at first. "Them duke's boys gonna be in big trouble if Boss Harkonnen catches 'em with all that spice!"
I think Javier will do an excellent job
I'm re-reading Dune now, and I think it's interesting how everyone seems to be a badass fighter, especially with a knife. (An absolutely scary weapon if you know how to knife fight. Terrifying (but not for long), if you don't. I'm in between, I know what can happen, but I'm not trained in knife defense, or offense. Strange, how everyone in the book seems to be among the best knife fighters. Does that make Paul the best of the best of the best of the best.....?
I just want to run into the desert and sniff spice.
I can relate melange as a DMT type of drug, what do you think?
Thanks for this video! I was interested to see a still shot of Javier Bardem as Stilgar. I’ve heard it expressed that the ‘blue within blue’ eyes of the Fremen are deep blue, but not luminescent. What’s your understanding?
I think blue in the whites and darker blue in the iris but not so dark that you can't see where they are looking
@@NerdCookies Yeah, I think you nailed it. But I guess the luminescence is more cinematically compelling...sigh. Thanks for your work!
I don't like the bright glow, they need to be fathomless like the books say.
Bardem seems the perfect choice to play Stilgar
I was waiting for this video!! Great work! Keep going
Thank you!
“Do you live for the good of the tribe Stilgar?” “There is no other way”
Javier Bardem will make a perfect Stilgar.
do you think the fremen children get their water from the parents or from the tribe?
For God created Arrakis to test the faithful...
Fremen are of course named after Free Men.
Wow, Bardem isa heavy hitting actor. Nice choice.
Javier Bardem looks like a very good fit to play Stilgar. I think Everett McGill was great; he did a perfect portrayal of a religious fanatic; he was one of the best, most natural of all the players in D. Lynch's film, he never came off as affected as so many of the others did.
I think Uwe Ochsenknecht was terribly miscast; he was too short, too old and could not carry himself like a charismatic warrior leader.
Uwe definitely looked past his prime. Javier is a terrific actor, I'm so excited. He can definitely bring the intensity...
The 5 o'clock shadow look didn't sit right either. He needed a full beard, in my opinion. In contrast, Everett brought a bit of that animalistic charisma from QUEST FOR FIRE. That worked very well with Stilgar as a character.
I think it's appropriate for the Fremen to be played by actors of the same ethnicity, as they are quite enclosed with little outside contact. If that was the idea behind the casting of many of the actors playing the Fremen, why is Stilgar being played by a Spanish actor?
I think it makes sense for them to all be of the same ethnicity. Actors of Middle Eastern descent would make more sense to me as the idea of the struggle over spice has often been referred to as an analogy for the dependence of the West on oil. With the Fremen having similarities to Islamic and Arabic cultures.
@@NerdCookies I would have cast actors of middle eastern heritage too as the Fremen culture is quite Islamic. I have heard, however, that the decision not to do that was made so that people don't see the Fremen as muslim. Let's face it, although the Fremen are victims at the start of the story, it's not long before they turn into a bunch of blood-thirsty jihadis.
@@Knee-JerkReactor have you think about the fact that a large part of spain was for over centurys arabic???
The Achilles' Heel of DUNE for modern audiences is the notion of Paul as a "Mighty Whitey" or "White Saviour". I would actually like for the Fremen to have a variance in racial appearance. It may help to deflect any comparison to tragic events throughout history here on Earth. Embracing other ideas prevalent in the story and extended universe, I was willing to overlook this one sore, controversial aspect. For the sake of fans and Villeneuve's inspired vision, let's hope this is the case for filmgoers in late 2020-21 as well.
The Moors ruled Spain for over 800 years. Many Spaniards have Middle Eastern blood because of it. I think Mr. Bardem is an excellent stand in for Stilgar.
Hmm, all this time I've been short sighted thinking jihad was changed because it was a buzz word....
Starting to realize it had to be changed because the movie is about the major power in the galaxcy invading and harvesting a fuel rich planet at the expense of its native people who rise up in a jihad against them....
Change Fremen to Middle Eastern, Spice to Oil, House Corrino to USA... Arrakis to Iraq...
Long live muah diib
Stilgar is such an important character - he is another mentor of Paul, and as he's the uncle of Chani (in the book) he can also be considered almost a relation. He really teaches Paul what it means to be a Fremen.
I was actually quite excited to hear Javier Bardem was cast as Stilgar - it was one of those castings where I really thought "jackpot". I never liked that guy who played the role in the David Lynch movie; he had a way of over-pronouncing the endings of words that I found most annoying; he sounded somewhat like someone still doing his training in acting school. I did not like the German actor they had in the first part of the miniseries (not as such, just that he was miscast in the role). Steven Berkoff in the Children of Dune miniseries was OK, and he could get really formidable when he was angry (which usually resulted in his wanting to "take that person's water").
I can't wait to see what Bardem makes of the role, but I am sure it will be first-rate - he's not the first Spaniard to win an Oscar for nothing.
kida feels like the spice is cocaine production in our world
Kinda. Although it's well known that coke is the substance that allows us to drive our cars without crashing into buildings.
Other than the gender swap, I am exited for the casting choices.
Stilgar and Duncan Idaho were really poorly cast in the 2000 miniseries.
I hated the casting of Stilgar in the Dune miniseries. I would have preferred Bardem as Gurney and Brolin as Stilgar, but we'll see.
My main problem with the miniseries' Stilgar was his look: he didn't look hard, weathered. Fremen would have called him "water fat." His accent I liked and his acting was sufficient.
I feel he could overpower any scene he is in...
So they recycle the urine too?
Yup... 😬
“Urine and feces are processed in the thigh pads.”
We do this on the ISS so fully feasible - although the tech is far clunkier
I like all your videos, but you don’t even speak about Stilgar until 5 mins in of a 9 minute video….
Yeah, sorry this is an old video.
The Freman show to much face
Fat Stilgar from SyFy was pretty awful.
I’m surprised that he didn’t change stilgar into a woman like they did with chani,s father. They ain’t going to get my money for ruining a great story with this woke bullcrap. 🇺🇸