Gurney Halleck: The Troubadour Warrior | Dune Lore Explained
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- An exploration of the captivating journey of Gurney Halleck, the legendary troubadour warrior who left a profound imprint on the fate of House Atreides and the intricate web of interstellar politics in the Dune universe. Spoiler warning if you are unfamiliar with Frank Herbert’s Dune.
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I admire the way he was able to advise and move comfortably with high ranking officials and just as easily, survive alone in the desert. He was respected by the ruling class down to the lowest servant. An admiral quality. Thanks for all you do!
"Not in the mood? Mood's a thing for cattle and love play, not fighting!"
Duke Leto: smile Gurney
Gurney Hallack: I am smiling
Gurney Halleck is one of my favorite characters in Dune. I like his entire story but the best of it is when he reforms the planet Giedi Prime, he faces his demons and defeats them. Great video! Elaine
Really excited to see the fight between Gurney and Rabban. Think they got the casting of Gurney spot on with this version.....battle-spoiled warrior trying to come to peace with himself. Great video, thanks for sharing 🙂
It's ironic that Gurney, after thinking that Jessica was the one who betrayed House Atreides and wanting to kill her, ended up becoming her lover. 😍
@hypatia8112 Leto II was perceptive as fuck so I kinda accept they being lovers but Leto I being the one true love of Jessica. In regards to him being more Atreides than Paul and Alia, it makes sense. Gurney experienced the Harkonnen horrors first hand and embraces the Atreides moral code while Paul became to influenced by his prescience, BG training and Fremen culture to be like his father. And Alia, well, she had the Baron poisoning her mind
@hypatia8112
You're a quack.
Alia is not Atreades.
It is House Atreades quest to cull the "Freemen" , the Freemen are the lost people of the emperor.
Thuffir suspected the Lady J not Gurney?
What?
Gurnery: Strength of character can get you through the most difficult of times.
Thanos, CIA spook, Cable, Gourney Halik.
Josh Brolin is on a roll with badass roles
please do a video on why the palm trees located at the compound are sacred.. the scene with paul and the gardener is very special and id love to hear your thoughts on this. 🙏
Finally we are talking about my man Gurney! 🙏🏾🤙🏿
Gurney is a poet-warrior in the classic sense
My favorite moment was when after meeting Stilgar for the first time, Gurney said "I don't like him". Of course you don't sir!!!!! He killed you in your last movie together! LOL........
Excellently done. Besides Duncan Idaho, Gurney was my favorite of the secondary characters of the Dune series.
I like all three portrayals of Gurney, but Moriarty's was my favorite. Still picture him that way when I reread.
I love the 2000 version of the training scene with him, plus the part with him and Paul during the banquet
I think P.H Moriarty is the closest to the book's description. Although I can't seem to get any indication of how old Gurney is supposed to actually be. I figured that he was about Jessica's age. Older than Duncan but younger than Leto or Thufir.
My favorite character in the Dune novels et al. I enjoyed the Patrick Stewart portrayal very much and the job Josh Brolin did was fantastic. Looking forward to see what he does with the character for part two.
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Gurney is the Arthur of the House Atreides
Thank you so much for doing a video about Gurney!!!! I was just showing my friends this deleted scene from Lynch’s film where Sir Pat Stew pretended his very best to legit play that instrument 🎻😅
The only thing about Gurney in both movies is that both Patrick Stewart and Josh Brolin aren't really " an ugly lump of a man"
I think Josh Brolin portrays him as a little too contemporary American in attitude. The strong, silent, modern day cowboy type. Patrick Stewart's depiction kept Gurney's dialect intact. But I must admit that a lot of the lines Frank Herbert gave Gurney would sound absolutely corny coming from Brolin who is not a Shakespearan veteran like Sir Patrick.
What about P. H. Moriarty in the Syfy version of Dune?
@@Rgoid P.H Moriarty looked more like a typical high school gym teacher/Varsity football coach type than a warrior type.
Very good exploration of Gurney's character.
He is my favourite of all of the characters in Dune 😎
Who else could lead a charge into battle while holding a pug?!?!
Very interesting. These Dune videos are always interesting. Keep up the great work Elaine, take care!
Weird I felt a need for a dune fix . Stared looking a a dune video. And next thing . Discord and TH-cam notification. For this 😆 spooky Elaine. Thanks
Josh Brolin was woefully miscast as a troubadour. He can't pull off the dramatic quotes, so they cut most of Gurney's great lines, and the one quote he did sounded forced and stiff. 40yo Patrick Stewart, a tough-looking Shakespearean stage actor, was marvelously cast as Gurney. Josh should have been cast as Duncan. I felt like this Dune 2021 had two Duncans and no Guerney.
Lady Jessica. How well do you play that balliset ? To a troubadour. As well as the legendary gurney halleck. ( children of Dune).
Musician with the heart of an assassin. He could kill a man while singing a lovely tune . ( heretics of Dune) Duncan
Awesome video as always to you and your team.
Another excellent video, thank you!
Gurney is such a bad ass but the Baliset from the lynch's Dune was the coolest the one from the tv series looked more like a loot. Its funny how the series takes so much from multiple regions of the earth. A troubadour is as you say is a warrior poet from France or Italy, Bull fighting is from Spain and the use of the Bagpipes which is Scotland. The weaving of these cultures into the dune universe is unique Gurney is a very complex character the books unfortunately don't do him justice
Love your consistent knowledge I am not a nerd but enjoy your presentation of subjects and situations your voice is calming mellow thanks for your honesty and great job
GURNEY MAN! GURNEY MAN!
Exactly what I was thinking, greeting his Duke with a fierce bearhug and the words "you young pup".
It's the sort of moment professional writers spend their whole career trying to create.
My god what an absolute badass
That is one hell of a character arc
A general who moonlights as a musician interesting
The original warrior poet. Wide thumbs mean artistic leanings. Supposedly. Cheers ace vid as ever.
What was Gurney doing with Jessica on Caladan after Paul became emperor? ;)
Making sweet music... 😉
One of my favorite characters, another excellent deep dive 💕
Thank you, Gretchen!
That description of Gurney Halleck fits more closely with Dave Bautista than Josh Brolin. Not that I'm complaining, I like both in their roles.
A great one
This is the VIDEO I didn't know I needed !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In my opinion Gurney Halleck is the epitome of masculinity.
You may have made a video on this before, but if you haven’t could you talk about what exactly happened to Earth in the Duniverse
Great suggestion! I haven't done one on that... Though I think that it's a pretty simple explanation so to fill out a video I'll probably end up explaining where each of the aspects of our old earth is present in Dune. Thank you!
I love your videos ❤ Hugs from Brazil 🇧🇷
Awesome video. However at 5:56 I think you meant to say that Gurneys role in the rise of House Atreidies cannot be OVERSTATED. Otherwise, great work!
Lol, yep, it definitely makes sense to say OVER not under😆🙃. For the sake of my sanity, I'm going to maintain that what I mean by saying it can't be understated is that it shouldn't be understated. That I won't allow it 😁🫣😋
Love your videos.
First time I saw Dune I was expecting Gurney to become a bad guy who blames the Fremen for what happened to his Duke and turns on Paul for "mingling with the inferior people". What I got instead was refreshing, not the same old "evil and violent military guy vs. protagonist who shows the power of love and tolerance". In life, you need a sword as much as you need a baliset.
"The Righteous!" - Feyd-Rautha
I honestly like your videos more than the new Dune film.
" And it was said that victory was turned to morning that day, as the people learned that the king was grieved for his son" ~ Gurney Hallek
For the most part, I'm a fan of Gurney. I wouldn't want to call him a simple man, but I still feel like saying I like him because of how far a simple man can go, and climb, despite adversity. Still, he does bring me to wonder, was Leto actually plotting to topple the Emperor?
So, a lot of the plot of Dune entails the Padashah Emperor, who finds himself in what could be the latter years of his life, without an heir, discovering that a powerful relative might be building an impressive force, led by very capable men, and fearing that these troops might be meant for him. Because of this, he chooses to destroy House Atreides, to defend his throne, and allies with the Harkonnen, but what was the truth, from the Atreides side? What was this army, and why wad Leto creating it?
In order to move against any enemy; be it the hated Harkonnen, or the conniving Emperor, Leto would have to pay the Guild, and hope they wouldn't let it slip. When Arrakeen falls, we don't later see what looks like a remnant of this force; Gurney doesn't find, and lead them, and as a concept, they seem totally replaced by the Fremen, so what were Leto's goals? Did he take this army with him, and they just failed vs the Sardukar, and Harkonnen? Did Rabban spend two years killing any survivors?
Gurney is just that fuckin guy bro i swear.
Nice! Thanks :):):)
Going from the Dune 2 film.
1. Why did Gurney surrender to the Harkonens at Arakeen?
2. Why didn't the Harkonens kill him like the rest of the prisoners?
3. How did he negotiate his freedom after everything was taken from him?
This is my one criticism of the film.
This is what all bards and skalds should strive for!
I do like Josh Brolin's performance as Gurney, but I think Timothy Spall would have been more suitable re: Herbert's description.
Did Gurney ever learn of lady Jessica's Harkonnen blood?
I never liked the idea of him with lady jessica. Thats always seemed disrespectful to Leto, his former Duke.
Why can't those 2 find love with one another ?
They'd been through a lot together.
That oftentimes can create a meaningful bond between people.
@@jeffmarlatt6538 I feel like it would be wrong to dedicate your life to serving a man and his family and then to take his wife for yourself once the man you swore an oath to is dead. Maybe that's a respect thing on my end, but that's my perspective.
Yup disrespectful to her "owner" (duke Leto), and her grandson who his son, going by the footsteps of his father, got from his "concubine".
Such disrespectful act from a former bought bed woman and secretary too...
How dare, a throughout her life a single woman, because she wasn't married was she(if any, she was a plural woman if can't be called single for some reason, as a concubine, as concubines can be innumerous), but by now certainly a very much single woman, find companionship?
@@ismata3274 you're way too pressed. I already explained myself
I disagree. I see it as a very natural act to do between them. Who else in the Universe but Gurney could understand and empathize with what Lady Jessica went through? Who else had the same honour and dignity of Leto than Gurney? Nobody else really would have been suited for Jessica. And since Leto died and was gone forever, but the two of them remained alive and still able to find what peace and solace I'm sure they could, in each other, actually makes the entire thing very plausible and I'll say very respectful. I'm sure Gurney could never replace Leto in Jessica's eyes, but they could have some happiness in this world and understanding. Plus I think Gurney would have seen it as a honour to his Duke to take care of and protect Jessica. Sure they slept together, but the beauty of being mature adults is that there can still be respect even after loss of relationships and not everything need be cut and dry. You know?
I would never describe Josh Brolin as '' pretty '' but compared his book counterpart I can roll with it.
Gerbil Haddock!
Didn't gurney hate Jessica in the books
Why dont people click like on videos more
Shame the film doesn't catch this idea at all and Brolin is woefully miscast, reverting to his now stereotypical gruff, taciturn, bore.
Voice so bad I had to hit don't recommend after 9 seconds
Thanos slayed Drax with little effort 😂