Dune: Part 2 is Powerful | Speed Review
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This Movie is----------------------------------------------------------------------Chills
Denis did in fact cook
Dune: Part Two, starring Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Dave Bautista, Christopher Walken, Léa Seydoux, Stellan Skarsgård, Charlotte Rampling. Directed by Denis Villeneuve. - ภาพยนตร์และแอนิเมชัน
The story of Paul's rise to power is supposed to be a critique of hollywood's formulaic way of writing hero's as chosen ones. Usually in a story you'll have a character who reluctantly leaves their comfort zone and answers the call to adventure under the guidance of a mentor. They'll face trials, improve themselves, defeat the villain and fulfill the prophecy. If you've every felt that you could predict the exact story beats of a film, it's because most of them follow this template of the hero's journey.
However, this type of thinking can be dangerous when applied to the real world. Frank Herbert's intention with Dune was the criticize this way of writing and how it uplifts systems of oppression. The Bene Gesserit are the ones who planted the story of the Lisan al Gaib into the Fremen faith as a way to condition them into becoming complacent and wait for the Messiah for decades rather than overthrow their oppressors. To get them to believe in a white saviour rather than believing in themselves and their own people. (A lot of people actually criticized Dune part 1 of embracing the white saviour trope not understanding that it's supposed to be a critique of it.)
Paul's story has a lot of parallels to the hero's journey. He has mentors like Stilgar but as we see, over the course of the film Stilgar starts as a role model and guide to Paul but then slowly gets caught up in the chosen one prophecy and become this religious fanatic who's a shell of his former self. Paul loses a reliable friend and mentor he can trust and instead is left with a blind follower. In most stories, characters like Stilgar are supposed to be the moral compass for the hero to guide them into making the right decisions but in Dune, Paul's mentors all get corrupted by the legend and the power. Duncan starts off as an older brother figure to Paul and then ends up dying for his "Duke". Gurney teaches Paul how to fight and gives him sage advice in the first film but then in the second he's goading Paul into using his messianic status and nuclear arsenal to his benefit. They're all great mentors that suddenly lose all of their agency as soon as Paul becomes their "Chosen One".
We like to think that our world leaders have Gandalfs guiding them but in reality they probably have Gurneys and Stilgars.
The problem is that most people who read Dune didn't understand what Frank Herbert was going for. They interpreted Paul as a hero fulfilling his destiny so Frank Herbert wrote Dune Messiah to set the record straight that this is supposed to be more of a cautionary tale and that Paul isn't supposed to be seen as a classic hollywood hero. He's supposed to be a more complex man that shows why that sort of thinking can lead to galactic holy wars.
Chani in the book was actually onboard with whatever Paul did so Denis Villeneuve changed her character to make her a foil to Paul and a voice of reason so the audience can better understand the darker sides of Paul. The change is to make Frank Herbert's intentions a little more obvious to the audience.
I think if Chani wasn't in the film we'd have a lot more people interpreting Paul as a cool epic sigma male rather than the unsettling goosebumps inducing anti-hero/villain that we saw in the film. Also seeing Paul casually state he was going to take the princesses hand in marriage right in front of Chani was cold af.
couldn't agree more with your explanation. I haven't read the book yet, but I started to feel like Paul isn't a hero after he chose the path to start the war. and the way he said that he'd marry the princess in front of Chani, for Christ's sake. I despise him for that. but anyway, chalamet plays his role very well.
Interesting analysis and explanation of Herbert's intentions. I read the first 5 books (up to Heretics) many years ago, and what enthralled me I suppose, about Paul Atreides' character development, was that he was going utterly mad. With his visions, the Path he saw, and what had to be done, he took that upon himself anyways, knowing the risks, knowing the horrors he would unleash. It impressed upon me, that even a would-be dictator of the known galaxy had to reconcile the demon of himself, with the human who still wished to bring a change for the better. Not only was I always rooting for Paul, but I also disliked him for much of his callous, demi-godlike arrogance, yet accepted that he needed to Be that way, to function.
@@nidandelion1939 A part of me felt the same way, but the books of course gave the author more time to fully convey just how completely devoted Paul was to Chani, and that Irulan was merely a tool to achieve the aims they needed for their people. Chani totally understands that as a consort, she will always have his love - as he ruthlessly brings the galaxy under his heel - and the Empress never will.
I think the dynamic between Paul and Chani goes that way because like Chani said he'd have her if he didn't change. But due to the events and prescience Paul changed from caring and protective yet vengeance driven guy to more stoic and emotionless character who just seeks to fulfill the duties in the bigger picture that are required to create the ultimate power to restore order to the universe even if it meant war and bloodshed.
I understand the dynamic much better now
Same buddy! It blew my mind
watched it a couple times and am still thinking about it, as close to a masterpiece as one gets
Totally Austin delivers, some didn't get the black and white, but they live under a black sun. which is also a hint of how they think, it's all black or white to them. Great review thanks.
How do you see a film like this so early?
Early fan screening
I’m looking forward to it
you should be
yes, you're the only one
What do you mean Austin Butler had the best performance "in both movies"...? He was only in the second one.
ye, after watching both films he has the best performance out the franchise; as of now
hes saying out of all the characters in both movies he was the best
This movie sucked and you are too easily impressed, buddy.
😂😂😂
it was good but the amazing spiderman over the godfather is wild
@@SoulKingBK I explain my reasons in my ranking video
Are you depressed?
you got discord?
I seen yesterday u said I’m copying u? How so
@@FlamingoFuzz get his ass gang i'm a flamingofuzz trooper ⛑
@@FlamingoFuzz lmao nah i was kidding it's just that we made similar videos and I found your channel on a whim and thought you were pretty entertaining I wanted to be friends with you that's all lol
if you think paul is a hero then you may not understand some things with shani i guess
After rewatching the movie and thinking more I understand the dynamic much more, thinking bout making a video dissecting it
Lol if non-book readers knew what was coming. Dune 1 was like a movie about Hitler rising to power.
ye messiah is gonna be insanity. Im obviously not a book reader but if Paul didn't make the decision to goto war wouldn't they still be in war by default
prolly a dumb question
@@FlamingoFuzz Not a dumb question. Dune lore is heavy and it took me a couple of rewatches to pick up on everything. But no, the holy war specifically happens because of Paul's actions. The holy war is waged because of the houses refusing to recognize the transition of power from the Emperor to Paul.