@@pinkpenzu Star Wars is partly inspired by Dune, so no. There’s a reason why George Lucas had a desert planet instead of any other kind of planet The Bene Gesserit Sisterhood is basically the Jedi but instead of the Voice and their training, the Jedi have the Force
"You were told to bear only daughters...". This line confuses a lot of people. Her order can choose the biological sex of their offspring. There were plans for breeding and genetic combinations that Jessica threw a wrench into by electing to have Paul at Leto's request.
I never understood why it would confuse people when it's a scifi setting like this. Like they couldn't have _invented_ devices that test for the baby's sex or drugs that prevent it becoming male or whatever.
@@Mansplainer2099-jy8ps The women of the order have the ability to control things in their bodies down to the molecular level. In the book you see this with there abilities to counteract poisons. Thus controlling the outcome of fertilization is easy.
Even with out knowledge of bene gesserit powers, I would have thought people would have assumed abortion of male babies would have been the method. Surprised about the comment is one thing, if not expected, but confusion really struck me as an odd reaction to have.
@@danwood4171 Yes, I know that but it is like... someone going "Whuuu? I'm confused!" when in _Aliens_ one of the space marines mention that sleeping with someone from [insert planet] it doesn't matter what gender they were so I'm like "Perhaps you haven't been keeping up with current events but we just got ourselves a scifi future here, pal!"
She threw a wrench in a 3,000 year plan out of love for Leto. It's really hard to overstate how massive this disobedience was. Especially when we see the consequences.
Watching this in theaters was a total trip as they mixed the audio for The Voice to be way louder than anything else in the movie. Anytime anyone spoke with it, it felt like they shook the entire building.
@@TheCognient Yes, watching Dune in IMAX was like a religious experience. It converted me to IMAX for most big movies I go to see. I wish there was a way to watch it like that again.
"Goodbye young human" was referring to the fact he passed the Gom Jabbar test and proved he has self control like a human, and isn't impulsive like an animal. She also said "an animal caught in a trap will gnaw off its own leg to escape". The fact he endured the pain and didn't withdraw qualified him as "human" in her eyes, and therefore worthy of living. Jessica, as a Bene Gesserit, has superb control of her bodily functions in every way. She can even control the sex of her children. The fact Paul is male was a conscious choice on Jessica's part and she was out of line to do that, defying the order.
_"The Emperor wouldn't do this! It'd be the other houses..."_ The Emperor orchestrated the whole thing, in such a way that he couldn't be blamed (as long as no Atreides survived to reveal Sardaukar took part in their destruction). House Harkonnen was getting too economically powerful thanks to their spice monopoly, and House Atreides was getting too influential among the other Great Houses of the Landsraad; the Emperor felt threatened by both, so by giving Arrakis to the Atreides he economically crippled the Harkonnen, while at the same time ensuring that they would go to war against the Atreides to retake the planet. Not only that, but he made sure the Atreides would be destroyed (and put the Harkonnen in his debt) by lending them a couple legions of Sardaukar warriors. His only mistake was not accounting for the Fremen, or the centuries spanning machinations of the Bene Gesserit...
Don't forget the centuries long feud because House Atreides and House Harkonnen. The Harkonnen didn't really NEED any goading to go to war with the Atreides, but the Emperor gave them a perfectly good cover story. Though the excessive destruction of civilian structures and populous is strictly against the laws of warfare in the Imperium, so I'm not sure how they get around that.
@@WhiteWolfDarkpaw By saying that the Fremen attacked the Atreides and were the source of the damage. House Harkonnen came in to assist their allies, the great house Atreides, but sadly arrived after their destruction, but they took revenge and wiped out the Fremen in their name.
Thank you for your great reaction and review! It’s not a surprise that you kept getting Star Wars vibes since Dune predates Star Wars and Lucas later admitted he “borrowed” liberally from Dune in terms of the themes and setting. The Jedi and Bene Gesserit with their speed and mind tricks, the desert planet with its spice, the concept of a vast Imperium, it’s all there.
George Lucas's dream project was a big-screen adaptation of Dune. After "American Grafitti" he had enough clout at Fox to do it, unfortunately at that time, DeLaurentis had the rights to Dune. Lucas's other dream project was Flash Gordon but DeLaurentis had the rights to that too. So George made up his own space opera, which in many ways is a Dune/Flash Gordon mashup. Ironically, the success of Star Wars enabled DeLaurentis to greenlight Flash Gordon 1980 and Dune 1984
Dune is the grand daddy of the scifi space opera sub-genre. If you think stuff in Dune seems familiar from other scifi works, that's probably because Dune did it first (the other grand daddy of space opera is John Carter of Barsoom books). I made the mistake of re-reading Dune a few days before watching James Cameron's "Avatar", within half an hour I predicted everything that will happen from which character is going to die to the hero becoming a mighty whitey messianic figure. Whoops! 🤪
I’m not usually an IMAX-goer, but I did seek out an IMAX theater for this one after watching it at home and I highly, highly recommend it if the opportunity arises for y’all. The scale, the score, and the vibrations makes this a such physical experience.
i wanted to go with my friend ot see it in imax but unforunately we needed to go by train to the nearest city to see it and unfortunately it would ahve been to late at night to get a train home again so we had to watch it at home instead :(
I missed my chance to go watch it because of the pandemic, but I'm definitely planning to go when Part 2 comes out. Hopefully they'll re-release the first one for IMAX. Fingers crossed!
Jessica didn't marry Leto to allow him to remain available for political marriages to strengthen their House. She's a Bene Gesserit concubine, but gave her loyalty to Leto and his House.
Dune was one of the most infamous literature known for difficulty of making adaptation. Mainly because of insane scale of the world and first volume of the book contains sooo much stuff it’s impossible to make proper adaptation with one movie unless make it as tv series or having really long running time like lotr extended edition. But I’m really glad they decided to split in two parts even tho we have to wait to see great climax of first volume. You can tell everyone who was involved in this movie worked with so much thoughts and passion
Sci-Fi Channel's adaptation was the most comprehensive until now and even it cut out most of Duncan. Part 2 is gonna be dense AF to fit in the Fenrings like Denis wants.
It's missing most of the story, the reckless regard for the source material, shown in this film is absolutely unacceptable and it saddens me to no end that people find this travesty to be "a good movie"... it is not.
I agree. I admit sitting down to watch this iteration of Dune I was kind of doubtful but by the end I was into it. Waiting for the 2nd half is as bad as waiting for the next LOTR movie to come out was.
The thing I like about this movie is that it feels like a....like a movie. It feels like a real go the theater film movie that you know you kind of the reason that you go to watch something on the big screen.
sadly they missed a few important things from the book, I can only hope we will get a directors cut in the future with an extra hour of movie to include what they had to cut.
The score could have been better, its good but Zimmer could have done better. Also I will always prefer Brian Tyler's score for the "Children of Dune" miniseries. If he had been involved in this....ah well. PS the 80s Dune sucks balls, but at least its not as bad as the abominations written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J Anderson 😱
"The Emperor wouldn't do this'" Oh, yes he would. As Baron Harkonnen said, the Atreides voice is rising (amongst the minor houses) and the Emperor is a jealous man. By sending House Atreides to Arrakis, he can remove a potential political rival. By pitting the Harkonnens against them he makes it look like a blood feud. The spitting is a sign of respect of honour. You are literally giving up your body's moisture. On a desert planet that is quite something.
right, almost as if there was an important resource in the middle of a huge desert in our world controlled by a tribal people who are then exploited by everyone else. oh and the resource is needed for travel and commerce.
I remember when this came out and people were saying "Yet another white savior movie!" And in my head, I was like, "It could not be farther from!" I just hope they let Villeneuve tell the whole story so it doesn't end at that impression, and people get to truly understand how subversive the book is, which hopefully translates to Villeneuve's films as well.
@@ianrosenbalm6555 I have heard they might make it a trilogy and cover the 2nd book. Hopefully when it’s all done people will understand that the whole point of this story is a warning that leaders and messiah figures are dangerous
@@ianrosenbalm6555 Yes, it's actually antithetic to it, though that only becomes fully obvious in Dune: Messiah. But, well, the Politically Correct crop of snowflakes these days are rapid to judge, even without knowing any facts, so they make claims that don't hold water, but they don't realize it themselves.
Imagine being a fan of the novel, and your favorite filmmaker to be Denis Villeneuve (I mean, Sicario? Arrival? BR 2049??), just to find out his main reason to become a filmmaker has been to eventually be able to adapt Dune. Before the film came out, I have been waiting and annoying my friends about it for 3 years from its announcement. I couldn't really be more happy with how it turned out. Not just is it a cinematic masterpiece one could reasonably expect from all the talent and passion involved, It's IMO a perfect example of the right approach with adapting a book as dense and deep as Dune, by not pretending to be making a "replacement" of the source material, but rather by turning it into a "mood". It makes Dune as a whole accessible to a lot more people, but it does so by focusing on certain aspects of the story rather than by dumbing it down. And because Part Two was not confirmed until 2 months after release of Part One, the whole time I was worried that Denis wouldn't get the chance to even finish the project (due to the nature of the source material and his more artsy filmmaking style), so I was incredibly relieved when it got such positive reactions and succeeded at the box office amidst a literal pandemic. As a fan of the original 6 Dune novels, let me tell you, with Part Two WE ARE IN FOR A REAL TREAT; as Denis puts it, Part One was just the "appetizer".
I see Part2 pulling a Return of The King and cleaning the floor at the Academy Awards considering everything that happens in the second half of the book including the huge battle and all the plot points coming together and the epic-ness and scale of it all considering part 1 one 6 out of the 10 Oscars it was eligible I want to see Part 2 do the same thing as LOTR !
I read a lot as a child (I'm 68 now) and I read Dune when I was 12. What I got out of it was space ships, planets, fighting and giant worms. I re-read it in college and got it. To date I've read Dune 5 times, and every time I read it I get something else. It's an outstanding book. I'm glad you're getting into this. BTW, you're kinda cute when you giggle. I can say that, I'm 68. 😄
@17:15, Duncan is a graduate of the Ginaz school for swordsmanship. That is why he was able to survive an encounter with the Fremen. He was already a badda$$ Duncan and Gurney are the two most formidable fighters in House Atreides. Under their tutelage the Atreides troops were a match for even the Emperor’s Sardaukar in a fair fight. Their battle prowess and Duke Leto’s popularity is why the Emperor betrayed them.
@@KingGalen Gurney was a little better, as Duncan recounts in Heretics of Dune. But they were pretty close in skill level. The Fremen admired Duncan for his prowess, and that's saying a lot. Plus, he hated the Harkonnens at least as much as they did.
You are correct about the tone having to essentially carry the story a good bit. There is SO much detail in the novel to where it was necessary for aspects like cinematography, score, and subtle acting beats to do some HEAVY lifting in essentially carrying details not otherwise addressed via the film's plot points and dialogue otherwise. I am glad you enjoyed it.
Also, the Duke and Jessica arent married. They love each other, but Leto had a plan to make a play for the throne. He was popular in the Landsraad, snd his troops are some of the best thanks to Gurney, Duncan, and Thufir. He needs the Fremen because theyre the onky fighters that can stand up to the Sarduakar. His goal was to pressure the Emperor and seal it by marrying his daughter.
yeah, the fight at the end, despite rough looking bits where it seems a little more even, is Paul completely dominating Jamis he was trained to fight against shielded opponents too, so he kept slowing himself down right before he would land a hit, it actually annoyed the crowd in the book if i'm not wrong (cause they thought he was showing off instead of just finishing it)
I loved the fight in the book, especially on rereading it last year with (what I hope is) a more mature outlook. Herbert took what could easily have been just another scene in which the protagonist proves himself a badass and made it about everything except that. Because we already know Paul is going to win and that he's a badass - which, Herbert would say, is the whole problem.
Dune is a work of love of both Villeneuve and Zimmer. They both loved the book by Herbert. You can see it in the movie. Both went a 100% for this project. Can't wait for part 2 in '23.
The last stand of the Atreides is just... unbelievable. Gurney's grin, and "With me!" then a charge to bagpipe music. Just an amazing way to show the hopelessness of their situation, combined with a determination to go out like badasses
I have read this series at LEAST once per year for the last 30 years. It is my absolute favourate story. I am so happy that you are experiencing it. And I LOVE what they did with the Sadaukaur! So for the Duke and Jessica, she was a bound concubine and mother to his heir. But she refused to let him marry her. As long as he remained unmarried, other houses thought they could get an alliance by marriage. For the most part, I think they did a very good job adapting the story. There was a lot they left out, but the core of the story was well represented. However, I realy wish they would have done more with Yueh. They needed to show more how impossible it was that he was the traitor, and that he knew the Baron was going to have him killed. It explains so much more of his behaviour.
"Mom, this girl made out with me and then stabbed me." lololol. lets hope they make it through the entire story, Duncan is the best role in this production :)
It is such a joy to watch the works of Dennis Villeneuve. The attention to detail is extraordinary. This and Blade Runner 2049 are some of my favourite movies of all time.
@@dan_hitchman007 Samurai films, Dune, the Valerian comics for the style of the starships... Star Wars had _a lot_ of influences. Tatooine is 99% Arrakis, though, with an extra sun thrown in for good measure, and Jawas and Tusken raiders instead of Fremen.
I've been a Dune fan since I was a young teen and this is the BEST adaptation of a novel that I've ever seen. I was absolutely dumbstruck watching it for the first time.
I loved the old movie, grew up watching it repeatedly. I was scared going into this one, dreading a poor adaptation but good lord...there was nothing to worry about. Truly one of the best movies I've ever seen.
When I first saw this movie, I was immediately arrested by it. I couldn't think of anything else but seeing more of this world, and so I immediately listened to the audiobook of dune. The movie only covers the first half of the book, and even then it leaves out a ton of stuff. It's absolutely worth a read!
As a very long-time Dune fan who's read all the original books, read some of the expanded stuff from Brian Herbert, and played the offshoot media properties... this is more than I could have imagined in a movie adaptation. There are few things in this movie that I would change even though it doesn't track or encompass everything in the chunk of the book it adapts
The books are really good! I've only read the first two (Dune, and Dune Messiah) and had a great time reading them. Jessica was Duke Leto's concubine, I think he wanted to be available for a potential political marriage but things fell apart long before that could happen. So he basically realized things were getting dangerous and would have married her if he'd known his fate.....very sad. I can't wait for part 2. Do NOT watch the 1984 version if you want to remain unspoiled for part 2. I do recommend watching the 1984 version after we get part 2, its very bizarre and a lot of people hate it but i just love how weird everything is.
Also some more FYI facts, the fremen inhale through a mouth filter (attached to the mask they wear) and exhale through their nose tube to save maximum water. Yes Pee AND Poop is filtered by the suit, they clean the suits regularly to make sure the suit is performing optimally. Fremen make the best stillsuits (non-fremen make lower quality suits) Jessica is able to choose the sex of her offspring using skills learned from the Bene Gesserit (a sort of religious, culty, Quasi-Jedi organization) As the woman mentioned, Paul was supposed to be a female, but Jessica disobeyed and conceived a male. I also think I remember the books mentioning that the Fremen diet did not produce as much fecal matter as an off-worlder typically would.
Wow - thought I was the ONLY person that thought '84 Dune was very good. If you compare these two they show MANY identical things but most pan the 84 version imho
I liked the '84 version of Dune for it's unique sets and wardrobe, and the general weirdness. Although I didn't like it so much when I first watched as a teenager. After an extra viewing later on, during adulthood, I enjoyed it far more. Would watch it just about any time I saw it on while channel flipping long ago. Definitely unique. The first book is wonderful and really helped rewatches of the 84 movie too.
@@jeffbeegle4385 Dune '84 was appropriately mind-expanding for a kid seeing it late at night on TV in the late 80s. Whatever its problems as an adaptation it still carries a lot of interesting ideas, and redrew my expectations of what sci-fi could be in a two-hour movie...
You are one of the few reactors I've seen pick up on the importance of spitting from the Fremen. On a planet where water is the most precious resource... sharing the water of your own body with others is a great honor and mark of respect. As good as this movie is, and it is really good... the books are a thousand times better still. They are rich with so much detail and world building that decades after my first read I'm still picking up new things. Highly recommend at least the first 2, which is what the 3 films will cover. The depth and breadth of this universe is staggering. Also, the year this takes place in is 10191 AG (After Guild). After the formation of the Spacing Guild. Which happened about 10,000 years in our future. So really, this is 20,000 years from now. Think of Dune like Lord of the Rings. They are both considered the gold standards of their genres. Science Fiction for Dune, Fantasy for Lord of the Rings. Both massively influenced everything that came after them. And Dune deals with economics, politics both local, planetary, and interstellar. There is history, religion, cultism, so many things covered by this story.
They didnt go into it in the movie. Gurney, the aggressive dude, he was raised in the Harkonnen slave pits. He has a vested interest in seeing the Harkonnens fall
The Emperor orchestrated the whole thing, in such a way that he couldn't be blamed House Harkonnen was getting too economically powerful thanks to their spice monopoly, and House Atreides was getting too influential
The reason I love Dune so much is because it was written before cell phones took over the world. Now every sci fi movie includes some futuristic version of a cell phone or screen everywhere. Dune took the future of technology in a completely different direction, and this is the first time it was portrayed well on screen. love your reaction too! - Also that old witch lady calling him a human was a compliment in the moment. He had just passed the test with the golden needle, had he removed his hand from the box he wouldve been killed like an animal. Because he passed, he was deemed a human
Guys, I watched Part 2 yesterday, seriously, GO SEE IT! Really, this must be watched in the cinema... The scope, music, the visuals. Part Two is just as good or sometimes even better than Part One
Yes! You finnaly react to Dune! This movie was design to left us speechless! Such an amazing experience. The monumental scale of spaceships just make me felt how enormous venture is the space travel. The music, the visuals, the characters makes you live with them, not just watch them. This movie was just pure masterpiece. The reason why some parts felt like Star Wars and Tatooine is because Lucas was inspired by Dune, as Dune came up first.
I was PLEASANTLY surprised at this movie and was glad they stuck to the book, with enough minor changes to keep me guessing!! Smart move to stick with what people like to see. We want to see the novels we love come to life on the Big screen without major changes or ideology. LOTR comes to mind as doing this the BEST EVER!
Dune was published in 1965. It was a huge influence on Star Wars. So much so, that it's author, Frank Herbert, wanted to sue. Apparently, his lawyer talked him out of it.
Anyone who enjoys Dune *must* watch "Lawrence of Arabia" to which it owes a vast amount. I'd love to see you react to that. As Spielberg said, it's a miracle of a movie.
21:50 Baron survived the gas attack because he had his personal shield turned on. Small amount got through, but not enough to kill him, in book he managed to get into the secured room that sealed him from the gas. And he has his belt of suspensors (device to nullify gravity) so he floats in the air, he was attacked by disease that turned his muscled body into blob and this device helps him.
One of my favorite things about this film is the soundtrack. The music never stops. Hans Zimmer killed it and wrote three albums of music for the movie. I feel like it will become his great masterpiece, but that's just my opinion. I highly recommend listening to his other two albums, especially with some quality headphones. He did a lot of experimental sounds and instruments were invented for the soundtrack! You can hear the desert.
On having daughters: (if I am remembering the book correctly) Like she said, they have been manipulating blood lines for centuries to eventually breed basically a messiah figure under their control. Jessica was ordered to have a daughter to eventually marry a Harkonnen son, and that child would be this messiah. But her love for Leto, and giving him a son, messed up the plan of centuries of breeding one generation short of their plan.
If you haven't seen "Lawrence of Arabia" you must. After seeing your reaction to "Dune" I'm sure you would appreciate it. [However, do not settle for anything less than the new 4K restoration. The original 70mm print has far more detail than an average DVD or even HD stream can do justice to, and all the details are what make it so impressive.]
WOW, you really didn't read the book before you watched this! Your shock at the twists and turns were fantastic. If you loved this film, I definitely recommend you read the novel by Frank Herbert. You will get a whole new perspective on all the characters and the lore of the series.
"Dune" is a lot to process. What amazes me is how well Villeneuve manages to bring so much of the essence of the original work to life on the screen. Also, the film respects the audience: it doesn't simplify complex issues or call attention to nuanced moments or maneuvers. The film trusts the audience to figure them out in time. It doesn't try to explain everything, just enough to let us keep up. We'll get the rest when we need it. That they managed to get half the first book onto the screen in less the 5 hours is only possible because of the brilliance of Villeneuve's visual storytelling. He lets the film show us most of what we need to know rather than repeatedly telling us. The books are not light reading - not only is the first one long, but Herbert's writing is dense and rich. There are so many great moments in the film that capture and convey the scope and the scale of the story: the creators truly understood the magnitude and the richness of the world they were trying to show us. And they succeeded brilliantly.
I've been a fan of Dune since 1981. I've read the novel at least once a year since. (It's my "comfort food" novel for when I don't feel good). IMO, this was a perfect book adaptation. They pulled a lot from the book, but only focused on what was needed to make an engrossing film. There are a LOT of details they didn't focus on, but are still there are on the screen. A lot of scenes they wisely left out. The dinner scene would have been amazing to see, but the only good part of it would be the set design. What's going on at the dinner is so complicated that it would be un-filmable. The only major change I noticed was Liet Kynes' death. In the film, the death is MUCH more emotionally satisfying. (This reminded me a lot of Altered Carbon, where they swapped out Jimi Hendrix for Edgar Allen Poe. A small change that made the show more enjoyable.) In a lot of ways, I envy all of you who are new to the Duniverse. You've watched the film, and loved it. When you read the novel, you'll be seeing those actors in your head, hearing their voices. After learning more about the world, you can then go back and watch the film again. At which point you'll realize the film is so much better than you originally thought. This is definitely a "watch the film, read the book, then watch the film again" experience. Since I haven't seen Part 2 yet, I don't have an opinion on whether or not newbies should read the entire novel now. I suspect that it would be best to stop reading after Paul kills Jamis. But that does require a certain level of self-control...
Am I the only one who got a Wizard of Oz feel off of Harkonnen? The flying around, the minions dressed in big metal suits, has a very dark headquarters, wanting something from the hero that they think is owed to them… It just gives me like a Wicked Witch of the West vibe, I was half expecting him to go “I’ll get you my Paulie, and your little fremen too” at some point lol
A lot of the dark vibes are from Lynch's inspiration. The Harkonnen may be sadistic and creepy in the book, but nowhere near how Lynch and Villeneuve depict them.
The author of Dune was an ecologist. You can see those influences and knowledge throughout his work. The 'cycles of life' are really well thought out. It's a bonus that the politics are so outstanding. It's one of the 'greats' in science fiction.
Leto and Jessica aren't married as it leaves open the possibility of Leto marrying for a political alliance with another House. Jessica is called his concubine.
Hans Zimmer is another reason why the music was so good. This man did not one, not two but three soundtracks for the movie. Reach more wild and different than the last. Hans recently won oscars for his score for Dune. Good for him. Looking forward to seeing what what he'll bring forth for part 2!
Denis Villeneuve is such a fantastic director. He is finally bringing Dune to the big screen. The book is absolutely fantastic, and one of the most important works of sci-fi out there.
Dune to me felt like a psychedelic trip, like one consumes the spice itself and experiences everything on a completely different level. It is like Jamis said: "the true mystery of life is not a problem to solve, but a reality to experience". surrender yourself to the flow of Dune, and with feel unlike anything you have felt before. This is truly one of the most ambitious movies since Blade Runner 2049, and because they were both directed by Denis Villeneuve, that is not a surprise. The man is a true master of his craft, and while this movie is far from perfect, it is one of my favourites to rewatch, with the best sound and visual quality I can get my hands on!
I would argue it’s not far from perfect at all; it’s like a 9.5/10 for me, just minor imperfections in the story that could’ve been better done, but also could’ve very much hurt the flow of the film if it feels rushed or stalls the story.
@@Zacharysharkhazard I went to see the film as a long time Dune fan, and agree with you that it's pretty much a 9.5/10 for me. Having said that, I've noticed that the people who don't agree tend to often be people who have not read the book. And I think that makes sense. The book is notoriously hard to adapt to the big screen, and I think that shows. The film is an amazing adaptation of the book, and anyone who's read the book will pick up on the level of detail that were put into the film to do the book justice. Those same details will go lost on someone who hasn't read the book though, and without the mountains of context that book-readers naturally have, the film is still good, but definitely not a 9.5/10. I'd say the words "far from perfect, but good" are pretty spot on.
@@Zacharysharkhazardblack female liet kynes and shields/blade speed suddenly not mattering half way through definitely bother me but considering it's DUNE I am happy we got a decent film at all
Glad you liked it! Indeed, the story is quite compelling, and they stayed pretty close to the original story and scenes of the book. Some details were omitted, but that's unavoidable when adapting such a lore-heavy book. As to give you some info on the lore and politics of the Duniverse, so it becomes a bit more clear: You have 4 major powerblocks in this universe: 1)The Emperor (and his army, the Sardaukar) 2)The Landsraad, consisting of a dozen Great Houses (and many Minor Houses, all vying for power). Think Game-of-Thrones here, but in sci-fi setting. ;-) 3)The Bene Gesserit; a semi-religious Order whom have certain powers (like the Voice, or being a Truthsayer, and some others not shown yet) and exert a lot of behind-the-scenes influence, but mostly stay low-profile 4) The Guild Navigators and CHOAM; a strong mercantile power, with a monopoly on spacetravel It was more or less explained in the beginnings when Paul talked with his dad on Caladan: House Atreides is a growing power, politically and military, and the Emperor feels threatened. But he can't directly attack the House, because otherwise the Landsraad (the ensemble of Great houses) will turn against him. As said, they each constitute a "big power" in this Duniverse. So the Landsraad and the Emperor keep each other in check, as it were. Meanwhile, the Bene Gesserit are working from the shadows, on both sides - they primarily are concerned with their own plans and devices, to create the Kwizatsh Haderach. They manipulate from the shadows and actually form the third great power in this universe, but seldom show it openly. They also exert power by political marriages, or become concubines for political advantages - which is why Jessica wasn't married to Leto, though it was done to benefit him and House Atreides, not herself or the Sisterhood. The fourth independent power, which is hardly touched upon in this first part of the movie, is CHOAM and their Spice Guild. They're like a huge mercantile power, and the Guild Navigators are the only ones able to move/teleport between planets, so without them, there would be no viable interstellar Imperium. Which make them essential and an enormous powerhouse as well - though, of course... they are and remain dependent on the Spice. That's why: whom controls Arrakis, controls the Empire. So the Emperor can't directly attack a Great House like Artreides, or he risks all-out war with the Landsraad, consisting of the other Great Houses. Instead, he uses an indirect attack, with and through the Harkonnens - who want their fiefplanet back with all the Spice - doing the grunt work for him. It's a sort of proxy war, thus. He does help the Harkonnen to make sure they'll win - hence why he sends a few battalions of Sardaukar, his elite troops. But no-one (especially the Landsraad) may know about that. (That's also why they killed Liet, because she was going to expose the Emperor's meddling). Hope that made things more clear!
Great reaction V! 😅 Once part 2 comes out I HIGHLY recommend watching the SciFi channel's movie Dune (2000) and the Children Of Dune (2003) miniseries 😊
Hey, no need to apologise for long reviews, V! It’s what we’re here for! And Dune certainly deserves a long review, as it’s a lot to absorb - especially if you’re not already familiar with the book. It’s not for nothing that the universe of Dune often gets described as the Middle Earth of sci-fi! It’s an endlessly fascinating place, and especially in the first book, Herbert draws such an intricate picture that you feel like you’re there, living inside the adventure. Villeneuve and co. did a remarkable job of condensing the meat of the story into something digestible in film form. A lot of detail falls by the wayside and - for me at least - it doesn’t quite soar in the same way as Peter Jackson’s LOTR trilogy, but the mood and soul of the piece feels true to the source material, and I’m looking forward to what they do with Part 2 (and thanks heavens that Part 1 was popular enough to get Part 2 greenlit! It was not a done deal!). One bit of detail that I sort of miss is in the duel with Jamis. In the novel, it’s made much clearer that Paul’s combat training has been with a shield suit, which requires a specific set of reflexes (fast moves don’t penetrate a shield - you have to use a slow blade style), so when he faces Jamis he misses several opportunities to win. The Fremen think he’s toying with Jamis, showing disrespect, but it’s anything but. Only by overcoming his training is Paul able to win and earn his place among the Fremen. There’s also a very poignant moment that comes immediately after the fight in the book, but I won’t say more as hopefully it’ll feature in Part 2!
An incredibly minor detail, but when you said about the Ornithopter being able to take three and there being enough space, it's not about space at all but weight, as aircraft often have pretty strict capacity limits for safe flight.
When I was growing up, the original Dune trilogy were the books I read the most after Lord of the Rings. While the LOTR's movies are my Favorite of all time...I do feel Dune Part 1 did an EXCELLENT job of capturing the book (much much better than the David Lynch version...which was all I had growing up). Yes...this story is much more "political" in nature. Almost a Game of Thrones, before there was a Game of Thrones. Thanks for an excellent review.
Dune is one one of the premier sci-fi books written since the genre began. This film represents just one half of the first book in the saga. I think it was produced primarily for the huge fan base of readers. The film tries to weave in enough exposition to enable those unfamiliar with the book to enjoy it anyway, but the Dune story is dense and complex. You were right about it combining religion and politics, but it is so much more. Give it some more watches and you’ll catch on even more. You’ve got to get ready for part 2.😃
Jessica is the royal concubine. The Bene Gesserit serve as advisors-concubines to the powerful men of the empire. Some of them end up marrying their concumbine, but Leto didn't because he knew that being a single Duke makes him more politicaly powerful, since the possibility of marrying into house Atreides is a very good prospective for other houses. Leto and Jessica love each other very much and she gave him a son instead of a daughter out of love, against her training and her order's obective because that's what Leto wished. No one knows how truly powerful the Bene Gesserit are. People don't have any idea that they can control their own body (to the extreme extent to be able to choose the sex of their babies and much more), that they can entice, read and manipulate people very easily and efficiently without being noticed and more importantly: no one knows about their plan to bring forth the Kwisatz Haderach by deliberately crossing bloodlines. It's because of this goal that they chose to put themselves in the position of royal concubines; by doing this, they can be the mothers of every heir in the Imperium. this, along with their status as political advisors, makes them one of the most powerful orders in the known universe. They have been manipulating society from the shadows for milenia at this point, all in the name of creating the Kwisatz Haderach. The book goes in detail about how they operate, If you enjoyed the atmosphere of the movie I highly recommend it. The movie got the vibe perfectly, but didn't elaborate on how a lot of thing work in this universe, and truste me, it is RICH with interesting ideas.
“I like that they took a very almost religious aspect and almost made it into a political issue as well.” Ah, well done. You understand what DUNE is about. Or at least 1/2 of it. Fantastic reaction, Frank Herbert’s entire series is a look at how politics, religion, and conservation are all messed up by humans. It’s an amazing read. Welcome to the Sietch. Your water may be added to the tribe.
Quick thing. Bene Gesserit Sisters are in near complete control of their bodies and their functions which includes deciding when they get pregnant and determining the gender of the baby at conception. Jessica defied the Sisterhood by giving the duke a son.
This is one of those weird movies (not in any wrong way) where there is no advantage between going in blindly or with background knowledge from the 1980s version or the novels or TV series. Going blindly lets you experience it for the first time without spoilers, but having prior knowledge helps to understand a lot of the storyline. There is a lot of small clues and subtleties in the visuals and dialog that you can catch, but still not fully understand without that prior knowledge.
In this future weapons have evolved to the point that the personal force fields the soldiers wear can block any gun in existence and a laser gun's beam's interaction with the shield would cause an explosion that would probably kill everybody in the vicinity, so the only option is going back to swords. Weapons became so high-tech that they made themselves obsolete.
If I recall correctly the interaction between a Holtzman shield and a laser beam is quite random, but could get as bad as a small nuke, so better not to risk it (in a battlefield with lots of shields and lasers the odds of one or more explosions on that scale would easily approach 100%). It's also worth noting that Holtzman shields are most effective against fast moving projectiles, so a gun that somehow managed to shoot "slow bullets" (like the hunter-seeker, for instance) would be able to penetrate shields, though it probably wouldn't be very practical. And the hunter-seeker also brings us to the other reason for lack of classical science-fiction weaponry (and the need for spice-enhanced minds to navigate faster than light travel): AI is a _very_ big no-no in Dune (with practically anything down to the level of a hand-held electronic calculator being universally banned, on pain of lots of pain, followed by death), because AIs did Very Bad Things a long time ago and no one wants to risk going back to _that._
Right from the first second, the movie pulls you in. Great video! Edit: I like how spice is basically the oil of dune lol Also the Baron is played by the same actor who portrayed Boris Sherbina in Chernobyl, what a range!
Great review! Very genuine and non-pretentious. This director is the only one doing things today that still make us go "how the hell did he do that?" Just when we thought CGI, sound, etc couldn't go that much further... You must watch Arrival is you haven't yet. Utterly beautiful film-making.
17:14 Nobody fights as Duncan Idaho. He is Ginaz Swordsmaster, elite military and martial art school graduate, who's are employed as personal bodyguard and military tacticians in noble houses. His training superceeds even Sardaukars. Emeperors own military units from planet Salusa Secundus. Salusa is former seat of the Emperor, until a renegate house nuked the whole planet. Since then the planet serves as a prison planet and Sardaukars new recruits comes from prisoners who survives the planet and training. The red liquid in the scene from Sardaukars introduction is more likely water from the destroyed climate, perhaps a hint for the Aurora storms that are as lethal as sand storms on Arrakis. So when Harkonnen mentat Piter de Vries mentiones that Atreides units are trained by Duncan Idaho (Ginaz swordsmaster) and Gurney Halleck (excellent swordsman) and are one of the best, it is a real threat for the Emperor, that a noble house has fighting force as good as his Sardaukars.
It’s 20.000 years in our future, 10,000 years after the Butlerian Revolution freed humanity from the robot overlords. (Some believe the Matrix writers placed their entire story within that first 10,000 year period. And some say Bladerunner was also “in Dune’s past” just prior to the Robot Takeover. Basically, lots of SF writers were inspired by Dune.) Oh, and Dune came out BEFORE Star Wars, even Lucas acknowledged being inspired by Dune.
Paul's mother was never married to the Duke Leto. She was his concubine. Leto stayed unmarried in order to be attractive to other houses who had daughters and wanted to join forces with the Atriedes. His mother was a member of the Bene Gesserrit order who could control every muscle in their body, their voice, and even the sex of the babies they bore. But they had to keep this secret or no one would trust them. Paul can see all the possible futures, including ones where Chani kills him, and Jamis lives and teaches him how to live in the desert, etc. Duncan Idaho and Gurney Halleck were 2 of the most deadly fighters in the entire universe. That's why the guards just ran away from Duncan when he took the ornithopter. They trained Paul to fight, but they always had the shields. That's why Paul could have killed Jamis so easily. The Baron Harkonen was so fat that he couldn't carry his own weight, so he had suspensors attached to his body that allowed him to float. My spelling of these names is most likely all wrong, so take it easy on me in the comments.
If events had been a little different Jamis and Paul would have been friends. Jamis would have taught him all types of desert knowledge. But something happened to put the future on a different path.
@@HeatRaver Exactly every time Paul sees the future it’s a possibility not a certainty. I would go so far as to say the act of seeing his future probably changes it more.
I like to think that was the real Golden Path - Paul befriends Jamis and they cultivate a way forward for the Fremen in peace, leading to a prosperous future for them. The idea of Arrakis being a verdant paradise is more metaphorical in that sense. In that future, the Lisan al Gaib is a peaceful figure. Instead Jamis is Paul's first victim, and breaks the link to that future, setting Paul on his path to being a tyrant.
I don’t think I saw anyone mention it in comments but Leto and Jessica weren’t married. She’s his concubine. The society they live in is a feudal one as I bet you already picked up. And in a feudal system, one of the best ways for secure an alliance with another powerful house or family is via marriage. House Atreides is one of the more powerful houses and politically, Leto had to keep his options open. They love each other though, deeply.
The reason for the sword fighting is the personal shields you see in the movie. A shield allows slow moving objects to pass through it, such as gas which allows you to breath or a blade thrust. It stops high speed projectiles such as bullets. In the book it is also stated that if an energy weapon hits a shield you get a chain reaction and a nuclear explosion. With this plot device the author brought the hand to hand fighting to a level of the ancient world, but 10,000 years in the future. The deployment of energy based weapons twice in this movie was one of my pet peeves about it.
This is to Sci-fi, what Lord of the Rings was to fantasy. Love your reactions V! (づ｡◕‿‿◕｡)づ ♥ Edit: Dune is what inspired Star Wars and a lot of other familiar themes in most movies.
@8:00, Bene Gesserit can choose the gender of their children. Jessica’s love for Leto made her break from the sisterhood’s plans. Despite the Reverend Mother calling her Leto’s wife she is his concubine.
It _is_ sort of post-apocaliptic. Only the sort-of-apocalypse happened about ten thousand years before the time the film is set in, and about ten thousand years after our time.
"Im trying to learn how to be a girl...." Lol, You look beautiful, but honestly there is no right way to "be a girl". You are amazing no matter how you want to express yourself.
"I'm getting Star Wars vibes" No... Star Wars gave you Dune vibes... you just didn't know it yet.
Desert power
My brother's first reaction to the movie was: "This looks like Star Wars if it was made by Nolan."
Nah its star wars vibe
@@pinkpenzu It's well known that Lucas based some of the SW themes on Herbert work, among other influences. So yeah, SW has Dune vibes.
@@pinkpenzu Star Wars is partly inspired by Dune, so no. There’s a reason why George Lucas had a desert planet instead of any other kind of planet
The Bene Gesserit Sisterhood is basically the Jedi but instead of the Voice and their training, the Jedi have the Force
"You were told to bear only daughters...". This line confuses a lot of people. Her order can choose the biological sex of their offspring. There were plans for breeding and genetic combinations that Jessica threw a wrench into by electing to have Paul at Leto's request.
I never understood why it would confuse people when it's a scifi setting like this. Like they couldn't have _invented_ devices that test for the baby's sex or drugs that prevent it becoming male or whatever.
@@Mansplainer2099-jy8ps The women of the order have the ability to control things in their bodies down to the molecular level. In the book you see this with there abilities to counteract poisons. Thus controlling the outcome of fertilization is easy.
Even with out knowledge of bene gesserit powers, I would have thought people would have assumed abortion of male babies would have been the method. Surprised about the comment is one thing, if not expected, but confusion really struck me as an odd reaction to have.
@@danwood4171 Yes, I know that but it is like... someone going "Whuuu? I'm confused!" when in _Aliens_ one of the space marines mention that sleeping with someone from [insert planet] it doesn't matter what gender they were so I'm like "Perhaps you haven't been keeping up with current events but we just got ourselves a scifi future here, pal!"
She threw a wrench in a 3,000 year plan out of love for Leto. It's really hard to overstate how massive this disobedience was. Especially when we see the consequences.
Watching this in theaters was a total trip as they mixed the audio for The Voice to be way louder than anything else in the movie. Anytime anyone spoke with it, it felt like they shook the entire building.
Agree. It truly was an experience in theatre.. I saw it in full IMAX. Incredible.
I missed it in theaters for obvious reasons, but when they bring it back in preparation for part 2, I really want to see it.
It was bone chilling. Best movie experience in my life.
@@TheCognient Yes, watching Dune in IMAX was like a religious experience. It converted me to IMAX for most big movies I go to see. I wish there was a way to watch it like that again.
Just being able to hear the sand was the awesome part about seeing it in theaters
"Goodbye young human" was referring to the fact he passed the Gom Jabbar test and proved he has self control like a human, and isn't impulsive like an animal. She also said "an animal caught in a trap will gnaw off its own leg to escape". The fact he endured the pain and didn't withdraw qualified him as "human" in her eyes, and therefore worthy of living.
Jessica, as a Bene Gesserit, has superb control of her bodily functions in every way. She can even control the sex of her children. The fact Paul is male was a conscious choice on Jessica's part and she was out of line to do that, defying the order.
women don't produce y chromosomes, the sex is determine by the sperm.
Great comment, what they don't say in the movie is that the human will endure the pain so that he can get the person who set the trap
_"The Emperor wouldn't do this! It'd be the other houses..."_
The Emperor orchestrated the whole thing, in such a way that he couldn't be blamed (as long as no Atreides survived to reveal Sardaukar took part in their destruction).
House Harkonnen was getting too economically powerful thanks to their spice monopoly, and House Atreides was getting too influential among the other Great Houses of the Landsraad; the Emperor felt threatened by both, so by giving Arrakis to the Atreides he economically crippled the Harkonnen, while at the same time ensuring that they would go to war against the Atreides to retake the planet.
Not only that, but he made sure the Atreides would be destroyed (and put the Harkonnen in his debt) by lending them a couple legions of Sardaukar warriors.
His only mistake was not accounting for the Fremen, or the centuries spanning machinations of the Bene Gesserit...
Don't forget the centuries long feud because House Atreides and House Harkonnen. The Harkonnen didn't really NEED any goading to go to war with the Atreides, but the Emperor gave them a perfectly good cover story.
Though the excessive destruction of civilian structures and populous is strictly against the laws of warfare in the Imperium, so I'm not sure how they get around that.
@@WhiteWolfDarkpaw By saying that the Fremen attacked the Atreides and were the source of the damage. House Harkonnen came in to assist their allies, the great house Atreides, but sadly arrived after their destruction, but they took revenge and wiped out the Fremen in their name.
I was going to address that comment as well, but I couldn't say it any better. Very nice synopsis and explanation.
Plausible Deniability play :D
The Atreides military was also getting really good, "within a hair as good as the Sardaukar" as it said in the book
Thank you for your great reaction and review! It’s not a surprise that you kept getting Star Wars vibes since Dune predates Star Wars and Lucas later admitted he “borrowed” liberally from Dune in terms of the themes and setting. The Jedi and Bene Gesserit with their speed and mind tricks, the desert planet with its spice, the concept of a vast Imperium, it’s all there.
I didnt know that!!!! Thanks
George Lucas's dream project was a big-screen adaptation of Dune. After "American Grafitti" he had enough clout at Fox to do it, unfortunately at that time, DeLaurentis had the rights to Dune. Lucas's other dream project was Flash Gordon but DeLaurentis had the rights to that too. So George made up his own space opera, which in many ways is a Dune/Flash Gordon mashup.
Ironically, the success of Star Wars enabled DeLaurentis to greenlight Flash Gordon 1980 and Dune 1984
Frank Herbert has joked in the past that it was awfully nice of him not to sue Lucas for plagiary.
Dune is the grand daddy of the scifi space opera sub-genre. If you think stuff in Dune seems familiar from other scifi works, that's probably because Dune did it first (the other grand daddy of space opera is John Carter of Barsoom books). I made the mistake of re-reading Dune a few days before watching James Cameron's "Avatar", within half an hour I predicted everything that will happen from which character is going to die to the hero becoming a mighty whitey messianic figure. Whoops! 🤪
@@douglascampbell9809 a shame he's not alive to sue his son who is hellbent on milking Dune until well after the cash cow is dry 😇
I’m not usually an IMAX-goer, but I did seek out an IMAX theater for this one after watching it at home and I highly, highly recommend it if the opportunity arises for y’all. The scale, the score, and the vibrations makes this a such physical experience.
i wanted to go with my friend ot see it in imax but unforunately we needed to go by train to the nearest city to see it and unfortunately it would ahve been to late at night to get a train home again so we had to watch it at home instead :(
Just saw it in imax. Was a trip. I had already seen it but it was worth it
I missed my chance to go watch it because of the pandemic, but I'm definitely planning to go when Part 2 comes out. Hopefully they'll re-release the first one for IMAX. Fingers crossed!
Jessica didn't marry Leto to allow him to remain available for political marriages to strengthen their House. She's a Bene Gesserit concubine, but gave her loyalty to Leto and his House.
Dune was one of the most infamous literature known for difficulty of making adaptation. Mainly because of insane scale of the world and first volume of the book contains sooo much stuff it’s impossible to make proper adaptation with one movie unless make it as tv series or having really long running time like lotr extended edition. But I’m really glad they decided to split in two parts even tho we have to wait to see great climax of first volume. You can tell everyone who was involved in this movie worked with so much thoughts and passion
Sci-Fi Channel's adaptation was the most comprehensive until now and even it cut out most of Duncan. Part 2 is gonna be dense AF to fit in the Fenrings like Denis wants.
@@LordVolkov Part 2 has to be 3hours runtime.
Mmhh i once thought it will be a trilogy?
It's missing most of the story, the reckless regard for the source material, shown in this film is absolutely unacceptable and it saddens me to no end that people find this travesty to be "a good movie"... it is not.
@@chopps75 It is not a good movie, it is a great movie
I agree. I admit sitting down to watch this iteration of Dune I was kind of doubtful but by the end I was into it. Waiting for the 2nd half is as bad as waiting for the next LOTR movie to come out was.
The thing I like about this movie is that it feels like a....like a movie. It feels like a real go the theater film movie that you know you kind of the reason that you go to watch something on the big screen.
They really nailed it with this movie. The score, the visuals, the cast, the subtle acting… it was just superb.
I prefer the 1984 movie. Have you seen it?
This is mostly a pretty great movie, but it suffers from a lack of battle pugs.
the spice must flow! cant waaait for part 2
sadly they missed a few important things from the book, I can only hope we will get a directors cut in the future with an extra hour of movie to include what they had to cut.
The score could have been better, its good but Zimmer could have done better. Also I will always prefer Brian Tyler's score for the "Children of Dune" miniseries. If he had been involved in this....ah well. PS the 80s Dune sucks balls, but at least its not as bad as the abominations written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J Anderson 😱
"The Emperor wouldn't do this'" Oh, yes he would. As Baron Harkonnen said, the Atreides voice is rising (amongst the minor houses) and the Emperor is a jealous man. By sending House Atreides to Arrakis, he can remove a potential political rival. By pitting the Harkonnens against them he makes it look like a blood feud.
The spitting is a sign of respect of honour. You are literally giving up your body's moisture. On a desert planet that is quite something.
"almost looks like an invasion" you are right. that is part of the point of the story. the story is deeper and more subversive than it may seem.
right, almost as if there was an important resource in the middle of a huge desert in our world controlled by a tribal people who are then exploited by everyone else. oh and the resource is needed for travel and commerce.
I remember when this came out and people were saying "Yet another white savior movie!" And in my head, I was like, "It could not be farther from!" I just hope they let Villeneuve tell the whole story so it doesn't end at that impression, and people get to truly understand how subversive the book is, which hopefully translates to Villeneuve's films as well.
@@ianrosenbalm6555 I have heard they might make it a trilogy and cover the 2nd book. Hopefully when it’s all done people will understand that the whole point of this story is a warning that leaders and messiah figures are dangerous
@@Duncan_Idaho84 it would the right thing to do because it wouldn’t work without adapting dune messiah
@@ianrosenbalm6555 Yes, it's actually antithetic to it, though that only becomes fully obvious in Dune: Messiah. But, well, the Politically Correct crop of snowflakes these days are rapid to judge, even without knowing any facts, so they make claims that don't hold water, but they don't realize it themselves.
Imagine being a fan of the novel, and your favorite filmmaker to be Denis Villeneuve (I mean, Sicario? Arrival? BR 2049??),
just to find out his main reason to become a filmmaker has been to eventually be able to adapt Dune.
Before the film came out, I have been waiting and annoying my friends about it for 3 years from its announcement.
I couldn't really be more happy with how it turned out.
Not just is it a cinematic masterpiece one could reasonably expect from all the talent and passion involved, It's IMO a perfect example of the right approach with adapting a book as dense and deep as Dune, by not pretending to be making a "replacement" of the source material, but rather by turning it into a "mood". It makes Dune as a whole accessible to a lot more people, but it does so by focusing on certain aspects of the story rather than by dumbing it down.
And because Part Two was not confirmed until 2 months after release of Part One, the whole time I was worried that Denis wouldn't get the chance to even finish the project (due to the nature of the source material and his more artsy filmmaking style),
so I was incredibly relieved when it got such positive reactions and succeeded at the box office amidst a literal pandemic.
As a fan of the original 6 Dune novels, let me tell you, with Part Two WE ARE IN FOR A REAL TREAT; as Denis puts it, Part One was just the "appetizer".
I see Part2 pulling a Return of The King and cleaning the floor at the Academy Awards considering everything that happens in the second half of the book including the huge battle and all the plot points coming together and the epic-ness and scale of it all considering part 1 one 6 out of the 10 Oscars it was eligible I want to see Part 2 do the same thing as LOTR !
I’ll wait for Denis to do an awesome Part Two, instead of rushing him into a mediocre film. Love the books, love Denis films.
@@XavierLignieres 😊
@@XavierLignieres WON 6 of the oscars, not "one 6" lmao
And Part II turned out amazing as well!
I read a lot as a child (I'm 68 now) and I read Dune when I was 12. What I got out of it was space ships, planets, fighting and giant worms.
I re-read it in college and got it. To date I've read Dune 5 times, and every time I read it I get something else. It's an outstanding book.
I'm glad you're getting into this. BTW, you're kinda cute when you giggle. I can say that, I'm 68. 😄
everytime i read DUNE. I learn something new detail from the material.. amazing
me too, it is an amazing book, and i feel that this adaptation was really well done, the music, the atmosphere were all wonderful
I’m currently burning my way through the dune series and it’s become an obsession
Honestly people don’t talk enough about how cute she is, she’s cute in a rather unique way. Cute and smart.
@17:15, Duncan is a graduate of the Ginaz school for swordsmanship. That is why he was able to survive an encounter with the Fremen. He was already a badda$$
Duncan and Gurney are the two most formidable fighters in House Atreides. Under their tutelage the Atreides troops were a match for even the Emperor’s Sardaukar in a fair fight.
Their battle prowess and Duke Leto’s popularity is why the Emperor betrayed them.
If I recall correctly, Duncan was one of the best, if not the best swordsman in the empire.
@@KingGalen He probably was the best
@@KingGalen Gurney was a little better, as Duncan recounts in Heretics of Dune. But they were pretty close in skill level. The Fremen admired Duncan for his prowess, and that's saying a lot. Plus, he hated the Harkonnens at least as much as they did.
"big Star Wars energy"
The book was the inspiration behind Star Wars
One of them.
You are correct about the tone having to essentially carry the story a good bit. There is SO much detail in the novel to where it was necessary for aspects like cinematography, score, and subtle acting beats to do some HEAVY lifting in essentially carrying details not otherwise addressed via the film's plot points and dialogue otherwise.
I am glad you enjoyed it.
Also, the Duke and Jessica arent married. They love each other, but Leto had a plan to make a play for the throne. He was popular in the Landsraad, snd his troops are some of the best thanks to Gurney, Duncan, and Thufir. He needs the Fremen because theyre the onky fighters that can stand up to the Sarduakar. His goal was to pressure the Emperor and seal it by marrying his daughter.
"Pocket Sand!" Nearly spit my drink out on that one! Great Dale Gribble reference there!
yeah, the fight at the end, despite rough looking bits where it seems a little more even, is Paul completely dominating Jamis
he was trained to fight against shielded opponents too, so he kept slowing himself down right before he would land a hit, it actually annoyed the crowd in the book if i'm not wrong (cause they thought he was showing off instead of just finishing it)
Yep Stilgar thought he was a sociopath until he realized Paul had never fought someone to the death
Yeah that's why Jamis kept screaming. He thought Paul was deliberately trying to dishonor him by not finishing it.
I loved the fight in the book, especially on rereading it last year with (what I hope is) a more mature outlook. Herbert took what could easily have been just another scene in which the protagonist proves himself a badass and made it about everything except that. Because we already know Paul is going to win and that he's a badass - which, Herbert would say, is the whole problem.
Dune is a work of love of both Villeneuve and Zimmer. They both loved the book by Herbert. You can see it in the movie. Both went a 100% for this project. Can't wait for part 2 in '23.
The last stand of the Atreides is just... unbelievable. Gurney's grin, and "With me!" then a charge to bagpipe music. Just an amazing way to show the hopelessness of their situation, combined with a determination to go out like badasses
I love the scene on the stairs where the Atreides just dominate the Harkonnens until the Sardaukar show up
I have read this series at LEAST once per year for the last 30 years. It is my absolute favourate story. I am so happy that you are experiencing it. And I LOVE what they did with the Sadaukaur!
So for the Duke and Jessica, she was a bound concubine and mother to his heir. But she refused to let him marry her. As long as he remained unmarried, other houses thought they could get an alliance by marriage.
For the most part, I think they did a very good job adapting the story. There was a lot they left out, but the core of the story was well represented. However, I realy wish they would have done more with Yueh. They needed to show more how impossible it was that he was the traitor, and that he knew the Baron was going to have him killed. It explains so much more of his behaviour.
"Mom, this girl made out with me and then stabbed me." lololol. lets hope they make it through the entire story, Duncan is the best role in this production :)
Ahh, my boy!
It is such a joy to watch the works of Dennis Villeneuve. The attention to detail is extraordinary. This and Blade Runner 2049 are some of my favourite movies of all time.
FUN FACT: The original Dune novel was one of George Lucas’s influences in creating Star Wars.
Makes a lot of sense!
Star wars is dune fan fic wow
The first "Star Wars" film was mostly influenced by the Japanese samurai classic, "The Hidden Fortress." In many ways Lucas cribs directly from it.
@@dan_hitchman007 Samurai films, Dune, the Valerian comics for the style of the starships... Star Wars had _a lot_ of influences.
Tatooine is 99% Arrakis, though, with an extra sun thrown in for good measure, and Jawas and Tusken raiders instead of Fremen.
I'd say pretty much the primary inspiration.. a young George read Dune and was so moved, he made his own version of it and called it Star Wars
"I need more right now" - that summed up my feelings about this one as well. It's so good.....
I've been a Dune fan since I was a young teen and this is the BEST adaptation of a novel that I've ever seen. I was absolutely dumbstruck watching it for the first time.
It's so good right?! Dream-like, the world feels rich and expansive, the visuals combined with the music, the cast. Can't wait for part 2
It´s just desert and drugs and boredom...
@@PROVOCATEURSK yeah right for the shallow average viewer lol. I guy told me he was bored out of his mind 😄A brilliant film.
I love how few compromises there are. "Show, not tell".
I loved the old movie, grew up watching it repeatedly. I was scared going into this one, dreading a poor adaptation but good lord...there was nothing to worry about. Truly one of the best movies I've ever seen.
When I first saw this movie, I was immediately arrested by it. I couldn't think of anything else but seeing more of this world, and so I immediately listened to the audiobook of dune. The movie only covers the first half of the book, and even then it leaves out a ton of stuff. It's absolutely worth a read!
As a very long-time Dune fan who's read all the original books, read some of the expanded stuff from Brian Herbert, and played the offshoot media properties... this is more than I could have imagined in a movie adaptation. There are few things in this movie that I would change even though it doesn't track or encompass everything in the chunk of the book it adapts
The books are really good! I've only read the first two (Dune, and Dune Messiah) and had a great time reading them. Jessica was Duke Leto's concubine, I think he wanted to be available for a potential political marriage but things fell apart long before that could happen. So he basically realized things were getting dangerous and would have married her if he'd known his fate.....very sad. I can't wait for part 2. Do NOT watch the 1984 version if you want to remain unspoiled for part 2. I do recommend watching the 1984 version after we get part 2, its very bizarre and a lot of people hate it but i just love how weird everything is.
Also some more FYI facts, the fremen inhale through a mouth filter (attached to the mask they wear) and exhale through their nose tube to save maximum water. Yes Pee AND Poop is filtered by the suit, they clean the suits regularly to make sure the suit is performing optimally. Fremen make the best stillsuits (non-fremen make lower quality suits)
Jessica is able to choose the sex of her offspring using skills learned from the Bene Gesserit (a sort of religious, culty, Quasi-Jedi organization) As the woman mentioned, Paul was supposed to be a female, but Jessica disobeyed and conceived a male.
I also think I remember the books mentioning that the Fremen diet did not produce as much fecal matter as an off-worlder typically would.
Wow - thought I was the ONLY person that thought '84 Dune was very good. If you compare these two they show MANY identical things but most pan the 84 version imho
I liked the '84 version of Dune for it's unique sets and wardrobe, and the general weirdness. Although I didn't like it so much when I first watched as a teenager. After an extra viewing later on, during adulthood, I enjoyed it far more. Would watch it just about any time I saw it on while channel flipping long ago. Definitely unique. The first book is wonderful and really helped rewatches of the 84 movie too.
84 dune is bonkers, not a good adaptation, and I love it
@@jeffbeegle4385 Dune '84 was appropriately mind-expanding for a kid seeing it late at night on TV in the late 80s. Whatever its problems as an adaptation it still carries a lot of interesting ideas, and redrew my expectations of what sci-fi could be in a two-hour movie...
You are one of the few reactors I've seen pick up on the importance of spitting from the Fremen. On a planet where water is the most precious resource... sharing the water of your own body with others is a great honor and mark of respect.
As good as this movie is, and it is really good... the books are a thousand times better still. They are rich with so much detail and world building that decades after my first read I'm still picking up new things. Highly recommend at least the first 2, which is what the 3 films will cover. The depth and breadth of this universe is staggering.
Also, the year this takes place in is 10191 AG (After Guild). After the formation of the Spacing Guild. Which happened about 10,000 years in our future. So really, this is 20,000 years from now.
Think of Dune like Lord of the Rings. They are both considered the gold standards of their genres. Science Fiction for Dune, Fantasy for Lord of the Rings. Both massively influenced everything that came after them. And Dune deals with economics, politics both local, planetary, and interstellar. There is history, religion, cultism, so many things covered by this story.
_"religion, cultism"_
They're the same thing.
"Chill out Jamis..."
Not my favorite interpretation of the character and scene, but I was a friend of Jamis ✊
Kull wahad, he gives moisture to the dead.
They didnt go into it in the movie. Gurney, the aggressive dude, he was raised in the Harkonnen slave pits. He has a vested interest in seeing the Harkonnens fall
"I need more right now" yup that's how we all feel lol
The Emperor orchestrated the whole thing, in such a way that he couldn't be blamed House Harkonnen was getting too economically powerful thanks to their spice monopoly, and House Atreides was getting too influential
This was, and continues to be one of my favorite books and series. You can totally see how big of an influence it was on George Lucas.
The reason I love Dune so much is because it was written before cell phones took over the world. Now every sci fi movie includes some futuristic version of a cell phone or screen everywhere. Dune took the future of technology in a completely different direction, and this is the first time it was portrayed well on screen. love your reaction too! - Also that old witch lady calling him a human was a compliment in the moment. He had just passed the test with the golden needle, had he removed his hand from the box he wouldve been killed like an animal. Because he passed, he was deemed a human
I saw this 3 times in cinema... I love this movie so much! Can't wait for part 2!
Thanks for going to the theater 3 times to help make part 2 possible.
Guys, I watched Part 2 yesterday, seriously, GO SEE IT! Really, this must be watched in the cinema... The scope, music, the visuals. Part Two is just as good or sometimes even better than Part One
i dunno if you noticed but the man he defeated in the duel was the man that was teaching him in his visions
"I was a friend of Jamis..."
Villeneuve is probably the best working director right now, I can't wait to see the second part!
Him and Nolan are equals to me
A note on the date, 10,191 is the date from the Butlerian Jihad, not the Common era. Dune actually takes place 20,000 years in the future.
Yes! You finnaly react to Dune! This movie was design to left us speechless! Such an amazing experience. The monumental scale of spaceships just make me felt how enormous venture is the space travel. The music, the visuals, the characters makes you live with them, not just watch them. This movie was just pure masterpiece.
The reason why some parts felt like Star Wars and Tatooine is because Lucas was inspired by Dune, as Dune came up first.
I was PLEASANTLY surprised at this movie and was glad they stuck to the book, with enough minor changes to keep me guessing!!
Smart move to stick with what people like to see. We want to see the novels we love come to life on the Big screen without major changes or ideology. LOTR comes to mind as doing this the BEST EVER!
Dune was published in 1965. It was a huge influence on Star Wars. So much so, that it's author, Frank Herbert, wanted to sue. Apparently, his lawyer talked him out of it.
"For the Fremen, spice is the sacred hallucinogen…""Oh, so it’s not drugs…" 🤷♂️
Anyone who enjoys Dune *must* watch "Lawrence of Arabia" to which it owes a vast amount.
I'd love to see you react to that. As Spielberg said, it's a miracle of a movie.
It’s funny you should say that because Frank Herbert who wrote the books actually was inspired by the real Lawrence of Arabia
@@mohammedashian8094 it's funny how inspiration works. Lawrence of Arabia>Dune>Star wars
21:50 Baron survived the gas attack because he had his personal shield turned on. Small amount got through, but not enough to kill him, in book he managed to get into the secured room that sealed him from the gas. And he has his belt of suspensors (device to nullify gravity) so he floats in the air, he was attacked by disease that turned his muscled body into blob and this device helps him.
It IS a work of art, and a very faithful adaptation from the book, there's SO MANY references and details from the book.
A work of evil, half of the movie there is total darkness and the other half wants to blind you.
@@PROVOCATEURSK lol, did you just have a 1080k screen?
@@PROVOCATEURSK That sounds like a you problem, may need a new TV
@@Cifer77bruh the economy is in shambles and inflation and consumer prices are disgusting rn, sorry not everyone has the money for a 8K screen
One of my favorite things about this film is the soundtrack. The music never stops. Hans Zimmer killed it and wrote three albums of music for the movie. I feel like it will become his great masterpiece, but that's just my opinion. I highly recommend listening to his other two albums, especially with some quality headphones. He did a lot of experimental sounds and instruments were invented for the soundtrack! You can hear the desert.
On having daughters: (if I am remembering the book correctly) Like she said, they have been manipulating blood lines for centuries to eventually breed basically a messiah figure under their control. Jessica was ordered to have a daughter to eventually marry a Harkonnen son, and that child would be this messiah. But her love for Leto, and giving him a son, messed up the plan of centuries of breeding one generation short of their plan.
"Oh it's not drugs, okay nice."
It's totally drugs 😂😂
And if you stop taking it you will die
If you haven't seen "Lawrence of Arabia" you must. After seeing your reaction to "Dune" I'm sure you would appreciate it. [However, do not settle for anything less than the new 4K restoration. The original 70mm print has far more detail than an average DVD or even HD stream can do justice to, and all the details are what make it so impressive.]
35mm film is nearly 4K, so 70mm should be closer to 8K - so hopefully there will be an even better version.
WOW, you really didn't read the book before you watched this! Your shock at the twists and turns were fantastic. If you loved this film, I definitely recommend you read the novel by Frank Herbert. You will get a whole new perspective on all the characters and the lore of the series.
most people didnt lmfao
Look at your TH-cam award in the background!! Well done and deserved!!
"A great man doesn't seeks to lead, he is called to lead, and he answers" .... Sooooo deep
Loved your reaction, thank you so much for your appreciation. It's a monument of a film.
"Dune" is a lot to process. What amazes me is how well Villeneuve manages to bring so much of the essence of the original work to life on the screen. Also, the film respects the audience: it doesn't simplify complex issues or call attention to nuanced moments or maneuvers. The film trusts the audience to figure them out in time. It doesn't try to explain everything, just enough to let us keep up. We'll get the rest when we need it. That they managed to get half the first book onto the screen in less the 5 hours is only possible because of the brilliance of Villeneuve's visual storytelling. He lets the film show us most of what we need to know rather than repeatedly telling us. The books are not light reading - not only is the first one long, but Herbert's writing is dense and rich. There are so many great moments in the film that capture and convey the scope and the scale of the story: the creators truly understood the magnitude and the richness of the world they were trying to show us. And they succeeded brilliantly.
I've been a fan of Dune since 1981. I've read the novel at least once a year since. (It's my "comfort food" novel for when I don't feel good).
IMO, this was a perfect book adaptation. They pulled a lot from the book, but only focused on what was needed to make an engrossing film. There are a LOT of details they didn't focus on, but are still there are on the screen.
A lot of scenes they wisely left out.
The dinner scene would have been amazing to see, but the only good part of it would be the set design. What's going on at the dinner is so complicated that it would be un-filmable.
The only major change I noticed was Liet Kynes' death. In the film, the death is MUCH more emotionally satisfying. (This reminded me a lot of Altered Carbon, where they swapped out Jimi Hendrix for Edgar Allen Poe. A small change that made the show more enjoyable.)
In a lot of ways, I envy all of you who are new to the Duniverse.
You've watched the film, and loved it. When you read the novel, you'll be seeing those actors in your head, hearing their voices. After learning more about the world, you can then go back and watch the film again. At which point you'll realize the film is so much better than you originally thought.
This is definitely a "watch the film, read the book, then watch the film again" experience.
Since I haven't seen Part 2 yet, I don't have an opinion on whether or not newbies should read the entire novel now. I suspect that it would be best to stop reading after Paul kills Jamis. But that does require a certain level of self-control...
It's so nice to see someone surprised by Dr. Yueh being a traitor, since the book itself makes no attempts at hiding it.
Am I the only one who got a Wizard of Oz feel off of Harkonnen? The flying around, the minions dressed in big metal suits, has a very dark headquarters, wanting something from the hero that they think is owed to them… It just gives me like a Wicked Witch of the West vibe, I was half expecting him to go “I’ll get you my Paulie, and your little fremen too” at some point lol
A lot of the dark vibes are from Lynch's inspiration. The Harkonnen may be sadistic and creepy in the book, but nowhere near how Lynch and Villeneuve depict them.
The author of Dune was an ecologist. You can see those influences and knowledge throughout his work. The 'cycles of life' are really well thought out. It's a bonus that the politics are so outstanding. It's one of the 'greats' in science fiction.
Ironic that an ecologist would make a planet with so little life and giant worms that wouldn't have enough food to survive.
@@greywolf7577 I think you'll find he did think about this. A little research would do you good.
Leto and Jessica aren't married as it leaves open the possibility of Leto marrying for a political alliance with another House. Jessica is called his concubine.
Hans Zimmer is another reason why the music was so good. This man did not one, not two but three soundtracks for the movie. Reach more wild and different than the last.
Hans recently won oscars for his score for Dune. Good for him. Looking forward to seeing what what he'll bring forth for part 2!
She's his Concubine. Marriages are for political purposes with royal houses.
Denis Villeneuve is such a fantastic director. He is finally bringing Dune to the big screen.
The book is absolutely fantastic, and one of the most important works of sci-fi out there.
Dune to me felt like a psychedelic trip, like one consumes the spice itself and experiences everything on a completely different level. It is like Jamis said: "the true mystery of life is not a problem to solve, but a reality to experience". surrender yourself to the flow of Dune, and with feel unlike anything you have felt before.
This is truly one of the most ambitious movies since Blade Runner 2049, and because they were both directed by Denis Villeneuve, that is not a surprise. The man is a true master of his craft, and while this movie is far from perfect, it is one of my favourites to rewatch, with the best sound and visual quality I can get my hands on!
I would argue it’s not far from perfect at all; it’s like a 9.5/10 for me, just minor imperfections in the story that could’ve been better done, but also could’ve very much hurt the flow of the film if it feels rushed or stalls the story.
@@Zacharysharkhazard I went to see the film as a long time Dune fan, and agree with you that it's pretty much a 9.5/10 for me.
Having said that, I've noticed that the people who don't agree tend to often be people who have not read the book. And I think that makes sense.
The book is notoriously hard to adapt to the big screen, and I think that shows. The film is an amazing adaptation of the book, and anyone who's read the book will pick up on the level of detail that were put into the film to do the book justice. Those same details will go lost on someone who hasn't read the book though, and without the mountains of context that book-readers naturally have, the film is still good, but definitely not a 9.5/10. I'd say the words "far from perfect, but good" are pretty spot on.
@@Zacharysharkhazardblack female liet kynes and shields/blade speed suddenly not mattering half way through definitely bother me but considering it's DUNE I am happy we got a decent film at all
Glad you liked it!
Indeed, the story is quite compelling, and they stayed pretty close to the original story and scenes of the book. Some details were omitted, but that's unavoidable when adapting such a lore-heavy book.
As to give you some info on the lore and politics of the Duniverse, so it becomes a bit more clear:
You have 4 major powerblocks in this universe:
1)The Emperor (and his army, the Sardaukar)
2)The Landsraad, consisting of a dozen Great Houses (and many Minor Houses, all vying for power). Think Game-of-Thrones here, but in sci-fi setting. ;-)
3)The Bene Gesserit; a semi-religious Order whom have certain powers (like the Voice, or being a Truthsayer, and some others not shown yet) and exert a lot of behind-the-scenes influence, but mostly stay low-profile
4) The Guild Navigators and CHOAM; a strong mercantile power, with a monopoly on spacetravel
It was more or less explained in the beginnings when Paul talked with his dad on Caladan: House Atreides is a growing power, politically and military, and the Emperor feels threatened. But he can't directly attack the House, because otherwise the Landsraad (the ensemble of Great houses) will turn against him. As said, they each constitute a "big power" in this Duniverse. So the Landsraad and the Emperor keep each other in check, as it were.
Meanwhile, the Bene Gesserit are working from the shadows, on both sides - they primarily are concerned with their own plans and devices, to create the Kwizatsh Haderach. They manipulate from the shadows and actually form the third great power in this universe, but seldom show it openly. They also exert power by political marriages, or become concubines for political advantages - which is why Jessica wasn't married to Leto, though it was done to benefit him and House Atreides, not herself or the Sisterhood.
The fourth independent power, which is hardly touched upon in this first part of the movie, is CHOAM and their Spice Guild. They're like a huge mercantile power, and the Guild Navigators are the only ones able to move/teleport between planets, so without them, there would be no viable interstellar Imperium. Which make them essential and an enormous powerhouse as well - though, of course... they are and remain dependent on the Spice. That's why: whom controls Arrakis, controls the Empire.
So the Emperor can't directly attack a Great House like Artreides, or he risks all-out war with the Landsraad, consisting of the other Great Houses. Instead, he uses an indirect attack, with and through the Harkonnens - who want their fiefplanet back with all the Spice - doing the grunt work for him. It's a sort of proxy war, thus. He does help the Harkonnen to make sure they'll win - hence why he sends a few battalions of Sardaukar, his elite troops. But no-one (especially the Landsraad) may know about that. (That's also why they killed Liet, because she was going to expose the Emperor's meddling).
Hope that made things more clear!
I highly highly highly recommend reading the book! I read it after seeing the movie and now its one of my favorite books
Lady Jessica is Leto's Consort ... not "officially" his wife, or Duchess, but in every other respect he'd call her wife. 💘🥰💔😭
Great reaction V! 😅 Once part 2 comes out I HIGHLY recommend watching the SciFi channel's movie Dune (2000) and the Children Of Dune (2003) miniseries 😊
Hey, no need to apologise for long reviews, V! It’s what we’re here for! And Dune certainly deserves a long review, as it’s a lot to absorb - especially if you’re not already familiar with the book. It’s not for nothing that the universe of Dune often gets described as the Middle Earth of sci-fi! It’s an endlessly fascinating place, and especially in the first book, Herbert draws such an intricate picture that you feel like you’re there, living inside the adventure.
Villeneuve and co. did a remarkable job of condensing the meat of the story into something digestible in film form. A lot of detail falls by the wayside and - for me at least - it doesn’t quite soar in the same way as Peter Jackson’s LOTR trilogy, but the mood and soul of the piece feels true to the source material, and I’m looking forward to what they do with Part 2 (and thanks heavens that Part 1 was popular enough to get Part 2 greenlit! It was not a done deal!).
One bit of detail that I sort of miss is in the duel with Jamis. In the novel, it’s made much clearer that Paul’s combat training has been with a shield suit, which requires a specific set of reflexes (fast moves don’t penetrate a shield - you have to use a slow blade style), so when he faces Jamis he misses several opportunities to win. The Fremen think he’s toying with Jamis, showing disrespect, but it’s anything but. Only by overcoming his training is Paul able to win and earn his place among the Fremen. There’s also a very poignant moment that comes immediately after the fight in the book, but I won’t say more as hopefully it’ll feature in Part 2!
An incredibly minor detail, but when you said about the Ornithopter being able to take three and there being enough space, it's not about space at all but weight, as aircraft often have pretty strict capacity limits for safe flight.
That´s why in the "damn´ the spice" scene the seats have to go out.
When I was growing up, the original Dune trilogy were the books I read the most after Lord of the Rings. While the LOTR's movies are my Favorite of all time...I do feel Dune Part 1 did an EXCELLENT job of capturing the book (much much better than the David Lynch version...which was all I had growing up). Yes...this story is much more "political" in nature. Almost a Game of Thrones, before there was a Game of Thrones. Thanks for an excellent review.
Dune is one one of the premier sci-fi books written since the genre began. This film represents just one half of the first book in the saga. I think it was produced primarily for the huge fan base of readers. The film tries to weave in enough exposition to enable those unfamiliar with the book to enjoy it anyway, but the Dune story is dense and complex. You were right about it combining religion and politics, but it is so much more. Give it some more watches and you’ll catch on even more. You’ve got to get ready for part 2.😃
I love this movie. Book was amazing. Great director
Jessica is the royal concubine. The Bene Gesserit serve as advisors-concubines to the powerful men of the empire. Some of them end up marrying their concumbine, but Leto didn't because he knew that being a single Duke makes him more politicaly powerful, since the possibility of marrying into house Atreides is a very good prospective for other houses. Leto and Jessica love each other very much and she gave him a son instead of a daughter out of love, against her training and her order's obective because that's what Leto wished.
No one knows how truly powerful the Bene Gesserit are. People don't have any idea that they can control their own body (to the extreme extent to be able to choose the sex of their babies and much more), that they can entice, read and manipulate people very easily and efficiently without being noticed and more importantly: no one knows about their plan to bring forth the Kwisatz Haderach by deliberately crossing bloodlines. It's because of this goal that they chose to put themselves in the position of royal concubines; by doing this, they can be the mothers of every heir in the Imperium. this, along with their status as political advisors, makes them one of the most powerful orders in the known universe. They have been manipulating society from the shadows for milenia at this point, all in the name of creating the Kwisatz Haderach.
The book goes in detail about how they operate, If you enjoyed the atmosphere of the movie I highly recommend it. The movie got the vibe perfectly, but didn't elaborate on how a lot of thing work in this universe, and truste me, it is RICH with interesting ideas.
“I like that they took a very almost religious aspect and almost made it into a political issue as well.”
Ah, well done. You understand what DUNE is about. Or at least 1/2 of it. Fantastic reaction, Frank Herbert’s entire series is a look at how politics, religion, and conservation are all messed up by humans. It’s an amazing read.
Welcome to the Sietch. Your water may be added to the tribe.
Bless the maker and his water
Quick thing. Bene Gesserit Sisters are in near complete control of their bodies and their functions which includes deciding when they get pregnant and determining the gender of the baby at conception. Jessica defied the Sisterhood by giving the duke a son.
This is one of those weird movies (not in any wrong way) where there is no advantage between going in blindly or with background knowledge from the 1980s version or the novels or TV series. Going blindly lets you experience it for the first time without spoilers, but having prior knowledge helps to understand a lot of the storyline. There is a lot of small clues and subtleties in the visuals and dialog that you can catch, but still not fully understand without that prior knowledge.
I liked seeing what Denis pulled from Lynch, especially in regards to style elements not in the books.
@@LordVolkov im really excited at the prospect of seeing a Guild Navigator in part 2. I really want to see how they design them.
In this future weapons have evolved to the point that the personal force fields the soldiers wear can block any gun in existence and a laser gun's beam's interaction with the shield would cause an explosion that would probably kill everybody in the vicinity, so the only option is going back to swords. Weapons became so high-tech that they made themselves obsolete.
If I recall correctly the interaction between a Holtzman shield and a laser beam is quite random, but could get as bad as a small nuke, so better not to risk it (in a battlefield with lots of shields and lasers the odds of one or more explosions on that scale would easily approach 100%).
It's also worth noting that Holtzman shields are most effective against fast moving projectiles, so a gun that somehow managed to shoot "slow bullets" (like the hunter-seeker, for instance) would be able to penetrate shields, though it probably wouldn't be very practical.
And the hunter-seeker also brings us to the other reason for lack of classical science-fiction weaponry (and the need for spice-enhanced minds to navigate faster than light travel): AI is a _very_ big no-no in Dune (with practically anything down to the level of a hand-held electronic calculator being universally banned, on pain of lots of pain, followed by death), because AIs did Very Bad Things a long time ago and no one wants to risk going back to _that._
Right from the first second, the movie pulls you in. Great video!
Edit: I like how spice is basically the oil of dune lol
Also the Baron is played by the same actor who portrayed Boris Sherbina in Chernobyl, what a range!
And the scientist in Thor Dark World running around half naked lol Stellan has range and always a delight to see him give his A game in every film.
Great review! Very genuine and non-pretentious. This director is the only one doing things today that still make us go "how the hell did he do that?" Just when we thought CGI, sound, etc couldn't go that much further... You must watch Arrival is you haven't yet. Utterly beautiful film-making.
This is one of my top favorite sci-fi films now. So happy to see you reacting to this!
17:14 Nobody fights as Duncan Idaho. He is Ginaz Swordsmaster, elite military and martial art school graduate, who's are employed as personal bodyguard and military tacticians in noble houses. His training superceeds even Sardaukars. Emeperors own military units from planet Salusa Secundus. Salusa is former seat of the Emperor, until a renegate house nuked the whole planet. Since then the planet serves as a prison planet and Sardaukars new recruits comes from prisoners who survives the planet and training. The red liquid in the scene from Sardaukars introduction is more likely water from the destroyed climate, perhaps a hint for the Aurora storms that are as lethal as sand storms on Arrakis.
So when Harkonnen mentat Piter de Vries mentiones that Atreides units are trained by Duncan Idaho (Ginaz swordsmaster) and Gurney Halleck (excellent swordsman) and are one of the best, it is a real threat for the Emperor, that a noble house has fighting force as good as his Sardaukars.
It’s 20.000 years in our future, 10,000 years after the Butlerian Revolution freed humanity from the robot overlords. (Some believe the Matrix writers placed their entire story within that first 10,000 year period. And some say Bladerunner was also “in Dune’s past” just prior to the Robot Takeover. Basically, lots of SF writers were inspired by Dune.)
Oh, and Dune came out BEFORE Star Wars, even Lucas acknowledged being inspired by Dune.
Wasn't it called Butlerian Jihad?
I just realized that the spider creature with the Harkonnens is probably Yue's wife.
I totally enjoy your reactions and I love your "sandy" appearance. You look fantastic. 🥰 ♥
Paul's mother was never married to the Duke Leto. She was his concubine. Leto stayed unmarried in order to be attractive to other houses who had daughters and wanted to join forces with the Atriedes.
His mother was a member of the Bene Gesserrit order who could control every muscle in their body, their voice, and even the sex of the babies they bore. But they had to keep this secret or no one would trust them.
Paul can see all the possible futures, including ones where Chani kills him, and Jamis lives and teaches him how to live in the desert, etc.
Duncan Idaho and Gurney Halleck were 2 of the most deadly fighters in the entire universe. That's why the guards just ran away from Duncan when he took the ornithopter. They trained Paul to fight, but they always had the shields. That's why Paul could have killed Jamis so easily.
The Baron Harkonen was so fat that he couldn't carry his own weight, so he had suspensors attached to his body that allowed him to float.
My spelling of these names is most likely all wrong, so take it easy on me in the comments.
If events had been a little different Jamis and Paul would have been friends. Jamis would have taught him all types of desert knowledge.
But something happened to put the future on a different path.
And conversely, Chani might have stabbed Paul in a different future.
@@HeatRaver Exactly every time Paul sees the future it’s a possibility not a certainty.
I would go so far as to say the act of seeing his future probably changes it more.
@@technopirate304 As Dr. Strange said, "If I tell you what happens, it won't happen."
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I like to think that was the real Golden Path - Paul befriends Jamis and they cultivate a way forward for the Fremen in peace, leading to a prosperous future for them. The idea of Arrakis being a verdant paradise is more metaphorical in that sense. In that future, the Lisan al Gaib is a peaceful figure. Instead Jamis is Paul's first victim, and breaks the link to that future, setting Paul on his path to being a tyrant.
I don’t think I saw anyone mention it in comments but Leto and Jessica weren’t married. She’s his concubine.
The society they live in is a feudal one as I bet you already picked up. And in a feudal system, one of the best ways for secure an alliance with another powerful house or family is via marriage.
House Atreides is one of the more powerful houses and politically, Leto had to keep his options open. They love each other though, deeply.
editing this must have been tough; an over 2-hour phenomenal movie condensed to < 30 minutes
The reason for the sword fighting is the personal shields you see in the movie. A shield allows slow moving objects to pass through it, such as gas which allows you to breath or a blade thrust. It stops high speed projectiles such as bullets. In the book it is also stated that if an energy weapon hits a shield you get a chain reaction and a nuclear explosion. With this plot device the author brought the hand to hand fighting to a level of the ancient world, but 10,000 years in the future. The deployment of energy based weapons twice in this movie was one of my pet peeves about it.
This is to Sci-fi, what Lord of the Rings was to fantasy. Love your reactions V! (づ｡◕‿‿◕｡)づ ♥
Edit: Dune is what inspired Star Wars and a lot of other familiar themes in most movies.
It realy does have the potential to be as good as the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
tatooine is basically arrakis, down to the spice
Goodness the intro absolutely floored me you are stunning 😳
@8:00, Bene Gesserit can choose the gender of their children. Jessica’s love for Leto made her break from the sisterhood’s plans. Despite the Reverend Mother calling her Leto’s wife she is his concubine.
It _is_ sort of post-apocaliptic. Only the sort-of-apocalypse happened about ten thousand years before the time the film is set in, and about ten thousand years after our time.
"Im trying to learn how to be a girl...." Lol, You look beautiful, but honestly there is no right way to "be a girl". You are amazing no matter how you want to express yourself.