This scene is perfect, you can see the fremen cant bear insult, even they've respected and feared him, however, Muaddib manages to proof that he is the one, you can see how fanatical Stilgar was, and my favorite part the reaction of Gurney when he sees his former duke's ring and that Paul is still there.
I really love that the music of this scene is almost sinister -- something I'd imagine as the theme for a main villain, not for Paul Atreides, who is supposedly the Messiah of the Fremen. When we take into account Paul's later actions, and Frank Herbert's intended message of the novel, though, the music choice makes perfect sense -- Paul is not the Messiah, but rather an extremely charismatic leader who (perhaps) starts out with good intentions but ultimately goes down the path of greed most people take once they get a taste of power. "The slave begins by demanding justice and ends by wanting to wear a crown. He must dominate in his turn." -- Albert Camus Paul begins his journey intending to seek revenge against the Harkonnens for destroying his family and killing his father. His ire turns to the Emperor when he quickly realizes that the Emperor orchestrated the downfall of the Atreides, and the end of Dune 2 sees Paul turning on all the great Houses in his quest to solidify his newly found position as Emperor. It's interesting to see his slow descent into greed, a descent so slow and incremental that the Fremen fail to realize the growth of his ambitions.
I love how the camera focuses on Gurney when Paul pulls out the signet ring. I feel like Gurney was questioning whether or not to follow Paul up until that moment, and when he saw that Paul still held and cherished the ring - he was swayed back to serve Paul, seeing him as his Duke's son and wanting beyond anything to continue protecting and serving him.
This speech is extremely important, because it made them total believers. Hence when you see the battle, the troopers with shields were totally insignificant.
this scene is beautiful because of the entire packet, what comes to your mind without you even noticing it is the music when he is finishing the speech, rythm increase and volume increase on the music, bringing the Lisan Al-Gaib screams.
I know people go on about Stilgar's expression when he asks what their path will be - but for me, the best is 0:45. When Paul issues the challenge to the entirety of the Fremen and they all stand and unsheath Krysknives - Stilgar quickly glances around like he's watching a horror scenario unfold in slow-motion. He knows that if it goes south, there would be nothing he could do to stop it. Stilgar believes fully in Paul and from the first half of pt 2, it's clear that he looks at him like family.
Chani character in book followed and believed Paul in what he was doing, not sook like this character in Dune 2. This made the movie for me complete BS. Especially when Paul marries Irulan and Chani runs away. Complete Utter Crap!!!
You’re missing Margot Fenring’s use of Voice. (I think it’s the best use in either movie, too :) ) It’s subtle and very different from the more aggressive versions used elsewhere. But when she speaks to Feyd-not everything she says, just some things-it carries the reverb and over/undertones that the movies very clearly use to signify the Voice.
I love that musical motif that plays as Paul walks in. You hear the same thing when the Emperor's herald arrives to Caladan. It's the Emperor's motif, and now it's Paul's.
This scene is so well-directed and edited. Any one bad choice like cutting to or cutting away on something else would have made this scene lesser. But Villenueve chose the correct shots every time. A close-up of Paul dropping his gloves and taking out his father's signet ring directly leading to a cut of Gurney's close up face and his reaction. Every shot composition here kicks ass and the interplay of close-ups, zoom out, then cut to and cut away is perfect. It's film language perfection. Every shot has an action and reaction sequence.
Why do I get that Khal Drogo did this better in Game of Thrones when he pledged to sail the Narrow Sea and give the Iron Throne to Daenerys & their son 😂😂😂
I don’t know about that. Most women (and some men) might have gotten wet like Dany when Khal Drogo did his haka dance. Paul lacks the sex symbol charisma but he made up for it with “I’ll follow that man to the depths of Hades” type of charisma
Love how the music captures the menace and tragedy of this moment when Paul utilizes his power as a charismatic leader and prophesied messiah to take control of an entire society. Paul may be doing what’s necessary and his powers are legit, but we are not supposed to feel happy about what transpires.
Did anyone else notice that at first, when Paul uses the voice, the background voice sounds like the Reverend Mother? But when he uses his voice in the last clip, when he blows her back with how powerful his voice is, the background voice is Paul's voice, as if he's overpowering her. I think that's pretty cool. I didn't notice that until now.
He sees all possible timelines. So he can easily look at someone and start talking about their grandma because in some certain timeline, he mentions her to Paul. That, and the fact that he has so many past lives in him that he may in fact know that dude’s grandma.
Chalamet's performance was absolute perfection... for a guy who had no idea about the books, his transformation and his acting was chilling to see it unfold before me. Incredible.
Did anyone else notice the oh so slight smile on Jessica's face at the very end, when everyone was screaming, Lisan Al Gaib? It was like she was saying, "Oh boy, the shit's fixing to hit the fan!". Or was it just me?
