*DUNE* Movie Reaction FIRST TIME WATCHING 

Comment PART 2 if you want to see that when it comes out!!

The spitting thing is such an incredibly believable encompassment of how cultural misunderstandings can lead to so much conflict. It truly feels like an actual interaction.

The lore in this runs super deep and the fandom is intense. Jen did an outstanding job of picking up on details for her first time watching!

1:40 "The voice is like The Force" It was the inspiration. Much of the Jedi lore and their abilities are based on the Bene Gesserit. The space opera George Lucas grew up on was Flash Gordon, but when he was successful enough to do it, another studio already had the rights. His second choice was Dune, but the other studio, DeLaurentis, had the rights to that too. So George wrote his own Space Opera that is very much a Dune/Flash Gordon mashup. Ironically, the success of Star Wars enabled DeLaurentis to greenlight Flash Gordon 1981 and Dune 1984. Along with the Bene Gesserit/Jedi parallels, you see a lot of other things George directly lifted from Dune: the desert planet setting, the eugenically engineered prophesied "chosen one" that various factions seek to control, the vast Imperium, the valuable contraband psychoactive "spice" that is mined and smuggled, etc.

I saw this in the theater in IMAX and they really worked the audio well. The Voice felt like it shook the building whenever it was used, it was an experience!

Definitely read the novel Jen! It's very dense, but goes deep into every character up until the betrayal. Herbert brilliantly crafted so much lore that doesn't make it into the adaptations.

Every time i watch this movie i get goosebumps when as the score builds Duncan turns and salutes and smiles at Paul before closing and locking the door behind him, sacrificing himself.

The ornithopters (the dragonfly things) are very true to the book. It's quite impressive that they included that detail - they look like real machines that could actually exist. Jason Momoa always basically plays Jason Momoa but he has a personality that fills the room so that works for him.

"the mystery of life is not a problem to be solved but a reality to be experience". Glad this quote from the novel made it into the film.

“The handsomes amd the naked guy” never heard this rivalry described quite so aptly.

Enjoyed your reaction! Denis Villeneuve did for Dune what Peter Jackson did for LOTR. HE did a very good job of making this complex story understandable for people who never read the book, while still being accurate enough for those familiar with the book to enjoy. I wouldn’t recommend watching the original movie if you don’t want to know what happens in the sequel. It would make for an interesting reaction though since you would probably find it very campy by comparison. 😎

Dune is an absolutely phenomenal movie, can't wait for the sequel!

This film is impossibly beautiful. Sight, sound, you name it it's perfect.

The Dune series of books is often described as the sci-fi Lord of the Rings. They're both sweeping epics that're immensely detailed in world-building & depth of lore. They were both foundational in the beginning of a new style of story; mythological sweeping high fantasy for LOTR, and vast political religious & environmental space opera for Dune. Dune is definitely worth reading if you like the story. I will say that it can be a little drier than you may be used to, in much the same way that LOTR is if you're not used to it. If you get used to it, though, you may end up loving it the same way that millions of others have before you. The movie is a reasonably faithful adaptation of the book, I will say. There's of course more detail in the books. Oh, in case you didn't know, these 2 movies are of only the first book in the series. The basic series is mostly two separated trilogies. Enjoy. :)

The lore in the books is quite dense and filled with chapters that are almost completely internal monologue and yet this movie still manages to be surprisingly faithful to the story. It's very good.

The book is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest science fiction novels of all time, if not the greatest. Even this wonderful adaptation, can’t do it justice. Read it. Beyond that, another great reaction to a great movie! Keep up the good work.

I broke my rule of seeing a reaction of a movie I havent watched yet. U r the spice for us Miss Money Jenny

"The mystery of life isn't a problem to solve, but a reality to experience," is one of my favorite quotes of all time and straight from the book. This is such a great adaptation. It's on par with the LOTR films in that the changes made were in the interest of telling a visual story rather than letting your imagination fill-in the words of the book. Are there some things left out that would've been fun or good to see? Yes, but this movie is great enough as is that I don't mind so much. We're lucky it's in multiple parts or there would've been even more cut out. Definitely watch PART 2! As far as reading the book or watching other adaptations, if you don't mind being spoiled for part 2, I would suggest reading the book or listening to the audio book. That way you'd be just like any other person who's already read the book going into part 2. I would save the other film and tv adaptations until at least after reading, if not after part 2 comes out. The David Lynch version is a little weird as his movies typically are and is strikingly different from the book in a lot of ways. It's still a very watchable film even if the effects are pretty dated these days. I still love it. The tv mini-series from 2000 is a little more faithful than the Lynch film, but suffered from a low tv budget.

As someone who read the books, and also loved David Lynchs Dune of 1984, I absolutely adore this movie. I love the Dune universe and this movie did the book justice, I really can’t wait for part 2, that’s when things really start to take off and probably my favorite parts from the books will be happening. It’s such an epic story and I’m so glad you’re diving into it! If you enjoy reading and really complex stories with a lot of… heavy world building, I’d recommend the Dune books, at least the first one to see if you like it.

The book is amazing. I cannot wait for part 2! Edit: it's very close to the book. Watching the 80's dune movie WILL SPOIL part 2 for you, fyi

PART 2 !!!! When this was first announced and they said all the actors who would be in it, I thought at the very least, if it’s not great it will still be fun to watch this cast mucking about in the desert for 2 hours. But then it came out and it fricking rocked.

It's a very faithful adaption. There are few details changed here and there, but nothing that changes the spirit of the story. A few plotlines are missing, but again nothing that is critical, and you just can't fit a work as complex as Dune into even 2 films without some abridgement.

Once again, I'm amazed by your ability to absorb, process, understand and remember all the information you get from such a complex story. For someone who didn't read the books, this is quite impressive. 👍

Great reaction!! Yes, you absolutely, positively should read the novel. Many believe it's the best science fiction novel ever written. It took Frank Herbert 5 years of research to write it. The world building, the character development, the technology, the intrigue, the battles, the mysticism...it's all there.

Dune has been my favorite story from a very young age. I was born in the 70s and my mom wanted to name me Duncan (until they met a Duncan in real life and didn’t like him). This movie did it justice. What a beautiful, thoughtful, and impressively made film.

Hi, Jen! 😃 Just got home from a rough day and happily surprised to find a video from you. My day is instantly better. Thanks for being such a pleasant person. 👍

Paul has visions because of his breeding but the spice multiplies his powers. Once he goes into the desert, the spice is everywhere, in the air, the food, the water, he can’t escape it and his visions go wild

If you liked the worldbuilding in the movie you will *love* the book. There is so much more, it's _incredible._ You will gain greater respect for this adaptation for incorporating a fraction of the lore in a comprehensible way.

I have mad respect for this production -- and yes, you must see the second half of this -- but I'm not sure that any movie can match the experience of simply reading the book. At some point you need to do that, reading it is the ultimate Dune experience.

When I saw this for the first time I was blown away by the science they show but don’t explain but would be the only real-world thing that COULD explain it. What I mean is, for example, how does the sand worm swim through sand? At the end, when it’s about to come up, you can see the sand start vibrating. That’s called liquefaction and it makes sand act like a liquid, which would allow the worm to move through it! Aahhh! I love the hard the sci-fi is in this!

In the book the 'thopter were described as bird like. Switching to dragonflies was the perfect adaptation.

The Baron survived the poison because he was wearing an activated shield. The shield allows air to pass through it but at a lowered rate, thus not enough of the poison gas made it to his lungs. When I first saw the ornithopters in the film I thought they were an extremely elegant design. Having multiple fast beating wings as like a dragonfly is far more believable than a machine with bird like wings. Definitely watch part 2 when it is available. Definitely read the book but I would suggest not until you've seen part 2.

Jen needs to post a video of her trying the sand walk in the snow. 🤘

The biggest difference from the book, off top of my head, is that the "dragonflies" are called ornithopters and they fly by flapping their wings, like birds. They also don't explain here about the Butlerian jihad, which happened a long time ago and got rid of all computers and thinking machines, so they have to use mostly analog technology and specially trained people, instead of computers. Another interesting tidbit, which they didn't mention in the movie, is that if a laser hits a shield, there's a huge explosion, so they're very careful not to do that in the books. They did mention that shields can't be used in the desert because they attract worms and drive them crazy, so the fremen can and do use old-fashioned guns.

Crazy thing, that one woman wasn’t actually planning to fight the worm, she was planning to do…something else involving the worm.

The Dune series is my favorite Sci-Fi novel series. The lore is dense. Many things have happened in the 20 millennia between now and the setting for Dune. This is the best adaptation of Dune. There are a few changes from the books that I am curious to see how the change resolves itself in the movies. I can't wait to see part 2.

The first four books of this series, "Dune", "Dune Messiah," "Children of Dune," and "God Emperor of Dune" are an unforgettable epic that nobody has even bothered to try one-upping since it started in the '60s. Be skeptical of any other book that claims to be part of it though.

Like all Denis Villeneuve's films, this was always going to be fantastic. But still...this was particularly special. It was built for the cinema, and I loved each of the four screenings I attended. The novels are deeply considered and cerebral, Jen. You'd love them. Xxx

PART 2 of course. Why wouldn't you. It's such a good story. The books are great too (if you don't have time to read them, the audio books are an option; I completed the entire series on audio while driving back and forth to and from work (25-minute drive each way).

This is the second adaptation of the Dune novel by Frank Herbert. The first Adaptation was released in 1984, to negative Reviews by Critics but has gained a cult following. The very first adaptation was Alejandro Jodorowsky's DUNE, which never happened, as the project was cancelled due to budget concerns. The film would have been made in $30 million dollars. Brontis Jodorowsky, Alejandro's son, was going to play Paul Atreides. Mick Jagger was going to play Feyd Reutha. Orson Welles was going to play Baron Vladimir Harkonnen. Gloria Swanson as Gaius Helen Mohiam. Salvador Dali as Emperor Shadam IV. It was going to be an ambitious project that was going to be 17 hours long as Jodorowsky copied most of the dialogue from the novel. When Herbert saw the script, with some art by Chris Foss, Jean Mobius Girard, and HR Giger, he said it was the size of a phone book or the first edition bible. It was going to be released in 1978, but plans were scrapped as Star Wars was released in 1977, bringing in a new generation of Sci Fi fans.

Good Afternoon, Jen! Believe it or not, I was just talking about You...and on Your Sister's Channel too. I'd just mentioned that this Reaction had not been uploaded yet, and then SURPRISE...Here It Is!! (LOL) I hope that PART 2 is equally as good, if not better...either way, I mostly hope that it will be worth the wait!!

I read the book a loooong time ago, but when I saw this in the theater it all came back. It's very close to the book.

Great Reaction. "House Murray" and "Team Handsome" had me laughing. Please watch The Last Dragon, the original Fright Night, Glengarry Glen Ross, and Escape from New York next. Thanks.

They did a good job explaining as much as they could in this first part of the movie. The book had it's own dictionary of words in the back of it so it was very complex and very hard to re-create in film. One thing I can remember is the exclamation "Kull Wahad" is similar to saying Holy S#%t.

"I like this Duncan. I hope he doesn't die." Well... That's complicated..... 😁

It’s 40 years since I read Dune. On my first attempt I couldn’t get into it. Second time I read it cover to cover in one sitting. Dune 2021 is the best adaptation so far. I really enjoyed it and have watched it several times.

Glad you liked it! Indeed, the story is quite compelling but worldbuilding needs its time, 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 your mom some additional 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 of women 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. The emperor knows they will be easily instigated that way, certainly because the Atreides and Harkonnen already have a centuries-old feud going on between them. 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). Also, some details one might have missed in the movie: About the time in which the story plays: in the beginning of the movie they show it's the year 10191, but this is not 10191 AD, it's 10191 AG. AG (After Guild - when the Spice Guild was made and started exploring the stars), and BG (Before Guild) are the iterations used and the lore in the books gives some indication as how that relates to our AD (Anno Domini). The most precise date - with a high level of accuracy - is that the first Dune novel which is set in 10,191 AG, corresponds approximately to 23,148 AD. It is mentioned the "space age" takes place in 11,000 BG, and assuming this would mean it began in 1957 AD as this is when the first satellite, Sputnik, was launched, we can rebuild the whole timeline to our AD. So if you add the year 11,000 BG to 10,191 AG you’re left with a time span of 21,191 years. So if you add 21,191 years to 1957 AD, you’re left with 23,148 AD as the most likely date. Quite some time! Most casual watchers of the movie think it's almost 10000 years in the future, but it's actually more than twice as much! Now...as far as the melee fights and old/new tech are concerned, it's important to realize that in the Duniverse, while there is very high-tech at CERTAIN aspects, others are low tech (which gives the retro-feeling of the movie) but with a reason. It may seem strange at first sight, but note, however, that this has an in-story explanation, namely: thousands of years ago, there was a rebellion against "thinking machines" (AI) called the Butlerian Jihad. Humanity won (barely), but since that time there is a very strong taboo on creating anything resembling robots or AI, and humanity started to develop their own powers (aided by the melange/spice), such as Mentats (basically human supercomputers). This is the reason you don't see any highly developed robots, AI or even computers in this world. This mix of old and new tech is a defining, historically explained element of the Duniverse; it's part of the worldbuilding and lore. Now, specifically about the melee combat: maybe you missed it, but they explained the shields in that fighting scene; they said "the slow sword can penetrate it". This is a hint that ALL objects with high kinetic energy are stopped dead in their tracks when hitting the shield, but SLOW objects can penetrate it. Meaning: ALL of our "modern" warfare weapons would largely become obsolete: machine-guns and all fast moving shells/bullets etc. become useless, but swords and knifes that are SLOWLY moved can still reach a target through the shields. Making the use of swords and knifes, after thousands of years, the dominant way of fighting once again. It's actually a cool twist. That's all I'm going to say about it, because any more would get you into spoiler territory for part 2! ;-) Hope that made things more clear!

The novel this is based on is one of my favorites and co-winner of the 1966 Hugo award for best science fiction novel.

Looking forward to part 2 thanks so much again for another video Lots off Love from Dublin Ireland❤🇮🇪

This is the third successful Dune production. 1984, Mini-Series, and this. Each covered different amounts of the original books. There are 6 original books. Dune part 1 covers 1/2 of the first book. Dune part 2 will cover the conclusion of the first book. All three have been faithful in their presentation of the material but clearly budget, technology, running time issues, and CGI reasons held back some the past renditions. More than likely the director will end with part 2 and finish his involvement, unfortunately. Only the mini-series dared continue the story into books 2-3. Books 4-6 have never seen the light of screen time. The source material is beloved and features epic settings, lore, and characters. Looking forward to your reaction to part 2 when it comes out hopefully in 2023.

Nominated for 10 Oscars including Best Picture but won Best Sound (Editing, Mixing) Best Production Design Best Cinematography Beat Visual Effects Best Original Score Best Costume Design. DUNE PART 2, November 9th, 2023.

32:00 -- While it's true that Paul is untested in actual death combat, at least on paper, he's likely the deadliest bladed weapon fighter in the Known Universe - he grew up with Atriedes combat training, his personal instructors are the two best swordsmen in the Known Universe (Duncan Idaho and Gurney Halleck), his mother has been teaching him the Bene Gesserit Weirding Way, which includes the most formidable knife fighting system known. He's also trained as a Mentat assassin under Thufir Hawat, so he can think harder faster than anyone else, applying Mentat smarts in real time. So yeah, Jamis is the proven fighter here, but he doesn't really have a chance against Paul... (and of course, later, to all that, Paul then adds the Fremen fighting method.)

PART 2 for sure. This blew my mind when it came out and your reaction was delightful. Well done!

This is a cinematic masterpiece

14:27 The city of Arakeen, where the Atreides family lives, is just north of sixty degrees north latitude (about the same as Arviat, Nunavut) and thirty degrees west longitude, which if combined would put them just south of Reykjavik. And noontime temperatures will reach 140 Fahrenheit. So yes, it’s really hot on this planet.

The book is one of the great Sci Fi works out there … well worth reading. No movie … no matter how well done … can truly do it justice.

The Bene Gesserit portray themselves with the aura of Jedi-hood, but they tend to be Nightsisters of Dathomir in their machinations.

PART 2! Although it'll probably be a while. I like the sound of "House Murray". All your subscribers could be part of House Murray. I also thought "untrustworthy neck" was hilarious whenever it showed up. :)

The Kwisatz Haderach ("the one") is a being who can foresee all possible futures and the paths to reach them. The Kwisatz Haderach can not only see the future, they can guide the universe to any future they choose.

Second part is unreal

Baron Harkonnen was played by Stellan Skarsgard, Alexander’s (TrueBlood) father, and was Captain Tupelov in the Hunt For Red October.

Came back to rewatch it with Jen before going out to see Part 2!!

People seem to have forgotten the Sci-Fi Channel Dune Miniseries with William Hurt as Duke Leto. It is quite good.

Yes to both questions! Hahahah. The novel Dune is one of my favorite books hands down and the next part comes out this year! Awesome stuff! Dune is great.

Part 1 is a lot of table setting and world building and giving the viewer a sense of who's who and a general sense of the factions. Some have complained that this made the first part too slow or too dull, but honestly I think it's necessary, as I doubt most moviegoers in 2021 have read the book. Part 2 coming in Nov. should have a lot more action and a lot more for Zendaya and probably Jessica to do. In Part 2, Florence Pugh will play Princess Irulan, Christopher Walken will play the Emperor, and Austin Butler will play Paul's nemesis. It's possible that there will be a Part 3, but no official word from the studio or from Denis.

Yes to both questions. React to part two and read the book. I would suggest reading the book after seeing part two so as not to spoil the movie. I read the books in junior high and fell in love with this world. It was a lot to take in as a 12 year old and my teachers wanted to take the book away from me as they didn’t think I was old enough to understand it fully but my mom told them to test me on each chapter I read and did if I got anything wrong than she would take it from me. Proud to say I finished the book.😊

"I feel like there's a lot of lore here." Understatement of the millennia. There aren't many things that can put Lord of the Rings to shame for lore... but this is one of them.

this story has the most compelling (and these days, needed) things to say about leaders, heroes and chosen ones.

The year 10191 is the year 10191 AG (After Guild) , but it's actually about twenty thousand years into the future. The Box inflicts pain by nerve induction. The test was to examine his reactions under crisis, the power of his awareness to overcome his impulses and eliminate a threat. If he couldn't override his impulse to avoid pain, he could not be permitted to live. Testing to destruction.

The Sand Walk needs to be a tick tock dance

There's a whole book series, plus the 1984 movie, and two? separate TV miniseries... if I remember correctly. The movies and TV shows cover some more stuff than this one, though Part II may give some more background. All in all, don't feel bad if there's some things that you struggle with understanding, as you'd need to dig deeper into the lore to do so. Especially since there's also quite a few subtle references, subtexts, and hidden meanings that are hard to catch and understand without that deeper knowledge.

Great adaptation of the book, which I highly recommend you read. Interestingly, the first printing of DUNE was by a company called Chilton, which up until then, was known for publishing auto repair manuals!

A bit of lore you don't really get from the movie but is good to know is that this a civilization where computers and AI have been, basically, outlawed. So you have all these people expanding their brains in different ways, like through spice, to do the calculative work that computers would've done. It's also related to the culture being largely feudal and super spiritual even though they do have spacefaring technology.

Dune is the favorite Sci-Fi novel of many, myself included. A lot of deep philosophy and wisdom in it.

The bomb drilling through the shield and the explosion being contained for a bit is really cool.

The novel is great. Highly recommended. Denis Villeneuve is one of the most interesting directors working today so I’m definitely excited to see Part 2 when it comes out.

Great movie, and I really love the soundtrack. I actually really like the music from the 1984 version as well.

Those familiar with the book will acknowledge this is likely the best movie that could be made from it, but it skips a lot of the intriege on Arrakis after the Atreides take control and before the Harkonnens attack, and gives short shrift to many of the important bit-players. Alas, a lot of scenes filmed were left on the cutting room floor, and Villeneuve has ruled out an extended edition. Like Lord Of The Rings, the other "unfilmable" genre classic, the movie is extremely well cast, the characters leap from your imagination, and Villeneuve mostly successfully navigates the narrative traps in the book. The Baron especially is a figure of dread and menace, the first successful attempt to bring him to life, IMHO. Part One ends abruptly after covering 2/3rds of the book. It's a shame they weren't able to go a little slower and cover more ground, but that would have ended it in seeming hopeless defeat for the Atreides. Part Two presents another narrative challenge, I have faith that Villeneuve is equal to it.

What I love is that this is an “Earth” based story. Meaning that these are descendants of Earth…just crazy in the future. So far in the future that Earth is just a legend at this point.

The sandworms are the best. I am glad they chose an actor where you can almost believe that he is only 15.

16:43 "Show me the worm! Show me the worm!" That's what she said. :)

Definitely read the novel - the first book is essential reading, and is self contained enough to really enjoy even without continuing the series. (Even though the rest of the books are excellent as well.)

Hans Zimmer did the musical score for the film. He did not one, not two but THREE soundtracks for it. I love each one but my personal favorite was the sketchbook. Zimmer did such a good job with the music and I'm looking forward to seeing what he'll bring for part 2!

One of the most important moments in the tent vision is when he realizes that when he succeeds avenging his father, he will unleash a war which will kill billions across the universe. Billions in his name will be slaughtered by his fremen legions because they will not accept his rule. That is the first time when he is truly confronted by the reality of his abilities, and that truly scares him. That feeling was best represented by Timothy so far.

The amazing thing is; the novel inspired all these scenes. You can read it even after watching this or the original version and you’ll still experience different scenes in your own reading. It’s that good.

Jen using the voice. This we needed.

Dune the book was revolutionary. It transformed science fiction from 10k word short stories and 50k work paperbacks. It complemented the Ring Trilogy creating a demand for big book series in both genre. Game of Thrones, Wheel of Time, etc. followed. It is a complicated world builder with feudal family foundation and a Messiah prophecy.

The spice must flow Does it follow the book? So far, pretty decently for a book to movie adaptation... but know that for a very long time, this book series has been considered unfilmable because it is so complex and rich in detail.... this movie only barely scratches the surface of the Dune universe building and sets up some of the story. And it's been a LONG time since I've read these, but as I recall, this movie covers about the first third of the first book... they are ginormous books

PART 2, obviously. The Dune series of books (especially the first and the fourth) are among my favorite books of all time but you should wait until you watch part 2--so many spoilers. Don't bother with any other adaptation. This is the only one that comes close to the books and it did an excellent job. This isn't a spoiler but since you already kinda / sorta picked up on it. Paul's visions aren't 100% accurate. Note that in one Chani is stabbing him and in another she is standing with him and in reality she ended up gifting him the knife. The guy he killed was going to teach him in the visions but in reality ended up challenging him and dying to him. I love that the movie didn't explicitly have an exposition scene where they explain all this. They let you figure it out as a viewer which is so rare these days.

Definitely, read the novel! All the Dune books are good. Frank Herbert’s world is amazing!

PART 2 Paul being Jessica's son is not just about the Bene Gesserit training and genetic program... but I can't tell you more without it being a major spoil for may be the second or a possible third movie (depends how they articulate different scenes, the thing is revealed if the second book and the first is separated in two movie, the third could be the one when they make that revelation) There is no definite good or bad guy in Dune, we mainly follow the Atreides but it's just THEIR point of view... They also have their fair share of atrocities but nearly not as much as the ruthless Harkonnens or Corrinos... The Ornithopters are mostly like in the book except that the book more pointed in the direction of beetle/scarab like wings but it would seem more realistic to depict them as dragonflys because in the 1930s a French engineer tried to design one along those principles, or course tissue wings ripped apart in the wind tunnel tests and war broke out, the project was never continued... I like the movie's way to depict them like dragonflys, it looks very realistic. Bene Gesserit Order students are well versed into Voice mind manipulation and combat as well as biochemistry alteration via meditation to avoid being poisoned. (they can modify their chemistry to destroy poisons and also to ensure they concieve only daughters...) Imagine Arrakis as a very hot version of Mars basically, about 70 celsius in the Sunlight, nearly 0% humidity. Fremen live underground and preserve water as much as possible with their still suits and wind traps to catch the air humidity and store it in underground water tanks. They also kill people for their body's water (70% of the body give or take, they burn the corpse and recondense the vapour left into water) Fremen regard Sand Worms as Gods in their own right. Novels are very long and complicated but they are worth it imo.

-- PART 2 -- I LOVE your enthusiasm for this movie and story you didn't know. The book was believed for the longest time not to be possible to be brought to the cinema. Having read it I am amazed at how faithful it is not only to the story but to the mood of the original text. The thopters (dragonfly aircrafts) are just amazing. They are not so well pictured or described in the books yet when I saw them I instantly recognized them. There are some changes but nothing completely made up as there was in the 1984 movie. Denis Villeneuve (Arrival, Blade Runner2049) said he had read the book as a teenager and always wanted to make it into a movie and basically built up his experience with the intention of being able to do it. He poured all his talent and experience into this project and called upon a lot of very talented people to make it happen and it shows. Two parts was always the plan as the story of the first book alone is too much for a single movie but part two being green-lit into production was dependant on the success of part one and for a while I wasn't sure it was going to happen as the movie didn't pull Avatar or bigger MCU movies box office numbers. There is so much more to say about this movie but I'm going to stop here, I don't want to risk spoiling anything. I don't know if we ever will see the second book or more come to life on the big screen but at the moment I am just over the moon the first one will be complete with two movies. Definitely worth a rewatch, at least before part two comes out.

My Dune is the one from 1984. When I was watching this one I had David Lynch's version also playing in my head. Villeneuve did a fantastic job on this. I do hope you see Lynch's version though.

Yes, Jen, the novel is worth reading, and at least the first two sequels.

I've read the books...it goes so much deeper. This is just 1/2 of the first book, but excellently adapted.

Watched it in IMAX, then 3D. I still recommend reading the book. The baron is frighteningly intelligent in the book. More than Piter.

I’m very exited for part 2. This movie was really something in the theater. I usually don’t say anything while I watch movies (bad movie reactor material, eh?) but this one made me involuntarily say “wow” out loud, three separate times.

I was actually in the middle of watching this again when I got your notification, crazy coincidence lol 🤙🏼

Frank Herbert's Dune is a multi-layered masterpiece, and not an easy read. Well worth the time!

Hi Jen, This version of Dune is the best adaption so far. There was a big screen version in 1984. A TV mini series in 2000 and a sequel called "The Children of Dune". If you want to read the books make sure you have enough time to spare. The original Dune novel if I remember was about 1200 pages long. But if I were you maybe wait until Part 2 is released in 2024. The novel is very detailed and the world that is created may have some differences from the films much like Tolkien's The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings trilogy did. And once again I enjoyed your reaction.