Dune: Part Two | Movie Reaction | First Time Watching! 

"I wrote the Dune series because I had this idea that charismatic leaders ought to come with a warning label on their forehead: "May be dangerous to your health." - Frank Herbert.

"Are there multiple books?" oh boy are there 😂

Stilgar's devotion to Paul is funny at first, but the more it goes on, the more terrifying his blind faith becomes. That final shot of him yelling "Lisan Al Gaib!" as a war cry really changes the originally comedic tone. Fantastic writing and acting.

I think one of the biggest reasons why there's such a divide among audience's response to Paul is because his archetype isn't nearly as familiar with in pop culture. Paul is not a hero, or villain or even anti-hero. Paul is a tragic hero, and that's a very different thing than most of the discourse surrounding the character and ultimately what Herbert is trying to communicate within his work. The whole "Paul is good guy vs. Paul is bad guy it just depends on your perspective" perspective misses the point. Paul is very deliberately written as the Mary Sue of Mary Sues; he's raised from birth as a mentat, an order that represents all of the sacred aspects of the masculine. He's surrounded by alpha males who love and guide him. He's trained in the Bene Gesserit way by his mother, representing all the cunning power of the feminine. Paul's mother loves him and his father so much that she disobeys a sacred order of her own sisterhood. Paul is raised as a ducal heir and learned in the ways or war and politics. He then goes on to live among the most robust, resourceful and pragmatic people in all the imperium and eventually becomes their legitimate ruler after succeeding in all of their rituals and besting all comers. At this point the missionaria protectiva is moot, Paul has fulfilled all of the prophecies that no other person in the imperium ever could, he literally is That Guy and proves it. And that's all before becoming the goddamn Kwisatz Hadderach, the supreme being who can see in all places at once. The most capable human to ever live. And yet, even this supreme being is unfit to wield such monopolized power because no one is. The jihad is inevitable, violence sings its own song. This understanding of power is demonstrated in all the surrounding characters and subplots. The Bene Gesserit have the hubris to think they can control humanity and even the Kwisatz if they just patiently plan in the shadows long enough, the Fremen think they are ready to fulfill their dream of the "green paradise" which they do, but at great destructive cost to themselves, and so on. Herbert once stated that his favorite president was Richard Nixon as Nixon taught the American people to distrust presidents.

Watching this in IMAX was one of the greatest experiences if my life

Not Maple thinking the Baron floats because he's "..." (evil) XD

The sun of geidi prime is basically infrared, changing everything black to white. Like the bene geserit sisters, they're gowns go from black to white while walking out

Fun fact is the eclipse at the start is completely real. There was a full eclipse at the time they were filming the desert scenes in Jordan

The anti-gravity thingy that the Baron uses to float is called a suspensor. And yes it's the same tech that the Harkonnen soldiers at the beginning of the movie to fly up to the top of the mountain. The Baron is so obese that using a suspensor harness is the only way he can move on his own two feet.

Dune part 1 and 2 are the adaptations of the first book Dune (1965). The next movie will be the adaptation of Dune Messiah (1969), it will be only one movie because the 2nd book is shorter than the first one. Frank Herbert wrote 6 Dune books.

This is not the end, only the beginning. Coming soon, DUNE Messiah.

28:48: BOTH Duncan and Gurney taught Paul combat and warfare; although yes, Gurney was teaching Paul fighting, in Duncan’s absence. It’s Just that Duncan focused more on hand-to-hand combat and the survival of the individual soldier, while Gurney focused more on Military combat, tactical strategy and battle formations… but both were still considered war-masters, despite their different roles as Paul’s teachers.

The way I describe this movie to people who haven't seen it yet is "Spectacular". And not only in meaning that it is a very good movie, but that it is a true spectacle from start to finish. So many iconic shots.

POWER OVER SPICE. IS POWER OVER ALL.

Apparently Denis plans to adapt Dune Messiah which could be VERY hard. Dune read like a hero story but Dune Messiah was very much the author saying “no, you all missed the point. Paul is not the good guy.” Denis clearly set this up in this movie which could make the next movie easier. We’ll see I guess.

In the book, the Houses of The Landsraad accepted Paul’s ascendance to The Golden Lion Throne-That is why he betrothed himself to Princess Irulan. The Jihad began months after he began his rule. I guess for dramatic effect in the movie, the Houses spurned his rule. But it actually makes no sense. Paul would’ve foreseen them accepting his rule, this is why he would force Irulan to wed him. And why wouldn’t the Houses accept it? He was the son of a Duke, now the Duke himself, over a planet the Emperor had granted House Atreides in fief. If as the movie showed, The Great Houses had rejected his claim-Then he would have had no reason to go forward with marrying Irulan, and no logical reason to spare the Emperor’s life. In the books the true tragedy of the Holy War was that Paul, even as their prophet (of a false religion), even as Emperor, could not holdback his Fremen Fedakyn from spreading terror throughout The Imperium, in some mad bid to spread their religion.

Paul uses the atomics to destroy the shield wall to allow the worms to pass into Arrakeen.

I was really impressed by both Zendaya and Javier Bardem. The David Lynch Stilgar and Chani were cardboard cutouts, Zendaya and Bardem really gave these characters dimension and pathos

Geidi Prime has a black sun which is why everyone looks pale and black and white.

I love when the realization sinks in that Paul winning was not so good of a thing. People are so accustomed to stories with good guys and bad guys that it's hard to process something a little more grounded in the reality that things are never so clear-cut in the halls of power. It's part of why people have said for decades that Star Wars is Dune for children.

When Feyd says “is this your pet” I really wanted Chani to be like “apparently NOT”

LETS GOOOOO Arianna Skywalker, “I hate sand”. Dune Part 1 & 2 are based on the first book. Dune Part 3 will be based on Dune Messiah. There are four more novels in the series authored by Frank Herbert. Those are the main Dune books. There are extra supplemental books written by Frank’s son Brian after Frank died, but the fandom largely disregards them entirely as they are pretty awful, completely lacking the nuance, wisdom, and philosophical themes of Frank’s original writings. I’d watch you two do a Dune deep dive all day.

Arianna: “I don’t feel bad for him! He’s a sack of potatoes!” Excellent. Maple: “The only reason I would feel bad for him, is because he’s just an idiot.” Very nice! Thank you for your reactions. Now go see it in the big screen. I saw it in theaters with my son. When the grandfather worm appeared the whole theater shook like there was an earthquake. When Paul got on the worm my chair was like a bucking bronco trying to throw me off. I held on for dear life. I needed a seat belt. I reached for my son, fearing for his safety. He was screaming with joy. We both let go of our seats, raised our arms high and raised our feet off the floor. As the theater shook like it was going to be torn apart, my son and I RODE THE WORM with Paul! It was an exhilarating experience!!

Got all excited when I saw this, I have been looking forward to it... Then I remembered it doesnt go live until 7pm UK time......Oh well it will give me something to watch before Eurovision starts

Paul's story continues for the next 2 books "Dune Messiah" and "Children of Dune". My favorite book is the 4th "God Emperor of Dune".

Austin Butler killed it as Feyd Rautha.

just so you know, this is 100% paul, and paul was never in danger of dying with the water of life. paul was trained by his mother in these techniques called the Prana Bindu mind and nerve training. which allows him to transmute poisons. he was never in danger of death, and he wasn't "dead" he was playing dead for Chani to "fullfill" her part in the prophecy her tears diluted by the poison would "revive" the lisan al gaib. so essentially paul let everyone think he was "dead" also his mother isn't a bad person she just wants to ensure pauls survival the only way she knows and that is by turning him into the lisan al gaib

Yes please do a discussion vid!

The worm's poison has basically made paul into a demi-god, he can see all possible futures with perfect prescience. Paul knows for a fact that this is the only way to protect Chani and his Sister and minimize the damage of the war, which is going to happen whether he dies or not.

Paul's secret name, "Usul", is a word for the foundation/base of a pillar, that holds everything else up, and his war name "Muad'Dib", the kangaroo mouse of Arrakis, is also a constellation that points to their North Star, AkA "The One Who Points the Way", another word for leader, SO, Paul Muad'Dib Usul, AkA "Paul, the one who points the way, and is the foundation that holds us all up"... also, the Harkonnens planet is orbiting a black sun, so with that and their ozone layer, it makes an old school filter on the whole planet, so under the suns rays, everything is shades of blacks, greys, and whites, but away from the suns rays, they have colours, so in the daylight they use dark fireworks, and in the dark they use bight white fireworks, so u can see them better... PS: the water of life is hyper-concentrated spice...

Harkonnens scenes were the best part of the movie for me. Gigeresque, visionistic and darkly alluring. They way they were shot is sheer aesthetics. The decision to shoot the Giedi Prime arena in infrared is nothing short of genius. This is a truly great cinematic experience.

austin butler DID NOT use an Elvis voice in this movie he modeled his voice after the baron to showcase they are related

"I don't feel bad for him at all; he's a sack of potatoes." THE SPIT TAKE THAT RESULTED FROM THAT COMMENT.

It is a small thing but it is worth mentioning. Paul tells them to give the Baron's body to the desert. This is a really big insult. They don't even bother draining his water because he isn't even worthy enough of draining for their power system coolant.

The chosen 2 have arrived 😉 5:56 It never rains on a Arrakis But now it's raining men

From the scene at the beginning when the Harkonnen soldiers are dropping like flies....it's literally "raining men" 😂

Alia Atreides (the unborn baby) became fully aware as a personality long before actual birth, able to peruse their ancestral memories in the same way as a Reverend Mother when her mother drank the Water of life. Expert opinions say that might not be so good for the still developing mind :) Rebecca Ferguson's performance is absolutely brilliant in this movie

Saying he can’t get ride of the elvis voice while he perfectly displays the stellen skaarsgard voice like ok

17:35 Dune theme kicks into overdrive both their jaws are dropped. These movies in a nutshell lol

I appreciate that they immediately catch on that post-WoL Paul is a different character and his speech to the Fremen is bad news.

The baby is supposed to be running around battlefields cutting tendons and finishing off harkonen by age 2

At the very least, read the first two books to gain some insight of the deeper topics and themes. It's clear Arianna and Maple want more closure, and the first two - three books tell Paul's story. The books have a lot of information that's notoriously hard to put on screen, and don't feel any pressure to finish the series cause it's more than just Paul's story. Fun reaction, been looking forward to this one!

Rabban isn't power hungry. But all he's ever known is sledge hammer. Bring down as much force as he can, even if he doesn't know exactly where he's aiming it. Feyd, however, is both vicious and precise, like his blades. The Arena scene on Geidi Prime was filmed in Infrared, which I thought was so cool. Regarding books, there are 6 from the original author, Frank Herbert. Dune Part 1 and 2 cover the first book. The 3rd movie will be the 2nd book, Dune Messiah. Sci-Fi channel did a mini series that covered the 3rd book as well, Children of Dune.

the Dune saga is over 6 novels that Frank Herbert wrote, which his son, Brian, continued to write with prequel books all the way back to the beginning of the Butlerian Jihad; some 10,000 years before the time of Paul! Which is more than 10,000 years from now, showing the war between Humans and A.I.; thinking machines.

“I don’t know how to feel about this.” That’s the point, Paul isn’t the hero. Also the original series of Dune is 6 books by Frank Herbert.The real tragedy is Herbert was leading up to and alluding to some huge reveal but he died before completing another book after the 6th. The following books were written by his son after he died and aren’t really held to the same standard as the originals.

36:01 Such an interesting thought. Paul saying that they will survive as Harkonnens is a reference to what Irulan said at the beginning. So the Fremen will do exactly what the Harkonnens did in the first part towards the Atreides - they will attack with the full "power of the desert" by surprise.

The "Rhythmic Thumpers" are named "STÖTS" (Pallindrome) Found at the IKEA just outside of Arrakeen.

One detail that gets kind of glossed over is that Gurney mentions he negotiated a way off world for his men. In the books he goes with them, only to watch them all be killed in the arena. He thought he was saving them but instead delivered them to their dooms. If I remember correctly. In the movie he thought they were off world and safe and didn't know they had all been slaughtered.

The black sun makes everything black and white

In the book, Chani understands what Paul is doing and goes along with it. And his marriage to the princess is strictly for the title. He doesn't touch her or have a baby with her. The child he will have with Chani will be the heir, just like Paul was Leto's heir.

Much in the way the Atradies family came from bull fighters, which mimics the ancient Iberian (Euro-Spanish) ritual of Bullfighting. The main bull would be worn tired poked w/ spears to tire it and make it ready to fight the main event. Feyud's birthday fight in the collesium mirrored the Atredies ancient ritual. The final combatant was poked to ensure Feyud could continue in the sacrifical ritual.

I lost it in "He is the king of BallSack Mountain" 😂😂

So basically the logic behind worm riding is that you have to lift those “skin flaps” with your hooks which reveal those “nostrils” which the worms breathes out of. Once you do that it prevents the worm from diving into the sand, as getting sand into their “nostrils” really irritates the worm.

Question at 47:30. There are 23 "Dune" books. There are 3 initial books dune, dune messiah, children of dune. then there are 3 more also written by Frank Herbert. His son took over the family business and wrote 17 additional dune books.

The third movie based on Messiah (the second book of the series) will be adapted by Denis Villeneuve to close the Paul Atreides arc of the story. It's already been confirmed and it should settled Paul and Chani relationship. In Dune part 1 and 2 some characters has been dropped and the chronology has been slightly changed, like Alia's (Paul’s sister) birth who was supposedly 3 or 4 years old at that time : She was the Baron Harkonnen killer in the original story, not Paul. These changes were necessary because of the movie's duration already longer than the average movie length and because Dune universe is too much dense for a simple diptych. Actually, HBO will soon release a new series about the Bene Genesserit sisterhood called "Dune : The Prophecy" which should be launched in the coming Fall. If you like their weirdness you might be interested to check

The first two movies that make up the first book are probably the least weird of the all the books. The next one "Dune Messiah" is where it gets pretty out there

"Are there multiple books?" Oh my sweet summer child!

One of the side effects of chronic exposure to Spice (Melange) is that it gradually causes a person's eyes to turn blue, both the iris and the sclera. One thing that is not explained in the movies is that Spice (Melange) not only opens the minds to prescience but is also highly addictive. Paul's sister, Alia, was exposed to Spice (Melange) in the womb, so she was already aware in the same way as her mother and was born able to speak.

purring cats were actually used to make the sounds of the thopters, so its cool you were able to catch that

The next book is called Dune Messiah and is actually considered by many to be the best. So we should be in for a wild ride in the next installment

The next book is definitely the most depressing in the series (I only count the 6 that Frank Herbert wrote). Slaughter, sacrifice, tyranny, and tragedy are the cornerstones going forward in the saga. Ask yourself: What would you do to make humanity extinction proof?

Literally the only 'complaint' I had about this movie was Christopher Walken's muted performance - though now in retrospect I think its actually a positive. He's going against his typecast and playing the role of a dispassionate autocrat, and to expect him to bring his usual weird 'Walken-ness' to the role was unreasonable of me. Sound? Unparalleled. Visuals? Stunning at every turn. Acting? Top notch. I just hope we don't have to wait as long for the next part as we did between part one and two (understandable as it was).

The situation with Chani at the end did not follow the book (yes, there are multiple books). I think they did it they way they did in order to set it up for the next movie. In the book, after Paul defeats Feyd-Rautha and subjugates the emperor, he claims the hand of the princess in a political union allowing him to claim the throne. That's why Duke Leto never married Lady Jessica, his concubine, because it was important he remain available to marry for political advantage. The main difference in the book is that, immediately after claiming Irulan's hand, and thus the throne, he made it very clear that Irulan would lead a barren, isolated life, as he would never touch her. Chani would officially be called concubine, but in every way that matters, she is his wife, his only love, and the mother of his children. She knew and understood this, and she stood by him.

When Jessica consumed the water of life and transmuted the poison to survive, the event opened her consciousness and blended hers with all the reverend mothers that came before her. It is forbidden to do this to a pregnant woman, as the fetus undergoes the same transformation. Essentially, Jessica's unborn daughter, Alia, became fully conscious in that moment, empowered with all the memories and experiences of both her mother and all the reverend mothers that came before. That's why Alia is able to communicate with Jessica from the womb.

Remember in the first film Paul's reaction to the holy war, "Somebody help me!"

paul nuked the maintain so the grandmother storm would overtake the base and so the worms could flank while him and his army pressed the other side.. the storm ripped all the thopters to pieces and with paul on his own they wouldn't dare use guns just in case he was wearing a shield in which case when the laser from a gun and the shield meet both sources detonate on a nuke level.. not only that but the direct response to paul is also flanked by ground fremin hiding in the sand he needed them alive as for the fight he knew the only way he could win was to get stabbed redirecting it to his shoulder while swapping his own blade from his body to fades its both short term and long term so if he used the voice to win non of them in that room would accept that as a win this should have been 3 movies cus they kinda rushed it the end part his sister was already suppose to be born with her being pre born shes already a person with all the past lives kinda taker her over even tho shes 2 years old she resembles a 5 year old able to talk and fight but also manipulate the stock of water was meant as a key to unlock the water hidden beneath the sands and with that lost and all the bodies being burned it would trigger it to rail alot of the prophecy's end up backfiring and paul realises he is not the one not really but he is the anker point for the human race with his path deciding what happens going forward either peace and freedom or death he doesn't foresee his sons birth as he is immune to foresight and his son becomes the one.. the god emperor that lives for hundreds of years guiding humanity down the golden path so they may never believe in gods again.. their hatred for him frees them triggering the great scattering as humanity burst out into the universe once again

In case you didn't know, Rabban had given Gurney Halleck that scar on his face years ago when he was enslaved on the Harkonnen Planet

The first three books are likely all that Villeneuve will do.

paul’s first ride in an imax is the craziest theater experience i’ve ever had, i literally felt like i was gonna pass out. went and saw it 3 more times and i do not regret it at all

When they ride the worms, when they throw those hooks and "peel back" those pieces of worm skin/armor plating, the weird things underneath are how the worms breath, kinda like gills. There's actually a very important reason why they do this, the worms do not like to get sand in their "gills," so prying them back and exposing those gills keep the worms from rolling over and/or submerging back under the sand while there are Fremin riding them.

I was distraught by the presentation of Chani in the final couple of scenes. In the book, there is a beautiful scene between Jessica and Chani where they discuss the necessity of a political marriage between Paul and Irulan but recognize that even if history calls the two of them "concubines," they were the women who were truly loved, first by Leto and then Paul.

04:27 - THE KING OF BALLSACK MOUNTAIN I nearly died. 😂 05:44 - Loud. Unbelievably and uncomfortably loud.

It took me a week to fully digest this movie after Imax.

"Did he set off the atomics?!" Yeah, while looking directly at the blast... probably not great for the eyes, but I guess Paul has plot sunglasses for now 😎

I heard that the black and white cinematography was filmed using infrared cameras (or maybe filters?). That's in part where the otherworldly saturation comes from.

14:56 finally someone notices. He gets his blue eyes before he drinks the water of life, just by being surrounded by spice as explained in part 1

1:22 : Paul is a Duke because his dad Leto had no other heirs. Leto and Jessica were both happily and love, and their political situation seemed stable on Calladan.

I have ZERO idea what Arianna is talking about with Butler, because dude managed to sound EXACTLY like Stellan Skarsgard to the point where in a couple of scenes I had to look for whose mouth was moving to tell who was speaking.

"He was a man who believed in the rules of the heart. But the heart is not meant to rule." says the Heartless man lol. It's always the heartless who say that, same as it's always rich people who try to tell us that, "Money doesn't buy happiness." Which is true to an extent--but if my options are being lonely and depressed in my shitty apartment, or being lonely and depressed on my 120ft mega yacht parked in the Bahamas, I'm gonna take the second option lol.

The next movie will take years. Villeneuve is working on something else right now. And the story of the next book takes place a few years latter so it makes sense to film it a bit latter too.

“This looks tight.” Exactly what I said at the end of that first scene where they take down the ornithopter

Arianna: I hate sand Anakin: Me too...

So i didnt know this until after i saw the movie but paul has the ability to stop his blood flow and slow down his heart rate which is why he was able to survive those two stabbings from freyd

A quote that went through Liet Kynes (Imperial Planetologist from Dune Part 1) mind as (s)he lay dying in the desert: “No more terrible disaster could befall your people than for them to fall into the hands of a Hero”. This sums up the character arc of Paul Atreides from promising proto-mentat adhering to the Atreides code of honour into the messianic leader nightmare of the Jihad. Liet Kynes in the book had a dream of terraforming Arrakis into a 'world fit for humans', where people could walk without stillsuits, open bodies of water and rain would fall. Kynes manipulated this into a religious prophecy for the Fremen to earn their acceptance, a prophecy Paul used alongside the Bene Gesserit implanted myth of the Lisan Al Gaib to create his rulership. It was both wonderful and really sad this was 'necessary' to survive the Harkonnens attempt to destroy any resistance to spice production. I was entranced by the ecological themes of Dune: a wonderful entry of real world science into a science fiction setting.

Gurney stepped in to teach Paul while Duncan was away on Arrakis.

Chad discussion so he can tell you how in the books the 3 year old sister killed the Baron Harkonnen.

seeing this in IMAX was a trip, the sound was so intense my seat was vibrating most of the time

It’s not the Elvis voice it’s literally an acting voice by Stellan skaragard to sound almost similar to him.

47:35 The original story by Frank Herbert has 6 books.

I knew this was coming when Arianna finished watching part 1, 6 days ago. Chad sets up the stage for a major reaction with smaller reactions pre-dating lol

Yes. Do a thing with Chad. This is such a complex story to think and feel about. It's worth it. Also, you are supposed to feel deeply conflicted. That is the whole point of the story. Villeneuve says he will only do Dune 3 to cover the next book, Dune Messiah. I think he's going to have to make some big changes.

The one gripe I have with the film is the exclusion of Paul and Chani’s first son and their sons subsequent death in the Harkonnen attack. I really feel like that trauma was what finally broke Paul to the point that that claiming all that power, becoming emperor and setting the universe on fire appealed to him. It was the decision of a completely broken person, which doesn’t excuse it but, I mean, it’s understandable. That’s something I don’t feel like a lot of people get; not only should people not have that level of power, there must be something inherently wrong with you to be attracted or tempted by that level of power. I mean, to waaaaaaaaay oversimplify it; hurt people hurt people. Bad on a small scale, absolutely apocalyptic in the hand of someone who can literally hurt everyone.

I’d be here for a dune discussion

“They’re ducking them uppppppp!” 😆 love it!

Dune Messiah is the second book in the franchise; however it will likely be adapted as one movie because the book is about half the length of the first book.

Im happy you guys enjoyed the film. Denis Villeneuve is directing Dune 3 (I hope it mixes Dune Messiah and some Children of Dune)

And those who dont recognise the actor who plays the Baron Harkkonen is the Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgård who has had roles in film like Ronin, Thor/Avengers, Hunt for Red October etc.

I'm glad that pretty much everyone is in agreement that the design for the ornithopters in this movie are spectacular. The visual and audio design for them is just *perfect*

The dream of Chani's face being burned by the explosion was a metaphor for what the destruction of Sietch Tabr did to her soul. Then Gurney used a single atomic weapon to break a hole in the Shield Wall that prevented sandworms from getting to Arrakeen.

I remember along the way thinking how real the dialogue was. And at the end I just sat in the theatere thinking how this just wasn't like any other movie. After pondering it, it's because Paul isn't a hero, so the movie wasn't forced to do everything possible to convince us he was. It could just be real. Chani is my hero. I don't know if making a Dune Messiah movie is a good idea, but I want to see more of her. The Princess would have a bigger part too.