Star Wars is inspired by Dune which was written in the 1960’s. Congrats to the legendary Hans Zimmer for getting his second Oscar for the best score for Dune
@RandomNPC001 Herbert's original draft was just basically Lawrence of Arabia, which he was a huge fan of the story and myth around it and it was a massive influence on Dune. He realised it was basically just a copy of the story so he changed some parts of it.
Wtf only 2?!? He’s really only won 2 Oscars?!? I’ve never put attention on the scoreboard but it’s wild he’s only won 2. He makes the best scores to sooooooo many movies. I love his style. It really moves me every time.
Some clarifications - Leto is the father of Jessica’s 2nd baby. She didn’t cheat. The blue eyes just come from exposure to spice. Paul sees possible futures not definite futures. He used the vision of himself dying to figure out how to win the fight. No one is time travelling. The Voice does not enable Paul to move gigantic objects with his mind. He still is not good enough to even influence a person properly yet. Ash is onto something about how menacing Paul looked in the visions of the future.
@@Suremane it’s a tough movie to do an entertaining reaction too because if you talk too much you miss a lot. So I think that’s what happened. Hannah is usually incredibly perceptive!
Paul of course sees possible futures. But more than that, in Amtal, the fremen you kill lives through you. In the book, Paul come to 'inherit' this man's wife and property. Because of that, to see Paul getting stabbed or Paul stabbing him are the same thing.
You guys are my favourite reactors. In fact, you are the reason I started watching reactions. Having said that this reaction was hard to watch. It was like seeing two people clowning whilst watching the Godfather. It was disappointing. Please, please, please rewatch this movie, preferably more than once, before seeing Dune part two. I read this book when I was 14. It is to science fiction what Lord of the Rings is to fantasy. This is a very complex movie that requires 100% of your attention. Dune parts one and two is a SINGLE book. This isn't the best sci-fi movie of the year. Together parts one and two are the best fucking movie made in decades. HBO just released a prequel trailer for a Dune series focused on the Bene Gesserit. As it's a series and not a film I'm hoping Hannah will do the reactions on her channel. BTW, loving GoT and Stranger Things reactions. Oh yeah Ash, you missed a HUGE "symbolism." The bull's head. The old Duke, Leto's father, was killed by that bull while bull fighting it. They hung it up to remind them of death and hubris. They took it with them to Arrakkis. It symbolises the fact that Duke Leto's death is fated and inevitable.
Paul basically killed himself by killing Jamis. In the books there's a part, Jamis's funeral. Jamis's friends say something good about him. Then everyone wants Paul to say something nice about Jamis. Paul starts to cry, everyone is in shock cause they don't waste their body liquids even for crying. They whisper in shock "Look, he is giving water to the dead". And Paul speaks with a shaken voice "Jamis was my friend. He taught me that there is a price for killing someone." Gosh I love that part! I wish they could show us that scene in the second movie.
Amen was so looking forward to that in part 2 and disappointed it didn't show, would've added so much to Paul's character development and also Fremen culture.
@@johncspine2787 I agree with you. I thought the same way when I was reading the books but still they could show that part in the movie don't you think? 😅
@@johncspine2787 Not entirely impossible. 3 things need to happen, 1) it needs to be a 10 episode series like Shogun. 2) is the showrunners have to agree to totally respect the source material and not let their personal political beliefs and opinions get in the way of the authors original vision. 3) You need the right director who's style mirrors the style of the book. Villeneuve didn't know how to handle the internal dialogue/poker face nature of Dune because he's visually orientated. He wanted to make it entertaining to the lowest common denominator and part 2 is what we got in the end. An almost Marvelization/parody of the source material. And people still root for Paul Atreides which is hilarious because it's the one thing he didn't want to happen. Despite spoon feeding the audience "paul is bad paul is bad paul is bad"
@@gordonfreeman-g5w These things could help ofcourse. But some events in the books are sooo mindblowing even when you read them like; internal dialogs, some of Paul's visions and thoughts, Jessica-Alia relationship etc. That's why I agreed Dune can't be done properly -at least in my opinion. But so many things could've shown us too. Sadly movie time is not enough like you said 😔
No. Not at this moment. Every vision is correct and is just a simple metaphore. Dont know why so many people dont get it. Its literally said: You must kill to kill your old self. With every other vision its the same.
Also the way I interpreted the one at the end was that it was more of a metaphor. Him getting stabbed was the death of the person he was before killing Jamis, as the voices say in the vision that “for the quizach haderack to rise, Paul atreides must die” and “to take a life, you must give up your own.” In a way paul is a different person after killing Jamis, and the old Paul is dead.
You're comment about Middle Eastern moms is on point since that's basically how Frank Herbert explained the voice: a super refined and perfected version of how people close to you can speak to you in a particularly convincing (manipulative) way.
@@jamedraa8472 A look from my mother who almost never lifted a finger would fill me with terror when my frequent belting father's raised voice wouldn't.
I think a misunderstanding is that Lady Jessica had Paul just as part of a plan. As the Reverend Mother said, she was told only to produce daughters. She in-fact only had Paul because she loved Duke Leto so much and knew he desperately wanted a son. It was only later that she realised he could possibly be the one and The Bene Gesserit Sisterhood began meddling. Jessica is seen as a disgrace to the order because she didn’t do as she was told. Then she starts pursing the fact that Paul might be the Kwisatz Haderach as a means of ensuring that he survives. Also she never allowed Leto to marry her despite him wanting to because she knew that if she remained his concubine it would put house Atreides in a more powerful position as other houses would think they could make an alliance through marriage. IMO she gets a bad rap but I honestly feel that she does her best out of love for Leto and Paul.
Ash is right about the spitting. The desert people value bodily fluid above money because it's how they survive. Sacrificing some of your body's moisture is a sign of honoring someone in their culture. It's a greeting. The king's bodyguard simply didn't understand at first.
Don't forget that, in the book, Paul CRIES after having killed Jamis. This causes the Fremen who witnessed the fight to become overwhelmed with awe and reverence; the idea of someone spilling their own body's moisture like that is so unthinkable, but Paul does it freely and for a stranger. This cements in their minds that he might just be the "Lisan al Gaib."
"Spice is like, oil basically" Frank Herbert has said that his book is practically a metaphor for the West's involvement in the Middle East. You caught that immediately lol
It was not even a subtle allegory! When I read it as a kid in the 80s, I only knew that it was a classic sci-fi book. But after a couple of chapters I was like "Oh, it's about oil."
What I've always liked about Paul is that instead of the old trope of a "hero" trying to find his potential, he already knows his potential, he's terrified of it and his choices. Also, as a big fan of the books, I truly believe that we finally have the movie it deserves and can't wait for you guys to watch Part Two.
I bought the books AFTER seeing part 1 & 2 !! I discovered Dune through Denis Villeneuve's work. I'm really excited to read them. Now that I know what this universe LOOKS like, reading will be even better.
my only regret about this whole adaption is that we're highly unlikely to get GEOD. That, for me, is by far the best book in the series and gave me the ultimate "holy shit" moments
@@iCortex1 If you read the first book and don't like it, there's something wrong with you. If you like it, then stop there. If you LOVE it, then you have 5 more to read. 1 is a well-contained story, but 2-6 lead into one another too much to stop and they're a huge commitment and full of even more Herbert weirdness. If you didn't vibe hard with the first one, you'll lose steam somewhere through the sequels All that said: God Emperor of Dune is uncontested as my favorite of the series and probably my second favorite book of all time (behind 1984 and ahead of LOTR: The Two Towers)
To be fair, Dr Yueh's deception needed a bit more context in the movie. He already knew his wife was dead, or being tortured, so he completely expected to be killed. The main goal was to get Leto in the same room as the Baron with the poison tooth so at least the two of them could get revenge.
He believed his wife to be dead, but he wasn't sure she wasn't still alive and being tortured. He maneuvered the situation so he could be in the presence of the Baron and truth-read that his wife was actually dead and he could die in peace.
There's no time traveling in Dune. Paul is having unclear premonitions--he's seeing possible futures, but he doesn't see all the possible futures yet. If he realizes his full powers as the kwisatz haderach, the chosen one, he'll be able to see all possible futures as well as the past memories of all his ancestors.
A few very important things that the movie doesn’t explain that I’m sure others have pointed out in the comments but I’m gonna say anyways: 1. The shields are standard for warriors. They can only be penetrated by slow movement (otherwise oxygen wouldn’t be able to pass through) that’s why they don’t use guns-they were forced to go back to swords in combat. It’s also why the needle and the bombs moved so slowly when they hit the shields. 2. The gentleman who Hannah correctly described as a “human calculator” is a Mentat-they’re human calculators. There are NO computers in Dune. 10,000 years before the movie, there was a war between mankind and AI-Mankind won and all computing tech was banned. They had to train people to fulfill the role of computers. 3. The spice works by giving people premonitions. That’s why they need it for interstellar travel. Using the kind of engine they use for hyperspace travel is VERY dangerous-it’s just as likely you’ll fly into a star or a planet as it is that you’ll get where you need to go. The guild navigators, a group that has a monopoly on space travel, use the spice to briefly see into the future to safely plot interstellar routes.
They probably did made it more clear but the studios always pressure directors to cut more of their film in the edit so some parts just couldn't make it to the final picture @dereknolin5986
@@Parsa_m Well, when Villeneuve was asked if he would ever release an extended edition with extra scenes, he said no, he made the movie he wanted to make. So I'm not sure the studio twisted his arm that much. I think it's more that he has a complete aversion to any kind of exposition through dialogue, even though sometimes I think you need to just have a character explain things.
Also... 4. That laser gun (lasgun) isn't used everywhere because if it comes in contact with a shield, it causes a reaction akin to a small nuclear device. If there's any chance a shield is being used, even thinking about using a lasgun is flirting with suicide
@@dereknolin5986 You're living in the era of terrible corporate Disney movies that explain every single detail to the viewer like dumb children. We don't need that, nor does it actually make a film better. less is more sometimes.
I was so worried for Denis when BladeRunner 2049 failed at box offices, while the movie itself was outstanding. I'm so glad he got the money to shoot Dune which he was a big fan of.
The spitting is a sign of HIGH respect. Because Fremen don't want to waste moisture in their bodies whatsoever. Unless it's extremely important. They don't even cry when people die. So spitting is legit.
The first dune is a really well done film, really enjoyable BUT dune part 2 will absolutely blow you away! It’s a shame you couldn’t watch it in theaters, watching that film when it came out was the best cinema experience I’ve had in many many years
I literally saw this in an imax theatre the last day it was showing. We were there by ourselves, and the sound was so loud my ears were sore afterwards. But it was INCREDIBLE.
Another absolute banger of a reaction from my two favorite people on the internet. I have to say, I find it absolutely amazing that Hannah talks at the beginning about how she loves the channel because she was never able to watch movies before but then completes a nearly three hour long movie from the edge of her seat. Both of your reactions were great. I can't wait to see your reaction to the second movie!
@JUST TRUST ASH 41:00 these are actually the Sardaukar, as introduced earlier, they are the elite soldiers of the Emperor (who lend them to House Harkonnen in order to defeat the Atreides, as House Harkonnen would not have been powerful enough alone). The emperor has quite some military assets, but the Sardaukar are known throughout the galaxy as the best fighters, the strongest army, only rivaled by the most elite Atreides and, later, surpassed by the Fremen Fedaykin (the elite caste of the "Sand People"). However, the fight of Duncan Idaho (Jason Momoa) here is actually very acurate if not even underpowered, because Duncan Idaho is a swordmaster. This is basically Dune's Jedi Masters. Swordmasters are no ordinary soldiers or fighters. Only powerful noble houses could afford to have one (or at best a few) swordmaster of the highest ranks and Duncan Idaho was considered to be one of the best swordmasters that ever existed.
The fate of the doctor's wife was worse than death, so he wasn't really joining her. She was turned into that spider thing you saw. The doctor said it himself, "they take her apart like a doll."
The spitting is a gesture of respect and honor. Water is so scarce in this planet that spitting for someone, loosing some of your body’s moisture, its an honor. That’s not done for everyone.
Can we all just applaud how convincing Josh Brolin’s acting was at 13:36 when he talks about the Harkonnens being BRUTAL. The way he said it would make you think he genuinely had fought them his entire life.
Something so many people miss: Dr. Yueh said they had his wife, and they took her apart and played with her, like a doll. That spider creature in the Harkonnen scene? That's Yueh's wife. That's what they did to her. They took her apart and put her back together, as that. That's what he was rescuing her from. An existence as something less than human. I do not blame him.
Just so you know The Emperor outplayed both House Atredies and House Harkonnen. House Atredies had risen in power and had the biggest and most influential diplomatic corps of any of the houses. Their military also became highly effective and respected thanks to Duncan Idaho. On the other hand the Harkonnen's had the biggest industrial complex of any of the houses and had amassed enormous amounts of wealth. Both houses had risen to the point where they had nearly gained the ability to challenge the Emperor. The Emperor did the only thing he could do, manipulate both houses and turn them against each other. It wasn't hard, animosity between House Harkonnen and House Atredies was visceral and ancient. By giving Arrakis to House Atredies The Emperor knew that the Harkonnen's would not tolerate it. But the Harkonnen's didn't have the military capability to take on the exceptional military of House Atredies. So he allowed Duke Harkonnen to use his personal army the Sardaukar at an astronomical price. Thereby bankrupting and crippling The Harkonnen's and exterminating House Atredies in one fell swoop....
I am not sure that the Emperor outplayed the two Houses. Seems like both Houses knew what he was doing but were not in a position to stop it right then. And looking at the long game, I am not sure that it was the right play for the Emperor either.
@@kelly9876 He definitely outplayed them. And to be fair both Duke Harkonnen and Duke Leto knew they were being manipulated. They just didn't care because they hated each other. And in the end it didn't matter that he eliminated both House Harkonnen and House Atredies as threats, because a bunch of angry spice farmers turned out to be his downfall...
If I hear him compare this to Star Wars one more time when Star Wars came over a decade later, I’m going to freak out 😂 put some respect on one of the OG sci-fi novels of all time !! 💯
The reason why they use swords and spears is because of the shield technology. The shields are so strong that bullets deflect off. Lasers actually cause nuclear explosions when they hit a shield, therefore lasers are impractical and rarely used. Therefore you have to get in close, get under the shield with a blade.
Also the Baron has a Swedish accent. Also in Fremen tradition to waste any of your bodys moisture is seen as borderline sacrilege. So to offer your bodys moisture in greeting is a sign of the highest respect.
At the moment, the spice makes Paul see SOME of the POSSIBLE futures, but with spice addiction, the spacers guild see ALL future possibilities - which is how they navigate space safely. Thats what gives spice its value. But spice only shows the future to those bred and trained for it. The question is, what can the kwizit haderach see when exposed to too much spice and the ‘water of life? - water in which a baby sandworm has been drowned, which will kill anyone but a reverend mother. Blue eyes indicates spice addiction. They use blades because body shields stop bullets and a laser used on a body shield creates a small nuclear explosion. Also, on arrakis, sand worms are drawn to shields. So they are careful where they use shields too. The Mentats ARE human computers - because AI and robots are banned by this time. Paul has preliminary training as a Mentat. Also, thats not a helicopter - it’s an ornithopter. And its from the book. As is everything you see in the movie. The book is second only to the lord of the rings in sci-fi and fantasy rankings. If you havent read the book, the entire story pivots around Kynes, who, in the book, is male. But this movie screws up Kynes massively and makes the story very shallow. Kynes is the secret leader of the fremen - who even stilgar answers to, a planetologist of the empire, the independent imperial arbiter of the handover of dune to the atreides, but a traitor to the emperor, the secret controller of Dune, and the person whose acceptance of paul atreides gives them acceptance by the fremen - plus the father of chani. Oh, and he also controls the smugglers who the fremen deal with. All of that in the movie? Gone. But comparing Dune to Star wars is like comparing Rembrandt to fingerpaintings.
''When you take a life you take your own'' in the vision he dies, meaning by killing the his opponent he is killing paul the boy and becoming the (al gaib) Paul the man.
AS I see it, Paul's visions of him being killed are metaphorical instead of being literal. The person that Paul is, the innocent child, must die and be replaced with his adult self. Him killing for the first time destroys his innocence, kills it, and he is not the same person afterward. He is someone new.
Also in the book he is cherished by the fremen for his fighting prowes and his mother directly goes harsh at him telling him not to be happy about killing another humam being. She doesnt want him to become a monster who likes killing. So down the line he becomes worse than all human dictators combined, but he doesnt like it, so good work mom.😂
A voice says "Paul Atreides must die for Kwizats Haaderach to rise." The voice later says "When you take a life, you take your own." Paul Atreides died when he killed Jamis, and The One was born
The lore of Dune is that in the 8000+ years between now and the time the film is set, there was a war after humans created AI, as a result all computers were abandoned and any attempt to make AI's were outright banned on pain of death. In order to get round the issue of large computation being impossible humans underwent drastic training and drugs were invented to allow humans to essentially become computers. Thufir Hawat is what's known as a Mentat, he also has the title "master of assassins" thanks to his computational abilities making him a tactical genius, in the books you get introduced to another Mentat Peiter De Vries who is taking the drug used by Mentats to increase the speed of thought. "It is by will alone I set my mind in motion, it is by the juice of saphoo that thoughts acquire speed, the lips acquire stains, the stains become a warning, it is by will alone I set my mind in motion". The Sardukar are feared throughout the galaxy as the prime fighting force in existence yet a Mentat can potentially swing the balance of a battle purely because of their mental capacities which is why all the great houses have a Mentat sworn to assist them.
If you feel like it's not a stand alone movie, it's because the movie part 1 is half of the 1st book story, part 2 is the other half. There is so much world building that they need to prepare you for and they did cut out from the book. So glad you loved it and can't wait to see part 2!!!
In the book Chani tells Paul that Jamis normally does a feint before switching his knife to his other hand, before the fight when she loans him her knife. So Chani helped Paul win. I don't know why that advice was removed. In the fight in the film you can see the feint and hand switch before Paul wins, and he used that knowledge to his advantage.
The Bene Gesserit have complete control over their bodies, hence why they can choose their babies' sex. Voice uses their control of their vocal cords to make the perfectly authoritative sound (one book compares it to a mother speaking to her child) that the listener can't help but obey. Also, the Sardaukar (the ones being anointed with blood in the scene with the chanting) are the Emperor's personal army. He lent them to the Harkonnens to get rid of House Atreides.
The spice is used to navigate for interstellar travel, so they can plan a safe passage. It extends your life span, but you have to keep taking it. The blue on blue eyes occur when you're exposed to spice for extended periods. Spice is in the air and food on Arakis, so natives (fremen) have the blue on blue eyes. It's the most valuable substance in the universe and it is only found on Arakis, which is why control of the planet is important. Society has been built on the use of spice. Paul's visions are not set in stone, and many show possible outcomes. He spends a lot of time trying to figure out if his prescient visions will come true.
Here are some strata jiggily placed actors who were both in this movie and in the MCU movies. Dave Bautista: Glossu Harkonnen, the Barron's nephew / Drax the Destroyer Josh Brolin: Gurney Halleck, guy who trained Paul to fight / Thanos and Cable (Deadpool 2) David Dastmalchian : Piter De Vries, (advisor to Barron) / Kurt Goreshter (Ant-man's hacker friend) Oscar Isaac: Duke Leto Atreides / Moon Knight Florence Pugh: Princess Irulan / Yelena Belova (Black Widow's sister who is also an assassin) Stellan Skarsgård: Baron Vladimir Harkonnen / Dr. Erik Selvig (scientist friend of Thor and Jane Foster) Zendaya: Chani / Michelle "MJ" Jones-Watson (spider man's girl) And of course the DC Aquaman additional actor, Jason Momoa
People are talking about how Paul's visions are just possible features which is why they are not always accurate. However, I believe that the vision of him getting stabbed was very much accurate, and it just needed to be interpreted correctly to be fully understood. In the first vision, Chani was the one who stabbed Paul, as it was her knife that was used in the fight. In the second vision where Jamis stabs Paul, the reason why Paul saw himself getting stabbed can be found in the statement made before the start of the fight: "When you take a life, you take your own." By taking Jamis' life, Paul accepted that he would have to give up his own life in exchange. This was part of Paul's transformation, where he would be reborn into the Fremen culture as Mua dib, or "The Desert Mouse." But for him to become Mua dib, Paul of Atreides had to be killed. By taking Jamis' life, Paul took Paul of Atreides' life so that Mua dib can live.
The vision of him dying at the end was SYMBOLISM!!! By Killing Jamis (the dude buggin about Paul's mom) he was "killing" his old self and embracing his destiny as the chosen one... During the fight Paul's mom exclaims that "he has never killed a man" and Paul knows that once he kills him, it'll usher him down the path of war.
so far, every single person i know that said things like "i don't have 2.5 hours to watch a movie." or "dune isn't for me" before finally watching it, had a totally different view after the movie was over, clamoring for part 2.
I agree with Ash. The world building is the best part. The characters are more archetypes than individuals. But archetypes can represent demi-gods or mythological icons. And being so introduced more "symbolism", multicultural themes and historical references. Yes. This is a set-up movie. A "staging" for the next sequel.
Middle Eastern mums use "The Look". That's how they train their daugthers. Mum: Hannah...give me "The Look". Hannah: "👀The Look👀" Mum runs to the kitchen and starts washing the dishes.
You're definitely going to want to watch part two. Part two is the second half to the first book. Things definitely turn up in part two. The tubes in their nose is part of the suit. It captures the moisture exiting your nose.
I will just answer possible future questions and give interesting facts: - Greg Fraser is the cinematographer of this film as well as the upcoming Batman - The film was shot in Abu Dhabi, Hungary, Jordan, and Norway - Hans Zimmer dreamed of writing an ost to Dune - Paul's blue eyes mean that he has been using Spice for a long time, like Fremen - There was a war against machines in the Dune universe, and therefore there is no Artificial intelligence and advanced technologies, the inhabitants of different planets have abandoned them, and rely only on their skills, experience, skills in mechanics, engineering, etc... - The Bene Gesserit is an order of priestesses /witches / fortune-tellers (different cultures and mentalities perceive and call them differently) consisting only of women who have influence within political foundations and represent themselves as advisers/ mentors close to royal families (like Arethusa sorceresses from the Witcher universe, well, almost ...) --The bald guys who stood next to Vladimir Harkonnen (The Flying Fat Man) when he took a bath are Mentats, they are a living archive and a guide -Those who attacked the Atreides at night are the Sardukars, one of the strongest armies and the personal guard of the Emperor (the Harkonens are even less cruel compared to them, and unless only the Foremen can repulse them, by the way, they are one of the reasons why the Emperor was never dethroned) ruthless, real self-murderers, carry out any orders (somewhat reminiscent of the Outriders of the "Space Dogs" from the Avengers:Infinity War) when you saw a scene with Mongolian singing under a rain shower, then pay attention there people were sacrificed in the form of a ritual, this is one of their traditions...(according to the Aztec type)
10:40 Spice does not power interstellar travel. A Holtzman generator does that. The spice gives the Spacing Guild navigators a limited ability to see the future. They can sense with path is dangerous and which is not.
I Love how doubtful you both were at first, and how intensely you both got into it. Dune is a work of literary genius, and Dennis Villeneuve and his people are the best visual artists currently making big films (imo). You guys have to do part 2 blind......please!!! Hahahaha.
This is my favorite novel of all time, and the third filmed version of the story...and it was just the first half of the novel. It was amazing how many things Hannah called way before she had more info, and how many Ash had right as well. Without Dune, there would be no Star Wars, or any of several famous sci-fi movies over the last 50 years. Dune is to sci-fi what Lord of the Rings is to fantasy. A few things to keep in mind... - Frank Herbert wrote the novel Dune in 1965, as a way of exploring a belief he had about charismatic leaders, and how they are dangerous. He said that they "should come with a warning on their foreheads: may be hazardous to your health." However, this story works on multiple levels and multiple themes: ecology, spirituality, the messianic impulse, the danger of charismatic leaders, Jungian psychology, economics, religion, and politics...to name a few. - Paul's training in Bene Gesserit arts (from his mother, Jessica), his martial arts training by Gurney and Duncan, as well as Thufir (that one Hannah accurately called a human calculator, or Mentat in the books.) This actually takes place 20,000 years in the future because 10,000 years previously humanity fought a holy war against thinking machines, causing a religious commandment to be made: Thou shalt not make a machine in the form of a human mind. - Paul's visions of the future are not precise, he can only see enough to change direction. However, his journey isn't over, yet. - Duncan Idaho is a badass in the books, but this version is the first to make the character one on screen, thanks to Jason Momoa. Duncan is a Swordmaster of Ginaz, which is how he could take on that many Sardaukar for as long as he did...fighters of Ginaz are the most badass warriors in the Imperium after the Sardaukar. - The mouse is a kangaroo mouse, a real life desert creature although it doesn't look exactly like the one in the film. The Fremen call the mouse, "muad'dib" (teacher), wise in the ways of the desert. Ash...you are right about the symbolism...it is very important! - The sludge that the Baron was bathing in was spice...to help him heal from Leto's poison tooth. Millions of solaris worth of spice that the Harkonnens had hoarded over their 80 year reign. If you think the Baron in this version was gross...the one from the 1984 version directed by David Lynch is far more gross, but not as scary. - After this and Dune Part 2, you should try the David Lynch Dune from 1984 (very weird and patchy with the story, but fun) and the six hour miniseries Frank Herbert's Dune from 2000, and its sequel Children of Dune (which is made from the second and third books in the Dune novels). Frank wrote 6 novels in the Dune universe before his death in 1986: Dune, Dune Messiah, Children of Dune, God Emperor of Dune, Heretics of Dune, and Chapterhouse: Dune. In the 2000s, Frank's son Brian began writing more novels based on Frank's notes found in a safe deposit box, and there are now an additional 14 novels in the Dune universe by him. - The next Dune film has been greenlighted and will be adapted from Dune Messiah, which will be where director Denis Villeneuve will end with the story.
