Top 10 Things Dune Parts One and Two Change From the Book 

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"I don't like sand. It's coarse, rough and gets everywhere." - Anakin Dunewalker probably

I need the 4-5 hour Director's Cut for both films 😬

The Villeneuve movies do make Paul a good man in that he refuses power until he has no other choice precisely because he knows what a monster he would become

Another HUGE difference between them is that Paul actually never meets the Baron in the books.

Dr. Yueh’s betrayal is not only hinted in the book, but also confirmed in the first few chapters.

The biggest difference is the movie largely ignore the Guild.

Thufir Hawat doesn't make an appearance in Part 2 but in the book he becomes the Harkonnen mentat, and works to sow distrust among the Harkonnens.

I missed the part where Paul yells at Reverend Mother Hellen revealing he’s the Kwisatz Haderach and he will never do her bidding and she cries “Jessica what have you done!?”

In the book Liet Kynes, while dehydrated and dying, is killed by a worm. Also, the fight between Paul & jamis takes place in a sietch without stillsuits, which explains why Paul receives Jamis' water.

I wish they had explained how the personal shields reacted to Lasguns, thus explaining why sword and knife fighting was so prevalent and why the Harkonnen warriors turned their shields off.

No poison needle "I will bend like a reed in the wind." "History will remember us as wives." No mentats or spacing gild

My biggest complaint with both movies is the costuming; in the book no one wore armor. Shields made armor irrelevant. And, as is mentioned in the video, the emperor didn't want his involvement known, so the sardaukar work harkonnen uniforms.

The only thing I was disappointed with was the dynamic between Paul and Chani. I feel like if they don't have a way to bring it back to canon, the third movie is going to be completely off the rails lore-wise.

Ok..ok..has this person even read the book?? Lady Jessica is very prominent and layered.

I loved the second movie, although a bit less than the first one. It's a good adaptation, but the Paul-Chani romance being changed this drastically has heavily affected the film, and possible sequels. I understand that the director went for a more explicit conflict between Chani and Paul, because the book is abundant with inner monologue and inner conflict, which of course we wouldn't be able to see on the screen. Book and movie spoilers ahead. I liked that Chani was given a more active role in the film, however it was at the cost of the portrayal of Paul. In the film, she opposes him and keeps him at arms length. She is distrustful. Again, its a nice adaptation given how Jessica was made to look much more manipulative, asserting Paul's position from within the Fremen society. But it makes it seem like she is just waiting to see if Paul will betray her and the Fremen, by abusing the prophecy to rise to power. She is defiant and critical of both Paul and Jessica in the film, whereas in the book she respects her as reverend mother way more than what is shown. The lack of the time skip, and Leto not being born (or killed), as well as Chani being present for the final confrontation are the main reasons I'm worried about their relationship and the direction of a possible sequel. Because their son isn't killed in the film, Paul is shown to have kinda betrayed Chani. She sees it as if he plotted it all out with his mother and Gurney. In the book, he really wants to avoid the jihad, but losing his son tips the scales. After their son dies, Chani understands Paul's decision to take revenge, and become emperor, which the film does not convey in that way- Instead, we are shown a scene with the atomic bombs, which is the trigger, the green light, that they can go to war. Lastly, the straw the breaks the camels back is the scene in the movie where Paul just walks in, insults the emperor, says he will take Irulan as his empress and become emperor himself, all the while Chani is present. In the book she isn't there, which is VERY important, because rather than be subject to his decision, as it is in the book, we are shown her reaction to this SECONDS AFTER he told her he will love her for as long as he breathes. But because Chani is built up to be more distrustful in the movie, she abandons Paul, instead of accepting this fact, although with much resentment. This becomes one of the most central plotpoints in Dune Messiah - Paul keeps telling Chani that he does not love Irulan, and keeps affirming his love to her constantly. Chani knows this, but can't help feeling resentful and guilty, especially because she can't get pregnant. The ending of the second film is a drastic showing of Chani's inner conflict. Instead of showing her as Paul's greatest ally, even in the face of betrayal and political machinations, she just runs away feeling betrayed.

The time span, it feels like it's only been a few months in the film instead of few years, and Lady Jessica is stil pregnant at the end.

The big mistake Nowadays female characters have to always be angry to represent the strength of women. Chani was a character in the book who accompanied Paul on his rise and became the mother of his children as a concubine, now Zendaya will have her own movie because she is Chani empowered. I'm fed up with this cliché in the service of the absurd politics of inclusion. I refer to Liet Kynes, who was put as an Afro-American woman being a male character in the original work, the change is unnecessary.

I did not like how Chani took off in the end or how they left out that she was the daughter of Leit Kynes. I also thought it was an odd choice not to have Alia as a child. I guess we will see what they do with Chani as she has a very specific destiny that is pivotal in Dune Messiah.

I saw Dune: Part Two in IMAX last night! It was the best movie I have ever seen in my life!!!! I will remember this theater experience forever! Everything about Part Two was absolutely phenomenal, from the story, to the acting to the incredible score by Hans Zimmer! This is honestly one of the best films of the decade, and one of my all time favorite movies!

Sad there was no Count Fenring lol

There are so many differences that have really changed the story 1) the was little to no mention about the Spacing guild or the stranglehold they had on transport. How in the end it was their capitulation to Paul, who had the ability to destroy the Spice was the true defeat of the Empire. Without the Guild transporting everything all of the empire would collapse and they were outside the control of the Empire 2) although the Fremen had their prophecy their main focus was on changing the ecology of Dune. That underpinned everything in their lives. It was in the hidden southern region that they were establishing their green ecology. All of this was driven by the ecologist and his father before him. There was no division in the goals of the Fremen, they wanted a green planet. 3) Paul and Jessica time with the Fremen was condensed from 5 years to less than 6 months which destroyed great parts of the story- from Paul relationship with Chani, to the formation of the Fredaykin beginning with Hanah’s sons who were Paul’s responsibility for a year and who Paul taught 4) Thufir Hawat was not in the second movie and he was a big character in the book and his refusal to kill Paul for the emperor was led to the duel 5) the book themes were about the abuse of power; religion, economic, political and military and the movie only focused on the religion 6) Chani in the book is not a militant, she was the daughter of Liet-Kynes and followed his teachings on the ecology as did every Fremen. It isn’t until the 3rd book that the militant Fremen started rebelling against Paul and the Atreides and returned to their roots 7) all the water that the Fremen collected was for the purpose of greening Dune and they knew to a decagram exactly how much they needed to achieve their goals which was the reason that they would not touch the water in storage 8) no Count Fenring and his involvement in both getting a Harkonnen child from Fade Rutha as well as refusing to kill Paul in a duel when the emperor was defeated 9) Paul’s way of fighting was not Bene Gesserit it was the culmination of all of his teachers, what the Bene Gesserit taught was muscle and nerve control. The tactics he used to defeat the empire and Harkonnen were gorilla tactics taught to him by Duncan Idaho and others including the Fremen. And it takes years to learn the Bebe Gesserit muscle control technique - like learning a martial arts 10) Chani doesn’t leave Paul in fact Jessica tells her that although the princess will be his wife the princess will be less than even a concubine. This adaptation is ok-good but it ends in a way that will be very hard to continue the story without even more issues. As a movie in itself it was a 8/10 for all the brilliant visuals as an adaptation of the book it get a 5/10. I would love to see Dune get the same treatment as Lord of the Rings, simply because of the scope of the story deserves it.

cant wait for Dune part 3 in 2028

No mention of the butlerian jihad. It would have been the root contrast point to emphasize dependence on spice which is caused by an anti-tech religious fundamentalism. that is the reason why bene gesserit is trying to build the most advanced human-supercomputer that would lead humanity out of the economic and political bottleneck. But it backfires just like the time when humanity wanted to build AI for the same reason and it backfired.

Uh you missed Duncan's death and the Guild navigators.

You forgot to mention that the costumes and sets from the 90s miniseries were sponsored by Quality Street chocolates..

Another thing that was cut was how Hawat survived the attack on House Atreides and was forced to work for the Harkonnens.

i would like that they tried to expand that universe. would love to dive deepe into the mythical aspects and for sure the galaxy it self. this is what i hoped we could get out of star wars with an well established world. but hey... at least we got dune and thx to all guys who take sci-fi stuff serious and make it feel organic. rly great movie experience

Just got back from seeing Part 2 and I have to say I doubt I'll see a more spectacular and thought provoking blockbuster this year, it's a masterpiece.

DUNE: PART TWO is a solid 8/10. Slow paced but great. Best of 2024 until now. The villain was great. And the finale was phenomenal.

Liets sex change was the LEAST of the changes. But the death was extremely stupid!

You left out the Fremen’s lack of water discipline & a potential Harkanon heir in Feud Raltha’s unborn child

Most of these changes made sense to me and nothing major seems to have been lost, besides maybe the dinner scene.

You should also do a comparison between the book and 1984 Dune and then 1984 Dune and 2021/24 Dune. Don't forget about the TV show to the book and then the TV show to 1984 and then the TV show to 2021/24. And all that is left after that is the old PC games and the modern games. But games are on a different channel.

They increased Jessica's role but flattened her character in the process. She isn't more layered. She loses her complications in the second movie and becomes pure Bene Gesserit.

No problem with chani leaving Paul at the end, I just hope it doesn’t complicate things for future movies, she’s the mother to Paul’s children in the book afterall who are important later on especially the Leto II

Also, a lot more emphasis on Duncan Idaho. In the book, most of the buddy, buddy interaction/relationship was with Gurney

I'd be curious to know why Villeneuve chose not to have Alia kill the Baron.

The two movies themselves were fantastic. Very stunning visuals, an out-of-this world environment, and an epic soundtrack by Hans Zimmer. Now here are some changes in which I like and dislike: I don’t care for the age appearance of the Emperor since he’s already an old man. And I agree, he is an old man, and as this video put it his book counterpart looks much younger like say he’s in his thirties biologically. Here, he’s old chronologically and biologically. With the soundtrack of the films, I like how they added the throat singing during the battle preparation scene on Salusa Secundus in episode 1 to indicate how strong-willed and ruthless they are but is actually a blessing for the soldiers to stay strong in battle. Some of the things I did dislike is that the mentats’ roles in the movies were lacking and not very fleshed out. Thufir Hawat of House Atreides appeared in some scenes and then was absent after the meeting with Stilgar throughout the rest of the film. Piter isn’t any better, for he pretty much doesn’t do anything at all except for when he just stands around in a few scenes and walks with the Sardaukar Bashar on Salusa Secundus on recruiting the Sardaukar to attack the Atreides. I was expecting Piter to kill Dr. Yueh like in the book, but instead the Baron does it. There were also no guild navigators present at all. Sure they were mentioned in the first movie, but they were never shown. In addition, there was a scene where Margot Fenring tested Feyd-Rautha with the pain box like Reverend Mother Mohiam did with Paul in which I didn’t mind at all. I was also very thrilled to see Anya Taylor-Joy being in the second movie as Alia since she’s one of my favorite actresses. I wanted to see her take on the Baron during the climax of the second film, but I was really bummed that it didn’t happen, but it was Paul that did it instead. In the books, she’s an adult inside the body of a toddler, whereas in the past screen adaptations were played by child actresses. So I’m now starting to get the feeling that the idea of having a toddler with the intelligence of an adult seems kind of silly. Even though I was upset that I didn’t get to see enough Alia, her cameo appearance was just the greatest out of any movie cameo. And when she looks into the camera (though addressing Paul), she says the words “I love you”, which hit really hard and stole my heart, and I got really emotional while thinking back at the scene that I saw. So now I’m very excited to see her in this version. Like I said, we may not have gotten enough of her in Part 2, but I really love to see her play a larger role in the sequel. In my honest opinion, I think she would’ve been cast as Princess Irulan since she’s my suggested candidate and also kind of looks like an Irulan. So back to Alia, she stole the show…for less than a minute that is. And also stated in this video that Leto II wasn’t even born during the movie (possibly to avoid having another child who may as well be Leto II II (Leto the second, the second)). So now I’m starting to see why and how they made these changes. There were some I approved and some I strongly disapproved. But if there’s a third film coming up, I hope it’ll be better than the first two films and I would like to see Alia playing a bigger part in the franchise.

I have to say I like the first movie a lot more than the second. There was a lot of good stuff, but I really didn't like the direction this took the Lady Jessica and Chani more than any other change. Fayed was also weird. -I never took book Jessica as a self-serving villain like I did in the movie. -I am also VERY dissatisfied with the way Chani developed and split from Paul. Breaks several part of the the story.

Paul: I’m not the Lisan-Al-Gaib! Stilgar: I say that you are the Lisan-Al-Gaib, and I should know! I followed a few!

I think the main reason the dinner scene didn't make the cut is that 90% of that scene in the books is told through thoughts. And the style of the book is that you get every character's thoughts. So there's a ton of subtext and things not said and nuances noticed that make it a great scene to read that would make it a really tough one to adapt without adding a lot of explanation. In addition to being a lot of the more local politics that don't end up being super relevant once the Harkonen's attack.

They also completely left out "The Weirding Way" that Paul learns & also teaches to the Fremen. In addition if I remember correctly Liet Kynes was also Chani's father that they completely left out.

I watched both movies back-to-back and I actually liked them. Looking forward to the third.

Denis took a lot of the most gratifying subplots out (Jessica as a possible spy, Thufir Hawat and Gurney being turned against her through deception, etc.) and instead carves out time to make Jessica's character "stronger" (AKA a conniving protagonist and enemy of Chani?!) , make Stilgar into a Gimli-level clown (along with Gurney), and "exploring" Chani's character (as a one-dimensional angry action hero)? This move is a great spectacle, but only the book is a great work of fiction.

"hes psychotic" another gem of hollywood dialog

I think the biggest difference is that in the book Paul actually does see the future, whereas in the movie they portray it more as him playing a role

Liet Kynes is Chani's parent. Liet is almost godlike to the Fremen for the ability to change Arrakis through planetology; and in the book realizes that the worst thing that can happen is for a hero to appear.

I have a love/hate relationship with the Chani/Paul relationship in the movie lol. Like, it sort of puts "he loves her more than she loves him" vibes out there, when I always felt their love for each other and Chani's support/belief in him was a massive part of him becoming Freman/Emperor. I mean she *book spoilers* gives her life to give him children because she loves him that much*end spoilers*. But on the other hand, I sort of also feel like "you reap what you sow" with her in the movie, she kept him at arms length, frequenly doubted him and distrusted him, kept saying she would fight for HER people (as though he wasn't also), kept pushing him not to accept power (when it would have freed her people all the sooner) and was so angry with him for his choices when he did everything to help the Freman and fight for their cause and in the end did what he had to do to free Arakis for the Freman, nearly dying to save HER people, and she slaps him and storms off and is angry with him. I sort of wish they *book spoilers* kept baby Leto in the movie, would have been a good turning point for her to be like "Screw the prophecy, screw the propaganda, screw everything, you do whatever you have to do avenge our son" or something.*end spoiler* But, then again, reminding myself they changed the timeline and it's not like over a year but less than 9 months and she has every right to be distrustful of an outside after such a short time, idk. 30 seconds of dialogue at the end of the movie where he reaffirms exactly what sort of "wife" Irulan would be to him compared to Chani would have been my preferred ending, but it was a fantastic movie regardless.

11:07 Hints? Bruh it goes through Dr. Yueh's entire thought process from when the Baren ordered him to do it, to barely keeping it together while having a conversation with Jessica

Jessica doesn't have much pressence in the novel? Duke isnt affectionate toward her? "Quote" concubine? If you actially read the book i dont know how you would have this opinion.

Thank you I enjoy this showing the difference between novel and film. But Dune 1 and 2 are spectacular films . So I did not mind the change.

The acting and cinematography the cinematography especially we're amazing But I don't think any of us sat down for 2 hours and 45 minutes to watch anything other than a story we loved And they change the story Turning into a film that I could have loved but only liked It wasn't bad but it wasn't Dune It was beautiful to look at which is better than what we get for most movies I'm trying not to complain but I would be lying if I said I wasn't let down

I can live with all those changes. Well, almost. OK, it's an adaptation. We all agree with that. But I don't understand Villeneuve's decision about Liet Kynes. He said in an interview that he wanted to give more screen time to powerful women. He did that with Chani and Lady Jessica. The gender swap was unnecessary in my opinion, especially given that in the book, Kynes is Chani's father.

the biggest change is no weirding way. That is how they trained up the Fremen to beat everyone. In the film the Fremen could have beaten the harkonen anytime they wanted to.

i just saw the movies part 1 and 2 but havent read any of the books yet. I already ordered the first 3 books so i was wondering if i need to read the first book or i can just go straight into reading the second book.

I didn't like how chani became a fighter and didn't have the kid , i feel they changed the role of her purposely for zendaya to be like a girl boss type

I was thrilled back in 84 when I heard that Dune had been made into a movie --- and APPALED when I actually saw it!!! There was almost nothing in the Lynch movie that was as I had envisioned from repeatedly reading the books. Decades later I heard that there was to be a new adaptation --- did I dare hope? Villeneuve did a spectacular job and I'm eagerly awaiting a chance to see part II. Your commentary on the changes was spot on.

I kinda like the Chani change at the end, but wonder how it might affect the third movie. The change certainly gives the character more agency.

The dinner scene would have been cool but I fell impossible to shoot.

The fact that Alia was not born yet in Part II put both movies into very short time frame to include some more details about Pauls training to become one of Fremens, also training Fremes "The Weirding Way" and turning them into formidable army, unless future fiziology of women si different

Crazy that no mentats, the absence of the Spacing Guild and the weirding modules along with Paul's eventual surpassing of the weirding modules did not make this list.

Pauls journey is that of a tyrant and every tyrant is a hero in their youth.

I read the novel. Saw the second movie yesterday, hoping it would be better than the 2021 part 1. I was expecting too much apparently as many significant details were screwed up to the point I was ever more nostalgic about David Lynch's screen adaptation. No justice to the book or respect to the source material; there was only going out of the way for needless pandering in the end.

Why did you not mention the Sting played Feyd Rautha in the 1984 dune???!

Genius moves!

The original novel was excellent and very very well done. To be so presumptuous as to think one can improve upon it is ludicrous.

Another big difference is no mention of weirding way in new movies. Old movies completely changed it. It was pivotal in Paul being first accepted by fremen and then in the fremen being able to defeat the Sardukar.

I don't like that they took out Paul crying after killing Jamis. It is a huge piece of the puzzle how the Fremen came to respect Paul.

I think the director screwed up a bit on the dynamic between Chani and Paul

Great movie. Really need to see it on the big screen. Last time I was wowed like this was the final Harry Potter movie.

A sci-fi classic that will be spoken of with acclaim for years to come. Another Blade Runner or 2001 A Space Odyssey. Lol!

Sorry I don't get the last one, what are they saying is different between the books and movies?? They eventually get to the same message, right??

I miss Harrah character (Paul's first wife), she had a small role in the book but was a nice supporting person

How about in Dune 2, the Bene Gesserit telling the Emperor to kill the Atreides (which contradicts the first movie)?

It's good that the new movies don't have to deal with the oddity of two characters named Leto II. One of the characters in a later book actually mentions that the second Leto II should have been named Leto III.

I'm upset that Liet would be snuck up upon in the desert itself by the Harkonnen. It seems so sloppy. Also I don't recall them establishing Liet and Chani's relationship at all and being the one to talk with Paul about his/her dream of a green Arrakis.

"closer to the world today" Well todays world sucks

The look of both films is spectacular. Love it. Unfortunately, it kinda erased or re-wrote the pictures in my head that I got from reading the books in the early 90s. Neither Lynch’s film nor the Miniseries managed that. A statement to films visual power. Still a bit sad that it blasted my own imagination. And Jamis will now forever look like Babs Olusanmokun in my head. Such a strong presence on screen. Not sad about this at all, however. But it complicates things a bit because now I desperately hope that they’ll *never* have Joseph beam down to a desert environment. My brain would surely melt.

Feyd didn't use the poison barb when dueling with Paul.

I hope Denis Villeneuve gets to direct RENDEZVOUS WITH RAMA Because he's perfect

Also forgot to mention Harah, Jamis' wife who became Paul's servant after he beat him in the duel

8:25 Well in the book Paul takes the princess to be his wife, while Chani remains his concubine who whill bear his children.

Hello good nights

2:05 Well ain’t that tragic😢

Better than Star Wars

Woooaaa 😮how can you leave out the Mentat!!! Stephen McKinley Henderson couldn’t have been that busy with Beau is afraid or civil war!

04:45 Wasn't this water seller guy also in Dr. House? As the guy who's been in coma for years and House brings him back for a while so he could be an organ donor for his son?

Hey! Have you heard the voices around Thufir Hawat? Check the meeting scene in DUNE 1, when Thufir mentions the Harkonnen accounts. LISTEN, I was shocked, where is that voice coming from? You need to hear this, as I, never, noticed this before. It sounds like the voice. I wore headphones and checked 2 versions, it's so strange. (I copied this comment from another vid I saw, because I really need to know what this is.)

Thank you for the update, WatchMojo..!! I was completely captivated by Frank Herbert's "Dune." The rich world-building and intricate political dynamics drew me into a unique and fascinating universe. The depth of the characters, particularly Paul Atreides, allowed me to form a deep connection as he navigates complex relationships and personal growth while dealing with the weight of his destiny. 🥶

in the book Liet Kynes dies during a spice blow which is observed by Paul and Chani at sietchTabar and thinks "I am a desert creature, You see me, Father? I am a desert creature." at the end of Dune book, Paul threatens to kill all the makers, it was a threat to Guild Navigators not so much to the other houses because without spice the guild are blind, there is no commerce and thus a threat to other houses.

Love the books, have read them a few times and didn't find the changes took away from THIS story for the movies. I do worry about how these choices impact another movie now, as you now have to create a reason for Chani to come back, have to show how Aliya as an abomination impacts her and if I recall correctly Jessica fears what Paul has become. She, like all Bene Geserit fear the Kwisatz Haderach. So they have to transition her relationship to that space too. In other words they have a lot to accomplish in a third movie.

what novels should i buy if i want to have the story of the new movies

1:21 I think Villenueve seriously considered adapting Emperor Shadam from the novel. I think he just thought let's cast Walken again as Shadam as homage to Walken playing him in the 1980's

If they release blu ray expanded of dune 2020, would buy.

I am happy that this film version is fairly close to the 1984 version and the book.I have read all six in the series. It would have been nice if Frank Herbert was alive to see and comment on the 2000 and 2021-24 films. What was disheartening was the "Foundation" series on Apple TV which, in my opinion, obliterated the Book series. I was able to watch one or two chapters and got turned off completely. I have read all 18 books that encompass the "Foundation" world from "I, Robot" to "Foundation and Earth" multiple times

While you rightly point out that The Baron's nephews appearance is different in the film you failed to mention that the harkonnens are supposed to have red hair as does Jessica and Aali which hints at the fact that Jessica is his daughter. We did see this utilized to a certain extent and David Lynch's film though it was not commented on, but majorly downplayed in the miniseries and completely left out of the equation though we are certainly informed of the relationship here in these films

I think some of these changes and additions came from the prequel books House Harkonnen/Atreides/Corrino.

The main difference is, the book is awesome

The wierdest part to me was the whole relationship with channi. Im curious how that will affect the next movie