Why This Scene From Dune 2 Felt So Insane

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In this video I breakdown of the sandworm riding scene in Dune: Part 2 and how sound design, cinematography, performance, VFX and directing, all work together to make it so effective.
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@00HoODBoy 4 месяца назад

sound design in both films is top notch. the thumping sound alone is iconic

@menuki6996 4 месяца назад

I adore getting lost in the sound in either Part One or Part Two of Dune. It's beyond fantastic and sometimes given that I've seen both movies easily over 8 times it's great to close your eyes at some points to really let the audio take over... it's really at least 50% of what makes the movies insane to me next to the visuals and all of course. The only other example coming to mind, coming close or even being on the same level is Oppenheimer. Though there's nothing that can replace that freaking iconic thumping sound haha... I love how they recorded sand layers even beep below the thumper to make sure it really sounds tactile and "right", that deep deep thumping.

@mauz791 4 месяца назад

@@menuki6996 the loud clicks of the sandworms before the final war, and the massive ship horn when they open their mouths and show them to the audience? Flawless. Though I do think Blade Runner 2049 also has wonderful sound, as well as the Oblivion movie with M83's sound and music. Oppenheimer is a titan thoughit was amazing 🙌

@Balthazar2242 4 месяца назад

The bass in IMAX shook the seats

@LizardSpork 4 месяца назад

I've friends who watched this at home on streaming instead of in the cinema and I just want to slap them. Like why did you even bother?😮‍💨

@menuki6996 4 месяца назад

@@mauz791 This may sound silly but this comment alone made me rewatch the movie just for that scene. Epic as always... And I totally agree with BR 2049!! I feel a bit bad for not mentoning it but anyone who likes the work of Denis HAS to check out BR too generally next to amazing audio and all. Fabulous movie as well..

@Advent3546 4 месяца назад

I will never get over how huge the Dune movies are. The sheer sound of it all is overwhelmingly epic.

@naromsky 4 месяца назад

I'm epically overwhelmed.

@LuisSierra42 4 месяца назад

As written

@Soniti1324 4 месяца назад

It's why I get pissed at Gen Z who say they hate Dune, and of course they didn't see it in theaters; they watched it at home, on a crappy 32'' LCD, with no sound system of any kind. Dune's soundscape is utterly _massive._ It _commands_ an IMAX viewing. Just... Truly another level stuff.

@moonchildeverlasting9904 4 месяца назад

the CRAZIEST thing is... from the moment the "enemy" warriors float and transcend the mountain. until one of the last minutes of the film, most scenes are really incredible. its just a well-woven multilayered quality of great filmmaking and creating powerful scenes.

@moonchildeverlasting9904 4 месяца назад

@@Soniti1324 has a single gen z person said they hate the film? I heard thousand of real gen z children say they love it.

@callummacalister 4 месяца назад

The way Villeneuve communicates how worm-riding works in this scene is also worthy of remark; using the hooks to expose the spiracles, and then the worm instantly responding by rolling the xposed section up and away from the sand, a single shot demonstrates what half a page of text explains in the book. Remarkable work.

@Clark_Films_anim 4 месяца назад

I love the inclusion of the “no, lower” from Chani, and the punching of the dune to hear the resonance, as if there is a skill, a touch, that is learned (or foreknown) like English in billiards. It’s fantastic!

@treborkroy5280 4 месяца назад

But how do they get others on the worm after the rider takes control? Even Lynch was able to show more worm riding than this one did. It was just more visually intense.

@Imperial_Squid 4 месяца назад

@@treborkroy5280 It's important to note that Paul is much less skilled in this scene than most riders so they'd have more control _and_ the worm he rides is one of the biggest worms in living memory so it's safe to say the typical experience is _much_ more controlled than the scene in the film. As for how it's done, they stick anchors and ropes in the thick skin and then just ride it in circles while everyone grabs on and climbs up, it's like trying to catch a bus that can't stop but will do slow laps round the block while people jump into the open door.

@briancolwill3071 4 месяца назад

@@Imperial_SquidAhhhh, makes sense. Still must be bloody tricky getting all those people and gear up there. Dennis said in an interview he has an idea how they do it and he hopes to show us next time🤞

@OCinneide 4 месяца назад

@@briancolwill3071 The desert takes the weak. If you cannot climb the worm, you are not a fremen.

@Tephr1te 4 месяца назад

0:10 fun fact, the year 10,000 refers to 10,000 years since the founding of the spacing guild, not from now, it's set more like 20,000 years from

@naromsky 4 месяца назад

Unless...

@WMDZone 4 месяца назад

NERD!!!

@balancedboys 4 месяца назад

That is a fun fact! Dune lore is still a foggy area for me, but damn do I love the movies

@Houseofweird 4 месяца назад

This blew me away when I read it in the Dune Encyclopedia way back. I know it's not seen as "canon" now, but after giving some of the prequels a go, I have to say the Encyclopedia feels a lot more like the world Frank Herbert originally created.

@dingdongs5208 4 месяца назад

Was just typing this then saw your comment haha

@keith6706 4 месяца назад

Really nice touch of realism when the worm blasts across the plain: Paul first stand still, thinking it's heading toward him, then starts moving left, realizes that it isn't going that way, then starts moving rights, and then realizes it's not nearly as close as he thought it as and has to start sprinting to intercept it. People do have a hard time judging the movement and distances of very large objects (thus why people keep getting hit by trains) so that is something that feels entirely real.

@StayFractalesque 4 месяца назад

Actually, he knew exactly where the worm was gonna go, thats the point of the thumper..

@Thewhiteandorange 3 месяца назад

this comment 1000% the last bit where he struggles to push himself up from his knee. tell us how absolutely fast this massive beast is going without telling us how absolutely fast this massive beast is going. filmmaking at it's peak.

@noproblem8931 4 месяца назад

10:45 Zimmer's score kicks in and I get goosebumps all over again. It really is a testament of greatness

@faustsiftar7683 4 месяца назад

That point I also got goosebumps and a huge smile watching it in the cinema. Probably my favorite scene in the film

@RobinClower 4 месяца назад

That's when I realized I'd been holding my breath for the past minute. Both times I saw the movie haha

@Pilvenuga 4 месяца назад

this scene made me leave my body and the cinema room behind and only return after the movie ended

@LuisSierra42 4 месяца назад

Bless the Hans and his music

@Bruh-el9js 4 месяца назад

That scene sold the movie for me. I literally bought the books because of that scene

@peterproductions5015 4 месяца назад

Gonna need this man to break down the whole movie.

@delfordchaffin5617 4 месяца назад

Watch this video to find out how to see him doing just that. LOL

@richarddecredico6098 3 месяца назад

are you that dumb that you need someone to explain the simplistic tropes and memes used here?

@DamienOMalley 4 месяца назад

Surfer of 32 years here. This scene captures better than any surf video what it feels like taking on big waves. The timing, focus, rapid decision making, sounds, physics, sense of scale and outright terror and elation - it’s all there. Talked to other surfers and they said same. These people really did the research. Great job breaking down the scene Thomas.

@mollywoodshots6503 4 месяца назад

Babe, wake up. Thomas Flight made another Dune video

@wathsi99 4 месяца назад

We've been waiting for Dune 2 videos 😍

@skyteus 4 месяца назад

It do be that time of the year!

@mollywoodshots6503 4 месяца назад

@@8020Alive I was waiting for him to drop this video. And you truly itself is crime considering you put it in this channel

@mollywoodshots6503 4 месяца назад

@@8020Alive Thanks. Yours isn't

@mollywoodshots6503 4 месяца назад

@@8020Alive Atleast not pointless like yours😅

@NHTopher 4 месяца назад

When this scene was over in the theater I relaxed and realized I had been sitting straight up, completely tensed and gripping the seat. Haven't felt that in a movie ever before that I can remember.

@Thewhiteandorange 3 месяца назад

that's beautiful.

@MrFaronheit 4 месяца назад

As a surfer I 100% felt the wipeout inspiration of the sandworm scene. The quick rush of darkness and deep sound followed by chaos. Trying to keep control while tossed about, barely knowing where your limbs are. Extremely visceral

@richarddecredico6098 3 месяца назад

extremely and ridiculously impossible just silly film making, for middling minds that like stunning visuals and nonsensical narrative

@danielschaeffer1294 2 месяца назад

I’ve seen a lot of surf footage of the really big wave stuff - Jaws, Pipe, etc. - and I suspect Denis spent a lot of time asking “How do I get that feel?”!

@balancedboys 4 месяца назад

Every great Sc-Fi ever made has its own unique sound. It's almost like a movie's ID card. "Predator", "Alien", "Terminator", "Star Wars" ect. Once you see the name to anyone of these films, you can instantly recall the vibe to it. "Dune 2" is the 1st Sc-Fi from recent memory to actually achieve this. The thumping, the score, that weird ass robot exposition quote in the beginning that sends chills down my spine will always come to the forefront when I hear/see the name Dune 2. And respectfully Dune in general.

@benjamingallaway8687 4 месяца назад

Please do the Speech scene at the end of the movie too, that scene made me feel things like no other movie scene has ever done

@janmajer4662 4 месяца назад

Let's be honest, it's the way Timothée shouts *"D U K E of Arrakis"*

@piadox 4 месяца назад

@@janmajer4662also the chakobsa lines for "hand of God be my witness. I am the Lisan al-gaib" while pounding his chest and looking up to the sky. Absolute chills. I've watched that scene like 20x and it hasn't lost its efficacy.

@Soniti1324 4 месяца назад

@@piadox It is absolutely captivating Almost primeval. Just transfixing. I know exactly what you're talking about.

@critiqueofthegothgf 4 месяца назад

@@piadox saw it three times in theaters. all three times I was captivated more than I've ever been but god, that first time evoked a feeling in me like no other. "I am the voice from the outer world. I will lead you to paradise"

@nicholasverduzco6180 10 часов назад

Im an atheist and watching that scene I was literally starting to believe Paul was the Lisan Al Gaib especially with the “Your mothers warned you of my coming”. And at the end when everyone’s chanting Lisan Al Gaib I almost got out of my seat and started chanting to then sat back down immediately reminding myself that I am watching a movie

@msmith2961 4 месяца назад

"Don't show too much worm". Excellent life advice right there, awesome film analysis dude.

@AlxRo66 4 месяца назад

“Hey, Muad’Dib! Don’t embarrass us! Call a big one!”

@ChaosMarine9118 4 месяца назад

Not that big!!

@mgasukihanwa841 4 месяца назад

A grandmother of a worm

@dingdongs5208 4 месяца назад

@@mgasukihanwa841umm actually it's grandfather

@StayFractalesque 4 месяца назад

@@dingdongs5208 ..achtually, no, literally, Grandmother of a Worm..

@goyasolidar 4 месяца назад

@@StayFractalesque Shai-Hulud literally translates as Grandfather of the Desert or Old Man of the Desert.

@jlangevin65 4 месяца назад

I agree about Chalamet's performance. It's seems simple, but having taken some intense rides myself when I rode longboards at over fifty miles per hour, I could feel Paul's anxiety from his breath and repetition of, "okay."

@mrshadow2514 4 месяца назад

I have no problem sitting through extended, director`s cut of two movies combined together :) give me 7 hours of Denis Villeneuve`s Dune

@szinyk 4 месяца назад

the movie you saw on screen IS the director's cut.

@lolilie 4 месяца назад

I saw Dune Part 2 in the Screen X format, meaning I had picture in front of me and on both sides, like 270 degrees visual surround. This scene brought me to tears from the sheer awe of what cinema can accomplish. I was riding the worm with Paul in that scene. With so many shots from “on the worm,” and sandy chaos literally surrounding me on three sides, I was there. I can’t compare it to any other movie-going experience.

@timovangalen1589 4 месяца назад

One of the sound designers on LOTR said that the key to doing a big scene like a battle is zeroing in on the most important sound for a shot and then switching to the next one very fast. Interesting to see some of the same principles being applied here.

@TinRapper 4 месяца назад

5:17 The best example of this camera work is Pacific Rim vs the shitty sequel that we agreed doesn't exist.

@r.c.c.10 4 месяца назад

I really get what he's saying and it is true, but it's the cinematography of Dune is so static and aritifical it doesn't help at all to ground the scene. Camera movement is Fraser's weakness.

@aniruddhagowda8072 4 месяца назад

I mean that's the opposite of what's he saying@@r.c.c.10

@StayFractalesque 4 месяца назад

..what do we think about the PR Anime?

@mastpg 4 месяца назад

Hooks pulled up on flaps that covered some sort of inlets, which presumably need to be protected from sand intake. So it seems somewhat reasonable that the worm would trend up...but ALL showing and no telling....Villeneuve is a virtuoso.

@mastpg 4 месяца назад

@K.C-2049 Well, that's the filmmaker he wants to be. Tarantino's films would be somewhat let down by Villeneuve's level of dialogue, but it's perfect for what Villeneuve is doing, and as a result, Villeneuve was the perfect director for Dune, as much of the book is internal monologue and intellectual/world building exposition without words from the characters. He might be the best show-don't-tell director working right now. Really hope he gets $ for two more.

@flippert0 4 месяца назад

The comparison with surfing and avanlanches was a real eye opener, thanks!

@aptaylor75 4 месяца назад

Kills me that everyone gets this wrong. The Dune series is set in the year 10191 A.G (Or after the founding of the Spacing Guild). That event happened at the end of the Butlerian Jihad against thinking machines. There had been space travel for 11200 years BEFORE 1 A.G. So Dune is set AT LEAST 21000 years in the future, amd most likely more like 25000 years in the future.

@treborkroy5280 4 месяца назад

Its not really that important tbh.

@carmelmosser8028 4 месяца назад

It is so! the timeline is integral to the whole story

@sk8mafia214 4 месяца назад

@@carmelmosser8028 Definitely is. I remember in Dune Messiah I think Paul mention about the Nazis and how Jews they killed but Stilgar wasn’t impressed by the numbers

@laneyarcade 3 месяца назад

Thank you for doing the math, I love getting to know little things like that for freeeeee

@mrshadow2514 4 месяца назад

For me, Paul accomplishing sandworm ride misison with such struggle adds more geniunity to the movie. We`re not watching Marvel super hero. He is still a young man in late 20s. So, I expect him to have hard time to stand on a giant moving animal

@hookoffthejab1 4 месяца назад

I could be wrong but I think he's a teenager in the books. The movie doesn't really say how old he is though

@mrshadow2514 4 месяца назад

@@hookoffthejab1 I never read the books but in the novel, checked a couple of articles, they say he is a teenager. His age in the movie never revealed specifically but we can take Timothy`s own age represents Paul`s age in the movie.

@rikk319 4 месяца назад

@@mrshadow2514 In the book, both Paul and Feyd are 15-16, but we pass through 3-4 years before the end of the book. Paul was described as a wiry, fit teen, short for his age, so Timothee was a perfect cast for Paul's physicality. I think both book author and film director got across the point that someone doesn't have to be physically imposing to be charismatic--or dangerous.

@jennymcelligott 3 месяца назад

@@rikk319Chalamet is nearly 6 feet so he’s def not short.

@Thalassicus01 3 месяца назад

@@rikk319 Yeah. Bautista's Rabban is the most physically imposing character in Dune 2, but feels **least** dangerous!

@adversary22 4 месяца назад

The fight between K and Luv was crazy and so good. Far better than the fights with world ending stakes in other movies.

@jadencasto 4 месяца назад

The moment where the sand fully encapsulates Paul and the sound almost has a 360 enclosing effect, which was incredible in IMAX, was the part of this scene that I remembered the most!

@aystack 4 месяца назад

For me, the sound when the worm first surfaces and crashes into the dune is flawless. Scratches a certain part of my brain.

@RSpracticalshooting 4 месяца назад

These films were masterpieces. Not once did i ever feel like they didn't just film the whole thing on arrakis. Everything felt so tangible.

@dinodinosaur2930 4 месяца назад

💚 Denis & Hans poured their love into both movies, which is clear to see ... The worm scene took 40 days to film 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

@salvasalda 4 месяца назад

I was so emotional when seeing this scene in IMAX on my second viewing, it was epic, surreal, and once in a lifetime.

@AlmightyRawks 4 месяца назад

When I saw this scene in the cinema, I was already hoping for videos highlighting how fantastic it was. The lack of music, the amount of dust thrown at the camera, the actual struggle taking place, is a masterclass in grounding a character and bringing the entire story closer to the audiences. Easily my favorite scene of the two films as well!

@Jessica_Jones 4 месяца назад

Incredible. ...I didn't want to be invested in this movie. The genre isn't really for me and my husband is the one who's gotten me to watch them. That being said, watching at the theater I was IN this scene in spite of myself because of all of this tension. As the silence stretched out and the thumper felt intensified, I actually felt the anticipation and was sitting there just being blown away by the production. Being aware of my emotion around it I consciously thought, "Wow guys, well done." It's pretty rare these days for me to be fully roped into a movie, but even this was such a fresh and interesting experience that Denis Villeneuve officially has my attention and major admiration. Thanks so much for breaking this down. You always take my existing wonderment and elevate it to new levels of amazed!

@rikk319 4 месяца назад

Good art transcends genre. I don't have to be a country music fan to know that Johnny Cash's version of Nine Inch Nails' "Hurt" was a masterpiece.

@Jessica_Jones 4 месяца назад

@@rikk319 💯 so well said!!

@endlesswick 4 месяца назад

I like the sandworm ride scene as well. One thing though, when the sandworm crashes through the dune that Paul is standing on, Paul runs towards the chasm created by the worm, but it takes him a while to get there. It seems like when he finally jumps through the chasm the worm would already be gone, at best he would catch the tail end of it. Maybe worms are a lot bigger than I think they are, but my perception of worm size is what is given to me by the movie. Either way I think what makes this scene tense is that if Paul fails he could end up being buried alive. Scary stuff.

@maxmuss4969 4 месяца назад

Release the 5 hour cut

@vinayakkothari6162 Месяц назад

7 hour director’s cut

@rehanpoonawalla7406 4 месяца назад

I genuienly started tearing up at what i was seeing on my IMAX screen. My jaw was agape, goosebumps all over. The way my seat shook- it felt like I was there in the scene with them. Just amazing.

@nusratnaomi 3 месяца назад

a piece of dialogue that really sells this scene for me is stilgar’s concerned “not that big!” as we see the worm cloud approaching. because we trust stilgar’s wisdom, him being concerned over the size of the worm for a first time rider heightened the suspense so much

@loganwelty7094 4 месяца назад

One of the best movies I’ve ever seen in my life, and one of the best scenes from it. Great video dude!

@redbarchetta8782 4 месяца назад

If this movie doesn't win Best Picture in every award show forthcoming then there's something wrong with those award shows. This film is a perfect film.

@ukrainefighter2456 4 месяца назад

Hey red, how GOOD. Is this film really? Your honest humble Opinion. in some youtube videos people are very mixed about it like others say this movie was garbage/trash boring and some parts strayed from the book. While others loved it so much and called it a masterpiece. I saw dune part 1 last night and must say wow im impressed. Im hoping going in to part 2 i want to have a satisfying experience. Saw the reviews of dune part 2 wow its probably the highest rated film for sci fi in YEARS. Is it really as good as empire strikes back as some would say it?

@ukrainefighter2456 4 месяца назад

@@mco51193 really?!!🥰😱wow thx for the reply! Omg omg yes! Finally someone i can count on. yeah i keep hearing thst its the best sci fi in the last 20 years. And the lotr and star wars of our time. You know the most absurd comment some make is that they say the modern dune films are boring and trash and say it strays from the books and the antagonist sucks. and also claiming the 1984 version or the mini series are better. Thats pretty absurd. I mean i saw the classic david lynch version and i will say its alright I guess 🤷🤨its not bad nor a masterpiece. but the special effects look really dated. Some would say its awful. What do you think

@Bruh-el9js 4 месяца назад

@@ukrainefighter2456 I haven't seen a single person saying that it's trash and boring. It is the single best sci-fi movie I've ever seen.

@ukrainefighter2456 4 месяца назад

@@Bruh-el9js thats cool. But in some section in some RU-vid videos. You would see people saying that they prefer the old david lynch dune film from 1984 over the newer ones and say that movie was better. My reaction was😨🤦noo way, that movie was unique for its time but its in noo way better. Theres so many cheesy moments in that film and just looks comical in comparison to the denis version. What do you think? Have you seen the old dune movie or tv mini series?🤔

@Bruh-el9js 4 месяца назад

@@ukrainefighter2456 These people are gatekeepers who want to pretend that any big budget movie today is bad and that Cinema is dead. Don't listen to them. Lynch's movie is not nearly as good.

@honscha 4 месяца назад

10:52 I'd go even further, when the score comes in it gives the feeling of what it must be like to make sense and control the chaos of the worm, the music overcomes the sound as Paul overcomes the worm

@purgruv 4 месяца назад

Isn't it the very same music that comes in when Paul overcomes his fear and gains control of himself in the gom jabbar test?

@loganastrup6870 4 месяца назад

Seeing the whole movie but especially this scene in IMAX was one of the most incredible theatrical experiences I've ever had.

@aubanurmi 4 месяца назад

My god. My hair was in the air.

@siliconvalley577 4 месяца назад

4:38 just realized, after seeing the scene for the 10th time, that they could have delayed the sound of the worm breaking through this dune by a second to show the distance…

@nevar108 4 месяца назад

When i saw this scene at the theater, and after i picked up my jaw, i was thinking what your hot take would be.

@samfilmkid 4 месяца назад

If there was ay doubt before that Denis Villeneuve was the heir apparent to Spielberg, his stinginess on showing the worms like the shark in Jaws and the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park drives it home completely.

@Soniti1324 4 месяца назад

I think he is also heir apparent to Christopher Nolan. Homeboy needs to hang it up, Denis has been doing it better for basically a decade at this point.

@ddebnath11 4 месяца назад

This scene, the opening eclipse scene and the Harknonnen Arena scene...jaws on the floor. Just incredible.

@quoniam426 4 месяца назад

That scene was undoubtfully a great cinematic moment, the entire room was rumbling to the core. Glorious.

@tjmthegreat4009 4 месяца назад

My 6th watch in theaters still gave me goosebumps. That sound design is incredible.

@TheAKDMF447 4 месяца назад

Seeing this movie twice in IMAX made me so IMAX pulled in a way I didn’t think was possible

@kg30004 4 месяца назад

The sound was almost overwhelming in IMAX, yet it wasn’t uncomfortable feeling like the poorly mixed previews were in that theater.

@lukedonovan7904 4 месяца назад

you discussing the similarity between GoPro extreme sports footage and falling onto the worm reminds me of Laura Marks' haptic visuality theory. Also the documentaries of Verena Paravel & Lucien Castaing-Taylor like 'Leviathan'

@NewGoldStandard 4 месяца назад

This is such an awesome post! Thank you for the time and effort it took and for sharing it with us.

@bishwapriyosarkar4922 3 месяца назад

10:44 was the moment we were all waiting for. Goosebumps all around. I think I forgot to breathe for a while then.

@rhatcher010 4 месяца назад

The Imperium's year zero is roughly 10,000 from now. Which sets Dune approximately 20,000 years into our future. Zero Year marks the moment when the Padishah Emperor first granted the Spacing Guild a total monopoly over all space-based travel in the Known Universe.

@hank_430 4 месяца назад

What DV did in this scene is beyond genius. The quiet. The pacing of the action, sound design, and musical score. Where to place the camera (damn ever time it shifted on the worm - I held my breath through that hold part for fear of breathing in the sand - gah so good!) He took what marvel-directors who make into a flashing "heroes first step into realizing their destiny" sort of scene and illustrated that once again he GETS it. This scene is Paul's entire story. It is his destiny and it is his downfall because yes from the outside he will appear as this larger than life being (that tamed the grandfather worm) but in reality he is BARELY hanging on and it is the worm, not Paul, who is the force that cannot be controlled and by Paul even attempting to do so ultimately leads to his own downfall in the end (Messiah of Dune - RIP). THAT is why it's 5 minutes of "nothing". Just like the silence before the worm ride, this scene was the turning point not just for this film but for the character himself.

@modernoverman 4 месяца назад

At this point, I really feel like Denis Velleneuve might be the only director right now who could make a successful large-scale historical epic.

@ChaosMarine9118 4 месяца назад

I think Nolan’s the only one right there at his level.

@Soniti1324 4 месяца назад

@@ChaosMarine9118 Nolan's been off his game for 8 years. Denis is heir apparent to Nolan imo, he's been doing what Nolan does, but better, for a decade.

@Schmidtelpunkt 4 месяца назад

Yep, it is a shame that Bryan Singer kicked himself out of the circle - the second Xmen movie was quite impressive. I wonder where he would have ended up, without dedicating his life to sex, drugs and very questionable choices.

@diiod 2 месяца назад

i remember watching this scene in the cinema and just *feeling* the sound, absolutely incredible

@MindlessProds 4 месяца назад

Love how you broke down the realistic camera angles

@AmedeeBoulette 4 месяца назад

An extraordinary gift, maybe the most important in cinema’s history, ever made to science fiction.

@FrizzleLamb 4 месяца назад

This video essay reminded me of the one Nerdwriter made on Ghost In The Shell. One of the things that made the anime work but not the live action is in how the movie showed the city--the live action uses soaring drone shots over an obviously-CGI'd city, yet the anime shows shots of the buildings and sceneries that stays in place on the ground, like it was from the perspective of people gazing out of a window. I think it's the same with Dune Part Two: the cameras stay "grounded", and it made the world more believable, like there was actually a camera on top of a sandworm, or someone is on a helicopter filming a sandworm approaching.

@meganalfajora3991 4 месяца назад

I hope you keep making video essays for a long time because I really enjoy your analysis

@Poodlestroop 4 месяца назад

The worm handlers did incredible work training the animals for this scene.

@aadimalaviya4298 2 месяца назад

This was my favorite scene in the movie. One of the most engaging I'd ever seen in a movie theater.

@anthonypereiramusic7120 4 месяца назад

Got chills and was holding my breath the 3 times I saw it in the theater and again when watching it at home. A legendary scene that met and surpassed any expectations of a massive Dune book fan.

@ZZ.91 Месяц назад

this movie was simply the best experience i ever lived in a cinema. I didn't know it was possible to live this during a movie ! IMAX at his best, for all reasons you explained in this video.

@grammy_enthusiast 3 месяца назад

The music (Worm Ride) that plays when Paul finally finds a steady posture on the back of the worm is an updated version of Ripples In The Sand.

@BillyViBritannia 3 месяца назад

One thing you didn't mention which I loved was 0 exposition on how riding works and why the worm doesn't take the rider down with it. And yet it made perfect sense when seeing it. They could have easily included a dialog like "remember, keep dem holes open or you dine in hell tonight" but they didn't and im glad.

@davemeyers9425 4 месяца назад

I watched D2 again last night, this scene just blows me away every time. As you say everything about this scene adds to an amazing moment in the story. Thanks for sharing!

@0rganizzm 4 месяца назад

congrats on 1 million subs tommy!

@nevary8618 4 месяца назад

It’s fantastic that the dynamic contrast is touched upon. The human ear won’t notice a gradual dynamic shift as much as a quick, dramatic change. With a friend, test this by talking very loud, then begin counting immediately at a soft volume. See how long it takes to hear each other’s voice. Dynamic change often swells or diminishes closer to when the volume change is meant to be affected because of this.

@davelliott92 4 месяца назад

In terms of Paul only just managing to ride the worm, I understood this to be because the worm was much bigger than they ever expected and this unexpectedly won over a lot of the doubters within the group.

@CaseyMeeko 4 месяца назад

I love your videos. Thank you for such a deep dive into technological aspects, the crescendo effect and pop music example, reference to pov videos of ski and surfing fall off, explanation of camera angles, this helps to expand my impression of the film and discover new layers of director's vision. Bravo! True love for cinematography.

@Raidenthemandude 4 месяца назад

The dune movies are our Lord of The Rings. I will cherish them and show them off to my kids and grand kids until i die. Truly incredibly film making.

@Crocy 4 месяца назад

Shout out to the camera operators recording Paul while holding onto the worm with him. Especially the operator riding alone.

@TheAlexisBrownChannel 4 месяца назад

I agree, I love how Denis let the sound design have moment to shine then let the score come in. He did the same thing George Lucas did with The Phantom Menace pod race, you get a showcase of the great sound design then once Anakin starts the third lap then the John Williams score comes in. Such a brilliant Directorial choice.

@HarnaiDigital 4 месяца назад

NOW we need you to break down the Final worm Fight scenes.

@mackrev 4 месяца назад

i love that they use the actual sound of a rocket taking off when the sandworm is coming towards him. they dont even try to blend it in with the other sounds or hide it lol

@muthusid 4 месяца назад

Denis is the absolute master of building and building and building tension… Think of the border crossing scene in Sicario. The actual action is just seconds long… but it feels so much more since he builds so much tension before that

@RobertSmith_Not_From_The_Cure 4 месяца назад

I've only just noticed "Boy with Apple" in the background. That is wonderful.

@mikeleddyphoto 4 месяца назад

You just perfectly described the relation between cinema and electronic music!! A controlled linear atmosphere that builds and releases tension in ways that complements and emphasizes each of it’s elements

@zacharywong483 4 месяца назад

Fantastic analysis here!

@DeltaBravo05 Месяц назад

No joke, this scene made me tear up because of how fucking epic it was. The emotion from that scene was just incredible.

@StokaXXL 4 месяца назад

Really good breakdown! Despite the technical impecability, I didn't really feel that much tension throughout the scene. It felt like riding a sandworm was a walk in the park for Paul. They could have had Paul not immediately latching onto the worm and almost getting squashed by its sheer size. Then he would have found a way to latch onto its body and climb up, only to be struck by the sand dune so strongly that one of the hooks dislodges and it sends him flying back. In the end he finds a way and Stilgar screaming "Lisan al Gaib" would have had an even bigger impact. The film was of insane scope and I understand that it's easy to lose track of every single detail but those small moments could have made it even more amazing :)

@jamdoodles 4 месяца назад

This was hands down the most impressive and communicative scenes from the movie for me! It told you all about how they ride the worms and how they steer the worms without saying a WORD

@LetsReadSFF 4 месяца назад

Very well put. While watching, I realized the car falling out of the tree scene in Jurassic Park has many of these same elements.

@mhtuaes 4 месяца назад

All I want for life is to experience Dune Part Two in IMAX once again. Maybe a double feature where they play both movies in a sequence.

@j.0x00n4 4 месяца назад

When I saw this in Cinema we had those rumble chairs. Boy, when that worm came in with the blasting jet sound it absolutely rattled me-it was awesome. But something that's a little nit-picky on my part that I think could've made it a bit extra, is delaying the sound to the sand explosion, like being hit by an actual soundwave/shockwave.

@lsporter88 4 месяца назад

This presentation was Superb in every way I could think of. You're one hell of an Analyst and Teacher. The Brain on you......😁👍🏾

@robkoper841 4 месяца назад

One of the things I loved about these two movies is how the score "codes" the scenes with Paul. The score that kicks in at 10:50 is the one I call "The Monster", it represents the Mahdi, the Kwisatz Haderach, and the Lisan-al-Gaib. Paul is many things during these movies: among them; a boy who gets lost on a strange world and falls in love, the dutiful son of a Great House, and also the inevitable, monstrous, super-bering that will wield prophecy to seek revenge and unite humanity under an iron fist. If you listen closely in the scenes with Paul on screen, you can identify who is present by the score.

@BooshyBrows 14 дней назад

"Pure Image and Sound" sums up my issues with recent Nolan and Villeneuve movies, they are so focused on the image and sound that everything else falls away, story, characters, dialogue, and if you don't get sucked into the trance of the audio visual spectacle, you're sitting there watching nothing.

@germainelowpt7206 2 месяца назад

Loved the video, loved the analysis!

@lewismassie 4 месяца назад

I love the sound design and score that Zimmer and Denis cooked up in Dune because it's completely dissolves my brain into the film

@ericw9655 4 месяца назад

This is one of the best scenes in the entire history of cinema. Hands down.

@kabilanbaskaran6813 4 месяца назад

Amazing analysis as always!!!! Your passion towards film is very inspiring Thomas

@Devil-Made 2 месяца назад

5:35 THIS is what I first noticed when watching Dune. It wasn’t until later in the first film that I was convinced it was a deliberate choice to do this as often as possible. When the Harkonnan (sp?) invade and the Atreidies army storms outside we follow Josh Brolin’s character as he runs out and looks up. He sees the invading ship and we see him seeing the invading ship, and that’s it. It’s all shot from his perspective, as if we were there along for the ride. We don’t get an establishing shot of the ship as it enters the atmosphere, or as if the camera were an omniscient being filming the thing from above/outside. We see it as if we were there to see it. This - to me - is the easiest and simplest way to create immersion in a film. It’s the most effective way to ground your story in reality, no matter how outlandish the scene is. We know what a GoPro looks like on a surfboard, so recreating that on a sandstorm makes total sense. It gives us an anchor point to pivot the entire movie upon. The shots look real, therefore the characters and events feel real, and so do the stakes. Why don’t more movies do this? It’s such a beautiful thing to do. Most movies try to do this at least once, but they usually lose it by the finale (thinking MCU now). The MCU would’ve benefited from this technique immensely.

@Electrohedron Месяц назад

I was so impressed by the use of such powerful synthesizer sounds for Hans Zimmer's soundtrack in the sea wall scene in Blade Runner 2049. (so tired of the typical orchestra stuff in most films.)

@critiqueofthegothgf 4 месяца назад

12:57 it's this scene that really does it for me. the score turns into something more sinister and forces you to question whether this is truly a moment that should be celebrated. "they were friends, now they're followers"; you see this in real time and chani is the self-insert that forces us to reflect on the prophecy and whether this path is a righteous one.

@thdenwheja756 3 месяца назад

My God, I'm glad that directors like Villeneuve are working today. This isn't really meant to be an all-new-stuff-is-bad type statement (overall, I still think we're in a pretty good time for cinema), but it is really nice to see people who really understand the tools and tricks of filmmaking well enough to push it forward like this. Dune: Messiah is gonna melt theater projectors, I swear.

@pablovalenzuela6138 4 месяца назад

This video is longer that the actual scene, the power that this movie has is just amazing.

@The_October_Man 4 месяца назад

I wasn’t lucky enough to see this in IMAX, but even in the theater I went to, I got roller coaster thrills from this scene.

@skyealana9247 4 месяца назад

It was soooo coolll, especially in IMAX

@ImVeryOriginal 4 месяца назад

I didn't like the second movie nearly as much as the first one, but that scene really stood out. Very intense and visceral, definitely one of the most memorable moments of the film.