FIRST TIME WATCHING: Dune: Part Two

there will never be another theatre experience like this. all 9 times for me felt different and beautiful

people not understanding that Paul is not a hero is kind of a beautiful homage to Frank Herbert

The one change I really don’t like is Chani. In the book, there is a great line Jessica says to Chani to comfort her. “Think on it, Chani: the princess will have the name, yet she will live as less than a concubine - never to know a moment of tenderness from the man to whom she’s bound. While we, Chani, we who carry the name of concubine - history will call us wives.” She’s much more pragmatic in the book and it’s a great callback to the fact that Leto was never married to Jessica either for political reasons but they still had a very deep and loving relationship.

Love how you call out crew and high-light their vital contributions. Also notice, during the YT that (for obvious reasons) that you the clips are paused for your thoughts. Would be cool if you could, somehow, incorporate this into the Patreon watches. Yes, it would disrupt the flow, but there have been several times that you have "seemingly" missed (despite my shouts at the screen) important plot points (that I know you would pick up on) but for your spontaneous reactions. Of course your personal reactions are the reason I am (we?are) here. Thank you for your work, always appreciated. -Mr. Parenthetical.

They control the worm with the hooks, they pull the skin back to expose their nostrils* which prevents them from returning under the sand with people on it.

This movie has gone for a rating that doesn't allow for blood

X ray is a system that provides you with information as you watch the film like trvia facts, etc.

A true Masterpiece of a movie... one of the most incredible I've ever seen.

Masterpiece!

Also this has to be said. You're doing yourself and your fans and Denis a huge disservice by not watching this in IMAX. There are a handful of movies filmed on IMAX cameras that have to be seen on a proper IMAX screen. Anywhere else and you're watching a redacted film. Every single frame, compositionally completely different. It's an entirely different experience. I'd rather we couldn't see your first reaction to this one and you seeing it the way Denis intended. Search 'dune imax' on YT to see exactly what I mean.

Amazon x-ray makes it the better streaming UI out of all the rest. Whenever you pause or mouse-over the movie or show, it will tell you exactly who's on screen at that moment and what song is playing. It's a brilliant feature.

The reason the sandworm doesn't burrow into the sand when the Fremen ride it is because the Fremen lift up its scales with the hooks when they‘re riding, exposing its sensitive skin on the air, and in order to prevent the sand from getting into its skin and causing injury, the sandworm stays as far out of the sand as it can act

For me, a lover of really intricate dialogue full of fury and pathos, this is the first movie that's told more visually than verbally to really sell me on the concept of less dialogue is more. Famously the director has said he's not a fan of dialogue and it really shows here, but yet I still feel satisfied I got my money's worth and more from this installment as well as the previously one. The whole project is just done so well from an artistic viewpoint that I don't even notice the lack of words. I think the only other movie to take my breath away like this was Columbus (2017), which is almost like watching people acting against the most arresting landscape paintings. Everything is so spaced so well from a cinematography standpoint that I almost spend the entire movie looking at the gorgeous backgrounds and interesting framing. There, they don't talk a lot either, but they're positively motormouths compared to the people in Dune. lol

Honestly the only weak spot in my opinion is Christopher Walken as the Emperor. Don't get me wrong. I love Christopher Walken, but the Emperor should be this sinister, terrifying political presence. It just felt like a bit of a caricature in this though. More like the Emperor was channeling Christopher Walken rather than the other way around.

I absolutely adore this movie, just fantastic all around.

Man, I haven't seen this one since theatres! The music and cinematography, sound design and lighting! *chef's kiss*

Rebecca Ferguson, from Lady Jessica Atreides to Reverend Mother of the Fremen, is excellent from the beginning to the end of Dune One and Two. From her first scene at breakfast, making Paul practice the voice, and as we learn of the dynamic of her position as one of the Sisters of the Bene Gesserit, Ferguson is magnificent. I loved her fear and her defiance of her Gaisu Helen Mohiam, Reverend Mother. She gave a son to Paul's father because she truly loved him. But she also believed in Paul, her son, as the One. Lady Jessica is a beauty and a badass. The women are the real power in the Dune Universe. Magnificent.

Anyone know which link Nat prefers. Like, does she get more from me viewing the youtube video vs the patreon video? is it all moot? I ask because I don't mind either, but if I could choose one that maybe helped her get more iunno juice or whatever in algorithms then why not right? Edit: I tend to use the youtube link so far, for this very reason :)

Know how on Prime video you can arrow down to see the cast, trivia, and other stuff. That is X-Ray. so Bonus X-Ray includes that.

"I'm a bad Jew." That's okay, I'm a bad Christian. So bad, I eat many meats on Fridays during Lent, haven't been to church in ages, and am an Atheist now!....Okay, maybe just an Atheist now rather than a bad Christian. (I still occasionally have family make me sit through all those Mass rituals with fancy outfits and sayings not as cool as Lovecraftian ones!)

I absolutely loved everything I saw in this movie, I was sadly disappointed by everything we did not see. No Alia, no Fremen life, no Leto, no weirding ways, no golden path.... Personnaly, even if it's flawed due to budget, the Sci-Fy version is the most faithful adaptation of them all.

amazon does a thing with its movies called x ray which has like overlays of cool facts and trivia. Is that what they mean?

Nat, things you said don't make sense are explained in the book. There isn't enough time to explain it all in the movies.

I felt for Chani even more this time around, and Zendaya really sells the emotions so well

When Paul got his hooks on the sand worms plates and then lifted them it exposed those openings in the sandworms, my assumption is that they're like blowholes in dolphins and whales. The worms don't like getting sand in those openings so it won't go down below the sand allowing them to be ridden on the surface.

Nat, to answer your question about "Bonus X-Ray Edition", Amazon Prime does this thing where when you pause the movie, it will show which actors are currently in the scene you are watching, as well as extra bits of info you can click on. Amazon calls this X-Ray mode. They do this already for all their shows, but I assume they only do it for some new releases, so they can promote it as a special X-Ray Edition.

This film is amazing I hope you'd enjoy it!

Letsss gooo👏🏾

THIS MOVIE IS UP THERE WITH RETURN OF THE KING AND EMPIRE STRIKES BACK. This trilogy is absolutely grand just like LOTR and Star Wars, so excited for this reaction and for Dune Messiah 😩 Hopefully more content from this universe comes out, it would be so incredible. For real

Nothing to say here hasn't been said by everyone. Having read all the books I'll say that the first book should've been a trilogy. There's a lot missing. Still incredible though.

"Bonus x-ray edition" just means that it has extra content in that x-ray part of the Prime app, the part where it shows actor info, trivia, scene info etc loool

Happy Thursday Nat. You should have been wearing your "Desert Trips" tee for this reaction 😄 I'm going to wait for your YT edit for this one. I saw the movie a couple of weeks back, and I know I'll be in the minority with this opinion, but I have to say that I found it a little "meh" I actually think Part 1 is a much more interesting movie. I don't know if it was the performances, but I just couldn't get invested in the characters' journeys in this movie, so ultimately I really didn't care about the outcome. For all it's flaws in telling the story, and there are a lot of flaws, for me David Lynch's 1984 version of the movie is more interesting. The music, costume and set designs are a lot more inspiring. Anyway, I'm glad that you enjoyed it and who knows, maybe when this is more widely available, I will return to it with your reaction Nat and see if your usual insightfulness can change my mind about it. Looking forward to catching up on your stream tonight 💛