Dune: Part Two
dune: part two what an epic event for people everywhere and every age. this movie is brilliant and in my opinion perfect in every way and denis villeneuve proves once again that he is up there as one of the best directors of his generation. every single minute, every single sequence from beginning to end is phenomenal and a masterpiece of science fiction, every character, dialogue and monologue is written perfectly and i just want to say that putting trust into denis villeneuve’s vision, mind and talent and just letting yourself experience this film as a gift to our senses is the best way you can watch it. dune: part two is not just a modern science fiction film as every other - it is technically revolutional and the dune franchise is gonna go down in history alongside massive franchises like star wars and lotr.
after my first watch i thought it was nearly perfect but i was wrong it is in fact perfect. seeing it for the second time made me realize that my critique point of the uneven pacing which made it feel rushed at the end is invalid because it adds to the point of the film. in the beginning we keep it almost as slow as in dune to follow paul’s character, connect with him, create empathy. if you look at the whole picture though you should leave this film without any sympathy for paul, who is now the lisan al gaib, colonizer and genocide bringer, and not the hero. the story shows abused religious power used to exploit and kill people and denis does an incredible job at making sure people don’t get that message in a wrong way wether it’s with the pacing or chani’s character arc, which is different from the book for exactly that reason. towards the end of the film, after paul drank the water of life, the pacing gets faster so you don’t have the time and space to connect with paul’s character since he is gone now. the lisan al gaib is what remains.
in that matter, this is why you need to have a lot of trust in denis villeneuve and his vision because you will realize that critique is almost impossible for a masterpiece full of talent, passion and the genius mind of all the people involved in the making of it.
timothée chalamet is phenomenal in this and deserves an oscar without doubt. he is incredible for his age and even though i never denied his talent but rather was always aware and in support of it, he proves in dune: part two that this is what he was made for.
but timothée is not where it stops with the oscar worthy performances. zendaya, austin butler, javier bardem and rebecca ferguson are also incredible in this and deserve all the praise in the world.
dune: part two is an experience, whether it’s because of the cinematography, writing, acting, directing, score or whatever it is PERFECT and i will keep saying that because oh my god what of an experience it was. i am convinced everyone should and will see it whether it is now or in the many years to come.
ps. dune > star wars, anakin = paul