Dune: Part Two

Denis Villenueve does an amazing job and somehow delivers on nearly every detail of Paul’s story bringing Frank Herbert’s Dune to film.  The cinematography and shot composition, combined with the color palettes and sci-fi scapes of planets, cities, and sietches is done like no other movie before, quite frankly. Watching this with the beautiful score composed by Zimmer, I felt like I was watching sci fi history on the big screen. It’s truly incredible and beautiful to watch.  I loved the way Jessica and Alia are portrayed to experience the transformation to Reverend Mothers via the water of life. The visuals in these scenes are like no other.  For the most part, I enjoyed the changes done to the story, namely the inclusion of Chani’s feelings of disdain and rejection towards Paul at the end of the film and throughout the film in general. She is a channel through which Villenueve explains to the viewer that despite what some of the Fremen believe (that Paul is the messiah), Paul is NOT their savior, and is abusing their faith and the Bene Gesserit’s influence on Arrakis to achieve his personal goals. To the point where he is willing to enact a Holy War across the entire universe.  Ultimately, I would love to see Villenueve continue the Dune saga and I await with bated breath.