“I wrote the Dune series because I had this idea that charismatic leaders ought to come with a warning label on their forehead: "May be dangerous to your health." ― Frank Herbert, author of Dune.

The reason for the odd "low-tech futurism" is that in the backstory of the books, all advanced computers were banned following a human uprising against oppressive AI.

Few things: 1. Paul does not see the absolute future. He sees *possible* futures. So when he saw Jamis as his friend that was a possile future. But he didn't' know how to make that happen, and instead they fought to the death. In some futures that didn't happen. He sees it like seeing a thousand different worlds through the blinds of a window, and between each blind is a possible future, but he doesn't know how to make them happen. His goal, as he will articulate in the second movie, is to try and steer to the best possible world. 2. Shai-Hulud is the fremen word for the Sandworms. When Dr. Kines says she only worships Sha Hulud, she means the worm. 3. The blue in blue eyes is from intense spice exposure. You don't need to be born fremen, just essentially breathing in spice 24/7.

The book literally has a dictionary at the end for every word, character and thing that Frank Herbert created in the story. Dune is one of the most indepth fictional universes.

The spitting scene is not a joke. In Arrakis the water is so valuable that sharing your "body moisture" is actually a great sign of respect. Cultural differences.

The emperor sent House Atreides to Arrakis to die, so it's only fitting that their arrival should be announced with the sound of bagpipes. It's essentially an epic funeral procession.

What I've always liked about Paul is, that instead of the old trope of a "hero" trying to find his potential, he already knows his potential, he's terrified of it and his choices. Also, as a big fan of the books, I truly believe that we finally have the movie it deserves and I can't wait for the sequel to come out this year.

A detail about Paul's fight with Jamis. Paul is used to fighting with shields, so he slows down his attack to penetrate the non-existent shields. The Fremen think Paul is fucking with Jamis and consider it bad form.

The Padishah Emperor feared the power of both House Atreides and House Harkonnnen. Duke Leto Atreides was very popular with the other nobles, a cousin to the Emperor, and he had created a small army as elite as the Emperor's own Sardaukar. Baron Vladimir Harkonnnen had been in control of Arrakis for 80 years and amassed vast stockpiles of spice, making him insanely wealthy, perhaps wealthy enough to one day challenge the Emperor. So, the Emperor had the Harkonnnen use up most of their wealth to destroy the Atreides, killing two birds with one stone.

Lady Jessica's main error within the sisterhood of the Bene Gesserit was her failure to bear a daughter as instructed by the sisterhood's breeding program. Instead, she bore a son, Paul Atreides, with Duke Leto Atreides. This deviation from the Bene Gesserit's breeding plans led to unforeseen consequences and complicated the sisterhood's carefully laid-out schemes for generations to come. But here's the WHY Lady Jessica's decision to bear a son instead of a daughter was driven by her love for Duke Leto Atreides and her desire to provide him with a male heir, despite the Bene Gesserit's directives. Additionally, her deep attachment to Leto and her own sense of agency likely influenced her decision to deviate from the sisterhood's breeding program. Furthermore, her training in the Bene Gesserit arts of manipulation and self-awareness may have led her to believe that she could navigate the consequences of her actions, even if they went against the sisterhood's plans.

You did remarkably well in understanding the film. I just have a few comments to enhance your experience. Paul's visions are possible futures. He's been seeing the Chani a lot because she's apparently in a lot of those possible futures, but they are different each time because the way she's in his life could be different in those different outcomes. When he got into the desert, his visions became stronger and more frequent. It's the spice causing this. Some part of his genetics make him particularly susceptible to it. But he's also been in training to be a mentat, like Thufir Hawat (the living computer). In the book Paul has been getting this training without realizing it, and was only just informed at the start of the book. He's able to calculate probabilities from any data he takes in. Combined with the spice, and his heightened senses trained in him by his Bene Gesserit mom, makes him uniquely suited to seeing these possible futures. It's not some mystic supernatural thing, but a sort of science with a biological realism. The book is really grounded in science. Speaking of, ecology plays a major part in the story. Arrakis has almost no water at all. It's treated as a resource just as precious as spice is to the wider Imperium. On Arrakis, water is wealth. The Fremen culture is entirely wrapped around water, gathering it, preserving it, and losing as little of it as possible. That's why the spitting scene is a big deal. When Stilgar spits on the floor inside Duke Leto's palace, he is giving Leto some of his water. The palace, like everywhere else on Arrakis, has moisture seals so that water will not be lost, it'll evaporate, and be collected by systems inside the house from the air. Imagine a high tech, highly efficient dehumidier in every home, which people use as a reservoir. There's a great scene, sadly cut from the movie, that goes into great length about how the various life on the planet has adapted to this water scarcity. Plants have evolved to act as natural water collectors for the morning dew, channeling it down into their root systems which go extremely deep. The little mouse you saw does something similar with its big ears. Another aspect of the Fremen culture is their religious beliefs, including their belief in the lisan-al-gaib, which was planted by the Bene Gesserit's missionaries over many centuries so that Bene Gesserit in Jessica's position might someday be able to exploit it for survival. They do this everywhere and the most dangerous planets get the more extreme religions. Shadout Mapes went to get a job in the Atreides household in order to test if Jessica and her son are the ones prophesied. Jessica, with her finely-tuned Bene Gesserit senses saw the slightest signs that Mapes was carrying a concealed weapon. So she confronted her, not knowing what Mapes' intentions were. Jessica then bluffs her way through the conversation, drawing upon her knowledge of Bene Gesserit myth-making and her training in many languages. When asked if she knows what the knife is, Jessica actually is about to say "a maker of death". You can see her lips continue to move to form the next words but Mapes in a sudden burst of religious ecstasy interrupts. Mapes only heard "a Maker", which is a word the Fremen use sometimes for their creator-deity Shai-Hulud, which they believe physically manifests in the universe as the great sandworms. The Maker, aka the Creator. The knives the Fremen use are carved from the teeth of sandworms, so their blades are literally part of their god. This has tremendous religious implications. Jessica's educated guesses accidentally got it right, thus proving to Mapes that their messiah has come. This of course is a messiah the Bene Gesserit cynically planted into the Fremen culture in order to manipulate them. Shai-Hulud translates roughly to "the old man in the desert". So later, when Paul is out in the desert for the first time and starts inhaling a bunch of spice near the sand crawler, he starts having much more intense visions. In at least some of those possible futures, he becomes a Fremen, and comes to know the sandworms as Shai-Hulud, aka "the old man". Paul, still in a bit of a trance, hears Gurney (another old man) walking up behind him to pull him back to the thopter. In a call-back to their training scene, Paul says he can tell it's Gurney by the sounds of his footsteps. That's Bene Gesserit training to heighten Paul's senses. Paul actually can tell, just as he can tell immediately that Duncan is the one flying that thopter later that picks them up. He recognizes the patterns of motion. So we get a fun little double meaning as Paul's words while he's having visions of the future. Paul recognizes Gurney's footsteps, but he also recognizes the footsteps of Shai-Hulud, the giant sandworm coming to eat the crawler. So now, at the end of this film, Paul is faced with a choice. He's had visions about a terrible war burning across the universe in his name. He wants to avoid this future. But he's also a scared kid who doesn't want to die, and is surrounded by enemies. He only sees glimpses of the possible futures, and he can try to steer his course through space and time with the decisions he makes. The visions in the book are described like being in the desert with the sand dunes all around. When Paul is in a valley, he can't see very far. When he's at the top of a sand dune, he can see farther, but other sand dunes are blocking his view of the path ahead. The sands are constantly shifting, so going back down into another valley and climbing to the top of another dune, the path beyond there may have changed again. Paul is fighting for survival and fighting to avoid a terrible war, and trying to make the best choices he can with an imperfect prescience. We see he decides not to let himself be killed, but to kill Jamis and then go with the Fremen deeper into the desert. Was this the right choice? What will the consequences be? Dune Part Two will begin to answer those questions, but the saga of Dune is far from over.

“I recognize your footsteps, old man..” is one of my favourite lines. Because while Paul can obviously be talking about Gurney, I feel he’s talking directly to the massive sandworm, esp considering he can see multiple futures.

Interesting to note its year 10191 AG. That's 'After Guild'. The Spacing Guild is so important the entire calendar system is based on the date of its founding. Also spice does not allow space travel. It allows a limited prescience in the Guild Navigators. This means they can see future paths to chart for their ships, the Heighliners. The engines which fold space are called Holtzman Engines.

The baby is not Fremen its The Duke Leto's child and Lady Jessica's child. Pauls parents. The baby is Paul's younger sibling.

He who controls the spice, controls the universe! The spice must flow..🖐

Very happy to see “Dark City” come in second on that poll!! Criminally under-seen and oh so cool.

10:28: just to let ppl know, the reason why Jessica is standing outside the room alone, and the Reverend Mother is so confident that no one would get past Jessica… is because, Jessica is guarding the room with her life, and, due to through centuries of conditioning, technological argumentation, genetic manipulation and evolution, the Bene Gesserit Training makes the female sister/mother into near superhuman beings, with strength and speed that rival any elite soldier, in that universe… Jessica alone could fend off well over 12 or so highly trained and armed warriors…in the books, members of the sisterhood are so conditioned and disciplined that they can use their brain power to the fullest, control their bodies nearly 100%, which also includes controlling their periods, bodily illness, fertility and even the very genetic sex of their children.

A point about Paul's visions, he sees the future, but the future isn't fixed, that's why his visions keep changing. Each vision is true at the time, but the choices of everyone involved twist and change the path that events will take. So in some futures that he saw, Jamis became his friend and taught him about the desert, and in some futures Jamis or Chani kills him, but in the end he kills Jamis.

I tried reading "Dune" back in the mid '70's, when I was in High School, but it was too much to digest. I attempted it a few years later and devoured it like it was an exquisite feast. Dune, and its first sequels are some of the best SciFi ever written.

I loved this adaptation. Denis not compromising the story and insisting on two movies to cover the story was so important. It gives this movie a bit of a lower climax, certainly,. but sets things up very well for the next film. Can't wait for March! RE: The blue eyes, that's just due to spice exposure, not genetic.

In the books, the shields do make it impossible to shoot another person with an energy gun... and not die yourself. Instead of the shield stopping energy, it causes a very explosive reaction.

"Reminded me of Apocalypse Now".... Stellan Skarsgard (I'm sure I'm spelling that wrong) actually said in an interview that he was inspired by Brando's role in Apocalypse Now. Also.... you hoped Paul would do something to the Reverend Mother Gaius??? Thats like hoping 9 year old Anakin would defeat Yoda. The bit about Shadout Mapes and the Crysknife at the interview for housekeeper... Mapes completely misunderstood and cut Jessica off... she did NOT know about cyrsknives and she was NOT saying "the Maker" as in the worms being the Maker of the Desert (of water, of spice..) the sandworms, whom the Fremen practically worship as an avatar of god. But Jessica totally played along with Mapes misunderstanding that Jessica understood... Also, they did both Mentats (Thufir Hawat and Piter de Vries) a bit dirty in this telling, practically cutting their roles out... Thufir had a bigger role... and also the Atreides KNEW they had a traitor in their midst, just not who, and many suspected Jessica because she was a Bene Gesserit (in the book).

"Lisan al-Gaib" is a term in the Dune universe that translates to "Voice from the Outer World." It refers to a prophesied figure who will come from outside the Fremen culture and lead them to victory. Paul Atreides fulfills this prophecy when he arrives on the desert planet of Arrakis. He gains the trust and admiration of the Fremen, who see him as the fulfillment of their long-awaited prophecy. This title reflects Paul's role as a messianic figure among the Fremen and his eventual rise to leadership among them. Within the Bene Gesserit sisterhood, the title "Lisan al-Gaib" holds significance as it refers to the prophesied figure who will emerge as a messiah-like leader among the Fremen on the desert planet of Arrakis. The Bene Gesserit, a secretive and powerful organization, manipulate various cultures and religions across the universe to advance their own agenda. By orchestrating the emergence of the Lisan al-Gaib, the Bene Gesserit seek to influence and control the political and social dynamics on Arrakis and beyond to further their long-term plans and goals.

You have to remember what Paul told the Reverend Mother about his dreams; they don't always come true. His visions are only possabilties and not a set destiny. They can be changed and he is not stuck in one path.

My favorite fictional universe by far, 20:36 "Is it propaganda if its real?", "The sisterhood that has done this for thousands of years to lay the foundation" You guys have hit upon one of the fundamental ideas behind the novels, The truth/propaganda of the messiah story... A fundamental truth? or simply prudent planning?

House Atreides In the "Dune" universe, traces its lineage back to ancient Greek mythology, specifically to the House of Atreus, a legendary royal family in Greek literature. The name "Atreides" itself is derived from Atreus, a king of Mycenae in Greek mythology. The House of Atreus is famous for its tragic history, including stories such as the curse of the House, the sacrifice of Iphigenia, and the Trojan War. While there are parallels between the fictional House Atreides and the historical figures from ancient Greece, the specific details of their lineage and history in the "Dune" series are unique to Frank Herbert's creation and are not directly tied to real-world historical events such as Roman or early Scottish history.

About your comment on how things seem a little old fashioned, with swords...that's because of the personal shields. Projectiles from things like guns cannot penetrate them, so guns are essentially useless. With a blade, if you're good enough, you can get in close, slowly penetrate the shield, and kill its wearer. If you're wondering about laser weapons, they do exist, but if you hit a shield with one it causes a significant nuclear explosion, so combatants tend to avoid their use unless they are absolutely sure there are no shields in use. Kind of evens the playing field. And in case you're wondering about some of the themes you see in this movie seeming a little familiar, Dune is essentially the granddaddy of modern Sci-Fi. George Lucas admitted he borrowed heavily from Dune for the creation of Star Wars. If either of you enjoy reading, I highly recommend the books...well the first 4 books anyway. I think there are something like 13 now, but the first 4 are pretty much all you need. So glad you reacted to this one. As a longtime Dune fan, this is the film I've been waiting my whole life to see. They did an excellent job with it.

Its an amazing plot device to introduce close combat. If an energy weapon crosses a shield you get a nuclear explosion. Projectile weapons are useless against shields. So here we are in the far future brought back to sword fighting.

As someone who was once a huge Star Wars fan, once you "get" into Dune and its mind-blowing lore and aesthetic, Star Wars' hollow, juvenile sci-fantasy no longer cuts it. I've become a huge fan of Herbert's work due to this film. It's the real deal.

Back when I was in the 9th grade my History teacher gave me his copy of Dune. It changed how I saw the world and had a huge impact on my life. This has to be one of the most intelligent reactions I've seen to this movie. You guys picked up on a lot of important details others missed. I read that part two will be even better. Can't wait.

You should see the original 1984 David Lynch version, the no-CGI era. Sting and Patrick Stewart are in it.

The sleeper has Awaken! I read all of the dune books and it is a great series.

NICE! One of the best adaptations of the epic Sci Fi novel by Frank Herbert Nominated for 10 Oscars including Best Picture but won for Best Sound (Editing, Mixing) Best Visual Effects Best Original Score Best Cinematography Best Film Editing Best Production Design. DUNE, PART TWO will be in theaters March 1st.

One of the best sci-fi films of all time, and perhaps the best sci-fi novel of all time. The second half of that novel is some of the most intense and wild shit I've ever read.

This book was written in the 1950s, think about that you guys. Before Star Wars, or Trek, or really any of the huge pop culture sci fi stuff we take for granted today. Frank Herbert was a visionary, who's work influenced all of the sci fi we love today. Warhammer 40k has a ton of stuff in its lore that was straight up ripped off from Dune. Herbert was a genius, and his book was so complex and deep, that it was though unfilmable until now. And the director had to shuffle a lot of stuff around and make a 3 part movie to get through everything in it. I like to say that Dune is "The Lord of the Rings" of Science Fiction.

Bagpipes are at the very least thousands of years old, same as horns, drums and even string instruments. Flutes are tens of thousands of years old. We still use all of them, despite having more modern instruments available. Personally, I would have found it weirder if they had used a synth, theremin or some unidentifiable scifi instrument.

To be honest, you guys did an amazing job interpreting the story. Almost everything other people have fumbled on when watching these reactions, you got right or very close to it. Without giving too much away, most of the stuff you predicted and theorized about is exactly what will happen.

The Bene Gesserit have seeded many planets with myths and legends so that their agents can use them under duress and so that these cultures will be ready to accept the Kwizatz Haderach as their messiah. Religion as a method of control is a huge theme in the books.

One of the best sci-fi films of this decade. Denis is a genius. Gimme all the sandworms in dune 2!!!!!

Visions are subject to change. They show what CAN be.

Den-knee Vill-nuv - There you go! You'll get it, this time! Its possible! 🤣

Good catch. The baron rubbing his scalp was a direct homage to Marlon Brando in Apocalypse Now

What Frank Herbert did with Dune is create a multi-layered canvas to explore ecology, economics, politics, religion, spirituality, and other themes. In many ways, Dune is to science fiction literature what The Lord of the Rings is to fantasy. The film ends at the midway of the novel...and the second half is filled with action. Part 2 adds four characters not in the first part...Margot, Lady Fenring (Lea Seydoux), Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen (Austin Butler), Princess Irulan (Florence Pugh) and Shaddam IV, Padashah Emperor of the Known Universe (Christopher Walken). Irulan is important especially in the novel, as she is an historian, and her writings start each chapter of the novel. When the novel was written, it was actually the first three books (Dune, Dune Messiah, and Children of Dune) combined and it took Herbert six years of research and writing. He was forced to break it up. Herbert wrote 6 novels in the series, and his son, Brian has written an additional 14 novels. The films will most likely end with Dune Messiah being directed by Denis Villeneuve. After that, it will depend on a lot of factors as each novel is different...Messiah takes place 12 years after Dune, Children is another 9 years after that, then the time jump is 3,500 years (God Emperor of Dune), and then 1,500 years (Heretics of Dune) and finally 8 years later (Chapterhouse: Dune) which was Frank's last novel. Then there are the Brian Herbert novels that are both prequels and sequels to what his father wrote. Fun fact: Starting with Dune Messiah, one character returns over and over due to certain circumstances...I won't say who, how, or why....but, he is in the first movie, and it is not Paul. If the Dune series has a real main character...this one is it. Take a guess, and one else spoil it!

It is very much worth it to read the books as for a very long time it was believed that this series was un-filmable because of the depth and nuance. Also worth it to watch the David Lynch film.

Great reaction! One thing they omitted about stillsuits - they also process urine and feces. The goal is no loss of moisture to the atmosphere. ;-)

Jeezus.. I just got back from the IMAX rerun of Dune with the Dune 2 preview and you guys post this!!?? The Dolby Atmos rattled the fillings in my fkn teeth.. its MADE to be seen in IMAX with the earth shattering sound/score.. go see Dune 2 March 1st Team Schmidt 👍🏻 Respect from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 And its Den-ee Veel-nerve

“Jesus. All he did was put his hand in a box and I’m stressed the fuck out” 🤣 Genius! NEVER change, TBR. NEVER.

38:54 Yes, it was. The dreams are metaphors. Jamis (the guy he just defeated in the duel) DID teach him: he taught him that the desert is a brutal, unforgiving place if you’re not prepared to do whatever it takes to survive. (Remember when the Baron said "The desert takes the weak"?) Also, the girl, Shani, stabbing him with the knife was another metaphor, the point being that in order for the Muad-Dib, the Fremen Messiah, the leader he was destined to be, to rise, then Paul, the naive, starry-eyed kid he currently is at this point, has to die.

Ah, yes, the Alaskan Bull Worm clearly was the inspiration for Dune's sand worms.

Hell yeah, me and my two boys have tickets for the 29th first showing of part 2, wooooo hoooooo!!

I just saw this in theaters for a second time last night and it was just as good or better than the first time, can't wait to see your reaction to a fantastic movie. And can't wait for Dune 2 on February 25th

The eyes turn blue due to exposure to the spice. It does not mean they are Freman ;)

The Weirding Way is a MARTIAL ARTS Defense of the Bene Gesserit

When I was a kid, my friend's mom had these books. Nerd that I am, I was hooked right away. I saw the original movies and think they did a great job telling the story. I'm so glad you're reacting to it.

Paul's "death" was a symbolic one; the boy he was needed to die for him to become the Muad'Dib and truly be able to lead the Fremen. Killing Jamis was Paul's first kill, and by so doing was also the death of his former life.

Glad to see you both enjoying this recent modern classic! I'm even glad you both are seeing it for the first time, getting a fresh perspective and trying to out together inferences, clues and details for yourself without any help from the books which is interesting to see.

this story is monsterously HUGE. it is a 6 book series that took me months to get through. it gets better the more you get into it. I think the director is going to make this a three movie series roughly covering the first 3 books.

The hero of this movie is the score. Hans Zimmer rules every scene in this film,

By the way, the year 10191 is based on their updated calendar. It is approximately 20,000 years in the future from our time, which makes more sense to me than it just being 8,000 years in the future. Their year 0 is based on the year the Spacing Guild essentially established a monopoly on space trade.

The desert mouse is called Muad'Dib. It becomes Paul's usename/battlename with the Fremen especially in their fight against the Harkonnen and the Emperor's Sardukar army.

Dune is definitely one of the best sci-fi movies to date, Dune: Part 2 comes out in theaters (cinema) on March 1st, and I think you guys should definitely watch Oppenheimer, Interstellar, Inception, Breaking Bad, and Stranger Things at some point

OH SHIT. I'm super excited to see you two watch Dune. This film evokes so much emotion from me, even with repeated viewings. It's weird how much I feel connected to this...

The Baron has suspensor belts to "float". They are the only way he can support his massive weight. You also see Duncan using one in the fight scene during the invasion as do the Sadukar when they drop in to fight

"I have no idea what's happening, but I have chills" could be the tagline of the movie.

It was like the vision and he had to die. The Fremen was his teacher in the way of the Fremen with his actions. And Paul left his old life behind and had to accept his role in the Fremen Framework. That was the death. Visions, eh ^^

The blue eyes was from prolongued consumption of the Spice, which the Fremen use even in their food almost nutritionally, some some spoces in Indian cooking. Blue eyes dont mean Fremen. Its coincidental. Also, regarding the doctor... one thing this telling left out was that the doctor was specially trained for loyalty.... the diamond on his head is symbolic of that... he was supposed to be incorruptible. For him to betray the Atreides was unthinkable. And yet Vladimir Harkonnen found his weak point.

I wish they had included the dinner scene where they have to describe drowning to the Fremen because the idea of being submerged in so much water until death is so alien to them.

Hi Daniel & Samantha!😊 You guys should also check out "Dune" (1984) as it does have a lot to offer.

Great observation about why combat reverted. That's exactly the reason why they reverted back to fighting with swords and other close range weapons. The invention of personal shields made ranged combat go out of style. Projectile weapons ate deflected, and even worse, laser weapons cause a nuclear reaction when they hit a shield, resulting in an explosion that can level an entire city, killing both shooter and target.

Nice reaction! I hope you react to the David Lynch version of Dune too which was also pretty good.

Denis basically shoots independent European movies with Hollywood budget. I'm so glad he got the money to shoot Dune, I was worried when Blader runner 2049, one of my favorites movies of all time, failed at box offices. And I'm glad you are reacting to it!

Villeneuve did a great work but so many of Herbert's work is impossible to put in a movie and get people to understand it. But this is the best adaptation you can get, at least for this generation. About the dates... it's the standard year of 10.191 since House Corrino took the Golden throne of the Padisha emperors, that's like 20.000 years since Earth. The shields rendered the firearms obsolete, but not completely, however if you use a laser against a shield you unleash s nuclear explosion, so they turned to martial arts again. It's a complicated series of overlapping technologies. The Bene Geserit... you could write books about them. Technology... restricted because of the Butlerian jihad.... so much to explain. Enjoy.

See part 2 in IMAX multiple times, then come back to the channel and give a re-watch reaction/analysis because you can't deprive yourself the experience. This is how I imagine audiences at the time saw Lawrence of Arabia in the theater. It must be seen on a big screen. Shot completely with IMAX cameras. Denis is a genius on par with, well, I won't say his name, but if you know you know.

Oh heck yeah. I wasn't expecting this reaction today. A surprise to be sure but a welcomed one. Hope you guys enjoy it. Its currently one of my favorite modern films in the 2020's. Dune has such a huge and rich amount of lore with interesting and cool things about it. The characters, the visuals, set designs, costumes, ships, weapons, planets, subtle humor, action/fight scenes and the musical score are all fantastic along with such a big cast that it got. Hans Zimmer did about 3 soundtracks for the film and each one just sucks you in and makes you wanna hear more. Looking forward to hear what he'll bring to the table for part 2 this year! And yes, as many of the commentors have pointed it out, Dune was Star Wars before Star Wars and other sci-fi things were even cool. Glad that Dune is getting the love and attention that it deserves!

I love his sister: His sister is such a bad ass, my favorite part is when she puts the whammy on the Head of the Sister hood, and makes her shut up.

Dune, (1984)❤ Dune, (2000) ❤ Children of Dune, (2003) ❤

The blue eyes aren’t a genetic trait of the Fremen. It’s due to the long-term exposure to the spice.

The comments are awesome! So good to read what others think about Dune. I grew up reading the Dune series from the age of 10-11? maybe. I've read the whole series many many times(not all of the posthumous books yet). The movie got me out and paying what I normally wouldn't at the cinema. I don't compare books and movies/TV series. Denys Villeneuve's adaptation Is absolutely stunning. I did enjoy the TV series and, believe it or not, the David Lynch version in 1984. Can't wait for part two of Dune and I hope Denys will continue with the other books. Cheers

35:40 "Drum sand" is described in the books as compacted sand that resonates when you step on it. As far as we know, it is not a real thing. But we've never had a chance to study a real-life desert planet.

Some fun facts; Spice is actually worm poop. Energy weapons (lasers) should not be used against shields, they interact in such a way that the result is akin to a nuclear explosion. Had they hit Duncan's ship with the laser, a big chunk of the city would have been gone which shows how little the Harkonnen's care.

Great reaction - the author wrote 6 books, and I'm hoping they adapt at least the first 4 for Herbert's full vision - the director's waiting for a greenlight to adapt the 2nd book into a 3rd film - good you both were prepared; Sam is camouflaged for Arrakis, and TBR is practicing the Voice, and wisely did not waste his body's moisture on kleenex lol; now just walk without rhythm and you won't attract the Worm - also BTW the 2 of you dressed in black and beige gives a cool monochrome effect to the whole video -

"i thought Zendaya would be important, like maybe the daughter of the leader of the Fremen" The irony of you making that comment right at that moment is incredible.. The Character Dr Liet-Kynes (who is onscreen right at that moment saying the prayer as Shai Hulud devours the harvester) is a man in the book, He is Chani (Zendayas) Father, and is known by different names to different people, as 'Dr Kynes Imperial planetologist' to the imperium, and as 'Liet' to the Fremen, who is refered to in a reverent, almost godly sense for much of the Narrative until the reveal that he is one and the same, and is the defacto leader of all of the Fremen peoples on Arrakis. I hope this isn't a spoiler, I realise the narrative technically doesn't reveal that Chani is Liets Daughter until immediately after this first film leaves off. But with the deviation of the Kynes character in the first film Vs the novel I feel like they will either omit that connection completely, or the film will play out differently anyway.

great reaction! Such an epic adaption. the move throws a LOT of information at you very quickly, and key facts can be mentioned once in easily-missed single lines of quiet dialogue. you guys did a lot better than so many other reactors I've seen watching this, by listening to all the dialogue and thus picking up on all the worldbuilding. Many people flat-out miss the fact that the messiah myths have been *made* by the Bene Gesserit. The book focuses a lot about propaganda and schemes. People have abilities yes, but it's all explained within a scientific system.

So glad y’all liked this! Seen a couple of comments giving y’all some tips regarding Dune and what things mean regarding the visions and how he’s seeing things that might come to be or might not. Lady Jessica is technically a member of House Atreides. The book gets more into it but the Sisterhood would prepare women to enter houses specifically to bear heirs. Duke Leto kept himself marriage free in case he needed to marry someone for political purposes

Let's gooo...awesome reaction y'all. Can't wait for part 2.

You might be the first blind reactors who actually guessed majority of why things are the way they are correctly. The mouse is a species called Muad'Dib. If Denis had total freedom, it would have been a 6-7 hour movie, and I would of struggled to retain my body's moisture through every second of it. As you might have noticed, the Dune fanbase is very helpful. ***removed my spoiler about Chani and Ghola those who know.. know***

Frank Herbert was an amazingly prophetic sci fi writer. AI. Energy shields. Advanced aircraft. Psychic powers. Precise martial arts. Dune had it all. He definitely was ahead of his time.

You guys were great, probably the only reactors I’ve seen that were able to figure it why they’re not using guns.

Yall should watch it in IMAX this weekend while it is there!!!

You are the only reactor we seen so far that caught the whole Apocalypse Now easter egg with the Baron! Bravo yo!

A lot of people seem to miss that Paul’s visions DID come true but they are more metaphorical. Jamis, the man Paul fight’s and kills, does teach him the ways of the Fremin. The fight is their way. Chani (Zendaya) does give Paul the knife and in a metaphorical way kills the man he was. You heard the prophetic voice saying taking a life also takes yours. So when Paul kills, the boy he was dies and the new man arises. So in a metaphorical way Chani “killed” Paul by “giving” him the knife and by show Paul their way by fighting Paul, Jamis DID teach Paul.

This movie is excellent

The blending of technology comes from something they don't mention called 'The Butlerian Jihad" Thinking Machnes (computer AI) was overthrown and banned. This is why you have people like Hawat called "Mentats". People trained to be human computers. You correctly identified another aspect. Projectile weapons are rendered ineffective by shields but so are laser weapons. When a laser weapon hits a shield it can cause an explosion that kills both the target and the shooter. This is why they've gone back to hand to hand combat for much of the fighting.

The Gom Jabbar scene, or "hand in the box" scene always stuck with me. It sells the idea of a human (especially one with so much power like Paul) literally suppressing their impulse of wanting to avoid pain, by enduring the worst pain just to not die. To be able to decide long term and withstand suffering in the current. After all if he only cares about the pain his hand is feeling, and removes his hand, then he doesn't deserve his power, he is no different than an animal (at least in the ruthless standards of the superhuman Bene Gesserits) and therefore should just be put down. He must be better than just an impulsive animal, withstand pain, survive, as the heir to the Atreides throne, as the superhuman offspring of a Bene Gesserit, to be there for the people he cares for, etc.

I case you missed it, the box that Paul put his hand in was a direct neural pain inducer, to him it was gradually increasing heat that got to the point he thought his hand had been burnt away to bone before Reverend Mother Superior Mohiam stopped it.

In rhe book Lady Jessica tries using the voice on jamis but when she did he put his hands on his ears and screamed "shes trying to deceive me with witchcraft" n so she had to let it play out as it did cuz its their custom n it's better to let paul fight. She couldn't change what is happening even with her powers the voice.

Dune Part 2 MUST BE WATCHED IN IMAX or Dolby. If you loved this one, your minds will be blown by the second part

45:50 Dune's "spice" is used as a spice. It tastes like cinnamon, and has a bitter cinnamon smell. There aren't many details about spice's "geriatric properties", but I suspect it only helps prevent geriatric diseases. The book says it can lengthen a person's lifespan to 4 times normal. So, figure 300 years as a senior citizen. Also, the spice doesn't power space travel. Spice only allows Guild Navigators to use a limited form of prescience to see the safest path to take. It's like the nav-computer from Star Wars; if you don't know the safe route, you could slam right into a star/planet/etc.

One of the best parts about the cinematography of this movie is you always have a sense of scale to show the size of things in the frame. A really nice touch more films need to do.

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