No they're not married. She's a concubine. The Duke left himself available for marriage in case he needed a political marriage.

In the book, Paul cries after killing Jamis, and the Fremen say "he gives water to the dead" which is part of their messiah prophecy.

The visions you see Paul see aren't all linear. Paul basically sees all the different possible time paths. That is why in one vision he sees Duncan alive with the Fremen and in another vision he sees Duncan dead. Paul essentially see's all the different possibilities at once (which is a near infinite amount of possibilities) and then instantly decides the best choices to make.

Paul sees _possible_ futures. What _might_ happen, but not necessarily what _will_ happen.

31:10 The Baron floated to a corner of the roof to avoid as much of the poison as he could, but it still hurt him, which is why he's taking a long spice bath (the spice extends life).

I think the vision of the guy Paul kills saying "I will show you the ways of the desert" is metaphorical in the sense that Paul killing him is how he ends up joining the Fremen tribe. So it's not that he directly teaches Paul anything, but he was what enabled Paul to be taught.

Does anyone agree with me when I say one of the most amazing things in this movie is how cool they made the Ornithopter?

One problem with Dune is that the book came out in the 1960s, and many iconic concepts have been used in other films. Star Wars, A new Hope, in 1977 had a desert planet, C3PO walks by a huge serpentine skeleton, the Jawa sandcrawler is a huge desert traveling vehicle, C3PO states that he will be sent to the Spice Mines, Han is in trouble with Jabba for dumping his cargo of spice. The “Jedi mind trick” comes from the Benefit Gesseret “voice”

'Drum sand' is sand thats hollow underground so it makes rhythmic noises that attracts the sand worms. basically only choice they had was to run for their lives. dont worry about not understanding anything fully yet. in this part of the book nothing is explained either. most things will get clear in the next movie. this is probably the best book to movie adaptation I've ever seen

Paul was trained with a shield in mind. A shield stops quick-moving objects, but will allow a slow object to penetrate. So, Paul's attacks against Jamis were slow. Also, Paul's reluctant to kill because he's never had to do it before. In the book, Stilgar criticizes Paul for "playing" with Jamis instead of finishing quickly, as he's obviously capable of doing.

I just watched this in theaters today--the bass when Paul uses The Voice was DEAFENING

The simple background to the conflict is that the Emperor’s troops (the Sardaukar, the troops in white) are unbeatable. Josh Brolin and Jason Momoa’s characters are such great warriors that they are able to train the Atreides troops to be almost as good, and the Emperor cannot tolerate the potential of a military challenge. So he sets the Atreides up to be eliminated. (Little does he realize, the Fremen are even greater fighters.)

The great thing about Paul's visions in the film is that they were uncertain potential futures. That's why Paul sees visions of Jamis talking to him as if they were friends, even though he ends up killing him in single combat immediately after they first meet at the end. Brilliant take on visionary experience. It made me think of one of the aspects in Villeneuve's film Arrival, which I definitely recommend you do a reaction to. Keep up the great work! Cheers!

This is without a doubt my favorite film of the year (don't like to use "best" with things whose quality is measured by opinion). It may be my favorite film of the 21st century. I have to think about that one.

That contradiction between his visions and real life is intentional and it's awesome you picked up on it. He can only see parts of possible futures and those futures change with every action he makes.

The blue eyes of the Fremen, the Eyes of Ibad, are a result of saturation of the blood with the Spice. Happens to anyone who lives on Dune long enough. Unless, like the Harkonnens, you pay truly exorbitant prices for air filtration units in your living space.

the visions: If there are things out of focus on screen then the vision is cloudy, some of what he sees it true and some not. If the vision is clear, focused and easy to follow they are true.

Denis did a great job with the adaption and as a fan of the books I loved it. I have to say that I went to see it with a friend who didn't read the books and he really enjoyed it too and it made him want to read the books. Here in Europe, Dune did pretty good. Hopefully they gross enough money now that it's out in the US so they can make the second part. My favourite character from the movie was definitely Lady Jessica and my favourite scene was the Gom Jabbar scene, I had goosebumps while watching. It was so well done.

I’ve been very wary of this movie since Frank Herbert’s novel is so dense, thankfully this seems like a decent and measured adaption

About the scene when the imperial judge (the leader of the fremen) died: in the movie she was calling the worm to ride it, just like when they see some fremen riding it by the end of the movie. Those hooks that she was holding have this purpose. In the book, however, Kynes is a guy and it's a very complex scene because he actually has a whole crisis while the worm is coming and he basically lets it eat him, but it would be too complicated for the movie to explain this passage, so they chose this path instead. I actually like this moment in the movie more than in the book. As a fan of the book, I thought this was an incredible adaptation. Beautifully done.

When Stilgar gave Jessica and Paul his countenance, all the Fremen cut the back of their hands because the Crysknife cannot be sheathed without drawing blood. They cut that part with the Shadout Mapes, either in editing, or in the script.

9:14 the funny thing is the Jedi are actually based on Bene Gesserit. like 99% of star wars.

I saw Dune in IMAX yesterday & it just begs to be seen on a huge screen. This really is the adaptation that fans of the novel; like myself, have been wanting for so long. It wasn’t rushed & forced to cram the story in to a short run time like the Lynch version; it was given the space to breathe. Also the vastness of the worlds were also allowed that space. Not for a long time; probably since Blade Runner 2049, or seeing LOTR in a theatre have repeatedly let out sighs of relief….& smiled so much at how amazing a film has been. From a design point of view (as I have a degree in film design), the worlds are spectacular. From the Grecian influence on Caladan, to the brutalist buildings of Arrakeen were epic. The size of the Guild Highliners is incredible….& seeing Salusa Secundus was just the icing on the cake. Can’t wait to see more of Shai Hulud!! Also, the inclusion of the mouse made the fan boy in me freak out!! Casting was spot on; just wish we’d been given more of Piter De Vries!! Rebecca Ferguson was excellent as Jessica; her connection to Paul in the test scene is awesome. Also, the controversial regendering of Liet Kynes didn’t even bother me. The Baron is truly terrifying; not some pantomime villain as we saw in the Lynch version. Hopefully in Part 2 (which by all accounts will be the second part of the book & Dune Messiah rolled into one), we get to see Zendeya’s Chani be given the chance to really develop. Also, we’re yet to see Feyd Rautha; who at the moment is still not cast due to WB waiting to green light part 2. The soundtrack & sound design was just perfect; the bagpipes as Gurney lead the troops into battle was 👌🏻 10/10 & an absolute must see in the theatres!!! Question for the fans: Do we think that Piters pet was the remains of Yueh’s wife? After all he said they took her apart like a doll.

Mrs. Movies: "I love that I don't have to listen to movies as loud as you like to listen to them." Mr. Movies: "What?" The disapproving shake of the head of Mrs.Movies and smirk of Mr. Movies is just marriage perfection.

The visions aren't literal. Jamis taught him the ways of the desert: the way of the desert is death. Chani killed the boy Paul was by giving him her Crysknife.

Paul has the hability to see future possibilities. There was a possibility that Jamis would be his friend, but something went wrong and the ended up fighting

So, for reference, when David Lynch did the version from the 80s. The release had to give a piece of paper to explain all the terms in the theater. I saw it originally in the theater back then. Later when they did the 'Director's Cut' they had to add a voice over to explain all of those terms. This version seems to just assume you will figure that out.

That lady who died while calling a worm, she was calling it for a ride. Those hooks are used for climbing onto them

No matter the adaptation, Dune will always be confusing to those who didn’t read the book.

Yes! Love that you guys watched this. It's really epic on the big screen. A sequel is already underway though the budget will depend on the box office of this film. btw Denis Villeneuve is French Canadian so it's pronounced denee vill-noov.

It's pretty much exactly like the book. It captures the essence of the book better than any other adaptation of book to movie.

This movie uses expository so well that it scratches my brain to hear someone yell "what's happening"

35:37 - It changes. Paul is seeing multiple possible futures. He saw a future where he joined the Fremen and became friends with Jamis, who taught him a life lesson that helped him survive the storm. But then, he ultimately chooses a future where he kills Jamis, and never knows him (except in his vision).

Not entirely understanding why people get confused with this movie. It’s all explained with visuals or dialogue.

@35:25, the Fremen crysknives once unsheathed are not supposed to be put away without drawing blood. This commandment keeps Fremen people from drawing on each other unnecessarily. That is why each of the Fremen cut themselves before putting away their knives.

Dune is my favorite book, and now my favorite movie. Thank you for doing this one. I enjoy your reactions.

I went into this completely cold and am HOOKED. I absolutely loved it. The world building is intense! I just wish they had done a LOTR and filmed the movies back to back. It’s gonna be forever for the next one.

Probably the biggest change I would have made it to better explain what a Mentat is and why they are needed. The guy whose eyes rolls back and who has a tattoo on his lower lip is Thufir Hawat, the chief Mentat serving House Atreides. To someone familiar with the book it is clear that his eyes rolling back indicate that he is doing incredible complex calculations in his head. I assume the tattoo on his lip is supposed to be the stain from Sapho Juice, a drug that most Mentats use to increase their concentration and the speed of their calculations. (It is not Spice but Spice can be used to the same effect.) Thinking machines have been outlawed for thousands of years, since humanity overthrew the domination of Terminator-like AIs during the Butlerian Jihad, so almost all computations have to be performed by human minds specially trained to process vast amounts of data like a super computer system would. Few humans are capable of this. Those with the potential must be trained from a very young age, and informing them of their potential too early in the process makes further training impossible. In the books there is a short scene where Paul is informed that he has what it takes to be trained as a Mentat, and is offered the opportunity to begin formal schooling to refine his abilities. Before we learn of his Bene Gesserit abilities it is said that a Duke with the genius of a Mentat is already someone to be feared.

This 1984 film covered a lot more ground. Covered the entire book but to do that left out a lot of important stuff.

"come with me, i will show you the ways of the desert". And he does. He shows him that its kill or be killed.

This movie was so faithful to the books. Obviously, even in a 2.5 hour movie you can't get every single detail in there but you can clearly see that the director is a huge fan of them and knows his materiel. Lady Jessica nailed it for sure. Part 2 has been green lit and is supposed to be released in 2023. Thanks for your reactions, this is my first time seeing you and I'll have to check out more!

You were close. According to the book, Duncan kills 19 before he dies.

Film starts with throat singing, an ancient technique that I taught myself in 1999.

Spice extends long life: hundreds even thousands of years at a time. it grants the ability to make large complext calculations, it grants visions of the future and other mental abilties. it is for this reason it is the most valuable substance in the universe.

It was so much fun watching y'all react to this one! Going in with no background from the novels or the other movie and mini-series. About Liet Kynes and her death. She was calling a Maker. That is why she set the thumper. The expanding sticks she got out were "Maker Hooks". Fremen use them to ride Shai-Hulud and cover great distances on the desert easily. That is why the Assassin Triad was able to sneak up on a Fremen. When you call a Maker, you watch the Maker and concentrate on it. Missing the Hook is almost always fatal. I'm mixed on whether I should suggest you watch the David Lynch movie and the two Mini-Series from SyFy while waiting for the second half of this film. You would get a lot of answers that this movie causes the questions to if you know nothing going in. This film was obviously made by a fan of the books for other fans, who know all the background stuff. But, Part Two will probably eventually answer at least some of your questions. Several key characters do not even appear in this version. At least in Part One. A Fair Witness from the Robert Anson Heinlein books could not even take the stand in court and testify that the Emperor is even involved. He is never seen doing any of the plotting. All we have is hearsay and third hand info. But, whatever choice you make about the other media, welcome to The Saga of Duncan Idaho.

PAUL : Chani... No. Never mind. We are gonna save the line for the part 2. 🤣

Duncan Idaho killed 19 before succumbing to his injuries

This is a very well made adaptation, but I can see why it would be confusing if you haven't read the book or have someone who read it nearby to clarify some key concepts, (like Paul's visions of the ever changing future). But I'm sure they will be explained on the next part. This covers about half of the first book, part two would cover the second half. The director said he would come back for a third movie that would cover the second book, but at the moment not even part two is in production.

The mouths of the sand worms really remind me of eyes. The center being the pupil, and the hairs or teeth or whatever they are look like the iris when you look at eyes up close. I was so glad to hear just a few days ago that part two has been given the green light!

Mamoas character duncan killed 19 imperial soldiers in that fight. ( in the book anyway)

Many a evening i find myself asking my wife the same question as Gurnee ask Paul in the knife fighting training scene " what does mood have to do with it "

The full subtext cannot be understood just by the first book. You need at least two books to get the subtext/theme. Paul Atreides has every possible attribute you could want in a leader. He can calculate odds like a computer, predict the future, read people's true emotions, control people against their will, and can defend himself in combat. Despite having every possible advantage, everything goes horribly wrong in the end. This is an epic tragedy. The story is ultimately a warning against following charismatic leaders. Even with a perfect leader, at the end of the day, they are still human and can still screw things up badly, so it is not wise to put too much faith in any one leader. This is the most faithful adaptation of the story I've seen. It's amazing.

This story was divided into two films, this is obviously the first one, the second got green-lit last week, and is set for 2023.

Drum sand is a natural phenomenon in the sand when it has a crystalline structure and causes it to amplify footsteps

Compared to Dune 1982, this was much better. I confess, though that I like the miniseries better. This has the most amazing cinematography, it is really beautiful, but the miniseries is more accessible and develops the characters more. I think you would have a lot easier time following the story.

The Baron was hit by the gas just not killed. he survived. The Baron in this adaptation was effected a bit differently according to the director.

The book is really dense and they had to leave out a lot to keep it from getting bogged down, but that said, its faithful to the central story of the book and does a great job at creating an immersive experience that I hope will get people interested in Dune

Reverend mother: goodbye young human I hope you live Mrs: that’s very nice thanks Me who read the book: yeah I wouldn’t be so sure about that

Nice catch about Lady Jessica not using the voice during the final fight. In the book and during other adaptations Lady Jessica does attempt to use the voice on Jamis. So while the Reverend Mother made Paul walk across the room and knee at her feet. Lady Jessica could only get people to perform quick actions. With the subject being well aware something happened. When Lady Jessica attempt to make Jamis walkaway, Jamis complained she was in his head. Stilgar threaten her to not do that again.

Don't judge this movie fully until part 2 comes out. Part 1 is a introduction to the world like Denis said in a recent interview. The man will be just as great as Tarantino and Steven Spielberg one day. Prisoners w/ Hugh Jackman Arrival w/ Amy Adams Incendies (amazing foreign movie) Bladerunner 2049 Sicario w/ Emily Blunt Now that's a great catalogue.

@35:00 Jessica didn't use Voice on Stilgar when it became clear he intended to kill her for her body's water because she wanted to demonstrate her superior fighting abilities to the rest of his tribe. (the Bene Gesserit are terrifying in hand to hand combat) Voice can only be detected by the person it is directed at but not anyone else in ear shot. By physically overpowering him all the others could see with their own eyes what an asset she would be to them. Now, right before Jamis and Paul fight she does use Voice on Jamis. She vows how if he hurts her son she'll teach him the meaning of the word "pain" and how his entire body will writhe in agony. She doesn't completely subdue Jamis but it scares the living hell out of him and gives Paul an advantage.

Part 1 summed it up perfectly from the book. In fact, they should make it into three as with the books. Part 1: Dune Part 2: Muad-dib Part 3: The Prophet

It's the Emperor that presented Arakis and the wealth from extracting spice as a gift and duty. It's an offer that the Atreidis could not turn down even if they had known it was a trap. Also, the Harkonnens had the doctor's wife hostage. They were torturing her. Had the doctor not betrayed his house, they would have kept torturing her. I think he knew they would kill her to set her free and he wanted to end her suffering and eventually join her. There are theories that the black weird misshapen creature with the human hands/feet was the doctor's wife.

That little dubstep 'boom' when Paul steps on the sand that will be his entire future.... 😭👌🏽👌🏽

The baron was saved by the shield, but the poison messed him up badly, that's why he was in the healing oil bath. Also, he uses a levitating device because of his weight (he was much fatter in the books)

I loved watching and listening to you both react to this movie. The fact that you both didn't know the Dune story made this all the better. Dune 2 opens October 2023.

Jamis was his teacher after all. His fight with Jamis gave him a super duper crash course in the ways of the Fremen and how they survive in the desert. The vision turned out to be true, if metaphorical.

"I kinda wish I read the damn book" Fantastic line

From what i heard The director agreed to do the movie only if he could split in to two movies. Compared to the book there is way, way to much info and character development missing. However this is real close to the 84" movie. I would say i like this one better visually but the 84" version better information wise. They did an irritating narrative style, but it did give you a little bit better info so you weren't totally confused as you experienced. I suggest since you already started with the movies wait and see if #2 gets approved. If not, and you like to read go ahead and read the first novel it really is an awesome story.

You guys should watch Master and Commander, The Far Side of the World. It's an amazing movie.

Liet Kynes was luring the work towards herself so she could ride it. The hooks widen a gap in the worm which will instinctively

Paul's visions are meant to be puzzle pieces. He can't see the big picture just small parts of it which is why his visions aren't 100% all the time.

FYI the dragonfly aircraft are called ornithopters, 'thopters for short.

lol, this is like the first half of the first book....

Paul was raised a quadruple threat, trained to be a Bene Gesserrit by Lady Jessica, a Mentat (human computer) by Thuffir, a Warmaster by both Duncan Idaho & Gurney Halleck (a former slave soldier of House Harkonnen), & given the finest tutelages of the Imperium to be learned, had Arrakis not been foisted upon him his Duchy would've been legendary. Paul's visions see every possible future & he can draw from possibilities long abandoned to the universe, for the Kwisatz Haderach bridges all times and all spaces.

"Homeworld of house..Yep." Yep ^^

@28:00, the Emperor’s Sardaukar death commandos are supposed to be the fiercest fighters in the known universe. They are exceedingly loyal to the Emperor and serve as his attack dogs. Imagine a Navy Seal or Green Beret multipled by ten. But as you can see that the Atreides troops had become skilled enough to hold their own against the Sardaukar in a fair fight. Duncan killed almost 20 by himself. The Atreides fighting prowess coupled with Duke Leto’s popularity among the noble houses made the Emperor worried. Unbeknownst to the Emperor and the Harkonnens is that Fremen are already skilled enough to defeat the Sardaukar. Can’t wait to see Part 2

I like you guys. You make me smile.

15:43 what I read in the book Carryall didn't fail but it never show up during the worm attack: book quote "A Harkonnen agent in the crew overpowered the others and flew the machine to a smugglers’ base,"

Blue eyes mean prolonged exposure to spice. The blades are made of the teeth of the worms btw

I’m enjoying the muted phase manipulation on the soundtrack. It’s soothing.

I remember the Sardukar commander all the way back from deadman’s shoes

You don't know how right you are about the baby to come, Mrs. Movies.

Nicely done. It's only the beginning.

In later books (I think "Dune Messiah"), it is said that Duncan Idaho killed *19* Sardaukar in that corridor, before he finally succumbed to his wounds. Total badass.

24:20 Pretty sure that weird Spider thing is Yueh's wife.

@36:00, in the book the fight between Paul and Jamis is even more one sided. Despite his youth and never having killed anyone, Paul has been trained to fight since an early age. Jamis was never able to lay a finger on Paul. As Stilgar asked Jessica “Is he toying with him”. In fact until Jessica told him Paul had never killed, Stilgar was worried that Paul might be some type of baby faced sociopath.

The dude: enjoying the movie while eating popcorn The girl: *Activating all mentat mental powers*

Paul's mother is played by the same actress who played Rose the Hat, the main villain in Doctor Sleep.

This movie has done the impossible for me. For the whole duration, the pace was slow at first but not a single boring thing happened. I had zero yawn. I think I yawned more when I watched Star Wars 😂 Never read Dune (but somehow understands it), and I think the 80s Dune with Sting is ridiculous, but I inherently love this movie.

Part 2 was green lite Thursday, ROcKtober 21, 2021.

29:15 She was gonna hitch a ride on the worm, hence the hooks which are used as reins

I've watched it 4 times already 👍 (Part 2 is all but confirmed)...this was like 15% of the story. Gurney Halleck is my fav. It did honor the book as much as it could

“A tooth of shai-hulud” “What does that mean?” “Wish I read the damn book” Or just watch the damn movie? (Seriously though, the movie did explained it. You just didn’t listen)

From what I heard they filmed the dessert scene in Jordan.

Also they are filming part two right now. And Denis has talked about making the next book in the series called Dune messiah. Which thankfully is only about 500 pages long so could be made into one film. So hopefully it will be a trilogy.

Idk why I laughed when this man said “Doctor there to help him?” Funny af

Paul walked on sand on his way to the city, to talk to the plant keeper, what are you watching? lol

18:45 a really good observation.... spot on.

The cigar-shaped ship is a Space Guild Heighliner.