_"I can't believe the Emperor could just say something and people do it."_ Yeah that's kind of what being the Emperor is all about. 😆

Miss Shanelle, "concubine" was NOT an insult. It is a FACT which the movie makes clear. Jessica is LITERALLY Leto's bound concubine (a legally recognized status with certain rights and privileges similar to those enjoyed by a spouse), assigned to him by the Bene Gesserit in order to breed a daughter to marry a Harkonnen son as part of their extremely long-range plans to bring peace to warring Houses and eventually produce a sort of super being. She violated her orders for love because her Duke wanted a son. The 1984 version (especially the famed Spicediver fan edit) explains all of this better than the contemporary version. Regardless, she was the mother of the ducal heir of House Atreides, which makes her a very big deal in and of itself.

"This is gonna be another hero's journey...!" Yeah, about that... 😬

You should go to the theater for Part 2. it's an incredible theater experience.

"Year 10191" -- But that's "After Guild"... which had its year 0 at about 11,000 AD, so it's actually set about 19,000 years in the future.

George Lucas was influenced by Frank Herbert who wrote Dune decades before Star Wars.

I’m actually bummed for you that you can’t see part 2 in the theater. It was an overwhelming masterpiece.

Dune (the novel) is one of the foundational works for modern science fiction in the same way that Tolkien is for fantasy. Many modern science fiction tropes can be traced back to these stories. What you just watched was the first half of the first book in the six-book series. My introduction was through the David Lynch movie which I caught at a drive-in when I was still in high school. I didn't even know what was playing that night just looking to kill a Friday evening with some friends. This led me to read all six of the books and own both the Lynch version and the two miniseries produced for television as well as this latest iteration. The first mini-series "Frank Herbert's Dune" is the most faithful adaptation but the production values, use of spotlighting, sets etc. make it seem almost more like a play than a TV production (the second miniseries continued the story and adapted books 2 and 3 in the series).

When Star Wars first came out, George Lucas said "Star Wars is for the little kid in all of us". Which explains why Denis Villeneuve said this is Star Wars for Adults. IMO, there's a lot more in Dune's story than in Star Wars.

One thing to remember is that Frank Herbert wanted to convey the message that charismatic leaders can be hazardous to your health.

Frank Herbert once said he deserved credit in Star Wars films as source material.

one of the (many) things in the books that is explained in more detail is the relationship between Duke Leto and Jessica.. it conveys how deep their love really is for each other. she was "assigned" to him by the bene gesserit order as a concubine and he was advised not to marry her for political reasons but he always regretted not marrying her because they had fallen deeply in love with each other. Her giving him a son instead of a daughter was an act of love on her part but she still decided to train Paul in the bene gesserit way against orders. she knew (iirc) the Duke was signing his death warrant by accepting charge over Arrakis, and the duke did too at a certain point. that's why he confronted her about "protecting our son." but anyway the love story between them in the book is a lot more fleshed out and I actually found to to be really romantic and tragic

"Spice...the final frontier."

I read Dune for the first time while camping out in the Judean desert in a wadi about 400km from where the film was currently being shot in 2019. A damn near religious experience

Regarding the bull: its very symbolic. It literally represents a dilemma. Dilemma is Greek for "Two horns". If you avoid one horn the other will get you. Both Leto and Paul have to make choices where trying to avoid one thing the have to choose the other.

Dr Yueh fully expected both himself and his wife to die. His real goal was to ensure his wife was actually dead as the Harkonen could have been keeping her alive indefinitely as they "took her apart like a doll". Technology being what is in the Dune universe, they could have inflicted unending agony on her without her dying from it. That possibility is what truly pushed him to betray Leto. "this seems to be a natives-know-best story like Avatar" Is it?

I believe Timmy was trying to stay super still when the hunter/seeker was in his room. He didn't even blink, so the little machine was unsure if anyone was there...maybe?

"Is that like a Jedi mind trick?" Where do you think Lucas got it from?

This movie made me go get the whole dune series (Franks books only) binge read them all. Absolutely fantastic series!

Things a _Dune_ reader notices: the little rodent will have its name used by Paul.

Nominated for 10 Oscars including Best Picture but won for Best Visual Effects Best Sound (Editing and Mixing) Best Original Score Bes Production Design Best Cinematography Best Film Editing

Certifiable Dune super nerd here. At 14:02: the Bene Gersserit can control their bodies down to the molecular level. So yes. They can choose the sex of their offspring. And as to the question of wether the Atredies are the good guys or not, it's super complicated. Frank Herbert wanted it that way. At 50:06: remember how limited the resource of water is on Arrakis. When you purposely give moisture to someone else, it's a sign of the highest respect

*Consider this:* if you _could_ go see the original Star Wars trilogy at an IMAX theater for the first time, wouldn't you? Don't skip that opportunity for Part 2. In fact, you'll probably want to catch this one *again* while you're there.

I don't know if you caught it, but the Fremen that Paul had visions of who mentored him and would teach him was Jamis (the man he fought and killed at the end). It's a clue that Paul's visions are not absolute, and he can make errors that will lead to terrible outcomes. It's hard to convey in film, but Paul is basically a hypercomputer making calculations, and when he gets bad data or misinterprets the data, he makes bad calculations. This is rare...but it can be disastrous.

I wont spoil anything but Im sad that you wont go see part 2 in theaters. Ive gone twice and also saw part 1 in theaters. Its an experience. It shook me. It moved me. Its one of the greatest things Ive ever watched in a theater.

The one thing they really missed in this movie was the theme of love and human willfulness defeating the great powers. The movie makes it seem that Jessica was trying to make the "one" by having Paul. She actually just wanted to give her Duke a son because she loved him, thus setting the universe along a many thousands of years path.

"this movie lays a ton of pipe" lol

Ok, i know i am going to catch a lot of flak over this, but I the 1980s version still holds a place in my heart. It was so creative. The set design is insane. You definitely need to watch it

You should really consider seeing part 2 at the theater. I just saw it yesterday, and it was amazing.

I saw this in theaters on opening weekend, and I'm going to see Part 2 tomorrow. In theaters it was absolutely amazing. With the best part, IMO, being "GET OFF ME!" with the Voice in the stilltent. I jumped, and I feel like the entire theater shook from it. Edit: "These people just move in. Who gives them the authority?" That would be the feudal system of Fiefdom the Empire formed into, and it's exactly the same as it's always been. Those born of Noble Blood are rulers, with the Emperor at the top of the chain. The Emperor commands, and it is done. The Noble Houses can do the same on the worlds they control, so long as it doesn't counter the Emperor. Edit edit: Paul found Drum Sand when they were searching for Stilgar's Sietch. Drum Sand is a formation that causes the sand to carry vibration EXTREMELY well. Typically even one sound from drum sand will attract a worm. The Fremen can recognize drum sand from a distance, and steer clear of it.

I love the opening. "Who will our next opressors be?..." Cut to Paul. Say hello to your new oppressor.

No one does sci-fi or visuals like Denis Villenueve. I saw both of these in the theater. Incredible. No bucket though.

I put together my top ten favourite movies from 2010 to 2020 and Denis directed four of them. The dude is an absolute master.

19:02 - "He did, he Miyagied it." Oh shan, you're killing me! 😂

Both parts were amazing in IMAX. Don't wait, go see part 2 in IMAX now while you have the chance.

I assume the baron's "bath" was liquid spice. We were told it had medicinal properties and prolonged life, it has the right colour, and he certainly had access to more than enough of it.

A Hunter-Seeker is a small remote drone used for reconnaissance (rarely) and assassinations (almost always). It typically employs poison, but not always. It sensors aren't the best, so it's controller can't do much but recognize movement. Paul got its attention by moving into the hologram, but once there, stood still, making him impossible to find. When the housekeeper opened the door... ZIP! And he barely managed to catch it and smash it into the wall. It uses anti-grav tech, so it's hard to grab anyway (like trying to catch a wet bar of soap). Along with its small size, catching it like he did was fairly badass.

The 2000 Mini-Series Dune explains this world so much better. There is so much more to the story / information in the books. The Baron was in a spice bath. I am planning on seeing part II on Tuesday. Paul's Grandfather fought bulls and was killed by a bull. The metal looking particles in the sand that Paul picked up was the Spice. I read the book, watched the 1984 version and the 2000 Mini-Series.

My first copy of the book, a paperback edition, was published in the latter '60s. On the back cover was printed, "Soon to be a major motion picture." The Lynch version was 1984 and the TV miniseries 2000.

"this movie lays a ton of pipe..." GIGGITY!! 😀

I became aware of Dune via David Lynch's adaptation. I was going into my senior year when it came out in 1984. A few years later, I read the books, a few times. I then watched the SciFi's mini-series.This version and part 2 I saw in the theaters in IMAX, and have not regretted it. Frank Hebert's "Dune" was what inspired George Lucas's "Star Wars", so it's not surprising that this satisfied your "Star Wars" itch, as you put it. About Part 1 and Part 2, it doesn't follow the book one for one, but the way Denis Villeneuve puts the story together really honors Frank Herbert and his son's works.

Paul's Grandfather died fighting a bull, which is why all the bull imagery.

"Who's this babies daddy?" Well, when two people are in love, they share a special hug... Also, clutching pearls isn't really about being worried, it's more about being pointlessly offended.

Jessica is Duke Leto’s concubine though 😅

The world of Dune is absolutely HUGE. This is a foundational work that influences many sci-fi franchises (like Star Wars). The movie version is beautiful and touches on many of the themes of the world but only very very superficially. People who have read the book(s) will catch a lot of really interesting references (Kudos to Villeneuve for portraying so many details faithfully) but, unfortunately, they will likely be missed by most of the people who watch this movie. Defintely read the book if you get a chance.

11:42 Timothee's Mandarin pronunciation is really good. 👍👍👍

I saw both Part 1 and Part 2 with my friends at the big IMAX theater in San Francisco (one of only 12 in the world with a 70mm film print for Part 2). Both parts were genuinely AWE inspiring. And the bucket was sold out 😂

Hunter seekers hone in on motion. That is why Paul was standing so still. When Shadout Mapes opened the door it went after her.

by the way the year 10191 is post the butlerian jihad but its probably in the vicinity of 20000 years into our future

Wise choice Shanelle! I would say anyone who is completely unfamiliar with the Dune universe, should skip the '84 movie (initially) and START with Villenue's Part 1 & 2. The Sci-Fi TV mini-series is also a valid starting point. (since it was long enough to give enough details to be comprehensive) Even if it tends to look like a High School play at times. The 1984 movie does get shat on a lot, but I rather like it. Simply put, it is a bit more surreal & "cyberpunk". So, it's a bit more confusing for a newbie. Also, NOT A SPOILER, JUST AN "FYI", the underlying message in Frank Herbert's Dune books was actually ANTI-"Chosen One"! And AGAINST relying on "Heroes" & charismatic leaders! It was more of a "STOP handing control of YOUR life's path over to OTHERS! And just 'DO' it yourself." kind of message.

Saw Part 1 twice in the theatres and Part 2 also twice, and booked an IMAX ticket for next week. So good!

I read the books. They helped form my early scifi soul in my teen years. I waited many years for the DeLaurentis movie only to be disappointed. I went into this movie with no expectations and am happily impressed. Very well done. Can't wait for the second half.

I remember going to the theater for part 1. It was shortly after the lockdowns and people where slowly trickling back into civilization. It was me and only one couple in the theater. They kept glaring at me for some reason. Probably because I sat right next to them.

"Dune" has the trappings of the Hero's Journey, but turns it on its head. "No more terrible disaster could befall your people than for them to fall into the hands of a Hero" - Frank Herbert

I am once again asking why Shan hates LOTR when she likes this. Even just for set and production.

Star Wars was based on Dune. This is the GOAT.

This was one of the films that I went to go see not just once, but TWICE in the theater (I worried about the receipts of Part 1 here in the States so wanted to support in my own way; it did not disappoint on the big screen). The books preceded Star Wars by a number of years; George Lucas was one of the young people who read them and took a lot of inspiration from Dune when writing the original script for Star Wars (the mental powers of the all-female Bene Gesserit and their fighting prowess were heavily referenced for the Jedi Knights). The reason for the Emperor's power is partially traditional (being the head of House Corrino which was responsible for defeating the 'thinking machines' that threatened to enslave all mankind) and also due to his control of the Sardaukar, who are viewed as the deadliest warriors in the galaxy. The Bene Gesserit work behind the scenes by providing trained women as concubines to the male leaders of the Great Houses; in this way they maintain control covertly. (The reason why Jessica did not marry Duke Leto was to leave the potential open for an alliance to another Great House through marriage; hence her designation as 'concubine' rather than 'wife'). What I think is smart about the brilliant production design is the way that each faction is visually coded differently from all the others on screen, making it easier to tell who is who...Atreides are silver/gray, Harkonnens (bad guys) are traditional black, Fremen are dark green/brown, Sardaukar (emperor's troops) are white (much like the stormtroopers in Star Wars ;-)

God I love your channel. Especially the trivia. I just love how much you are into the details. So cool and interesting. Keep being you. ❤️

“You’ve been in my dreams, have I been in yours?” 😂 I was cracking up

"I know what alliance they can make: a marriage! Between Timmy and Zendaya!" oh the absolute irony

16:49 - The emperor does. That's what they said at the beginning. 😁

I've seen both previous adaptations and read the original novel so I was able to immerse myself in the visual. One thing to keep in mind, wait until the end before you judge the story, its not simple.

It took 6 years of research and writing before Frank Herbert finished Dune. He worked hard on his world building and it shows in every page of the book. I'm glad Denis Villeneuve was such a huge fan that he recognized the importance of trying to recreate Herbert's vision on screen.

Two of my favorite things coming together! Shanelle and Dune

Me sitting down to continue my re-read of Dune before part 2 comes out on streaming: "Oooh Shanelle watched Part 1. *click*" Reading can wait."

Thank god Disney didn't get their grubby little hands on Dune or else we would have been watching the adventures of Pauline Atriedes.

This is gonna be THE trilogy of this decade for sure.

The -84 movie has always had a special place in my heart for just being crazy, in style, cast, and some of choices of differences from the books. There is a couple of miniseries made for TV as well, and they also did some weird things with the fighting and bene gesserit powers, but it's much more "down to earth". They're probably hard to find now, but worth checking out if you can find them.

Jessica is a Concubine. Marriage is reserved for political purposes for the royal houses.

1:49 - And then there's these things called "red herrings". 😉

To give you some back story into the Dune universe / saga; a story that spans 35’000 years, it’s good to know that dates are know as BG (Before Guild) & AG (After Guild). The Guild monopoly on space travel / transport and upon interstellar banking is taken as the beginning point of the Imperial Calendar. Interestingly, the events of Dune when set to our current Earth years, take place 20’000 years into our future; so technically we are part of the Dune story. A little timeline for the Dune universe. 19000-16000BG - Earliest civilisations on Terra (Earth) 16500BG - The Roman Empire 14100BG - 13600BG - Our Solar System is colonised. 13402BG - An asteroid hits Terra making it uninhabitable. 13402BG - 13399BG - The Rescue of Treasures off Terra. 13360BG - Terra is reseeded & set aside as a natural park under Imperial Decree. 200-108BG - The Butlerian Jihad. the crusade to free humans from thinking machines. 86BG - Foundation of House Atreides. O - Foundation of The Guild. 10140AG - Duke Leto is born 10190-10191 - House Atreides moves to Arrakis. I saw both Dune 1 & 2 in true IMAX 1.43:1 on their respective release days….& yes it truly does need 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 I 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….& the scale of the worms in part 2 is mind blowing!! Casting was spot on; just wish we’d been given more of Piter De Vries!! Rebecca Ferguson was excellent as Jessica & the 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. 10/10 & an absolute must see in the theatres!!! Also, a few little things of interest: The Kangaroo Mouse, Maud’Dib has special significance in Part 2 Paul’s line ‘I recognise your footsteps old man’ are him alluding to Shai Hulud. The worms have many names; many given to them by the Fremen. These including Old Man of The Desert, Old Man Eternity & Grandfather of The Desert. In Arabic Shayʾ-Khulud translates as "Thing of Eternity" or "Thing of Immortality", consisting of Shayʾ "thing of" (in construct state) and Khulud "eternity" or "immortality".

To your commentary: When the book and story were written and published (1965), Star Wars and Avatar were just a wet dream. G. Lucas and J. Cameron also openly admit to having helped themselves to the story. 😉

go watch part 2 on the biggest screen you can see!

Yes! Can’t wait to see dune 2!

14:00 It is so cutting edge, that it was written about 50 years ago.

Great Shanelle, great channel and a great movie, what more could you want💯👍

2:07 "Another Hero's Journey" .......yeah, that's right...🙄🙄🙄

Hi Shanelle hope you are having an great and awesome day ❤

There was an attempt to make a Dune movie in the 70s. There is a very good documentary about this called Jodorowski's Dune. It shows the massive amount of planning that went into the project and how it tragically did not get made.

This movie is just so well crafted. Incredible efficiency, so beautiful.

10:55 do you have NO clue what an "emperor" is?

If you like the story, after watching the Lynch version check out the SyFy Channel miniseries. Though it has an obvious lack of budget and some spotty to bad acting, it dives into the story better than the other two in many ways. 🤟😎

"But I have notes." I watch a lot of reactors, but you are the first one to notice that despite the peril, Jessica is still being Paul's mom.

Part two is amazing I can’t wait for you to see it !!!

"I'm surprised the Emperor can say..." Leaving out the commercial conglomerate CHOAM means that this goes mostly unexplained. CHOAM buys and sells the spice mined on Arrakis, and doesn't care who runs the planet so long as their sales quotas are met. As part of his duties, the Emperor chooses who holds the various CHOAM contracts, and on the renewal of Arrakis hands the reins to house Atreidies to set his plot in motion.

Nice timing. Part two is even better!

I read Dune in 1976 in high-school. Saw Star Wars opening weekend in '77 and couldn't help but see so many similarities. Dune, however, is a different and twisted tale of ambitions and scheming and stepping into a preset path and what you will do with the things that are placed in front of you. It is also about the evolution of human kind while not evolving in emotional/ambitions.

Shanelle, part 2 is even better.🎉

Awesome reaction of my favorite movie!!!!!!!😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

0:42 - Yeah, about that: though it's so exposition heavy, the story quickly gets so convoluted you *WON'T BE ABLE TO FOLLOW.* So, you're not missing anything. Still, it's worth a watch later on down the road. It's got great cinematography, fx, and set design. It has charm despite its flaws.

14:40 - Not only that, but I love that brief montage of them packing up and leaving (reactors don’t give it enough credit). I really feel the gravitas and the permanence of that decision. Even if Paul doesn’t have a say so in that moment, it’s like - have you ever moved as a kid and had to be uprooted to a new neighborhood, new school, new friends etc.? 😢 37:10 - No no…it’s a “spice” bath, remember? It has healing properties as well. 😂

Already can’t wait for you’re reaction to part 2

Gorgeous AND great taste in movies! She's a keeper! 😊

Really really looking forward to your reaction to part 2.

I saw this film multiple times in LieMAX at my local theater, and IMAX at Universal City Walk. I am a fan of the book, the 80's film, and the SyFy channel miniseries. Production of Part 2 wasn't done until it was given the green light by the studios AFTER Part 1 was released and showing box office success, under Covid conditions, in the theaters. An additional watch or two will help further your grasp of the nuances of this film (I know it did for me). Keep up the great reactions.

I don't understand why you are simping for Zendaya. She is at best mediocre in her acting, and of unremarkable appearance. No reason to get excited.

Can't help feeling like you might have taken the opposite intention out of every bit of worldbuilding in the first half. The Atreides aren't presented as oppressors, the book was written long before anything related to the US' ongoing resource-stealing in the middle east and the Bene Gesserit are manipulative and power hungry; them trying to control Jessica to the point where they have a say in the gender of her offspring isn't some big "yeah, girl power!" moment. Sexism and trying to violate bodily autonomy isn't something to whoop and cheer over. According to the author's son, the Bene Gesserit were inspired by his relatives trying to force Catholicism on his father against his will.

I really hope you manage to catch this in theaters. It's quite an experience. I commend you for wanting to keep a first time reaction for all of us, but sometimes you need to enjoy something just for yourself. It's an absolutely FANTASTIC movie. As a lover of the books there were a few changes that were a little irksome in the 2nd movie as well as this, but keep in mind it's an adaptation. If they were to include EVERYTHING then this movie would be 12 hours long. The politics alone could run the course of a few movies worth of run time. Overall this was a great start and the next one is even better.

No spoilers here, just some context. Just so you know 11,191 years is Dune time, which is AG not CE. AG stands for "After Guild". The calendar was reset at the founding of the Spacing Guild. This story is actually set about 32,000 years in the future. About 200 years before Dune (201BG) a war of man against machines started and was won by mankind, but it also saw the loss of the majority of historical documents. All "thinking machines" where outlawed afterwards; no computers. Basically the doctrine is "Man may not be replaced." Because prehistory was lost, Earth is a myth and nobody even knows where it is or what it was called. There is a ton of pre-history behind this story, which is why the world of Dune is so rich. While there are a lot of things missing from the book, Denis did an excellent job of adapting this to the screen, and it still takes two movies in adaptation just to cover the first book. BTW, the first attempt at a movie from 1984 is ... well ... weird. Not very good. There is a reason it's a "cult classic". I do not recommend it as a movie. A few good shots and set design, but it's just a jumbled mess by a director who is known for weirdness and who considers himself an avant-garde director. So it is what it is. It is very dated, under-funded and trying way too hard to be ethereal and not succeeding. I mean the blocking and direction at times reminds me of old 80's TV shows. The Harkonnens are depicted as mindless oafs and buffoons, like cartoon villains, which they are not. I could go on and on, but I'll just let you decide if want to watch this old dated junk, after watching this masterpiece of cinema by Denis.

The spice must flow.