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"Put your right hand in the box" Mary "What, just like that! Oh, that box" 🤣That got me. Best laugh this week.

Truthsayers can tell when someone is lying, but not when someone is just wrong. The Harkonnens genuinely believed Muad'Dib had been killed in Feyd-Rautha's purge of the north.

Stilgar is the best hypeman!! Javier playing a character who is so wholesome and earnest at all times yet equally hilarious is a testament to his tremendous talent...

42:25 One of the tragedies in this story is the fact that Paul lost his friend Stilgar and gained a worshiper. A very poor trade.

20:17 “Usul” is his secret name; “MuaDib” is his Fremen name that would be known to others outside of the sietch

Put your hands in the box. "Already? Oh, that box." Shame on you. Mary. 😀🤣😁

I'm always surprised with how well Chalamet acted in this one, with such a small physique he managed to make us see him as a fierce and scary warrior. He has a real scary presence by the end. Usually they take the easy route by casting a big buff guy.

The Harkonen planet (Geidi Prime) scenes were not flashbacks. Their planet orbits a black sun which gives off infrared light, making everything look black and white. Fun fact: they built special cameras to actually film those scenes in infrared, which is super cool. Also that snakussy is the forbidden fleshlight.

Everything in this movie was dialed to 11. The sound, visuals, acting, story, editing and pacing. Insanely well done. Can’t wait for Dune Messiah to come out

That sandworm-riding scene was something else in IMAX.

"That's how they make the water?" Don't tell her how the spice is made.

Denis Villeneuve has said that "Lawrence of Arabia" has been the biggest influence on his Dune adaptation... and it definitely shows.

Remember Paul said that Chani "would come to understand. I have seen it.". In the moment, she was traumatized, but Paul knows it will be okay in the end.

17:35 When Jessica says "All of us" in the voice, she's not talking about her and Alia. She's also talking about the centuries of Reverend Mothers who live within her. Saying that she has the memories of those Reverend Mothers is a little misleading. Those memories come with personalities. They have their own motivations, desires, grievances, etc. It's not that those people are actually living in her mind. Its closer to dissociative identity disorder, and a Reverend Mother has to maintain a balance between her own personality and those of the dead Reverend Mothers.

Muad'dib is his warrior name, not his secret name. His secret name is Usul.

in this universe .. the Royals have Wives and concubines often at the same time.. Pauls mother was a concubine,, Paul wiil marry the emperors daughter for the position of power but keep Chani as the one he loves. This is not the way with the Freman.. it will take time for her

“Oh that box.ok.” 😂😂😂

Paul doesn't foresee the attack on Sietch Tabr because people with foresight can't properly "see" other people with foresight. Feyd-Rautha has much of the same bloodline and is another possible Kwisatzch Haderach. His foresight isn't anywhere near Paul's, as he isn't trained, but he has a little, and it blocked Paul's visions.

Great reaction. Just to let you know. In the Book. Chani was at Paul's side at the end. She knew the Politics of the Empire and knew she would always be Paul's love. In fact, the last line of the book is Jessica telling Chani that History will call them "wives". Denis just added a little drama and a cliffhanger to the movie. Jessica was never married to Leto. But their love was forever. She got her revenge on those responsible for Leto's death. She changed the Universe forever.

20:30 The cool thing about the Harkonnen arena scene is that it was shot using infrared cameras. The transition from normal color when they are indoors to infrared as they move into the sunlight is subtle but amazing.

There is no Lisan Al Gaib. It's just a story, invented to cover for the Bene Gesserit, that Paul and Jessica manipulate with their Bene Gesserit skills. The Kwizatz Hadderach is a thing, but Paul was not supposed to be the One because Jessica was supposed to birth a female, and it's pretty clear the Bene Gesserit don't really understand the full implications, at least in this telling.

"Oh! That box. OK."

The reason why the Harkonnens knew about "Muad'ib" was that this was the name they knew was responsible for a whole string of attacks against them. There are several months, nearly a year or more, that passes in the middle of the movie. They did not however know that "Muad'ib" = "Paul Atreides" - he was just a shadow until the end.

18:00 "They already know his secret name?" Paul's secret Fremen name in Stilgar's tribe is "Usul". No one outside of Stilgar's tribe is to be told this name. Muad'Dib is the name Paul is known amongst all Fremen tribes. The Harkonnens know the name "Muad'Dib" because the Fremen fighters are shouting his name in combat. As I recall, there's a scene in the book where Rabban is talking about the Fremen are crying out Muad'Dib as they fall on Harkonnen blades to give other Fremen an opportunity to attack that Fremen. Calling Fremen "fanatical" is a bit of an understatement.

33:47 Mary slowly realizing that Paul is not the hero of this story

8:26 "What does that mean for her kid?!?" [SPOILER ALERT!!!] What happens to the mother happens to the unborn child. Jessica is flooded with the memories of centuries of past Reverend Mothers. The same thing happens to Alia. This becomes a problem for Alia as she grows older...

Jessica didn't know she was the Baron's daughter for the same reason Feyd-Rautha's daughter won't know: the Bene Gesserit don't tell their members who their biological parents are in order to ensure they are loyal to the Sisterhood alone, with special exceptions like Irulan (Florence Pugh's character). "The Corps is mother, the Corps is father" as another sci-fi franchise puts it.

re: the last guy in the arena scene. That character did appear in Dune 1, but he only had 1 line and was mainly just in the background. But he's played by Roger Yuan, and has had fights with Jackie Chan (Shanghai Noon), Mel Gibson (Lethal Weapon 4) and Keanu Reeves (John Wick 3 in the weapons museum), among others. I actually rewatched the first film a week before I saw the sequel and recognized Roger, and was surprised that his role was so small. But they were just setting him up so that he could pull of this epic arena fight in the sequel.

Denis Villeneuve has once again demonstrated his mastery in creating an immersive, visually captivating world that left me utterly mesmerized.

55:20 Rabban didn't survive the movie. Gurney Halleck stuck a sword in his throat.

His “power” is his shield. That was funny 😂

The music in this movie is simply incredible, chills whenever I hear it

Paul warned her if he went south he would lose her. He didn’t know how until he drank the worm’s poison. This path was the only one that would work.

The best movie in this decade so far. The Lord of the Rings in our generation

Mua'dib is his war name, the public one. Usul is his secret name.

21:46 No, the doctor was killed by the Baron after he sold out Duke Leto (Paul's father) in part 1. These 3 prisoners are survivors of the attack from the end of part 1.

I really hope they bring Dune 2 back to IMAX someday

Javier Bardem was so good in this movie. I fully cackled in the theater after the duel and he shouts “Lisan Al’Gaib!” suddenly after the long pause.

There just aren't enough words that can describe how gorgeous this film is, and I'm so glad you continuously pointed out the beauty of some shots, the cinematography, the design, etc. Fantastic adaptation, with Villeneuve's trademark visual perfection.

Yes, he is the Lisan Al Gaib. But that role exists due to the stories of the Bene Geserit. It's like saying, I'm a royal prince and you know it because my grandpa said one day a royal prince would show up at your house.

8:15 The old reverend mother is possibly blind do to old age. And when I say old, I mean OLD. Heavy, long-term consumption of spice can extend one's life to around 300 years. The Fremen diet is definitely rich in spice.

In my opinion: Dune Part 2 gives me joy and such an entertaining movie. So yeah this sequel is better than the first part. Timothee his performance is absolutely outstanding.11/10

Both movies are just telling the story of the first book. The next Film - which is in pre production right now - will be the about the full second book. And if you did not read Dune, at all, then I got the perfect appetizer for you, to read it. Here it comes: in the book, Paul is not the one who kills the baron. If you wonna find out, who did it instead... enjoy the read 😉

Chani will be his concubine, this ends differently than the book, but as he said she will come to understand, and he sees all possible futures. He know she will come around.

Usul is the secret name, Muad’ dib is his Fremen warrior name

9:20 Jessica's behavior was amplified for the film to help make the "fanatical Fremen" narrative more clear. In the novel, she is a lot more nuanced. She knows that Paul is likely the Bene Gesserit Kwisatz Haderach. She was THOROUGHLY trained by the Bene Gesserit, so sees this as a good thing. However, she is also scared for Paul's safety. She also wants to preserve the memory of Leto and his noble heritage. She knows that taking control of the Fremen is the only way for Paul to survive and defeat the Emperor. Although the film gives Jessica more screen time than the novel does, she receives a little bit of character assassination.

Funny how much people love the floating harkonnen scene at the beginning, we've seen countless people fly in movies, often whizzing around all over the place and dodging weapon fire yet this simple scene looks so great.

Real quick, the Reverend Mother wasn't calling Paul abomination. She was calling someone else that

Lady Fenring: "Put your hand in the box." Mary's response: "Oh my gosh, that fast?" Lol.

52:00 Oh, the 3rd movie will be absolutely tame compared to what God Emperor of Dune will be like if they film it. However, I am absolutely drooling in anticipation of the reactions to the surprise in the next film. [No spoilers please]

44:25 The Emperor will be imprisoned (similar to Napoleon being exiled to the island of Elba) on Salusa Secundus, the training ground of the Sardaukar. Shadam won't be uncomfortable, but he will be watched. At this time, Salusa Secundus is as hellish a world as Arrakis, but Paul begins terraforming Salusa to make it more hospitable. One of the reasons the Sarkaukar and Fremen are such amazing soldiers is that they went through the harshest survival training. By turning Salusa Secundus into a garden planet, it removes the possibility of the Emperor training more Sardaukar that are a match to the Fremen.

I believe the film amongst all the themes it tacckles, is an important one, that when people is in need of liberation and leadership they are willing to believe in prophecies whether they are truth or not.

The Harkonnens didn't find his 'secret name,' that was Usul.

"I can't hate the Emperor if he's Christopher Walken." That sounds touching🙂, I can feel it in my heart.

As a fetus, Alia is affected by the Water of Life, the same as Lady Jessica. It’s a pity that the entire storyline of the child known as the abomination, Alia Atreides, is omitted. She does have significant impact on the events and this is important in future events. In the novel, she is born during the story and is about 3 years old by the end of the book. Her actions as a child make her known as St. Alia of the Knife. In Dune (1984), Alia is played by a very young Alicia Witt. At least the David Lynch film got that part right, albeit the Denis Villeneuve films are superior. Although to be fair, they have a much longer running time. It only shows it’s not possible to do a proper adaptation of Frank Herbert’s massive novel in one sitting. Arrakis is the only known source of Spice. Without it, all interstellar travel would cease and civilization as it is known, would inevitably collapse and plunge it into a new Dark Ages. Hence, it is the crown jewel of the Empire.

If you think Paul is “The One”, Dune 3 is gonna be a complete mind-f*** for you 😮

I think one of the biggest reasons why there's such a divide among audience's response to Paul is because his archetype isn't nearly as familiar with in pop culture. Paul is not a hero, or villain or even anti-hero. Paul is a tragic hero, and that's a very different thing than most of the discourse surrounding the character and ultimately what Herbert is trying to communicate within his work. The whole "Paul is good guy vs. Paul is bad guy it just depends on your perspective" perspective misses the point. Paul is very deliberately written as the Mary Sue of Mary Sues; he's raised from birth as a mentat, an order that represents all of the sacred aspects of the masculine. He's surrounded by alpha males who love and guide him. He's trained in the Bene Gesserit way by his mother, representing all the cunning power of the feminine. Paul's mother loves him and his father so much that she disobeys a sacred order of her own sisterhood. Paul is raised as a ducal heir and learned in the ways or war and politics. He then goes on to live among the most robust, resourceful and pragmatic people in all the imperium and eventually becomes their legitimate ruler after succeeding in all of their rituals and besting all comers. At this point the missionaria protectiva is moot, Paul has fulfilled all of the prophecies that no other person in the imperium ever could, he literally is That Guy and proves it. And that's all before becoming the goddamn Kwisatz Hadderach, the supreme being who can see in all places at once. The most capable human to ever live. And yet, even this supreme being is unfit to wield such monopolized power because no one is. The jihad is inevitable, violence sings its own song. This understanding of power is demonstrated in all the surrounding characters and subplots. The Bene Gesserit have the hubris to think they can control humanity and even the Kwisatz if they just patiently plan in the shadows long enough, the Fremen think they are ready to fulfill their dream of the "green paradise" which they do, but at great destructive cost to themselves, and so on. Herbert once stated that his favorite president was Richard Nixon as Nixon taught the American people to distrust presidents.

28:37 This is probably the second most frustrating part of the film for fans of the novel. (The most frustrating is that we don't get to see a 3-year old Alia running around having adult conversations...) In the novels, the Harkonnen fighting forces are pathetic. The best fighting forces are (1) The Fremen, (2) The Emperor's Sardaukar, and (3) a small force of Atreides fighters trained by Duncan Idaho and Gurney Halleck. Part 1 showed this brilliantly. When the Barron attacked, he was supported by the Emperor's Sardaukar. When a group of Harkonnen soldiers attacked the line of Atreides fighters, the Harkonnens were wiped out. But when a handful of Sardaukar dropped in behind the Atreides, the Atreides were wiped out. In the novel, the Harkonnens NEVER find the Fremen. No one destroys Sietch Tabr. No one destroys the Cave of Birds. Around this point in the story, the Harkonnens have retreated to the cities and don't dare attack the Fremen. The sort of destruction you see here doesn't happen until the Emperor arrives with is Sardaukar. But by the time the Sardaukar meet the Fremen, Paul has trained enough Fremen who then trained all other Fremen in the fighting techniques taught by Duncan and Gurney. There's one scene where a large force of Sardaukar attack a Fremen sietch, who are then decimated and forced to flee by Fremen women, children, and old men. They barely managed to escape by using their ship's flight jets as a weapon. Also, there are no satellites over Arrakis. The Fremen pay the Spacing Guild HUGE bribes in spice to keep the skies clear so that they can continue the ecological transformation on Arrakis.

You wait until your twentieth rewatch. You’ll finish it and just think: WOW. I noticed another brilliant detail.

43:40 This fight is far less dramatic than it appears on the surface. At this point, Paul has all the powers of a Reverend Mother. He also has centuries of ancestral memories from his male AND female lines. (Reverend Mothers only gain memories from the female line). Getting stabbed is still dangerous, but Paul's abilities to control his body make this would less dangerous that it would be otherwise.

In his hurry to tell his story, Denis Villeneuve diverged seriously from the novel, changing Chani's character to suit his purpose and changing Chani's relationship with Jessica and Paul. The ending was so wrong that I do not know how they can come back to "Dune Messiah."

‘Someone needs to tell the Haakonnens that bald is not it…..priceless 😂😂😂😂

Couple of things with regard to your hopes and expectations: - the next part happens pretty much after the holy war, not during. the whole thing is off-screen - paul will never get it on with irulan even though she really wants him to, he remains faithful to chani forever

Its no surprise that this movie won an Oscar for best sound. Its not just musically that the audio shines. The sound conveys power in key moments. Shai Hulud is meant to be desert power personified. If you listen to the audio when Paul summons the worm the crackling audio sounds the same as audio of the Space Shuttle launches when the solid rocket boosters light. Its raw power being barely tamed.

15:22 To paraphrase -Tyrion Lennister- Eitri: "Yes… that's what d-dying means?!?"

lol it's black and white on the harkonnen planet because they have a black sun! in the shadows, there is color lol.

The Harkonnen homeworld, Geidi Prime, orbits a black sun, they're in a different star system, and their planet's surface doesn't have warm light filtration (as a result, the outside scenes was filmed in infrared in order to achieve that black and white look)

Sandworms travel by emitting a pulse that "liquefies" sand so they can "swim" through it. That is why rock is a barrier to them.

"If he can't make it out alive, He's really dead." I'm glad she connected those dots I woulda spent longer than Dune's runtime trying to figure out what she meant.

The emperor spends rest of his life in exile on his guard's planet but lives in leisure n luxury.

In the novel, Jessica is more subtle in how she operates, Chani is more devoted to Paul. And Paul’s sister is born and grown rapidly, becoming a pint sized psycho. Chani does not walk away at the end, but is Paul’s concubine while he marries Irulan for political reasons. Similarly I don’t recall the sceptic/ true believer split among Fremen. (I may be wrong, I have not read the book in a few years). Yet, it is true to the spirit of what Frank Herbert wanted to say: beware of messiahs, particularly those who inspire you to violence. I think the liberties Villeneuve took were justified and suggest a warning to us all in these politically crazy times.

Feyd's opponents are drugged so they are easy kills. But the Baron leaves Lanville (he has three or four quick cameos in Part One) undrugged as a test for Feyd. As for the black and white effect, it was filmed in infrared to showcase Denis' idea of Giedi Prime having a "black sun." Everything outside looks black and white and translucent.

13:13 Even marrying a Fremen doesn't really make you Fremen. Being Fremen isn't just belonging to a tribe. It involves a certain philosophy. Fremen have NO QUALMS about making a brutal decision when the situation demands it. This is one of the things that make them such great fighters and decision makers. Although Paul can out-think and out-fight any Fremen, he still grew up in a culture alien to the Fremen. Paul agonizes over brutal decisions.

In the book, Irulan or the Empress is Paul’s wife in name only. Irulan and Chani have a whole conversation about it, agreeing that Chani is the one he truly loves, and will be his actual wife. Irulan is just there because she understands the point of their, “marriage.” It’s just business.

@18:50 They don't know Paul is alive at this point. They simply know "Muad'dib" as someone who is leading the Fremen against them. And I agree that "put your hand in the box" takes on a whole new meaning with this film vs the first. 🤣

20:35 I would say that Jabba the Hutt was almost certainly inspired by the Baron.

The "power-up" is actually a body-shield. Also: the appearance of the Harkonnens, in this movie, is an artistic liberty. In the book, Baron Vladimir Harkonnen actually has red hair and is homosexual. He wears a reverse-polarity gravitational-repulsor belt, also known as a suspensor-belt, to help him walk as he is so massive and heavy that he can't hardly move without it. As to Feyd Rautha Harkonnen, he was actually cooler and more calculating than the psychopath in this movie, and was actually considered rather handsome.

51:48 this observation is pretty important because that's the last line of the first book.

7:00 The religious/secular dispute between the Fremen is an invention for the film. It was certainly required for the film, as it would otherwise be difficult to explain Fremen fanaticism to the average viewer. In the novels, this fracture doesn't exist for several reasons. 1. The Fremen Reverend Mothers would guide the angsty youths towards integration into the religion. And if you're unsure how effective they would be, consider the powers of Bene Gesserit persuasion you see in the film. Although Fremen have some natural immunity to Bene Gesserit Voice, any Reverend Mother would be able to use natural persuasions and arguments to guide the youth. 2. In Fremen culture, children are NEVER blamed for their failings/mistakes. It is their teachers who are blamed. This creates a culture where children are not written off as bad eggs. 3. The Spice Orgy ceremony gives the Fremen limited prescience to have a sense of what the tribe needs. As any cult leader knows, NEVER underestimate the power of a communal experience. 4. If a Fremen became too vocal and disruptive about the religion then a tribal leader would likely take them out to the desert and slit their throat. I suspect they would not try to reclaim the water, as they would probably see the water as being tainted by the individual's "ghafla". (Gahfla is a Fremen word meaning "distraction". Frank Herbert took this word directly from Arabic, which means "anything that distracts one from God.")

Mary called on the Lord (Oh My Lord, My Lord) more than a Pentecostal preacher. 😂 Every bald man when Mary told the Harkanen bald is not a look 😭😭

Welcome to religious fanaticism and why it is dangerous

The thing is, you can’t have everything. Either Chani can keep Paul and not go south, forsaking her people and planet. Or she and Paul can go south, fulfilling the prophecy, and liberating her planet and her people, but the ONLY way to do so is to make him emperor, and he cannot do that without the emperors daughter. It’s one or the other, and Paul had to make a choice, which is why he didn’t want to go South, he knew.

the tricky thing about this prophecy is that the bene gesserit made it all up and have contigencies for if a lisan al-gaib that they appoint fails, so of course it all comes true because they facilitated the conditions for it to come true

I'm guessing that I wasn't the only one who thought "Only the Messiah would say he's not the Messiah!" When Stilgar was saying "He's too humble to admit that he's the Messiah."

He said. when he agreed to go south . That he would guide them to safety an then he would do what had to be done . And when he awoke from the water he could see only one narrow path to follow .

I loved Dune Part 2 so much more than the first one and both Dune movies are so worth seeing in IMAX

I very much appreciate how you made it a point to pronounce Denis' last name correctly. They're not related that I know of but he shares the same last name as the one French Canadian who has won the F1 championship: Jacques Villeneuve, son of Gilles Villeneuve who is the only French-Canadian to have driven for Ferrari in F1. Quite the prodigious name for such a small population of roughly seven million people.

9:01 Cynically speaking, smart and crafty politicians do the same thing to secure loyalty or a get a better position. Be sooo... humble to not take the responsibility and when the time comes "Well, ok, since YOU INSIST...."

By the way, Mua'dib isn't his secret name. Usul is his secret name. Mua'dib is his warrior name.

50:38 No. The Bene Gesserit were breeding specifically to create the Kwisatz Haderach. The Lisan al-gaib is a lore planted by the Missionaria Protectiva (the Bene Gesserit). They have planted these "chosen one" stories on all different planets. The intention being, to use those beliefs to support the Kwisatz Haderach when he arrives (it also acts as a safe haven for Bene Gesserit). Feyd could never have been Lisan al-gaib. He's Harkonnen and the Fremen would never have accepted him. Had Paul not survived the Bene Gesserit would have continued to use Feyd and his bloodline to lead to the Kwisatz Haderach. At this point Paul has essentially become both, but isn't in control of the Bene Gesserit like they intended.

22:40 The Baron is trying employ a plan similar to Jessica's: Put the Emperor in a position where he is forced to give up his throne by marrying his daughter to an eligible noble. Paul and Feyd-Rautha are both nobles. As for why the Emperor would agree to it: Dune has a precarious political and economic situation: The major power groups are: - The Emperor - The Major and Minor Houses. (The Atreides are one of the Great Houses.) - The Spacing Guild - The Bene Gesserit hiding in the background manipulating everything. Economically, they are all bound together in C.H.O.A.M. (Combine Honette Ober Advancer Mercantiles.) It is essentially an investment group, but not in the way we understand investment groups today. With CHOAM, a project would be proposed, and each investor would be given an opportunity to invest in that project. Every product ran through CHOAM, including Spice Melange. Militarily, the Emperor's forces are supposed to be held in check by the combined forces of each House. What the Houses fear most is the possibility that the Emperor will ally with one of the Great Houses and wipe out each House one by one. Which is EXACTLY what the Emperor did on Arrakis. If that tasty bit of information was revealed, there would be chaos in the Imperium. There's no telling who would be on top when the dust cleared. This prospect would terrify the Emperor. To keep his head, he'd gladly wed his daughter to a noble. In the novel, its unclear if the Bene Gesserit have been manipulating the Emperor the way we see it in the film.

33:23 no doubt, that’s where the inspiration for the Luke Skywalker/ Darth Vader relationship came from.

chani's fremen name means "desert srping" the prophecy says that the lisan al gaib will be revived by "desert spring tears".

At this point I HIGHLY recommend getting a copy of the novel in print. I'm not sure about the audiobook, because there are appendices in the back and I don't know how the audiobooks handle those. The appendices and "Terms of the Imperium" are incredibly helpful in understanding the lore. There is an out-of-print book titled "Dune Encyclopedia". Despite what the Herbert Estate currently claims, it is canon, it WAS authorized by Frank Herbert, and he wrote the foreword. The tricky part is that the Encyclopedia was INTENDED to be an in-universe tome with inaccurate information in it. (One of the major themes in Frank Herbert's novels is to NEVER trust the official history.) However, I DO NOT recommend reading the Dune Encyclopedia until you've read the 4th novel (God Emperor of Dune). Also, I DO NOT recommend reading the 2nd novel (Dune Messiah) until part 3 comes out.

Oh, THAT box.

Love the fact Fremen have flags on the big big sandworm In case we get confused about who is who xD

And they all live happily ever after. Billions don't die because of this, honest

the harkkonnens and the atreides had an open Kanli(fued) they were allowed to go to war with eachother. but the emperor is forbidden from taking sides, yet he took a side and gave aid to the harkkonnens so the baron broke no laws but the emperor did

If you want to be picky, this is not a sequel. It's the second half of one long movie. The original plan was actually to film both at the same time (compare to The Lord of the Rings), but the company wouldn't approve it. He was promised the second movie if the first did well. But instead of making a standalone first movie, he gambled that he would get to do the second half as well. They green-lit the second one four days after the premiere of the first one...