Hey everyone! THIS MOVIE WAS FUCKING INCREDIBLE!!!! Literally one of the BEST movies I've ever seen in my entire life! I just wanted to thank each and every one of you for clicking on this video, watching, it, and commenting! You guys are the fucking best! I hope you enjoyed this reaction because I had such a blast making it! PS: Since I titled the first video "*DUNE* is better than *STAR WARS*, and people got FURIOUS!!! I wanted to title this one *STAR WARS* is dead. *DUNE* is king. just to keep the joke going, but I didn't want to troll that hard. Not for this video anyway! Lol. Love you all!!

Paul: "Stilgar, what's this behind your ear? It's a coin." Stilgar: "Lisan al-Gaib!"

I like how Alex says he wont miss a single detail moments after missing that the narrator was the Emperor's daughter. Literally the first detail in the film.

In the book, a kerchief worn on the head symbolizes being a married woman with child. This was of course changed in the movie as they don't have a child in this adaptation, so instead it becomes a symbol of her love for Paul. But also in the book, a kerchief worn on the arm is a signal of mourning when you lose a loved one... So Chani moving this symbol of love to her arm really illustrates her broken heart.

Love how Paul is simultaneously heroic and villainous in his big scenes. To the point the concept of trying to put him in a box becomes redundant and you just have to accept that he is what he is.

My favorite part is when Paul uses the voice and tells everyone to shit themselves

With part 2 you realise this isn't the story about Paul becoming a hero, it's about him, somewhat reluctantly, becoming the villain.

Alex: Paul is the desert mouse. Dune fans: As written!

Just in case it wasn't clear at the end of the movie, you hit the notch, Alia (Paul's sister) did receive all the memories of Reverent Mothers just like Jessica when she drank the Water of Life. Alia literally became conscious as a fetus, with the hundreds years worth of knowledge. So her communicating through Jessica was the real deal.

The 1st time Paul takes his ring off is when he "found his way" meaning he has decided to become EQUAL to the Fremen and not above them. The next time he puts it on is when he became the Kwisatz Haderach and he declares that he is the Duke of Arakkis.

20:55 Nice catch. In the book, we get inner monologues and the Baron was intentionally setting Rabban up for failure so that their people would support his decision to replace him with Feyd . Tightening the grip, lose control of the spice, get replaced.

Stilgar is the saddest part of the movie for me. "They were friends, now they are followers." In the books: "I gained a great warrior but lost a great friend." You can tell he was being a bit of the fun drunk uncle that has an equal amount of wisdom and humor, memeing about Lisan al Gaib for most of it until Paul rode the worm. At the end the uncle personality is gone and he's a zealous warrior.

RE: Fayd Rautha kissing the Baron, in the books it's implied that the Baron has been sexually abusing Feyd Rautha since he was a young boy, so. There's that. Also in the movie Feyd going back in for the second kiss was improvised by Austin Butler

Everything in this movie was dialed to 11. Sound, visuals, acting, story, editing, even the pacing. Insanely well done.

Hans Zimmer is the man when it comes to soundtrack that reverberate through your whole body.

"Is this the more strategic choice for Paul to marry?" I'M STARTING TO BELIEVE ALEX IS THE MAHDI

The Doctor Strange analogy is on point. That is exactly how Paul's 'prescience' works. He sees all possible futures at once, and can see the Golden Path

29:09 I believe the black and white scenes were shot using IR (Infrared cameras), you can also see how the fireworks just look like big blotches of ink.

The fact that this movie was supposed to be released in 2023 but it was placed in 2024 because of the SAG strikes, makes this movie much more well awaited

The sound design in IMAX was incredible. When a character uses The Voice, it’s like *thunder*

The worm riding is pretty cool. The "ledge" he's grabbing onto is the edge of one of the worm's scales. By prying it open, he's exposing those holes (some kind of sensory organ) to sand. So the worm adjusts to try and keep that section above the sand by rotating, so it doesn't get sand in the opening, thereby ensuring the rider is on top of the worm instead of hanging off the side (which is what happens to Paul in that scene before he pries open the scale). This will also keep the worm from submerging with its rider still on. There's a very similar detail in the 80s movie and it just shows the incredible detail that Frank Herbert used when crafting this world.

The part where the Emperor has to kiss the ring is such a power move

I watched this movie in IMAX and it was quite possibly the best Movie experience I ever had and will have.

32:50 Feyd was a potential Kwisatz Haderach so just like Paul, he was starting to have premonitory dreams

I swear when Paul yelled “silence” the theatre shook, like not the room but it felt like the whole building felt it

Idk if I would call it a running gag, but every time Stilgar goes on his rants about "As Written!" I die from laughter. Close to being my favorite character for this movie but I have to give it to Paul, Timmy really went all out in his performance for this movie

This was legit one of those movies that made me remember why i love to go to the theatre, pay money and watch movies. Oscar loading...

I’ve never seen anyone else get the significance of Chani’s blue scarf, basically only book readers recognize it. 😮

A lot of ppl who haven’t read the books don’t know that the fremen are actually extremely intelligent and civilized, they have a seitch factory basically that engineers all of their technology, in fact their still suits are envied across the galaxy many have tried to copy them but it’s a secret tech, they are not primitive, spiritual yes. pretty cool

"zendaya can say so much without actually saying anything, just her looks" pls yes i watched her new movie challengers a few days ago and her facial expressions are just so good also saw dun part 2 twice at the cinema and would've gone a third time if someone asked me if i wanted to watch it with them haha just for pauls speech (or just the last 30 minutes in general) i liked this one way more than the 1st one

It's so funny watching people arguing over whether Paul is really the hero or the villain. He's both and neither at the same time. But I guess that's the beauty of this story, it shows how each one of us values different things and what we are willing to forgive.

"Zendaya's about to waste some water in her shorts" Bruh I swear 🤣

You are you asked how Feyd could have dreamt about Lady Margot before meeting her, and the answer was given in the first movie. Remember, the Bene Gesserit have many prospects for their Kwisatz Haderach, with the Harkonnen and Atreides bloodlines featuring prominently. It’s not out of the realm of possibility that Feyd has some of the same foresight abilities as Paul.

25:00 to be able to connect dots this well without knowing the series must be such a thrill. All these details are more plainly explained in the novel so seeing alex firing all these brain cyclinders is super cool

Alex, the Harkkonnen Home world scene was shot entirely in Infrared. You nailed it on the head about it sucking out all the color. In the books, that is exactly what the black sun does, that's why the Bene Geserit went from Black to White

Franc Herbert (the original author) said about Dune "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" That leader is Paul

You are correct about Jessica's daughter. She awakened to consciousness in the womb due to the water of life. Basically preborn and a full reverend mother without even being born.

I watched this movie in IMAX, and it was INSANE

The fact that this movie made him drop his goofy persona so consistently really speaks volumes about how genuinely captivating it all is.

In the books Chani is really on Pauls side, the entire time (espacially with the wedding), they even had a baby, which was killed in one of the attacks of the Harkonnen

This movie isn't about Paul being the chosen one this is about him getting shaped and pushed into that path and eventually accepting that path.

FYI, when Paul was riding the worm, he used the hooks to pry up a worm scale and expose the worm's flesh to the irritating sand, This causes the worm to roll so the exposed scale is top-side, and therefore Paul doesn't get buried under the worm. The process is described in a lot more detail in the book.

Paul's POV of riding the worm is easily one of the greatest things I've ever seen in theatres

Dude, you're like, by miles my favorite reactor for SURE! There's so much to compliment here, from your appreciation for the filmmaking, to how much you manage to understand what the Director is trying to say with every scene WHILE also giving us an pleasant and entertaining reaction. Plus 45:56 that's EXTREMELY precisely right. 46:08 also right. 46:14 right as well... but, Anakin is like Paul would be the better way to describe it but, yea, that's right.

One of the best cinematic experiences of the last 20 years probably.

And now THAT, my good lad, is the original Anakin Skywalker story. 💯 I converted myself from a die hard fan of Star Wars, to a worshipping Stilgar leveled addict in everything that involves Dune! ✨️ You DEFINITELY need to watch this in theaters, the cinematography, the sound design, the cast and not to mention the MUSIC... Chef's Kiss* 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

33:40 - hahaha - you misunderstand! She didn't "give up" anything. She TOOK everything. She's a Bene Gesserit Sister. She's a Weapon. Poor Feyd never had a chance! hehe hehe hehe

51:23 Damn, Paul got so good with the Voice, it even worked on Alex lol

Masterpiece. Feyd is amazing. Austin’s performance up there with Heath. GOAT of duels shame you talked in beginning

I saw this in theaters and I was exhausted by the end I thought it was gonna end 3 times before it did lol.

"is Paul the bad guy". Yes, also no. Is son is even worse but also greater. Like the chronicals of Riddick stated, sometimes good isn't needed to fight off evil, what is needed is another kind of evil.

Fun fact just for people who don't know, the character Lanville, who fought Feyd in the arena, was the fight coordinator for this film. I also hadn't noticed at first that he's in Dune Pt 1 talking to Duncan when that character is first introduced.

Even if you've already seen it at home, still a really good watch in theaters. no one said you can't see it twice lol

You understand why this book serie Dune is one of the greatest Science fiction story ever written, and this movie is only a small part of this story....

The Harkonnon planet has a black sun. So when you are in the sunlight, all color fades away. The director used infrared film to achieve this effect.

Some people have kind of mentioned it, but Villeneuve changed Chani’s character b/c Frank Herbert had expressed disappointment that readers of the book thought of Paul as a hero and didn’t see it as the cautionary tale he meant it to be. To better convey this, Chani was written to be a counterpoint to the believers which she wasn’t in the books. Also, they don’t mention that in the book Paul becomes responsible for Jamis’s wife and children (two sons IIRC) when he kills Jamis, and as well at the end Alia (his sister) is like 4 and freaks everyone out b/c she’s basically an adult in a little kids body with all the memories of people’s pasts

Unprivate the Oppenheimer video lmaoo

The worms have basically big scales all over their bodies, and underneath the scales is soft flesh. The hooks pull the scales back and expose the flesh underneath to the sand, thereby irritating the worm. The worm then maneuvers to keep that part of its body away from the sand. That’s what allows them to steer, and keep the worm above the sand.

I think the craziest thing you noticed is Chani's blue headband. It says somewhere (Idk if it's in the book or the writer of the book said it idk) that when a freman is in love they are blue. I think it's crazy that you noticed and put together that when she was wearing blue she was in love and that when she wasn't wearing it (at least not on her head) she wasn't in love as much anymore One other thing I'm the book Chani believes in the prophecy but in the movie she is the only one who doesn't. I like that change and think it works well for the movie. Loved the reaction, and am glad you enjoyed this amazing movie.

In relation to how far along the prophecy the factions are (Paul/his mom vs. Bene Gesserit). The Bene Gesserit assumed Paula and Fayd were about 1 or 2 generations from the genetic breeding program getting to where they have been trying to get it for centuries. That's why the fact they didn't realize Lady Jessica (Paul's mom) was Harkonen, and that Paul was further along than he was is a little sus. If they're so cautious about their breeding program, you'd think they'd have a detailed list of everyone that works for them's pedigree.

The light on planet harkonnen also explains why all of the harkonnen are so pale. They grew up on a planet with almost no ultra violet rays. That is also why their suits for the desert completely cover up their entire body. They would burn too severely if they were outside too long in the desert. Their suits have small fans in them to cool them off since the wind doesn't reach them.

The blue thing that Chani had is from her father : Kynes. Or in the movie, her mother. She had a big grief and that blue thing is to remember her mom.

The emperor didn’t pit the Harkonens against the Atreides, he helped the Harkonnens wipe out the Atreides.

Reminds me of Life of Brian: "He's NOT the Messiah! He's a very naughty boy!" "I say he IS the Messiah and I should know, I've followed a few!"

Lol my brother served in Iraq and told us about camel spiders. The big ones they can see coming but the little ones you gotta worry about getting into small spaces lol I feel this!

i can confirm that seeing this in theaters was absolutely mindblowing, one of the only movies in the past couple years that had my heart racing after left the venue and drove home. just a masterpiece of artistic choices and scenes the whole way through. when the Worm broke through the dust cloud after the nukes hit and that hugedeep horn played, it genuinely shook the entire room with pure bass sound. it felt like the worm was speaking directly into my core it was astounding also, as for the kissing on the mouth thing, it doesnt generally bother me even if it is pretty weird. my biggest problem i had with that scene is that it's fuckin BARON LARDASS JABBA THE HUTT HARKONNEN that gets the kiss. if it were ANYONE ELSE i really wouldn't have minded it at all because i know its just to show how strange Feyd and the rest of the Harkonnens are, but that man is so disgusting just the thought of even touching him gives me nasty shivers

The second book in the series, "Dune Messiah", is set 12 years after the events shown in this movie. The jihad is done, billions are dead, and there are factions wanting to remove Maud'dib from power. The years immediately following this movie are covered in one of Brian Herbert's sequels to Dune, "Paul of Dune"

Watching this in IMAX was the most intense sensory experience. Its like you can feel the movie as youre watching it because of how they designed the soundscape.

Something i noticed is the thumper sound design. At first it's a slow frequency of thumping, but when the worm is coming up the speed increases into a heartbeat. It just sounds really cool

Alex: Don't call them rats Rabban Harkonnen: So, anyway. I started calling them rats

You're spot on with Chani wearing the blue on the different areas on her and what it signifies.

Interestingly the character of Chani becomes more important in this interpretation of the first book as she denies the prophecy and her own role in it while Stilgar embraces it so fervently. They dropped an interesting plot of the loss of her and Paul's first born son and put off the birth of Paul's sister since they condensed the history of Paul's becoming Muad'ib and reclaiming Arakis so drastically.

It's him, LISAN AL-GAIB!!!

I saw this moxie in IMAX and I was moist 😂 the sound design was beautiful. Austin Butler as Fade Rautha in the Black and White gave me chills. The story of the White Savior, using the Natives to fight White Mans Wars is beautiful. Star Wars could NEVER. I was in the movie theater saying "wow" out loud... I couldn't help it. I thought Oppenheimer was a film but this is a FILM. I felt like I was there, it pulls you in so deeply (pause lol). The popping out of the sand and the sandworm ride were shot so perfectly. Clearly I loved this move, I may even have a custom Crysknife 👀 I can't wait to see the final installment! Anyway... May thy knife chip and shatter 🗡️

I love the combining of "May thy knife chip and shatter" what Jamis said to him before their fight in part 1 and Duncans salute. Such a nice touch

I love that when you mention all the details and Stilgar's lips, you can also see the most faint blue in Paul's eyes for the first time (after he woke up from the nightmare).

Fun fact The scenes where Princess Irulan and the Reverend Mother talks were filmed... in a cemetery Those building is the tomb of Carlo Scarpa, an italian architect. The place is called Tomba Brion, in Altivole Btw, nice reaction, love from italy

For the scenes under the black sun you were asking about, it doesn't look like regular black and white because it's not, it's in the infrared spectrum. They used a modified 3d camera rig, essentially a splitter that usually is used to put two bulky cameras effectively eye width apart. For Dune they instead aligned them with no offset, but one of the cameras was an IR camera so they could blend between them as characters moved between shadow (color) and sunlight (IR). I think its an ingenious effect that really makes the planet feel alien.

The scenes on the arena of Giede Prime (Harkonnen world) were shot using an Infrared camera, that's why there were no (visible) colors, just a different looking black and white. And note, that's not an after effect thing, it's literally how the scene was shot

Paul: (farts in english) Stilgar: "Lisan al-Gaib!"

I'm imagining Leto looking from the grave with almost nothing but sadness as his son becomes one of the greatest villains in human history.

*Jessica, practically foaming at the mouth, staving off possession* "...Nah, I'll pass." That was hilarious. 😆

Alex, you’re more right then you know about the Harkonnen home world. Giedi Prime has a black sun. The light emitted allows no chroma in the spectrum. To achieve that strange look, they used infra red cameras. You also nailed the harsh light to their harsh personalities. They’ve lived in a planet so polluted due to over industrialization with a black sun, produces people who are aggressive and ruthless as their default settings.

"Honey alex hefner just released a new video!"

My interpretation of the "Sword Chipping" thing was basically like saying, "We're gonna fight, and I hope you die, but I hope it's an honorable death like if your blade fails you instead of you dying like a dog."

Fun fact: the Giedi Prime scenes during the daytime were shot on an infrared camera, making it so that only infrared light could come through the lens, and not any visible light (color wavelengths). Since our sun radiates these infrared rays constantly, it creates this black and white theme to where the sun seems to be radiating pure white photons. These rays can’t be seen by us normally, so it also adds these mysterious effects to where the light is bending in odd ways or luminating settings in different methods.

52:38 May thy knife chip and shatter is exactly what is meant. The fremen do not wish their enemies victory.

The book version of the baron’s death would have been INSANE 😂

The Harkonnen scenes were shot here in Budapest. They built it up. My friend made the makeup for the actors, including Freyd. Insane, isn’t it, how it looks? No CGI. That shows a bit better than any Star Wars movie ever. Everything that is not desert is from Budapest, Hungary. Btw: the stil suits were made here too. The knive fight training was here too, some of my friends participated in it.

I don't like how they re-wrote the Alia arc. She was like 6 years old acting as an emissary from Paul to the Baron to announce his arrival. She called him grandfather and while he was processing that, she cut him with her gom jabbar.

Damn that analogy with the grip on life and happiness etc with the connection to the spice was actually brilliant

Alex, did KZfaq take down your Oppenheimer first watch? I was watching it today (May 6th 2024) and I can not find it anywhere

The Dune books gave me panic attacks because I got obsessed with the idea of human potential. God Emperor of Dune is awesome

21:56 all those tiny details... because they filmed ON LOCATION. I'm talking about 150 degree tempatures, and 50 mph winds. It was brutal, but it gave the film that little extra 24:41 it's called a "still-tent" and it seals up, allowing people inside to get out of their stillsuits and relax. The moisture is collected by tent and reclaimed in the morning before packing the tent away. But yeah, i imagine Fremen sex as being quick with little physical effort. The Fremen have actually evolved physically to conserve water.

The salute Paul does when he says "May thy knife chip and shatter" is the Atreides salute, while the quote itself is the Fremen salute. So he's combining the two into one identity.

Timothy Chalemet's voice when he's speaking Fremen at the War Council is so bad-ass, and he sounds so different. The authority he conveys in that scene gave me goosebumps. What a performance! Rebecca Ferguson also did a phenomenal job as Lady Jessica. The way she switched when she became the Reverend Mother, and communicating with her unborn daughter, Alia was just outstanding. Zendaya was a bad-ass in this as well. But for me, the standouts were the cinematography by Greig Fraser, the music by Hans Zimmer, and of course the directing by Denis Villeneuve, and we can't forget the author, Frank Herbert, who created rich worlds, diverse characters, and a lore and mythology that will no doubt outlive us all. Incredible work by everyone involved. I wasn't sure about Austin Butler as Feyd Rautha when I heard he was cast, but now that I've seen it, he was actually great.

I assume what happened with Chani at the end of this movie was done as a sort of cliffhanger for a possible 3rd film - Dune Messiah. That was not how it went down in the book. After defeating Feyd-Rautha in hand-to-hand combat, Paul subjugates the emperor and claims his daughter's hand in marriage, a political union essentially making Paul emperor. But he makes it very clear to the entire room that the princess will lead a barren, isolated life, as he will never touch her. Chani would officially be called concubine, like his mother, Lady Jessica, was to his father, Leto, but in every way that mattered she would be his wife, his only love, and the mother of his children. She understood this and stood by Paul through it all. I think a number of the changes we see in Dune 1 and 2 are a result of looking back at Frank Herbert's interviews, opinions, and commentaries on the themes interwoven within the story and what he meant to convey as the author. So, this movie, while absolutely MAGNIFICENT and thus far my favorite on-screen telling of the Dune story, was not altogether faithful to the story as told in the 1st book - Dune (which I highly recommend you read). I'm definitely excited to see what they do with the 3rd movie. I'm not sure they'd be able to do justice to the 4th because of the massive CGI that would be required to tell the God Emperor of Dune story (no spoilers!), but we'll see.

35:18 When he said "fear is all we have", he meant the only weapon they have to use against the enemy. The fremen were at a clear disadvantage, so he was creating a reputation and using his own legend to make the Harkonnen men fear the fremen. That is why he said that after Gurney said this: "We've heard many stories about Muad'dib, and none of them good" 35:15

Your 'sit in silence' at the end, was me driving home after watching it in IMAX. This is 2024s movie of the year. Hands down. 🔥

Alex, I love your reaction. You figured out so many things that people like me didn't figure out when we read the books.