The whole conversation over whether Part One or Part Two is better is really dumb. They are ONE MOVIE, SPLIT INTO TWO. It's like arguing over whether the second half of a movie is better, or the first half. I mean, yeah, all the cool shit happens in the 2nd half -- but all the setup had to be done right in the first half, in order for all those moments in the 2nd half to hit hard. So anyway, this whole argument is dumb. Dune Part Two isn't a sequel. It's the second half of the freakin' movie. That said, it IS true that Villeneuve chose to bow to some very reasonable market forces, and split his film into two parts, in order to avoid delivering one honkin' 5-plus hour experience. And in order to make both halves feel satisfying, he did make some adjustments to make each half work well enough in its own right. Still, I think saying that either half is the "better" or "worse" movie misses the point entirely.

Thank you. I studied film and it was my dream to become a director. I used to watch video essays like this one every day, as well as read articles and books about film theory, but I gave up on my dream a few years ago. I even went from watching one or two movies a day to watching a few movies a month. This video reignited something in me, it was like seeing red for the first time in a long time.

I preferred part 1 😅

Gawain’s quest is the struggle to choose between conscience, ego, and fear. The knightly virtues indicate a person who is conscientious. Gawain can give in to ego gain false glory, but his ultimate destiny down that path will be regret and despair. It is only by aligning his decisions and actions with his conscience that he will find courage and meaning.

The Green Knight is karma. “How long? Not long, cause what you reap is what you sow.” Gawain could have given the Green Knight a hug.

Damn great job on the edit dude! I normally hate whem creators intercut movie dialogue in the middle of the video, but you did it so well, that it made the video flow much much better than normal voice over+music.

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One thing almost touched on in this video: LoTR is a fantasy, it’s about individuals and their journey. Dune is sci-fi, it’s about archetypes and change. These differences are critical distinguishing factors between fantasy and sci-fi, and these two stories are successful because they follow these rules.

I think the Dune part 1 is better.

Part 2 is so fucking boring comparing to part 1...

Why would i “not like” it??? He’s great! So are his movies! What’s not to like?!?!

hes been around for a while

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IMO, they are very-much best experienced together. Watching them back to back it made it feel far more complete, much like the Lord of the Rings films

Back to the sandbox... always the sandbox

my favorite part of dune messiah is when paul shows stilgar history tapes of dictators and says he's killed more people than hitler.

Aight can we just agree that having Hans Zimmer is essentially cheating?

Not only purple but green. The mixing of two beautiful colors to make a new vibrant one 8:25

Good video. Nice clips from all the movies

Part 2 sucks compared to books, too much is changed. In the book Chani is indifferent to the prophecy and supports Paul. Rabban is killed off screen and screwed up spice production so bad the emperor had to get involved. A lot Feyd's stuff is contrived except ending. Jessica is the reverend mothers favorite not Irulan and Jessica doesn't act like an over enthusiastic psycho. K thats enough for now, just getting started. Chani just sucks in the movie period.

A mature and intriguing analysis. I won't nitpick, because this is a cut above what's all over YT. Well done.

The movie was so good and was genuinely surprised the director looks 14 years old. :D

No one ever said he makes bad movies, no one with taste that is. Guy is still an irredeemable creep who needs jail

Good video and all, but Dune Part 2 isn't a sequel. it's a second part of a two parter. The Sequel to Dune will be Dune Messiah

Unsure how they're going to do Messiah and Children.

dune books one and two are the best!, dune 1&2 movies are 7 out of 10 or 4 out of five stars! first they needed to be 3 films not two the pacing was RUSH! second, we need the sex scene between FYED RAUTHA and Lady Margot along with her Husband who is a male Bene Gesserit-Assassin! this will show just how ruthless and cunning Bene Gesserit are! Joe Rogan was right DUNE 2 need to be rated R!

2:50 "What about 2nd breakfast?"

Worst movie i ever seen in my entire life

Part 2 is garbage

I preferred part 1

They butchered it left out the best parts of the book and made cheny insufferable like what happened to the death of his son or his sister killing the baron what about the massive ceremony of the reverent mother they didn't even mention the queen being nothing more that a political marriage

What? is he supposed to be a creep in Lars and the Real Girl? Or that's just what everyone thought he was?

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I preferred Part 1--it took fewer liberties with the plot. In Part 2 I missed Alia, I didn't like the contraction of time the pregnancy forced on the story, and didn't like the different religious factions within the Fremen. I felt the scale of the sietches was not invoked. For me, there were just too many alterations. Having said that, these films leave every other interpretation of _Dune_ in the dust.

Paul didn't choose to start the holy war. In fact, he couldn't stop it. That was the irony of him having all this power and still being unable to stop it. The only way for him to stop it would have been his own death. This leads to him being the tragic hero in that it was a natural consequence of him embracing the power and leadership. Leto II tried to improve upon Paul's work by going down the path that Paul refused with the long term goal of carrying humanity indefinitely into the future.

The opening with all The Atreides being burnt just felt so emotional, no funerals, no graves, no family told just murdered and burnt light years from home but then you see The Fremen burn The Harkonnen at the end and had "you got what you deserved vibes" pretty much a full turn around and then realised it was such a "Dune" move for Denis to do it like that. Paul is not the hero, hes another genocidal revenge driven villian. Why didnt he just take Chani as his new Empress, it wouldnt have made any difference in the film in the book theres a lot more to it than a political move.

I love both versions

SILENCCEEEEE!!!! Paul said calmly

I don't have big hopes for Dune Messiah. The book is a big dropoff from the first novel.

There is no fight with Janus? Utter bullshit! YES, there is. OMFG you are full of shit

New Dune is shit compared to Old Dune. The Boomer has spoken!

Hey nice video, but about 2:26 Dune messiah is a great book, but it’s only like 200 pages and it’s really just a connecting book to transition from Paul to Leto so I wouldn’t consider this the a trilogy but more like a larger quadroligy or hexailogy if they get to all the books

LOTR is the standard of how trilogies should take notes but you should do a original Star Wars trilogy vs LOTR trilogy video and do a descript breakdown on which trilogy takes the victory

I loved the movie but got sick of seeing Zendaya

I'll say it. With Warhammer coming around some time. I really hope it has the look of the earlier version, in terms of the detail, the color, the weird. I feel like 40k gets far too often forced into some grey, cleaner, newer version. Look at the old 40k art, it was goofy, like a medieval tapestry. Oddly the word I would use to describe the visuals now is, tactical. Tactically visual art. As if the whole world is trying to become Call of Duty, albeit in their theme. Give me back goofball metal, once in a while.

First of all, Villeneuve's Dune is a masterpiece, outstanding in almost every aspect. But if I have to say something in favor of Lynch, it's the unsettling, almost uncomfortable atmosphere he achieved. It's almost like a fever dream, and it does feel like a prophetic tale. And Toto's soundtrack is simply fantastic.

I don't. Part 1 was a perfect cinema going experience for me, part 2 was very good, but not somewhat bland.

Dune 1 and 2 really are masterpieces of cinema. I know my appreciation and enjoyment for a well written script and visuals over just full on action is different as I've gotten older as I was engaged 100% through each film, a bunch of teenagers infront of me during during were saying mid-film they were bored. I think the directing and acting as well as the visuals for both films were 10/10 and I thoroughly put it up there with some of the best films I've watched.

Over 5 hours and yet the second movie still felt rushed.

Oof.. Dune Messiah is, to me, depressing. They payoff for Messiah must be Children of Dune, where hope and direction is restored.