some things i loved about Dune
- the relationship between Duncan and Paul was such a nice touch, and from their first scene together I knew that Duncanâs death was going to hit HARD (and it did). the way that Paul couldnât make sense of his visions and did everything to try and stop them, and how he was so relieved every time he saw Duncan again, and then the panic he showed when he realizes itâs finally happening and thereâs nothing he can do to stop it. exquisite.Â
- i LOVED seeing the desert mouse as a repeated image throughout the film. it really drove home how much Paul was trying to hold onto his innocence and how terrified he was of the future and the violence he knew was in store for him. it still just breaks me that he CHOSE the name Muadâdib for himself (at least in the book, unsure of how that will play out in the film (i thought i heard chani call him muadâdib??)). he resisted his destiny because he never wanted to kill anyone, but the inevitability of it all just weighed so heavily on him, and you can see that in the tent scene and the duel scene with Jamis.Â
- the death of Liet-Kynes was so raw and dramatic and i loved it. the movie did such a great job illustrating how connected the Fremen are with the ecology of Arrakis.Â
- the voice was SO WELL DONE i was wondering what effects they would use and seeing/hearing it in imax was 100% worth the $20 price of admission. seriously go see this movie in imax if at all possible.Â
- really appreciated that they didnât try to cater this movie to the normal entertainment-seeking movie-going crowd. it wasnât overloaded with quips or anything, and i never felt like they had cut something for the sake of crowd-pleasing or avoiding controversy. i was in a pretty packed theater and i think the audience only laughed like once. it was such a different experience from what iâm used to with marvel and star wars movies, and it was SO REFRESHING. this story is an EPIC and they embraced that. this movie is what a blockbuster should be, not fast and furious #31239.
- the set design?? literally all of the architecture looked exactly like i imagined it. and i was almost squealing over the ornithopters they looked SO. GOOD.Â
- hans my man you really put it all out there for this score and we love you for it. the score was the definition of pulse-pounding, especially during the invasion sequence.Â
- i was honestly worried they would do away with the whole jihad thing because of all the post 9/11 islamophobia, but even if they didnât explicitly say jihad, the idea and threat of it were still VERY present in Paulâs visions (still pissed they said crusade in the first trailer but itâs whatever, that line didnât end up in the movie anyway). really excited to see how they expand on that in the second part.Â
-Â âi should have married youâ OSCAR YOU CANâT JUST SAY THINGS LIKE THAT
