Alt Shift X took a break, and now we're back -- working on a big Jon Snow video, and more Dune videos. Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: go.nebula.tv/altshiftx Tale Foundry’s Dune genre video: nebula.tv/videos/talefoundry-dune-scifi-or-fantasy?ref=altshiftx Lindsay Ellis’ Lord of the Rings video: nebula.tv/videos/lindsayellis-how-they-adapted-lord-of-the-rings?ref=altshiftx
@TenNineD
Жыл бұрын
Yay
@georgem5822
Жыл бұрын
Yay, was watching shwifty and glidus food stream there
@BillMan5000
Жыл бұрын
So glad you’re back.
@milfenthusiast1582
Жыл бұрын
GIMME A KISS
@picantepatricio
Жыл бұрын
Babe wake up Alt Shift X vid just dropped
@Syfa
Жыл бұрын
To add onto Baron Harkonnen being a luxury and sensation obsessed individual; the fact that he's spending most of his time on dune - a place where water is in absurdly short supply and desperately sought after - bathing and immersed in water only adds to the level of self indulgence, greed and cruelty. It's a display for him, a way of indulging in the ability to have things specifically in a manner that deprives others.
@AltShiftX
Жыл бұрын
Great point! It's reminiscent of the water-wasting ritual at the banquet in the book - wasting water to show off your power and wealth.
@brotherjohnnyxXxX
Жыл бұрын
The walls look greyish-black, therefore that particular scene probably does not take place inside the Arrakeen Palace. It's possibly Carthag or Geidi Prime.
@adamlynch1694
Жыл бұрын
That’s a great find. Reminds me of the Niander Wallace character in Blade Runner 2049 (another Villeneuve film coincidentally) who’s entire living space is made of wood in a place/time where the land is ravaged and bare. A group of trees are hard to come by let alone an entire estate crafted out of wood. A really subtle way of displaying extravagance and decadence.
@frozencloudzzful
Жыл бұрын
One of my favorite moments was when stilgar spat towards leto atreides as a sign of respect. Because water is so precious. They wear suits that recycle all of the water they lose through sweat and urine, so the thing that would normally be offensive is now a gesture of respect. I thought it was amazing story telling in the shortest amount of time. spice might be the most valuable good in the galaxy, but on arakis water is the most valuable.
@wolfgangkranek376
Жыл бұрын
On a side note: Baron Harkonnen is actually Jessica's father. Due to the breeding program of the Bene Gesserit to bring forth the Kwisatz Haderach. So he is also Paul's other grandfather. In this of course Jessica disobeyed the Bene Gesserit by getting deliberately pregnant from Leto, which was not according to the plans of the Bene Gesserit.
@MomirViggwilv
Жыл бұрын
My favorite little thing about Dune lore is that the Bene Gesserit wanted Paul to be a woman specifically because they wanted to marry them to Feyd Rautha. The union between Feyd and Paul would be the Kwizats haderach. I've always liked the fact that they are antagonists when the course of destiny was for them to be husband and wife; it's a neat twist.
@Albtraum_TDDC
Жыл бұрын
this is one of their plans that seemed silly to me. They wanted to produce the Kwisatz Haderach and unite the Houses Harkonnen and Atreides. I can't imagine any way that Leto would let his daughter marry a Harkonnen beast, not while the Baron was alive at the very least, probably not long after either. Sisters be tripping.
@MomirViggwilv
Жыл бұрын
@@Albtraum_TDDC Well their hope was to induct fem!Paul into the Bene Gesserit, like his mother. A powerful one at that. From there, the opportunity to sceme and manipulate is endless; do not forget that Leto and Jessica's relationship being one of genuine love is quite unusual.
@phoebexxlouise
Жыл бұрын
It's exactly why Fenring does what she does. She can see the likelihood of Rautha dying and she wants to preserve his line.
@michaelcastro5339
Жыл бұрын
Not Paul, but whoever the girl that would've been born instead as Jessica was ordered to kill any boys... it's not the same thing, Jesica's second child would have worked just as well as she has all the abilities that Paul has except the ability to see the future as that belongs only to the men who awaken.
@josebrown5961
Жыл бұрын
I thought that Bene women could decide what sex they would bear. Jessica loved Leto so she gave him the son he wanted. She didn’t care about preserving any family lines or anything else.
@dieseIboy
Жыл бұрын
I’ve always respected that this channel believes in quality over quantity. Have loved your videos for years ❤ Thank you! 😊
@andreww4751
Жыл бұрын
and in making whatever is hot rn instead of asoiaf videos which were the best tbh
@CAARaeed
Жыл бұрын
^ this
@starseeing
Жыл бұрын
@@andreww4751He's making a video on Jon Snow. Is it really inconceivable that someone interested in gritty fantasy would also take interest in gritty sci-fi?
@turtleguyfan
Жыл бұрын
@@starseeingthe craziest thing too is the Jon Snow video is probably gonna be as long (if not, longer) than the Tyrion video so the wait would be well worth it. Don’t get how people can’t be patient
@JustAnother_Millennial
Жыл бұрын
literally dropped down here to give the same sentiments.... but couldn't have said it better.... it would be a strikingly less enjoyable world without these canonical summaries.
@mda2894
Жыл бұрын
I love that you describe Feyd-Rautha as a cross between a rockstar and a serial killer, and he's played by Austin Butler, whose two biggest roles have been playing Elvis and a member of the Manson Family. Just a cool coincidence I'm sure, but can't help but point it out.
@twiss9341
Жыл бұрын
Wow that’s wild
@MudGoose
Жыл бұрын
Right, didn't know the Mick Jagger inspiration for Feyd, but having Sting play him in the original make sense...& now that "Elvis" guy
@sentimentalsediment
Жыл бұрын
I always liked the parallel between the old duke's fight against a bull and Duke Leto's fight against the Harkonnen, whose name is based on the Finnish surname Härkönen, härkä meaning an ox.
@RaskolnikovGaming
Жыл бұрын
It's also in rhe end a parallel for Paul and the Fremen, trying to control them through acts of Bravura only to be gored on the horns of the Jihad
@RaskolnikovGaming
Жыл бұрын
@jg5879 maybe the atreides are the bull as well. The bene gesserit and the imperium tried to control the atreides line only for it to blow up in their face, with Paul and Leto II both eventually having disastrous effects on those two factions and the universe as a whole
@sentimentalsediment
Жыл бұрын
@@JGComments AFAIK Atreides relates to the mythological Greek king Atreus whose name means fearless
@weatheranddarkness
Жыл бұрын
oh nice!
@themageofcontext7071
Жыл бұрын
IIRC, Herbert had said he’d just skimmed the phone book for an evil-sounding name, though.
@jonathanpeterson1984
Жыл бұрын
The most amazing part of the film for me, was that there wasn’t ever a point while I was watching where I was taken out of the illusion or story for even a second, it was enthralling, suspenseful, amazingly produced and well acted, I constantly wanted more information but was NEVER confused about the story. I can’t wait to see the second film.
@weatheranddarkness
Жыл бұрын
the dream sequences did for me. Particularly in the theatre. They were so slo-mo and vague but not in useful ways, to me.
@madiantin
Жыл бұрын
Baron Harkonnen eating when Leto was naked in the chair pulled me right out of it. It made me roll my eyes so hard at the overused cliché. Here was this magnificent film...and that scene took away the magic for me. Really disappointing.
@weatheranddarkness
Жыл бұрын
@@madiantin really? Are you being sarcastic? Why would that of all things do it for you?
@madiantin
Жыл бұрын
@@weatheranddarkness Unfortunately, I'm not being sarcastic. It's because it's cliché. The villain is ALWAYS eating - usually in a gross way. Harkonnen, Denethor etc etc. I couldn't believe such an overused trope would be put in such an amazing film.
@Gadget-Walkmen
Жыл бұрын
That's because it was a MASTERPIECE of a movie entirely so!
@nolanwiles8048
Жыл бұрын
I've always thought that Irulan was inspired by the real Byzantine princess Anna Komnene, daughter of Emperor Alexios I Komnenos. She's famous for writing the Alexiad, detailing the events of court during her father's reign. Ties into the 'adventurer prince' aspect of Paul too, as he'd be similar to Bohemond in the Alexiad.
@boreopithecus
Жыл бұрын
Yes, now that you mention it it’s obvious she’s inspired by Anna Komnene. Before reading it I knew of her description of Bohemond, whom she describes as a physically perfect human being, “as if carved by Polycleitos himself” or something like that. But when you read the whole thing that’s just how she describes the main people involved, they are all basically godlike in beauty. It seems just to have been a literary trope, but when you google Bohemond her description of him often gets quoted without that context being mentioned.
@ScienzaMagia
Жыл бұрын
@@boreopithecus I mean, the alternative is that Anna was just incredibly thirsty for everyone.
@orbituary
Жыл бұрын
Wow interesting
@Dell-ol6hb
Жыл бұрын
@@ScienzaMagia that would be pretty funny, she really did describe basically everybody as godlike, like she describes Sikelgaita (the second wife of Robert Guiscard) as being a second Pallas or Athena when she was in full armor in battle against the armies of the Byzantium Empire
@MrSagaTeller
Жыл бұрын
Anna's actual husband, Nicefor Bryennios the Younger was a Byzantine general and the right-hand-man to her father, emperor Alexios. He could've been inspiration here too. His story is particularly interesting because he was captured in young age and by none other than Alexios himself. Nicefor was spared due to his "advantages of body and mind" and gradually climbed the ladder of Byzantine hierarchy, becoming Alexios' second-in-command as "Kaisar" (co-ruler) and "Panhypersevastos" (the Most Venerable One); the second title was supposedly invented exclusively for Nicefor, as was custom at Byzantine court were titles were a currency. Bryennios also took part in the last great battle won by Alexios against Seljuk Turks at Philomelion in 1117 AD and is said to personally participate in combat there, which was considered too risky by most Eastern commanders. Nonetheless, that's totally based. After all of that transpired Nicefor outlived his emperor and betrayed his wife's trust for the greater cause of peace in Byzantium. In 1119 AD Anna wanted to usurp the throne from her brother John II Komnenos; she planned to kill her own sibling and crown herself an empress along with Nicefor. Bryennios passively participated in preparations for a coup only to (in?)famously betray the conspirators and tell the emperor the truth mere days before it came to pass. John was (understandably) furious and sent Anna to a monastery where she spent the rest of her life writing the "Alexiad" we know and love, while Nicefor remained second-in-command to the second emperor he served, until his death of illness and old age in 1137 AD. Read about him and praise this unsung gigachad of a hero. He was a historian as well as his wife (a bit underrated in comparison to her, I would say!) and certain passages from his works suggest his betrayal of Anna's coup was enacted out of loyalty to the Empire itself: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikephoros_Bryennios_the_Younger
@AllisonSherman7
Жыл бұрын
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@MaryTongx
Жыл бұрын
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Жыл бұрын
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Жыл бұрын
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Жыл бұрын
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@russellmarsden6316
11 ай бұрын
What the hell's this got to do with Dune?
@PrettyTigerlilly
Жыл бұрын
No mention of Paul's sister Alia yet, in any of the casting or trailers. I'm really interested to see how she will be portrayed in the movie.
@ArrakisHeir88
Жыл бұрын
As long as it's better than Lovely Feyd.
@lemonsqueezy09
Жыл бұрын
Yes! Shes the most interesting of the female characters imo
@Chilkki
Жыл бұрын
yeah im really wondering how you portray a talking toddler believably
@georgel760
Жыл бұрын
by a trans midget
@ljbeats00
Жыл бұрын
@@Chilkki defo gonna have to age her up some how
@SamLyn
Жыл бұрын
Hands down the most excellent commentary channel on KZitem. None of your comparisons feel like a reach, the symbolism you recognize is always insightful, I have never once thought “that’s probably not what the director/writer intended” or, worse, “well, duh, that’s not even subtext” the way I constantly do when watching the bigger commentary or “Easter egg” trailer breakdowns. So excited to watch your video once the movie comes out!
@zaylynnjohnson4487
Жыл бұрын
I should get into Dune more and this is really good content, keep it up 👍
@TheDalisama
Жыл бұрын
I've been enjoying it so far. I started on the books after seeing Dune Part I and I'm on God Emperor now. Everything Paul is doing in these movies feels so small in comparison.
@Beezer1742
Жыл бұрын
The new movie was fantastic.
@beaker2000
Жыл бұрын
Irulan did do extensive investigations in the books, and she was more than a minor character. Irulan didn't completely agree with her father, and had her own spies that she sent to gather information. And Paul meets Irulan on Arrakis, the emporor sends her there to gather inforamtion about the Attredies. Irulan was very fascinated with Paul in the book, and was a major player in palace intrigue.
@thats4thebirds
Жыл бұрын
Bless the shifter and his water!
@andreepacheco7980
Жыл бұрын
Bless the Coming and Going of Glidus!!!
@falnica
Жыл бұрын
May his passing cleanse the world
@vickyvvvv8182
Жыл бұрын
May he keep the meme for his people.
@corujariousa
Жыл бұрын
This Dune remake so far is not disappointing at all. Great take on a very difficult and complex book series. Denis Villeneuve interpretation, storytelling, insights on the technology and choice of visual effects, including lenses, lights and shadows is impressive. He has become one of my favorite directors.
@moemia902
6 ай бұрын
PLEASE MAKE DUNE 2 EXPLAINED
@CGagnon5
4 ай бұрын
He is
@moemia902
4 ай бұрын
@@CGagnon5 link?
@adelaidakorompot5515
2 ай бұрын
I need this
@toprope_
Жыл бұрын
The movie seems to want to promote the importance of Irulan on the same level as book without having her only do narration or something. Given what happens with her later in the books, it’s an interesting choice to see but also understandable.
@FrelanceEQ
Жыл бұрын
I *super* missed the Irulan voice over intro with the new movie. Right up there with the Star Wars text crawl level of iconic
@entheo302
Жыл бұрын
@@FrelanceEQ so true. the lynch version has its problems, but it is one of my fav movies and the VO is so iconic!
@Brandelwyn
Жыл бұрын
@@entheo302 better than this one, thats for sure
@Brandelwyn
Жыл бұрын
@mfnickster9754 in the same vein as malevichs black square, maybe. Lynchs Dune is an adaptation with some chest hair, even if it strays further from the original than the new one.
@Mordalon
Жыл бұрын
@@Brandelwyn what does "chest hair" mean in this? veers way off into irrelevant tangents that have nothing to do with the source material.
@sunnydaze2712
Жыл бұрын
Princess Irulan is my favorite character. I find her extremely complex and tragic. I’m excited to see how they portray her in the movie.
@abyrupus
Жыл бұрын
It's interesting that in the books, Bene Gesserit wanted Paul to be born a woman, marry her to Feyd Rautha, and then, their child with their combined genetics would be the Chosen One. Instead, they both end up fighting each other in the end, but their destinies were inter-twined from before.
@Matthy63
Жыл бұрын
to quote DanikaXIX, "they can't f***, so they gotta fight"
@mikeford963
Жыл бұрын
What they forgot about was the fact that Jessica's father was the Baron Harkonnen. So, in essence, they ended up with that genetic mix after a fashion. Paul's second son (the first was killed by either Harkonnen, or Sardaukar, I can't recall which precisely), went on to become the God Emperor of the galaxy.
@xenn4985
Жыл бұрын
@@mikeford963 yes, the bene gesserit just forgot about the fact that they already crossed the harkonen and atreides lines once 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
@helentee9863
Жыл бұрын
@@mikeford963they didn't forget, they wanted to 'reinforce' their desired genetic mutation. The Sisterhood didn't believe that a male offspring from Jessica and Leto would be strong enough to have the control of mind that is needed. They have a pretty poor opinion of men in general, they consider them too led by their emotions, not totally ' human' in their meaning of the word. They didn't expect Paul to pass the test with the 'box of pain'.
@Guitaristmalakian
Жыл бұрын
Damn wasn't expecting the spoiler.
@JetsonRING
Жыл бұрын
The marking/scarring of Jessica's nostril could also be from the nose-tubing of her stillsuit, mentioned several times in the books.
@echosword6468
Жыл бұрын
Glad to see you’re back! Can’t wait for the upcoming Jon Snow video!
@katyphillips8173
6 ай бұрын
Please do a review of the new movie! I have read the first dune book but after watching your video I understand the book more then I ever could! You structure everything in such a digestible manner!
@KeytarArgonian
Жыл бұрын
It’s probably important to note that there’s a 2 year time jump in the book. I’m imagining that’s going to be implemented as happening between the two films.
@drown_n
Жыл бұрын
No shit
@thats4thebirds
Жыл бұрын
I feel like I read something recently where it picks up right where part 1 left off which surprised me. I’ll try to find it
@asher1241
Жыл бұрын
Considering we are going to see the water of life scene, that is not possible. We see Paul’s eyes that aren’t blue. It doesn’t start after the jump.
@soufian2733
Жыл бұрын
The time jump probably happens during the first act
@ewoknips5154
Жыл бұрын
@@soufian2733 that's what I'm thinking. Maybe some sort of montage showing him learning how to live as a fremen that ends with him driving his first worm
@luisvalentin_cora
Жыл бұрын
Unfortunately this film premieres in March 2024
@iamsheep
Жыл бұрын
I personally liked the additions to Irulan in the TV series. The books had her just do things but I never believed in her motivations because she was so two dimensional.
@fidalf99
Жыл бұрын
How was Irulan two dimensional in the book? Are you talking about Dune Messiah or Dune?
@iamsheep
Жыл бұрын
@@fidalf99 Dune
@fidalf99
Жыл бұрын
@@iamsheep oh, okay then.
@Matthy63
Жыл бұрын
Tbh between book 1-2-3 she isn't so much three dimensional as she is three different characters with not much to ground it as character development. It is interesting how in the miniseries she ended up picking some of Margot Fenring's storyline in Dune, only for Wencisia to pick up her less sympathetic storyline in Dune Messiah - I'll be interested to see how Villeneuve handles on the one hand the Paul/Chani/Irulan triangle that's quite central to the events of Messiah, and the Fenrings on the other since Margot made it into this one.
@iamsheep
Жыл бұрын
@@fidalf99 the two movies are adaptation of book one…why would I mention book two?
@bruski3253
Жыл бұрын
Nice to see Dune finally getting proper attention in Hollywood.. The CG of the miniseries and the first attempt were a little atrocious though good for their time. Dune is an incredibly powerful read and was one of the first novels I ever picked up... Glad to see so many a list actors signed on to do it proper justice.
@Pork_Chop007
Жыл бұрын
This channel is so well made, great videos!
@arabtrooper3929
Жыл бұрын
Alt Scwift X is way better
@TylerSchasker
Жыл бұрын
Doesn't the fictional planet of Arrakis kind of sound like Iraq? Both in the desert and where Babylon is located in real life; I've actually been about fifty miles or so away from the site during the war, presumably holy explains one facet amongst many. I wouldn't say predictive programming, but what a trip.
@Era_SoNER
Жыл бұрын
I love these explanations on Dune, I'm not sure why I didn't get into the books but the latest movie, and lore explained by content creators have gotten me very interested Thankyou for the vid!
@AMAli-ct5df
Жыл бұрын
I am a voracious reader and I dont why I have not across it yet
@eccremocarpusscaber5159
Жыл бұрын
It’s quite a dense read to be honest. Brilliant, but took me a while to get into it (I was only 14 however!)
@Darkstar_Dayne
Жыл бұрын
They are not easy to read, you gotta put it down for some time otherwise you won't get it
@Era_SoNER
Жыл бұрын
@@Darkstar_Dayne Ahhh, didn't think about that
@Prat-zi1ou
Жыл бұрын
Same
@capnron65
Жыл бұрын
Only thing you missed is that House Atreides didn't just "take over the planet Arrakis", they were specifically sent to Arrakis, by the Emperor, in a plot to destroy Duke Leto and House Atreides. Duke Leto was rising in status and influence and was seen as a potential rival to the Emperor. The Emperor used the poor spice harvesting of House Harkonnen as an excuse to make the change. Otherwise, excellent video.
@flamingspinach
Жыл бұрын
They covered that in depth in their earlier video about the part 1 movie. This video is mainly about the trailer for part 2, so it's understandable that they kind of skimmed over the details when recapping part 1.
@BooBuKittyPhuk
Жыл бұрын
I was introduced to Dune with the SYFY miniseries and absolutely loved it, but it was pretty low budget for a story that epic. I was so happy to hear they were making a movie and visually really loved the first Dune, but found it lacking in action. I can't wait for the next one. I hope it doesn't disappoint, they do seem to be really putting in the work of world building. 🥰🥰🥰
@_Jay_Maker_
Жыл бұрын
Admittedly, there actually isn't a ton of action in the original book, either.
@Mashcroft88
Жыл бұрын
Your videos are the absolute best man. You have this amazing talent of simplifying complex plots/topics and making them easily understood and very intriguing. Thank you, could not be more excited for Dune Part II
@_Jay_Maker_
Жыл бұрын
The shot of Paul facing Feyd is _extremely_ interesting to me, because the set of this trailer and how Denis is framing it feels like a mid point, which is just wild to me. Paul does not fight Feyd at a _mid point_ in the book, and we've seen _nothing_ on Alia. The fleshing out of both Chani and Irulan, and the emphasis on Jessica taking her place as a _sayyadina_ of the Fremen in particular also adds to a lengthening of the storytelling overall. Villeneuve has something up his sleeve here, and I'm very, _very_ curious what he's going to do with his translation of Herbert's work. Great work as always, Alt. So glad to hear from you again!
@guccifer764
Жыл бұрын
My feeling is that we see more of the fallout of Paul’s rise to power. My fear with an adaptation has always been that the original message Dune had about the nature of heroes and power would be lost in the modern day, but if the repercussions of Paul becoming Emperor would shown to audience sooner, maybe people would get it.
@SirBenjiful
Жыл бұрын
@@guccifer764Villeneuve has said repeatedly that he wants to do a trilogy with the third film adapting Messiah. Perhaps he wants to depict the great Jihad in the last act of this movie to set that up. A film can't as easily explain what happened in-between instalments as a book can.
@ugochukwuokoye9722
Жыл бұрын
This should have being a series. Would be a great addition to HBO and become the next game of thrones
@mickeysmouse4800
Жыл бұрын
Totally agree. Opportunity missed.
@JohnNeo19
Жыл бұрын
Alt shift may be back, but I am waiting with baited breath for that vagabond alt shwift X to release the next acok abridged.
@drasiella
Жыл бұрын
Im glad for people like you and Quinn existing. I watched the movie for the first time not knowing anything about Dune and it was meh. Knowing more about it got me hooked and I eagerly expect November
@nordsword766
Жыл бұрын
I’m ok with princess irulon being a bigger character in this movie than the book. She always intrigued me with the quotes at the beginning of the chapters so it will be interesting to see how they make her a bigger character in the movie.
@pnutz_2
Жыл бұрын
it also gives her something to do, it's easy enough to tell the audience she's playing a longer game than everyone else besides maybe the bene gesserit but then otherwise she does nothing until the end of the film lol
@chriscunningham8703
Жыл бұрын
If only they’d picked a different actress!!!
@lolaadam3788
Жыл бұрын
@@chriscunningham8703 I haven't read the books so idk what she's supposed to look like (other than what ASX said in the vid), but Florence is an amazing actress
@chriscunningham8703
Жыл бұрын
@@lolaadam3788 wouldn’t say she’s “amazing”, I’d say average describes her better!!
@FernandoAlvarez-hz6hb
Жыл бұрын
@@chriscunningham8703which actress would you have chosen?
@jackbuckley16
7 ай бұрын
It’s been an Anya Taylor Joy watching this video
@gutspraygore
Жыл бұрын
I watched the Lynch movie before reading the book. I loved it. However, there was quite a bit of sci-fi hand waving, which is practical when you're condensing a story as dense as Dune into a couple hours. When I read the book, I was really surprised how Herbert would describe things that you'd imagine as fantastical to be rather practical and down to earth. Like worm riding. It's every bit as dangerous as you'd imagine. But there's a technique. Who knew? Also, the Fremen attitude toward water is not what you expect. Especially when it comes to water you can't drink like sea water (in the next book). Imagined superpowers come from intense training, selective breeding and in extreme cases, performance enhancing drugs like Spice that can give the user prescience but also mutates the user. Religious aspects had been indoctrinated. People fight with swords and knives? Wouldn't an advanced society have more powerful weapons? Oh they most definitely do. But like everything else, there's a reason for that. Etc... It is kind of the magic of Herbert's world building where he introduces a Universe that seems full of fantasy and then he meticulously pulls away the veil to reveal something much more realistic... much more like our own world. But then, I guess that is the nature of sci-fi and the difference between that and high fantasy.
@GuineaPigEveryday
Жыл бұрын
same here, watched Lynch’s movie first then read the book. When u see the Lynch film you expect those sort of artistic details to be described in the book, the weird designs, the ships for instance, but none of it is. Which is why some ppl call Dune not a straight up sci-fi, since it is mystical in parts. Which is why it remains so unique and fantastic, it doesnt get bogged down in the 60s details of spaceships and weapons and whatnot. Ofc, the way the world operates is very important, but it serves the story of what sort of world it is, the post butlerian world where technology is completely removed in-so-far that nothing is without human surveillance and control.
@gothxm
Жыл бұрын
really good high fantasy does this too. the really bad stuff just gives you a cool premise and then keeps it vague. it can be satisfying to read books of the vague-vibe type but at closer inspection it can cause problems.
@Connor8609
11 ай бұрын
I don't know how far you got into the series, but the rest of the books after 2 suck.
@Isildun9
Жыл бұрын
As to that final quote from Kynes, the entire message that Frank Herbert was trying to convey with the Dune Saga was, simply, Charismatic Leaders should come with Warning Labels.
@AbhishekBilkanAind
Жыл бұрын
8:02 Thank you. Not often do I see reviewers or loremasters speak about the mini series. I get that many hated the cheapness and the funky costumes. But, the Shakespearean direction, dialogues and the truly dreamscape visions were some of the strong points, at least for me. In fact, for me, the show captured a Sci-fi atmosphere that was so unlike its contemporaries that it inspired me in ways that I didn't even know existed. From Linguistics, Science, Archaeology, Architecture to Social Engineering and Religion.
@squamish4244
Жыл бұрын
The Children of Dune miniseries is vastly superior. It's much better than the Dune Messiah and Children of Dune books, IMO.
@BooBuKittyPhuk
Жыл бұрын
I have both of the miniseries and loved them, yes they were low budget, but they still managed to build the worlds with what they had, color architecture and costumes. I hated they used the same shots over and over like them blowing up Harkannons lol but still I think you're absolutely right, they did a good job imo too
@AbhishekBilkanAind
Жыл бұрын
@@BooBuKittyPhuk Exactly. The scene where Paul is confronting Jessica with the true visions of Jihad is burnt in my memory. It was just like a stage play with moving lights but Jessica's horror and fear leaped out at me from the screen. I still watch just that scene once every 2-3 months. 😂. Another favourite is Alia's taunt to Shaddam IV.
@AbhishekBilkanAind
Жыл бұрын
@@squamish4244 Yes. It was made quite improved over FH's DUNE but soundtrack and soundscape wise, I like DUNE more than CoD.
@OJC-zl9yr
Жыл бұрын
Feels weird that giving Margot much attention but have not even shown hasmir yet
@vandalman8
Жыл бұрын
This is a weird title for the real Jon Snow
@joeparrigen4982
Жыл бұрын
😂😂
@paulotts
Жыл бұрын
No Dune movie can possibly be made like the books. Herbert filled his books with almost unreadable philosophy interspersed with real plot.
@mauz791
Жыл бұрын
When Feyd screams in the gladiator pit, he looks a lot like Matt Smith from the critically acclaimed Morbius movie
@joeparrigen4982
Жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@williammobley9634
Жыл бұрын
The increase of the Princess' role in the film actually makes sense from both a filmmaking perspective and a meta-perspective. The entries at the beginning of each chapter, written by her, come from her later role as a propogandist for her Husband, Paul. However, those investigations as a historian would have been her natural inclination. The information came from some experiences. Just because we never see her in motion in the book, doesn't mean she isn't in motion within the book to gain the insights she has. Its a little bit of a stretch, I know. But I can see the progression in the film as a logical next step. Also, Denis isn't simply a fan of the book Dune. He's a fan of the film worlds of Dune. The teaser trailer for the first movie was a Hans Zimmer twist on Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon. Joderoski's original 1970s Dune that never got made was going to have the sound track by Pink Floyd. Stylistically, the uniforms of the Atradies is more in line with David Lynch's Dune than either the Book or the Sci-Fi channel mini-series. However, the ornithopers, staying true to the book, clearly took some inspiration from the Sci-Fi channel. Some of the smaller early ads for the first movie included minor Hans Zimmer elements where you could hear chants of "Soo, soo, sook," they cry of the water merchants of the captial of Arakis whom we never even saw in the film. I see this Dune duet of films more like 1981's Excalibur, which was very wrong from the perspective of any single Arthurian legend source but incorporated and stylized ALL of them for a "meta-Arthurian legend" and it was a fantastic homage to the entire body of work. I think this will be as well.
@WillJackDo
Жыл бұрын
Alt Shift X showing up to give us little tid bits about good things that make the experience that much better. Thanks for what you do, man.
@alansalmi
Жыл бұрын
I am Finnish American, and Harkonen is a Finnish name. I managed to talk to someone on Facebook, and they told me that Frank Herbert worked with a man that he absolutely hated and that’s why he made the Harkonens the evil family in the book. I guess the moral is: never piss off an author!
@koko40800
Жыл бұрын
I recall Herbert saying he went through the phone book to choose names, and chose 'Harkonnen' because it sounded suitably menacing
@jeanwesleynew
Жыл бұрын
I always love the contrast between the 1st book of Dune and later books. 1st book is Paul the hero. After that, Paul becomes everything he fought against.
@morgumal
Жыл бұрын
And the first book is the most simple story. After that it gets more and more complicated.
@koko40800
Жыл бұрын
"Either you die a hero or you live long enough to become the villain"...We learn much more about the limits of Paul's 'Total Power' (he is KH, Mentat, and the most powerful Emperor in the history of the universe, and still feels helpless) in Dune Messiah (Part 3)...and we also see Paul become perhaps, an even worse Emperor than the man he replaced, in terms of how many deaths he caused
@koko40800
Жыл бұрын
And had Jessica complied with the original BG plan, bore a daughter, and been grandmother to the KH, all the Jihad and violence would have been avoided...60 billion people died in the Fremen Jihad...the BG's original plan was to unite the two most powerful, warring Houses (Atreides and Harkonnen) through marriage (the united 'family' would also hold a plurality of CHOAM shares), and their son would become KH and take the Emperor's throne peacefully...no doubt by marrying the Emperor's daughter (why the BG deprived the Emperor a son)....so perhaps it can be said that Jessica caused all that violence by thwarting the BG plan
@aniketbiswas7660
7 ай бұрын
@@koko40800 With the way future visions work in Dune I would not go so far as to say that something like the Jihad would not have in time.
@c.w.8200
Жыл бұрын
I've never liked how Irulan is written in the book, apart from Jessica the female characters seemed hard to relate to and flat to me but with actresses like Zendaya and Florence Pugh there's no way they'll be lackluster in the movie.
@FrelanceEQ
Жыл бұрын
is it spoilers? Count Fenring and Feyd-Rautha are super special characters in a way you don't bring up - they were both potential endpoints of the millennia long Bene Gesserit breeding program, failed chances at the Kwizatz Hadderach. Hasimir wasn't just a politician or ally in Saddam V's court, he's also Saddam's personal assassin as the most dangerous combatant in the known worlds, more deadly than even the blademasters of the Ginaz that trained Duncan Idaho. I think the Margot link between them is probably spoilers, but yeah. Feyd & the Fenrings in juxtaposition to Paul as rivals, allies, parallels in other families isn't just, like, personality fill for random NPC adversary slots.
@_Jay_Maker_
Жыл бұрын
I was going to mention this, but it's _definitely_ spoiler territory, which is why I didn't talk about it. Lady Fenring's position in the film still makes sense though, given that it's basically stated that she's there to be impregnated by Feyd in case something goes wrong with the BG plan. I'm just hoping we get to see the Lady and Count communicate in that weird humming language they use in the book. lmao
@lordsucuk9316
Жыл бұрын
I was also surprised that he talked about them, but you spoiled much more lol
@ChipZempel
Жыл бұрын
All I want to know is will it be available in 3D Blu-ray!
@VictorIV0310
Жыл бұрын
House Harkonnen would fit right in as worshipers of Slaanesh, Chaos God of Excess and Sensation.
@davidkinsey8657
Жыл бұрын
I really hope they do Dune Messiah and make it a trilogy. I would love how they deal with Frank Herbert's take on the danger of heroes.
@SamiiYou
Жыл бұрын
That's not a bad idea but the thing is that not really that much happens in that book IIRC. Actually, the if they started doing the sequels then you would basically have long drawn out sequences of people meditating or speaking to each other in ancient Egyptian.
@richardmunt2104
Жыл бұрын
I just want all the unused footage put together into a bloody long multi part series. Love the first film and the 2nd looks just as good.
@EdwardWashington-y9o
Жыл бұрын
Gosh darn it. Where are the 3rd stage Guild Navigators???
@evilbrat5376
Жыл бұрын
Been with "DUNE" since the Seventys after reading the first paperback book, DUNE. Have since then read the whole series. That is the way, in my mind, to know "DUNE." Movies are nice but holding paper & reading the books give way more info and satisfaction to the mind.
@QualeQualeson
Жыл бұрын
Such a cool universe, but my favourite is the Bene Gesserit. "Governments, if they endure, always tend increasingly toward aristocratic forms. No government in history has been known to evade this pattern. And as the aristocracy develops, government tends more and more to act exclusively in the interests of the ruling class - whether that class be hereditary royalty, oligarchs of financial empires, or entrenched bureaucracy." - Politics as Repeat Phenomenon: Bene Gesserit Training Manual
@shemizlord6278
Жыл бұрын
FIRST OF ALL JESSICA IS LOYAL TO THE EMPEROR.... NOT PAUL.
@alexdenton6586
Жыл бұрын
Irulan is supposed to be a pure beauty …
@bobdmz6437
Жыл бұрын
Bro I really hope they don’t take away from the meaning of the original book. *(Spoilers)* Paul isn’t supposed to be viewed as a good guy, he kills a ton of people by the end of the book and goes on to cause a galaxy wide Holocaust in the second. I’m just afraid the writers are gonna down play how morally darkened Paul’s character becomes cause they have they have major hard ons for Timothy Chalamet.
@timothywong7280
Жыл бұрын
Well we know for certain that because Duncan Idaho was killed in Part 1, we wouldn't be seeing him return again in Part 2 and other sequels, right?
@ChristopherB123
Жыл бұрын
Book readers will probably hayt this comment.
@koko40800
Жыл бұрын
@@ChristopherB123 Book readers will see that comment for the joke it was
@Treasurekins21
7 ай бұрын
I kind of resent that you said stilgar didn’t want him to show off in front of his “crush” At that point in the book she was already the mother of his child..
@jedimindtrix2142
Жыл бұрын
I never read the books but my buddy has and always talked them up as being great. I asked him what he thought about the movie adaptation and he said considering how in depth the books are and just how much content there is to cover that the movie did a pretty decent job with condensing the content for the screen. I thought the first movie was quite interesting....I really enjoyed it. Looking forward to this one a lot!
@TotalyRandomUsername
Жыл бұрын
Here ist the issue. In the books his mother and princess Irulan were outstanding beautyful. They are just not in the actual version. They look boringly average. The princess Irulan of the 1985 movie, that is what she should have looked like. And Chani? What the f*ck is even that? Did she got casted by a blind man?
@inthem-a-king
Жыл бұрын
I wish really wish they kept Feyd-Rautha as white and as pale as he appears in the desaturated shots throughout the entire film. This is the closest film design to come to Prometheus (2012) which is so underrated & refreshing. The huge porcelain-white skinned Engineers were terrifying.
@brotherjohnnyxXxX
Жыл бұрын
I believe that the b&w is due to the lighting in the arena.
@inthem-a-king
Жыл бұрын
@@brotherjohnnyxXxX Interesting.
@whenallissaiddonewaisad5376
Жыл бұрын
In another allegedly leaked scene, doesn't Stilgar show Jessica huge reservoir of water? If that's the case, then does Chani not know of or at least never seen that water reservoir? Because if she is aware of them, I don't get why she couldn't imagine what drowning is. Unless she's fibbing to Paul.
@sidneyspence9261
Жыл бұрын
In the books, chani is aware of the water reservoirs
@VideoNozoki
Жыл бұрын
I've missed your channel; it is very nice to have you back. (GoT is "dead to me" -- I hate how they destroyed such a great thing with the final 1-2 years (-_-;).) A very sad side effect of that is beautiful channels like this one have been abandoned. I am glad to see we have some material (Dune) worth your excellent commentary. ((I've missed your voice and beautiful video style.)) Keep up the great work, Cheers -
@treehouse2902
Жыл бұрын
Dune is a challenging book to be made into a movie. It's best if it's made into a series like GOT or Vikings. I have never watched the series but supposedly it's like GOT and House of Dragons where the timing is thousands of years in between. You just can't comprehend it.
@Sam_T2000
Жыл бұрын
can’t wait for _De-yewn, Part 2_ 👌
@melburnian
Жыл бұрын
Lol I have an Australian accent and even I noticed this. It's more often pronounced "djune" here.
@Sam_T2000
Жыл бұрын
@@melburnian - I like when y’all replace “ah” sounds with “er.”
@maf654321
Жыл бұрын
*Chainey* will definitely be my favorite Deyoon Character
@melburnian
Жыл бұрын
@@maf654321 lol!
@ActionBastardo
Жыл бұрын
I lvoe the way you say Dune. Its like DYUUUNE
@LordOfClarkness
Жыл бұрын
I was not happy to see Lea Seydoux being cast in this, but man am I excited.
@the_ultracheese67
Жыл бұрын
what’s wrong with lea seydoux?
@aegnor2102
Жыл бұрын
I'm happy that Lady Jessica and Irulan will have bigger role in this movie, they are really good character.
@teodoraristic822
Жыл бұрын
making feyd-rautha bald in the movie is actually criminal,its so unbelievably over bros
@BaskingInObscurity
Жыл бұрын
Irulan's story throughout the Dune series is more complicated and more important than often clear to the reader, as well as from the Bene Gesserit's point of view. Mind you, there's a subset of the Bene Gesserit that harbors the true memories of very long term plans secret from the vast majority of sisters, including the general leadership. On top of that, the sisters are subject to human emotions like anybody else, despite their self-control training and the demands of obedience from their mothers' memories' voices; therefor personally-motivated defiance and small conspiracies develop. Jessica is one of those aware (somewhat) of her importance in the primary Bene Gesserit breeding program yet defies the sisterhood-a major plot point in the first movie, the gravity of which may elude first time enjoyers of the Dune universe. Large portions of Irulan's tale as written in canon and in Frank Herbert's postmortem (dismissible apocrypha to a substantial portion of the fan base) remains somewhat mysterious. She knows and writes about events she should not know, although she spends a great deal of her life present in the background. As long as the movie version of her character makes sense and remains faithful to canon, and as long as it avoids goofiness and merely gratuitous plots inconsistent with the canon SPIRIT of her character, I'm all in. It was a flaw of Herbert's not to have developed her more; but he likely had not yet fleshed out the magnitude of her importance when he wrote the first books. So far, I am greatly pleased with this cinematic rendition. In fact, the previous movies had diverged or deleted so much from the scripts that I have recently come to realize I have forgotten many details later in the first book. I'm jazzed. I've been obsessed with the Dune universe since introduced to it in 8th Grade. All of my original copies of every Dune book remains in my library; but I haven't read the original trilogy in two or three decades. Time to dig them out of storage!
@krystalrehorn8216
Жыл бұрын
If you put generated captions on "I am Duke of Arrakis" comes out "I am Duke Uncle Ruckuss" I bout lost my shit!
@CerberusKnox
Жыл бұрын
Pretty amazed that Count Fenring and his wife are showing up in the movie, I had them counted out from the start. My expectations are pretty low but I'd love to be wrong. It's just so difficult for a film to get into the depths of what makes these books so good.
@tomm7505
Жыл бұрын
Having read all of the Herbert books (and some of his son's) and having seen the 1984 version and the SciFi miniseries (and having both on DVD), unlike others, I wasn't so impressed by Part 1. I hope Part 2 redeems this version of Dune for me.
@mubarakusman9184
Жыл бұрын
Man I don’t have the words to describe my elation that you’re making videos again. I’m not joking when I say that I’ve watched every video on this channel at least twice. Great stuff Schwifty!
@pyrografix
7 ай бұрын
Why would there be birds and bats on this desert planet when there are no trees, no sources of water readily available, no plant life to be seen as these environments are often the breeding spaces of insects which both bats and birds will eat? That brings me to another question--how can people even live on a planet where water is so scarce when water is essential to human life? Then there is the question of environment...how is it an oxygen atmosphere when there are little to no plants?
@Laarye
Жыл бұрын
I hope it starts out with them returning and juicing Jamis and Paul getting Jamis' wife and kids. In the book, it was an important scene as it showed a lot of Fremen ways in a short span.
@_Jay_Maker_
Жыл бұрын
Nah. We might see them, maybe, but that'll probably be taken up with Chani instead, since it would only complicate things. Can you imagine a woman being a _battle slave_ that has to _serve some man_ in 2023 Hollywood? No fucking way.
@froghermit9852
Жыл бұрын
@_Jay_Maker_ I agree with that they aren't going to have Paul finish the movies essentially having 3 wives like he did in the book. He probably will be portrayed as being a little more reluctant to do all the awful things he does just to keep him likeable for the audience. It's hard for people to watch a film if the main character is completely unlikable.
@GuineaPigEveryday
Жыл бұрын
@@_Jay_Maker_ you say that but its funny because the BOOKS themselves forget those kids ever exist. Let alone Harah. She appears then disappears, forever. Where the fuck are they? Are they even being raised or protected by those succeeding Paul? Its never rlly elaborated on so theres no need for the film to either, regardless of ‘its 2023’. There’s no ‘oh u cant do that modern day’ its just a very superfluous part of the plot that goes nowhere
@koko40800
Жыл бұрын
@@_Jay_Maker_ "Chani my bottom bish, but Harah my battle bish"
@lucian5096
Жыл бұрын
Yes, Margot will be full of other stuff too.. not only surprises :)
@kurikong2379
Жыл бұрын
I love how Irulan doesn’t look like a frail disney princess like how she was portrayed in the early movies. Bcos in real life princesses are leaders, they can lead armies or be a head of a department, and if her house is like a constant battle field and her own father a threat to her, she’d be tough as hell to survive this long
@DAS63
Жыл бұрын
And yet that's what she is in the books. She is not supposed to be the badass leader princess, but a powerless one that struggles to overcome that powerlessness. But that's for later books really. Also I never had the impression that she was a full Bene Gesserit, and it was often mentioned how limited she was in that regard.
@DaytonaRoadster
Жыл бұрын
except thats how Princesses are in both the book and real life. Years of Jewish brainwashing have convinced you differently. You need to un-jew your mind
@GuineaPigEveryday
Жыл бұрын
@@DAS63okay she’s not that powerful, but she’s not a dainty fairy disney princess, that’s the point. She’s a formidable political figure, who becomes subdued by larger forces, by Paul’s ignorance, and by her father’s power, yet she is still a benne gesserit who makes her own schemes, and even in Children of Dune still holds her grasp over the family of Atreides, and a prominent role. Thats the way princesses work that even when they are subdued under the power/say of their husbands or fathers they still have significant power and influence. Thats what ppl meant
@DAS63
Жыл бұрын
@@GuineaPigEveryday How is she formidable? She is completely powerless and basically just a figurehead. All she could do is lash out in bitterness and jealousy for the way Paul treats her and is used by the opposing faction for the close proximity she has to Paul. Her main conflict is exactly that she cannot become the Disney princess to Paul so she struggles to find her role. Also don’t forget Paul cannot be ignorant because he is prescient.
@sectorgovernor
Жыл бұрын
At first I didn't like her outfit but she fits with the Dune aesthetic. She is a minimalist futuristic princess
@MichaelClark-uw7ex
Жыл бұрын
I'm heartbroken, part 2 has been pushed back to March 2024. Part 1 was the best movie I've seen in over a decade.
@pmaztah
Жыл бұрын
Great video, havn't read the books in so long, should prob re-read them at some pont. Always loved the 4th book in the series God, Emperor of Dune, but I believe Denis Villeneuve said he was only gonna do the first three books which is a shame even tho they get e bit goofyer at the end.
@merrittanimation7721
Жыл бұрын
I’m curious to see how they’d tone down the Honored Matres, since I don’t see “mind control via sex” to fly very well in a big budget Hollywood movie
@GuineaPigEveryday
Жыл бұрын
Dune Messiah seems fantastic to adapt because it shows to general audiences that this isn’t some white saviour story. Dune Messiah works perfectly for the modern age in terms of Herbert’s exploration of all the consequences of religious extremism, charismatic leaders, government’s, institutions etc etc. Children of Dune I find tough to ever see them adapting. Thing is, Dune Messiah ppl were still human, in Children of Dune, Leto and Ghanima are like OP all-knowing immortal beings trapped in children, thats just too much and probably too ridiculous for big onscreen depiction. Like how tf is Leto supposed to be posssessed by his ancestors, or talk about incest, or act like his grandfather in front of his grandmother. Leto and Ghanima are impossible to plausibly depict on screen. And Alia psychologically battling the Baron is hard to show.
@lukerolleston4852
7 ай бұрын
Watched this last night. This movie will sit in my top 10 over all’s best movies. It was lord of the rings long but that’s all good because as you’re watching you don’t want it to end. Stunning visuals, epic storyline that just keeps building up and up and then delivers the punch just at the right time. 5 out of 5 stars. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
@xFROSTBITExx
Жыл бұрын
God this guy does such a good job on these videos ❤
@countdowntorevolution9986
Жыл бұрын
Could be a false, but my recollection of the book is that the war was not really depicted, at most covered in an epilogue? Also, the book explained well the purpose and strategy behind the Emperor's bait and switch on Arrakis, whereas in the film it just seems a bit random.
@rexnemo
Жыл бұрын
What I enjoyed about the Dune books were the explanations which went into such detail . The books seemed to have something about them which may never be captured on a film . The Weirding Way was explained as a development of the individual in a way that allowed the practitioner to transcend the ordinary limitations of the mind and body by rigorous physical and psychological training . Not with gadgets as the David Lynch film portrayed . The voice appeared to be also a physical and psychological training which allowed the practitioner to persuade the subject to cooperate . Not some strange distorted speech patterns but rather a practical application of persuasive powers of the individual . When a section of the book was dedicated to how an individual can bend just the tip of a finger and develop yogic methods to control the body , this to me hinted at the potential of individuals in an ever more complex society such as our own technological society such as the present one in which the individual appears diminished by an endless progression of technology this makes sense of "The Butlerian Jihad " "Thou shalt not make machine in man's image ." To me this essence of the books cannot be captured by the films and perhaps the books are not ever going to be satisfactorily transferred to any other media . They are perhaps subversive books . Maybe we just have to read them to gain our own individual understanding of what Frank Herbert was trying to write about in these epic works .
@TheCheshireblack
4 ай бұрын
Sooooooooo when we getting the Dune pt2 vid?
@alaia-awakened
Жыл бұрын
If there’s someone who I’d want to see make a series on The Witcher lore, it’s you.
@merrittanimation7721
Жыл бұрын
It will be interesting to be able to compare all three live action adaptations of Dune and the choices they made once we have a complete picture for Villeneuve’s take. All so far have their own takes on the source material that have influenced the following ones as much as the book itself at times.
@sauravyogi105
7 ай бұрын
Am i the only one to have read books of dune but can't remember what this guy tells?
@soppingclam
Жыл бұрын
How you manage analyse to the complex Dune story into this trailer is fricken amazing. I think I'll watch Dune 2 only once and wait until after you have released your first video with your interpretation then watch it again. I read a few of the books a long time ago but this is like an executive summary of a 300 page report. From the way you clarify the scenes from parts of the different books is sublime. Do you have a photographic memory? Apart from your clarifications I humorously smirked by your uses of words. "..the phallic worm" and the Mike Jagger & Sting reference with the Rockstar/Psychopath description. The entrance to the fight scene somehow sexualised by looking like a vulva. Shame I missed these after re-watching The Expanse just recently. Didn't know you did them as well. Impressive.
@jimwilder5578
Жыл бұрын
On the first movie they had voice Weapons. Then Paul didn't need it anymore. He could kill with a word
@JIGOISM
Жыл бұрын
As a book reader, I like Florence Pugh BUT Anya Taylor-Joy is the biblically accurate Princess Irrulan no one can tell me otherwise and for the Feyd Harkonnen, I can’t think about anyone other than Bill Skarsgård or Thimothee himself plays double roles. I’m looking forward to this movie but can’t stop thinking about this 😢😢😢
@GuineaPigEveryday
Жыл бұрын
Honestly Anya Taylor Joy is brilliant but far too conniving and cunning considering the way Irulan is often halted and not the most powerful in the books. She schemes but someone like Anya I think is far more fitting of characters like Emma which she gets cast for, Florence Pugh fits the actual role perfectly even if u dont think she looks it
@koko40800
Жыл бұрын
I think ATJ would be miscast as Irulan because her eyes are too expressive...playing a cold, relatively expressionless character in Irulan...ATJ would have to somehow turn off the light in her eyes, if that's even possible (tranquilizers maybe?)
@EthanHackney
6 ай бұрын
boy do i have news for u
@JIGOISM
6 ай бұрын
@@EthanHackney LMAO I was screaming when I saw the news weeks before the movie
@histoirettes
Жыл бұрын
Lissan Al-Gaib is a combination of two arabic words that have different meanings. "Lissan" could mean the tongue, the language, the words, the voice, the speaking. "Al-gaib" could mean the hidden one, the traveller, the absent one, the one to await, the one we can't see, the one who is far away. So the name means a lot of things all in the same time. The writer knew what he was doing.
@kyblackman
11 ай бұрын
The voice from the outer world or the tongue from the unseen realms
@koko40800
11 ай бұрын
Interesting that each word has so many different shades of meaning...Arabic is a beautiful language imo, I particularly like the music and songs (even though I can't understand the lyrics it still sounds beautiful)
@jammyyanny
Жыл бұрын
your videos go so in depth and i love how the videos are laid out. so happy you're back!
@PaulTheSkeptic
Жыл бұрын
Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen is the Baron's nephew and a complete asshole. It was either him or the Beast Rabban, his other nephew, who was told to squeeze Arakis of every ounce of spice. But then the Fremen brought spice production to a stand still bringing the ire of both the Baron and the Emperor of the known universe Shaddam IV. Princess Irulan a prolific historian who chronicles the deeds of Paul Muad Dib and is his legal wife and the daughter of the Emperor. But it's a marriage of political alliance. He loves Chani. His Fremen mistress or really more like his wife. So the poor princess took to a life of quiet and dignified scholastic pursuits in lieu of the epic love affair that may have been even though she is a very beautiful and cultured woman. It's pronounced (chaw nee) btw. Not Cheney. You're thinking of the former vice president. And, I don't know how accurate that is. Paul becomes a serious badass. "He will know his ways as if born to them." was one of the Fremen prophecies. Maybe that's what the movie director wanted you to think but Paul is a true warrior. Leader of thousands. He didn't learn war from the Fremen. He taught it to them. He met the Emperor at Arrakeen while riding on Shai Hulud. The great sandworm, god of the desert. Rode the f%$ker like a horse man. He can kill with words. He can see the future and the past. Deep into the past where no one remembers. Old Earth. Which people think is a fable because the sun went nova centuries ago but he knows about it. He told the Emperor Shaddam that he better watch himself and the Reverend mother to shut the hell up. So, I dunno. I have trouble thinking of him as a fumbling teenager. I suppose it could've been before the water of life but in any event, he was raised by Duke Leto to be a warrior gentleman. Future heir of Caladan. Educated in both scholastics and the fighting arts. He's just not an awkward teenager. Also in the book, the spice was literally a spice. People generally tended to use it in food. Spice beer was a favorite of the Emperor. Spice coffee was also popular. When people used it without food, they ate it. I've never heard about anyone smoking or snorting it. Accept the Guild navigators who are immersed in spice gas constantly. And the Baron, he likes people to think he's overweight because of all his excess. But really he used to be slim and fit. Then he had this encounter with a Bene Gesserit. And, he's gay. So he was turned off by this and used violence to be aroused and she countered by giving him diseases. She can do that sort of thing. It was all part of their breeding program. The diseases caused his weight gain and some other unsightly side effects but won't kill him. But this all happens before the first Dune book. There are also other drugs that are not spice. The Mentats use something called the juice of safu. It speeds your thoughts and stains your lips. Another drug was called semuta and was a drug music combination. Certain vibrational frequencies would heighten the effect so users would take this drug and listen to this eerie music for hours. Just a bit of context for a supremely complex world. World building mastery. It might help you enjoy the film. You really should read the book though.
@RTukka
Жыл бұрын
He doesn't get a lot of characterization in the original novel, but I get the impression that Rabban was of at least average intelligence and the Baron was judging him unfairly based on his appearance and brutality. My primary basis for believing this is the fact that he recognizes the Fremen for the threat they are, and had an inkling of their true numbers and fighting ability. Rabban never does anything terribly stupid in the book, though it's true that he also never does anything particularly clever. I think the Baron's has two reasons for favoring Feyd. First, Feyd is young and hasn't been entrusted with any responsibilities of note, so he has a pretty clean track record, unlike Rabban who had the job of governing one of the harshest worlds in the known galaxy. Second, Feyd is sexy and the Baron is a horny dude. Feyd does some devious stuff, but he doesn't seem super intelligent and his main coup was a manipulation of Thufir Hawat's.
@AltShiftX
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, I agree with this. The book hints at it -- after Rabban asks a smart question, the Baron thinks “That was a penetrating question”, “Have I misjudged this nephew?” (Dune, Chapter 26) But it looks like the movies are going for a simpler dumber characterisation of Rabban.
@sectorgovernor
Жыл бұрын
Rabban gets much more characterization in the Brian Herbert books, and they also imply he wasn't completely idiot(though as you said he wasn't genius either). He even was capable to learn - as years passed he learned somehow control his anger with more or less success-but he really was slow learner. I got the sense Rabban was relatively good in militaristic related things, probably he wouldn't have been terrible commander, but politics really weren't his strongest qualities.
@sectorgovernor
Жыл бұрын
Rabban 's doom was he wasn't enough smart to realize Feyd will be his downfall. He could have killed Feyd when he was a child, though the Baron would have punished him (he also punished Rabban when he killed his own father, not because the Baron would have liked his brother so much, but because that was the moment when he realized Rabban can be a threat for him). Maybe better, if he would have killed the Baron, but I guess it was risky.
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