Dune: Part Two

Dune: Part Two

Follow the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a warpath of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, Paul endeavors to prevent a terrible future only he can foresee.

  • Released: 2023-10-18
  • Runtime: 120 minutes
  • Genre: Action, Adventure
  • Stars: Zendaya, Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista, Josh Brolin, Charlotte Rampling, Javier Bardem, Roger Yuan, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Barry Keoghan, Benjamin Clémentine, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Christopher Walken, Léa Seydoux, Souheila Yacoub
  • Director: Denis Villeneuve
 Comments
  • yumyumwestern - 1 July 2024
    Stunk!!!
    Take a masterpiece of a science fiction drama, adventure story, international intrigue mystery and creativity then destroy it by having a egomaniacal director rewrite it.

    The storyline and characters have been gutted and reworked to fit the director's big budget storyboards.

    If you love the books, you will be frothing at the mouth after watching this movie.

    Paul is a whipped, yes man who pads behind his George Patton of a "wife". The two actors who portray Paul and Chani have absolutely no chemistry. After one postcoital scene, Chani doesn't wait until the lovers catch their breath before she starts ragging on his mother. Next scene, our hero rages and screams at his pregnant mother. What a guy!!

    I have bad, bad feelings about #3 in the series. I plan to skip it until the reviews are in.
  • cgvsluis - 24 June 2024
    Visually stunning with great actors, the Dune part two adaptation stays pretty true to the source material.
    Lots of interesting visuals in this adaptation of Frank Herbert's famous sci-fi novel Dune. This epic sweeping sci-fi tale is given lots of importance for its fans including some big star power including Christopher Walken, Stellen Skarsgård, Javier Braden, Josh Brolin, Dave Bautista, Austin Butler, Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, and Florence Pugh.

    Part two picks up where part one left off, joining Paul Atreides and his mother who are now imbedded with the Freman people and helping with their battle to stop the spice harvest and the control of the Harkonnen Family. We learn that the death of the Atreides family line was planned by the Emperor and with the death of Paul, Princess Irulan is set to marry Feyd-Rautha, who is set to take over Arrakis and it's spice trade from Beast Rabban, who has allowed a legendary leader of the Freman (Muad'Dib) to disrupt their lucrative spice trade with his rebel followers. Meanwhile, Paul isn't really dead and his mother has become "Reverend Mother" and she uses her power and influence to spread the belief that Paul is this mystical leader that the Freman have been waiting for to lead them to paradise...and she reveals a secret of her own to Paul.

    "Power over spice is power over all!"

    I liked the slow, quiet pacing of the film. I enjoyed some of the visuals, but at times I grew weary of the use of CGI. I confess that I am not the target audience for this film...my husband however is. As a fan of the novel, even he said he didn't really get anything new out of this film. Maybe it was better left in the format of a novel? I do like to support my local Pacific Northwesterners however...so, I am going to give this film as high a rating as I am able strictly in support of Frank Herbert...go read the book.