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[numbersun]

I know it was just one short scene but I love that some of the Harkonnens elite soldiers are deaf; instead of being considered disabled in this world it provides them natural immunity from the voice. So cool!

[mikelundquist]

Fun fact - Dune was originally published in 1965. Star Wars came out in 1977.

[BlackMattk]

The first book is insanely dense with lore, so they've pulled off a miracle with the pacing so far.

[briareos]

The Bene Gesserit Voice is basically where George Lucas got the idea for the Jedi Mind Trick.

[Mephistolomaniac]

"I thought maybe he was half-snake..."
cue smirking book readers

[OGSeraph]

That one scene in the tent where Paul freaks out because his powers are awakening gets me every time. Dude was looking at a (potential) future where he would become a tyrant and freaked the f out. That's a fantastic way to portray how power corrupts, even a noble individual like Paul.

[felixalexisortizlagos]

Guys have two moods:
1. Arriving to Arrakis with bagpipes like an Atreides
2. Throatsinging under the rain like a Sardaukar

[shorgoth]

This movie is stunning in IMAX, you litterally get blinded by the sun in the desert and the music is crushing, deep and stressful.

[stevetheduck]

'I recognise your footsteps, old man.'

A very important moment, which goes by so quickly.

Paul says it to Gurney Halleck before they fight, and later when the worm approaches.

[keithhealing]

The sound design in this film is phenomenal - almost overwhelming in the cinema.

[erikbjelke]

02:24: "There's so much world-building going on. I'll try to remember all of it."

Dune has long been considered "unfilmable" for this very reason.

SF Debris, in his reviews of "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi, " expounds on his idea of the difference between "complex" and "complicated." A thing is "complex" when it contains things that seem simple, but have many facets to them. A thing is "complicated" when it has a lot simple things that are piled one atop the other. Take laying out a five-by-five spread of playing cards, turning each card over for five seconds then turning it back face down, then naming a card and you have to point to which face-down card that is. That's complicated, a lot of information being thrown at you all at once. By contrast, a hand of poker is complex.

"Dune" is both complex and complicated. Lots of things that seem simple -- a galactic Empire, noble houses, supporting structures in the Bene Gesserit, Spacing Guild, and CHOAM company -- but have multiple layers, and lots of these seemingly simple things all interacting in ways that are difficult to grasp and nearly impossible to predict. It's very difficult to get the necessary information out to the audience who hasn't read the book so they can follow the story. Which makes it SO admirable that Denis Villeneuve managed to do it. Some things are missing or simplified, but not much, everything the audience needs to know is here. It's kind of miraculous.

[tolstoy]

I’ve read the original books twice, and while no movie will ever completely measure up to them I was pleasantly surprised how much I enjoyed this adaptation. Good luck on the Golden Path!

[BeforeIforgot]

The thing about Paul being recognised as “the One” by the Fremen is that it’s fully orchestrated, not just by the Gene Besserat, but by house Atreides and by proxy, Paul. Remember that Paul was doing immense amounts of study about the Fremen and their culture which is how he knew how to wear the stillsuit just like how the Fremen wear them

[stewart]

One of my favorite sequences is how Paul & his mother survive the storm thanks to the lessons he got from the very same Fremen (Jamis) he kills at the end.

Mind blowing lore. Just an INCREDIBLE introduction into this highly acclaimed Sci-fi book series.

[stevenmassey]

Dune is pre-Star Wars. The first novel was published in 1965 . Just FYI. Old George Lucas certainly read the books :)

[evrencagin]

This is not Star Wars universe. Dune was written in 1960s. Star Wars was inspired from it.

[pepsiman]

In the books, Paul describes his visions of the future like looking out over the desert. You can see the tops of the sand dunes, but you don't know what is in your path to get there until you get closer. In the movie this is done by Paul seeing multiple visions. He sees Chani, he sees them kiss, he sees her kill him. Paul see's Jamis and him as friends, "I will teach you the ways of the desert", he sees Jamis kill him but ultimately, he kills Jamis.

[teinarainheart]

You can always read the first book up to the point where Paul fights Jamis. The book is so packed with lore and world building that this movie can only touched upon some of it. It may be worthwhile to read the first half to get a fuller picture of the world before the next movie. In terms of spoilers, you may see references to people who were not introduced in this movie, but will be in part 2.

[xxJOKeRxx]

This is what's possible when the people in charge of the story actually love the original and try to bring it to life. All too rare sadly. In a world full of franchises that lure in the fans of their books only to change everything that made them great, Dune is a wonderful exception.

[literalsarcasm]

Frank Herbert said that heroes should come with a warning label stamped on their foreheads: "May be hazardous to your health".

The Dune series is meant to be a warning against blindly following charismatic leaders.