The weapon is meant as a gift -- It is a Crysknife | DUNE 2021 |

[whutzat]

To Mapes, meeting Jessica is exactly like a Catholic meeting the Virgin Mary in person.

[chazz]

Book readers knowing that Jessica is making half of the stuff up and going on intuition BCS there is no way of knowing how exactly the Missionary Protectiva evolved after it was planted.

[precioustraveler]

“When you have lived with prophecy for so long, the moment of revelation is a shock.”
I love this line and I love how the actress portrayed the moment.

[argophontes]

I *love* that the actress actually made it look like she was going to continue saying "Maker of Death" and stopped herself when Mapes wailed, that's such fantastic detail from the books, that Jessica actually gets through this by mistake.

[bondrewdthenovel]

01:03 The reason why Lady Jessica went from composed to worried in just seconds is because of the crysknife. She was not expecting THAT weapon:
- It proves that Shadout Mapes is really a fremen, so it means she could be a formidable warrior.
- A crysknife was not allowed to be seen by those considered to be outsiders by the tribe. It's literally a dead sentence.
- If it was drawn, it could not be resheathed until it had drawn blood.

This is why Jessica alerted the guard. She was not sure about the outcome of this situation.

[dstyer]

Waited my entire life to see a director who loved the book bring this vision to life, was extremely happy to see scenes like this. Still get goosebumps.

[ThinkPIONEERing]

FOR THE UNINITIATED: the hand signal is battle language, means “prepare for aggression”. Because A crysknife is like a mandate of pulling a gun, usually when drawn it has to taste blood before it is sheathed. Thats why Jessica alerted the guard.

[machdude]

A lot of these scenes really just show how unstoppable the jihad was once it was set in motion. They waited so long for a messiah that the moment one showed up, the entire ranks of them fell mercilessly in line to start the holy war. The Bene Gesserit lit an unholy candle that unwittingly burned the house down for the Harkonnens. What was supposed to be a backup defense ended up exploding in their faces when things went horribly right for them.

[CodaMission]

The fact that, as others have said, Jessica is essentially improvising, is made all the more incredible because of an omitted (or at least subtextual) fact from the books: the weapon is meant to kill her if she is not the One. Like a Gom Jabbar, the Fremen will not abide another occupier who is not the mother to the Lisan al-Ghaib, the Mahdī.

[onanisland]

The casting and acting of Mapes was perfect! The realization of your faith all unfolding right in front of your eyes.

[sarahmorey]

She meant to say "a maker of death" because that's how the chakobsa word translates, but she only got about half that out before she fell in line with the prophecy and Mapes, well, pointed that out

[double-og]

Jessica accidently guessed partially. Mapes cut her off and filled in the rest. Jessica 'knew' what it was, but didn't know what it really is.

[jetflaque]

Shout out to Mapes and the incredible acting.

[serenitymetal]

Got chills during this scene and a lot others. But particularly when she said "The tooth of Shai'Hulud". Love it.

[sallieceelee]

The thing about the Crysknife, it's relationship with the Fremen and Arrakis, the source of the spice, is very interesting. In the real world, the Kris is a dagger which is the traditional preferred weapon of the Malays (and Malay-associated peoples), who inhabit Nusantara (Maritime Southeast Asia). Among the things which this area is famous for is spice. Spice was one of the reasons Europeans (English, Dutch, Portuguese) came to this area and colonized it.

So you can see the parallels between the Dune lore and real colonial history.

[pplesandoranges]

You can hear "Bene Gesserit" and "Kwisatz Haderach" in the background music/prayer.

[TheNerdForAllSeasons]

"It won't be enough"

Learning how to deliver threats believably is a skill.

[lamebubblesflysohigh]

I like how the actress of Shadout Mapes wailed when Jesica guessed by luck the right word. Very well acted, it added extra weight to the scene. Kudos to the director of the scene, whoever came with the idea and the actress herself. Btw that scene is full of details that make sense only to people familiar with the lore that didn't have to be there but they put them there anyway <3

[Strollerist]

This scene is so underrated. The way Jessice warns to her guards with sign language is just astonishing. It just shows how Atreides family and guards well trained. Rebecca Ferguson is just perfect fit for the Jessica's role. Every fucking scene of this movie is masterpiece.

[Worldwave]

I love, in this movie, that the people who are religiously fanatical, like Mapes and Jamis, have these blood-curdling vocalizations. Just kind of lights it in your bones, how absolutely fanatical they are about their religious beliefs. Their acting blew me away.