DUNE PART 1 (2021) | FIRST TIME WATCHING | Reaction & Commentary

This week we're watching DUNE PART 1 !! I was super mesmerized by this entire production, the scope, the story the costumes! Comment below where you were when you first caught Dune and then please please please don't spoil Part 2 for me!!

Fan Mail:
PO Box 4390
Burbank, CA 91503-4390

*I receive a small commission on these purchases*

**DISCLAIMER** I do NOT claim ownership of any clips used in this video. Used for entertainment and commentary purposes only

Time Codes:
00:00 - Intro
02:56 - Start Watching
43:47 - Thoughts and TRIVIA!!

[Dracounguis]

_"I can't believe the Emperor could just say something and people do it."_
Yeah that's kind of what being the Emperor is all about. 😆

[colormedubious]

Miss Shanelle, "concubine" was NOT an insult. It is a FACT which the movie makes clear. Jessica is LITERALLY Leto's bound concubine (a legally recognized status with certain rights and privileges similar to those enjoyed by a spouse), assigned to him by the Bene Gesserit in order to breed a daughter to marry a Harkonnen son as part of their extremely long-range plans to bring peace to warring Houses and eventually produce a sort of super being. She violated her orders for love because her Duke wanted a son. The 1984 version (especially the famed Spicediver fan edit) explains all of this better than the contemporary version. Regardless, she was the mother of the ducal heir of House Atreides, which makes her a very big deal in and of itself.

[godlessveteran]

One thing to remember is that Frank Herbert wanted to convey the message that charismatic leaders can be hazardous to your health.

[UltraDoug]

I’m actually bummed for you that you can’t see part 2 in the theater. It was an overwhelming masterpiece.

[hokemoseley]

You should go to the theater for Part 2. it's an incredible theater experience.

[ArcaneStrain]

"This is gonna be another hero's journey...!"

Yeah, about that... 😬

[swish]

one of the (many) things in the books that is explained in more detail is the relationship between Duke Leto and Jessica.. it conveys how deep their love really is for each other. she was "assigned" to him by the bene gesserit order as a concubine and he was advised not to marry her for political reasons but he always regretted not marrying her because they had fallen deeply in love with each other. Her giving him a son instead of a daughter was an act of love on her part but she still decided to train Paul in the bene gesserit way against orders. she knew (iirc) the Duke was signing his death warrant by accepting charge over Arrakis, and the duke did too at a certain point. that's why he confronted her about "protecting our son." but anyway the love story between them in the book is a lot more fleshed out and I actually found to to be really romantic and tragic

[danp.]

FYI, Dune was written long before Star Wars.

Great reaction. I loved this movie. Can’t wait for part 2.

[douglascampbell]

Frank Herbert once said he deserved credit in Star Wars films as source material.

[MagsonDare]

"Year 10191" -- But that's "After Guild"... which had its year 0 at about 11, 000 AD, so it's actually set about 19, 000 years in the future.

[keithklitses]

When Star Wars first came out, George Lucas said "Star Wars is for the little kid in all of us". Which explains why Denis Villeneuve said this is Star Wars for Adults. IMO, there's a lot more in Dune's story than in Star Wars.

[procrastinator]

This movie made me go get the whole dune series (Franks books only) binge read them all. Absolutely fantastic series!

[obelisk]

Dune (the novel) is one of the foundational works for modern science fiction in the same way that Tolkien is for fantasy. Many modern science fiction tropes can be traced back to these stories. What you just watched was the first half of the first book in the six-book series.

My introduction was through the David Lynch movie which I caught at a drive-in when I was still in high school. I didn't even know what was playing that night just looking to kill a Friday evening with some friends. This led me to read all six of the books and own both the Lynch version and the two miniseries produced for television as well as this latest iteration. The first mini-series "Frank Herbert's Dune" is the most faithful adaptation but the production values, use of spotlighting, sets etc. make it seem almost more like a play than a TV production (the second miniseries continued the story and adapted books 2 and 3 in the series).

[EBlank]

I read Dune for the first time while camping out in the Judean desert in a wadi about 400km from where the film was currently being shot in 2019. A damn near religious experience

[jeremybaumeister]

Certifiable Dune super nerd here.
At 14:02: the Bene Gersserit can control their bodies down to the molecular level. So yes. They can choose the sex of their offspring.
And as to the question of wether the Atredies are the good guys or not, it's super complicated. Frank Herbert wanted it that way.
At 50:06: remember how limited the resource of water is on Arrakis. When you purposely give moisture to someone else, it's a sign of the highest respect

[RolandDeschain]

I put together my top ten favourite movies from 2010 to 2020 and Denis directed four of them.

The dude is an absolute master.

[edrodriguez]

You should really consider seeing part 2 at the theater. I just saw it yesterday, and it was amazing.

[wratched]

"Is that like a Jedi mind trick?"
Where do you think Lucas got it from?

[troikas]

Dr Yueh fully expected both himself and his wife to die. His real goal was to ensure his wife was actually dead as the Harkonen could have been keeping her alive indefinitely as they "took her apart like a doll". Technology being what is in the Dune universe, they could have inflicted unending agony on her without her dying from it. That possibility is what truly pushed him to betray Leto.

"this seems to be a natives-know-best story like Avatar"
Is it?

[TheJamieRamone]

19:02 - "He did, he Miyagied it." Oh shan, you're killing me! 😂