IS PAUL ATREIDES THE VILLAIN?? Crazy Dune Facts!

[theplyer]

This is so true, the film had me in a trance when I watched it! Also with the first movie. What a gift we were given by the director and everyone who participated in making this film. I hope to make a movie like this someday.

[NoneofyourBusiness-ivpi]

In the sense that he flat out refuses to follow "The Golden Path" and leaves it up to his son Leto II to bear the burden we will see some of in Dune messiah but if they don't make any of the other books into movies then people will miss out the true hero is leto II son of Paul and Chani who sacrifices everything to set the golden path down to ensure long term human survival across the universe in spite of whatever future enemy may come

[joelhenry]

People's notion that Paul is a villain comes from a couple places. The first is that it would be a really creative subversion to make the supposed hero of the novel its secret villain. The second is what Herbert said himself years after the books. He said charismatic leaders should come with a warning label. The third reason is as a defense to the criticism that Paul is the typical "mighty whitey"/"white savior".

But here is the thing. CLEARLY Paul is not a villain. He is a God-like being with the capacity to see the future. And in the future he saw if he didn't take a very brutal path the consequences would be the destruction of the human race. As someone else pointed out, it was the Dr Strange 1 in 14 million futures.

[Stitchman]

Paul is the "hero" technically. However, it is not a heroism that is to be celebrated, but one to be feared. By the end of the first book, he is indifferent to the fates on one hard, and on the other he knows it's better than another fate in the universe. He also has to begin a path that he doesn't take. Basically Paul was simply being manipulative of everything.

[Snacks-nt]

No he isn’t the Villain !! He wanted vengeance for his father’s and Duncan Idaho Death and he wanted to Win the War his Family has been fighting for Centuries !!!