Changes to Chani in Dune 2 #Dune #DunePartTwo

[ilikefood]

Good change and it makes sense. The Director said he really wanted to Paul to be seen as an antihero and that the easiest way to do that was through his relationships

[towerofghenjei]

“She’ll come around to it. I’ve seen it.”

[MorriganReads]

I think a lot of the changes the Chani can be explained by the changed timeframe. They didn’t want creepy toddler Alia, so they had it all take place within about 8 months so Jessica hasn’t given birth yet. In the book Chani’s been Paul’s wife by Fremen standards for a few years by the time he becomes the Fremen Messiah, and Paul and her never really talk about what that means for the Fremen. Movie Chani’s only been with this guy for a couple months and the whole time he’s been telling her “nooo babe I’m not gonna lead your people into a holy war” and then he does.

[Kaiser]

Feels a bit more natural in my opinion.
In the book she's basically like : "we met yesterday, but I will now decide to dedicate my entire life to you, bear your child, and kill whoever dares to question your authority..."
Now it's slower, she has to come to terms with her people rapidly transforming into fanatics and no matter how much she loves Paul...she's still scared and angered by this change.

[Wongsquared]

It was interesting hearing others say that Paul became unhinged and whatnot. For me it felt like he had no choice(or at least he feels he has no choice) but to become this person and it feels like hes just putting on this character to do what he has to do. There are moments where it feels like Paul is still who he was.

[electricangel]

Paul: i cant go south
Chani: choises are made for us.
>what paul said would happen happens<
Chani:😠

[sbu_englishclub]

Loved what they did with her character in the new movie

[unowno]

I do actually like that in the later parts of the movies she genuinely cares for paul and doesn't even care about the war and all, she just wants them to leave the war behind and settle down.
ofcourse, as we all know paul "destroys" himself after he drinks the water of life.

[joetheperformer]

It’s strange though, bc the books present Paul as a tragic figure, not necessarily as a villain. Paul’s character is supposed to carry humanity through some form of “end times”. That without the prescient abilities of Paul and his lineage, humanity would’ve been extinct within a few thousand years.
God Emperor Leto II carries humanity through it single-handedly.

So, Paul IS necessarily the hero, yet a gray and tragic one.

[tbg]

It makes way more sense for Paul to be with someone who sees things the same way he does. He wouldn't want to be with someone who worships him, when he doesn't believe he's really a messiah. Chani (in the film) is really the only character who's not worshipping him, serving him, trying to manipulate him, or trying to kill him, and who actually sees Paul for who he really is.

[thetsarofall]

Tbh i think this is one of the few changes to a book-to-movie adaptation i enjoy immensely.

It perfectly fits the theme of the movie and makes that last scene get across the book's message all the more: do not trust messiah's or saviors, as they will abandon everything and anything for their ideals and goals. Even those they love.

[shilpisharma]

Chani's role and beliefs are more strongly expressed, righteous and valuable in the movie. I absolutely love her in the movie. She wants Paul to stay true to himself as well as display her real worth

[badfoody]

Chani doesn't exactly stay a believer in Paul's myth. She has a hesitance but is loyal

[yoerivanesseveld]

I do regret Chani not having a more solid backstory, than her simply being against religious beliefs, blind loyalty, politics and the idea of an 'outsider' saving her people. I felt Zendaya wasn't given enough layers to play with, nor did the relationship between Paul and Chani have anything solid to kick-start it with.

- The film didn't acknowledge that Dr Liet-Kynes ‘the Judge of the Change’ was in fact Chani's mother. Depriving Chani of an extra layer of grief and connection to Paul (also grieving a parent), who only survived thanks to her mother. That way they had more to bond over than just Fremen culture and technology. Kynes' legacy both within her family and within the larger Fremen community remains the dream of terraforming Arrakis to make it hospitable. Remember the ecological station from Part One? This was the work of Chani's family over generations.

- Also her mother was a well-known and respected figure among the Fremen, making Chani fully aware of the politics around the dream. Dr Kynes was working for the emperor, politically manipulating as best she could to win gains for the Fremen dream. This is not foreign to Chani. She's not green to the political machinations of the empire. She is the daughter of someone playing the game! So Chani leaving at the end of Part Two felt off.

[Volper]

Paul doesn’t “descend into darkness.” He takes the only path through he thinks has a chance of avoiding the Jehad. It doesn’t work, but every choice he makes is not for personal gain or power but a doomed attempt to guide the coming storm.

[nomahope]

I like how Gurney forced Chani to sit down after what she said about the prophecy😂😂😂

[comingviking]

The alternative to using Chani as a voice of reason and opposition would have been to do a chaotic voiceover or something like that to put Pauls inner conflict on display. Inner monologue works fine in novels, but they don't really translate well to film. I think it worked very well. At least in that respect. But I hope they don't mess up their beautiful relationship when they alter the dynamic for dramaturgical reasons. Kind of a tightrope, that. Don't fall off! There are worms!

[mdhall]

Paul in the end " show them paradise"

[KingKhan-xwvq]

I mean is it a “myth”, Paul Is the quizat haderach in the sense that he’s the first male bene geserit after generations of breeding, and he fits all the superstition that the fremen believe in, plus the bene geserit planted religions on many planets about a “messiah” that is basically just the quizat haderach. All this was done so a bene geserit like Paul could lead and take control of all the worlds

[TrevanDotCom]

Descend into darkness? I didn’t necessarily see that myself. I saw him change yes but I didn’t see him descend into darkness. I saw him take back what was his. And the prophecy came true. It think it was a great progression for Paul. He became what he was supposed to become.