Paul Atreides unites with the Fremen while on a warpath of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the univers... Read allPaul Atreides unites with the Fremen while on a warpath of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the universe, he endeavors to prevent a terrible future.Paul Atreides unites with the Fremen while on a warpath of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the universe, he endeavors to prevent a terrible future.
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This movie takes the aspects of the first movie and improves upon them in almost every way possible, already writing itself into the books of greatest sequels of ALL TIME!!
Everything in this movie was TOP notch! Dennis Villeneauve proves why he is not only a master of Sci-Fi movies, but just filmmaking in general! This was a demonstration of power, in what you can achieve with filmmaking!
I beg you to watch this on the biggest and best screen you can find! This will be an experience that will stick with you forever!
I thought the real Blockbuster was dead.. but I was wrong! This is the cinematic experience i craved!
Now I am gonna watch this movie again, and maybe again! Then I am gonna read the books!
Overall, Dune: Part Two is an inspiring, visually stunning sci-fi spectacle and an incredible collision of myth, adventure, and destiny on a galactic scale. It's a fantastic piece of filmmaking, rarely seen in modern day cinema.
Paced to perfection, uniquely beautiful, thought-provoking, beyond thrilling, with unbelievable cinematography and flawless worldbuilding. Backed up by the best ensemble performance in a blockbuster since Fellowship of the Ring. An entire production on their A-Game.. it's an incredible technical achievement. Everyone on set was clearly aware they were working on something special. Denis Villeneuve's love for 'Dune' shines through every stunning frame. Part 1 of his adaptation was wonderful, but here he improves on it in every way. It just doesn't get better than this.
Though I was fully engaged for its 2 hour and 46 minute run time, I would not call Dune 2 a masterpiece. Most characters acted emotionally flat. I also felt the romance between Paul and Chani was not convincing. When the story was reaching its climax, I did not care about the characters. I also think the movie should have spent a little time on setup about the Fremen. I get that they are oppressed by the Harkonnen, but their sacrifices and lost freedom should be shown to the viewer so we understand the emotional motivation to do a full assault on the Harkonnen.
Austin Butler was so intense in the movie. It illustrates his acting range. I hope he is recognized for his performance.
And here are some little nit-picky criticisms. They don't address how the Fremen eat. In terms of world building, these sort of details are necessary to make the world believable. I'm not convinced humans could survive on Arrakis. There is no way you could grow crops and raise animals. Did they eat synthetic food? The planet also couldn't sustain gigantic worms. These huge beasts would have to consume millions of calories a day, which is not available. Showing the details of a sustainable life on such a dry planet would help with believability. And the voice control thing done by the Bene Gesserit is sort of dumb. I know this is from the book, but that part of the book doesn't hold up over time.
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- TriviaStellan Skarsgård's body makeup took 8 hours to apply and 2 hours to remove for every day of shooting. He didn't drink anything and took Imodium pills in order to avoid having to go to the bathroom during shooting days.
- GoofsDuring action scenes, the goggles Paul and the Fremen wear go from being on during wider shots, to being nowhere to be seen in closeups. One might think the visors on the goggles are retractable, but there are several shots in which Paul will have his goggles pulled down around his neck.
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Gurney Halleck: My lord, the great houses have answered. They refuse to honor your ascendency.
Stilgar: We await your orders, Lisan al-Gaib.
Paul Atreides: Lead them to paradise.
- Crazy creditsAt the start of the film, a Sardaukar priest chants "Power over spice is power over all" as a prologue as it is subtitled onscreen.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Project: Episode dated 26 February 2024 (2024)
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Written by Hans Zimmer
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- Duna: Parte Dos
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- $190,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $282,144,358
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $82,505,391
- Mar 3, 2024
- Gross worldwide
- $714,644,358
- Runtime2 hours 46 minutes
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