Film review
February 26, 2024
Dune: Part One (2021) resonated with me so deeply that it inspired me to delve into the original book written by Frank Herbert, as the first film only covers half of the story in the book. This meant I knew and was prepared for the potential outcome of this second chapter that we are blessed to get from Denis Villeneuve.
Just like the first film, it's ticks all the right technical boxes for cinematography, score, costume, set design and VFX and I expect it to receive more Academy awards than the first film (6). Hopefully a Best Director nomination—which it deserves.
The second chapter continues right where we left off, in the desert with the Fremen people. Paul and Jessica get to know what it takes to survive the sands, dunes and worms of Arrakis—and what importance water holds, spiritually and physically. We are introduced to new characters and actors like Austin Butlers Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen and Florence Pugh's character Princess Irulan, daughter to the emperor played by Christopher Walken.
These new characters allow us to spend some time off of Arrakis, and instead experience something remarkable—like a black and white gladiator fight, shot with infrared cinema cameras and burning spherical spaceships entering the atmosphere.
Part Two delves into gray questionable morals and provides answers to religious concepts introduced in Part One, leaving us longing for Part Three.
Written by
Totte Annerbrink
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