Dune Part Two expands the world of Arrakis on an epic scale and centers on Paul turning away from his destiny and Chani fighting for her people! Denis Villeneuve continues directing and co-writing the sequel. His co-writer is Jon Spaihts who also woked on the screenplay for Dune (2021). The story is based on Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel. A viewer may need a Re:cap of Dune - Young Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) is the son of Duke Leto and a Bene Gesserit sister, Jessica (Rebecca Ferguson). One of Paul’s mentors is Gurney Halleck (Josh Brolin), House Atreides’ Warmaster. They travel to planet Arrakis to take over spice mining from their rivals, House Harkonnen.
The spice melange is the most valuable commodity in the universe, only found on Arrakis, and the spice could expand the mind. A mechanical voice is heard as we get the quote, “Power over spice is power over all”, this must be from the Guild who use the spice to fold space. Duke Leto gets the respect of Fremen leader, Stilgar (Javier Bardem). Baron Harkonnen (Stellan Skarsgard) orders a surprise attack that ends with the death of Duke Leto. Paul and Jessica manage to escape and are found by Stilgar and Chani (Zendaya). He makes his first kill when challenged by Jamis (Babs Olusanmokun). They are taken by the tribe. The beginning is narrated by Princess Irulan (Florence Pugh) dictating to her Imperial diary. Pugh was last in the drama, Oppenheimer (2023).
Irulan wears a gold headdress. Costume designer, Jacqueline West, continues to impress with otherworldly, but also real world designs. Bodies are piled in a mound that is burned and we see the Atreides symbol. She is on a world with trees which may be Kaitan, the planet of House Corrino, she plays a form of chess with her father, Emperor Shaddam IV (Christopher Walken). The sci fi drama, Severence, starred Walken. The Emperor in robes seems elderly, not engaged directly in events. This shifts to Arakkis where Rabban (Dave Bautista), leader of Harkonnen troops, is given a necklace, governorship of the planet by Baron Harkonnen. Paul (Chalamet) has his eyes closed resting against a sand dune. Chalamet also has out the family fantasy movie, Wonka.
Chani (Zendaya) silences him and then scrambles away. Zendaya is in the upcoming drama, Challengers. Jessica (Ferguson) signs with her fingers the word, “Enemy.” Ferguson starred in the action movie, Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023). Stilgar (Bardem) tells them to stay and hurries off with his Fremen leaving behind the body of Jamis wrapped in cloth. Bardem played King Triton in the live action film, The Little Mermaid (2023). Jessica and Paul crawl up to the edge of the sand dune to see a Harkonnen ship drop soldiers using suspensors, belts that cancel gravity. They are in black, beetle-like armor. Paul and Jessica retreat to a rocky crevice and the Harkonnens see the tracks of the Fremen.
They are distracted by the sound of a thumper, drawing the attention of the gigantic sandworms! Almost surreal, the line of Harkonnen soldiers drift upwards, on suspensors, along a cliff like a line of ants. Gathered on a cliff, the commander orders a soldier to look for wormsign. He slumps forward off the cliff shot by a Fremen rifle! The Harkonnen bodies fall in front of Paul and Jessica. One soldiers drops down using his suspensor belt. Paul reaches for a sword from a Harkonnen body and cuts the soldier down. Unnoticed, there is another Harkonnen, but he is struck by Jessica!
Five+ Thumpers out of Five!
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