I have already watched this movie 5 times at the cinema and every time I like more and more.
I realize that this movie contains great visual scenes, there are a lot of links from religions, mythology. There are a lot of links from other books and movies. The film discuss such important topic as ecology (It's much better introduced in the book).
Apart from all this I think that the most important things in movies are details. That's the difference between good movies and masterpieces. Masterpieces include sensual, emotional, ideological, subtextual, subtle scenes which contain the whole point of the film, but they aren't obvious.
In this sense, I will present below some points that make this movie masterpieces.
1. Paul's speech in the South Let's put aside the fact that Paul breaks the rules during the speech but the fanatical crowd doesn't care.
The most important thing here is that Paul 'enslaves' his 'friend' Silgar. Actually, I have a lot of question related to Chalament, but in this scene he plays brilliantly and when he promises Silgar PARADISE, there is a whole meaning in that world and pronunciation.
And then Gurney Halleck, well, he's not a fremen, but one word and one gesture is enough. You are a prophet so show us the way.
2. Kiss the Ring I think you already know which scene we are talking about, but let's be more specific. Everyone bows before the New Emperor except for Princess Irulan and Chani. (I think that the relationship between Paul and Irulan in Frank Harbert's original books is presented out of touch with reality).
What makes this scene special? The classical hero goes through trials and after winning the trophies he sits on his throne and must have his queen by his side. It was so well presented in the movie, better than in the book. Dear Chani, do you understand? Paul is Duke's son, already Emperor, we forgive you, don't bow, you are good, but that's it.
3. The philosophy of the desert We are talking about the ending scene, when Chani goes to the desert.
In fact, the philosophy of the desert is varied and absorbing, but the idea of the desert is also that it is the place of the rejected, that kings have no business there.
There's another interesting philosophy that Denis Villeneuve also ha in the Blade Runner 2049, there are the chosen ones, but the chosen ones are not us...and in contrast to Blade Runner, in this film idea is very carefully 'hidden'.
I realize that this movie contains great visual scenes, there are a lot of links from religions, mythology. There are a lot of links from other books and movies. The film discuss such important topic as ecology (It's much better introduced in the book).
Apart from all this I think that the most important things in movies are details. That's the difference between good movies and masterpieces. Masterpieces include sensual, emotional, ideological, subtextual, subtle scenes which contain the whole point of the film, but they aren't obvious.
In this sense, I will present below some points that make this movie masterpieces.
1. Paul's speech in the South Let's put aside the fact that Paul breaks the rules during the speech but the fanatical crowd doesn't care.
The most important thing here is that Paul 'enslaves' his 'friend' Silgar. Actually, I have a lot of question related to Chalament, but in this scene he plays brilliantly and when he promises Silgar PARADISE, there is a whole meaning in that world and pronunciation.
And then Gurney Halleck, well, he's not a fremen, but one word and one gesture is enough. You are a prophet so show us the way.
2. Kiss the Ring I think you already know which scene we are talking about, but let's be more specific. Everyone bows before the New Emperor except for Princess Irulan and Chani. (I think that the relationship between Paul and Irulan in Frank Harbert's original books is presented out of touch with reality).
What makes this scene special? The classical hero goes through trials and after winning the trophies he sits on his throne and must have his queen by his side. It was so well presented in the movie, better than in the book. Dear Chani, do you understand? Paul is Duke's son, already Emperor, we forgive you, don't bow, you are good, but that's it.
3. The philosophy of the desert We are talking about the ending scene, when Chani goes to the desert.
In fact, the philosophy of the desert is varied and absorbing, but the idea of the desert is also that it is the place of the rejected, that kings have no business there.
There's another interesting philosophy that Denis Villeneuve also ha in the Blade Runner 2049, there are the chosen ones, but the chosen ones are not us...and in contrast to Blade Runner, in this film idea is very carefully 'hidden'.
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