The brand new film Dune: Part Two, directed by Denis Villeneuve, adapts the second half of Frank Herbert’s basic novel Dune. Science fiction creator Matthew Kressel was blown away by the movie’s breathtaking visuals.
“I used to be on the sting of my seat for the entire film,” Kressel says in Episode 563 of the Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy podcast. “It’s among the finest movies I’ve ever seen.”
TV author Andrea Kail, a lifelong Dune fan, calls Dune: Half Two an ideal film. “It was like a non secular expertise,” she says. “Genuinely. It was awe-inspiring, the way in which you are feeling in church if you happen to’re very non secular.”
Geek’s Information to the Galaxy host David Barr Kirtley liked Dune: Half Two, however warns that Dune purists may want to regulate their expectations. “This film looks like mainly a rewrite of the e book,” he says. “So most of the scenes I don’t assume are within the e book—I don’t keep in mind them. So many issues are modified fairly dramatically. They’re mainly 99-100% good adjustments in my view, nevertheless it looks like they made fairly dramatic adjustments to the fabric in comparison with the primary film.”
Science fiction creator Rajan Khanna had combined emotions about Dune: Half Two, however is glad that it’s serving to to create extra Dune followers. “It’s thrilling to have sure issues enter the trendy vernacular that I’ve had in my head for a very long time, stuff about spice and sandworms and issues,” he says. “I’m joyful to see stuff like this succeed. Stuff that we love lastly discovering an viewers and being executed nicely is at all times nice.”
Hearken to the entire interview with Matthew Kressel, Andrea Kail, and Rajan Khanna in Episode 563 of Geek’s Information to the Galaxy (above). And take a look at some highlights from the dialogue under.
Rajan Khanna on Dune vs. Dune: Half Two:
The primary movie needed to arrange loads of the language, particularly if you happen to’re not used to Dune, how the world works, how the expertise works, the shields and all that. They had been very cautious within the first movie to indicate how the shields labored and the pink meant that one thing was penetrating. So I believe on this movie they obtained to be like, “You noticed the primary movie, you know the way it really works, now we will simply unload it on you,” and I believe that labored to its profit for positive.
Andrea Kail on Paul Atreides and Chani:
Within the e book it’s extra like, “Oh, he desires about her and it’s future,” however we don’t see them really falling in love. I don’t really feel it. On this we see the love story, we see why they fall in love, and it’s candy and it’s quiet and it’s actual. I perceive why they love one another. That’s one of many components the place I used to be crying, that dune scene the place he’s telling her in regards to the seas on Caladan, the way you swim within the water, and the scene the place she teaches him how one can sandwalk. It was like watching two children dancing. It was so lovely. I used to be simply tearing up.
Matthew Kressel on sandworms:
The sooner diversifications, the Lynch version and the Syfy version, after they experience the worms I’m like, “OK, that appears troublesome. It’s like a rock wall in a gymnasium. It appears to be like actually onerous however I might most likely do it.” On this film, I’m like, “No method.” Simply the pace of it and the enormity of it. How do they even see the place they’re going? There’s a lot sand blowing round. I simply thought that was so cool, and the ultimate battle scene the place they’re using the worms into battle they usually’re flying the Atreides banner, and also you’re like, “Holy cow.” I obtained chills from that.
David Barr Kirtley on movie audiences:
The truth that this appears to have been embraced so fervently by a mass viewers simply to me is such an encouraging signal which you can make an enormous price range, critical science fiction film, and never need to dumb it down, and never need to make it a “crowd pleaser.” So I believe folks have possibly not been giving audiences sufficient credit score, that individuals will go to see this kind of film, even when it’s three hours lengthy and has a downer ending and all the things, if it’s good. In order that’s simply one more reason I like this film and the phenomenon of this film.
