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+title = "Dune: Part Two (2024)"
+author = ["Michał Sapka"]
+date = 2024-04-15T23:49:00+02:00
+categories = ["brainrot"]
+draft = false
+weight = 3003
+abstract = "My review of an adaptation of the second part of an amazing book"
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+
+It's here, it's finally here.
+_Dune_ joins the few SciFi books with amazing adaptations.
+When _Part One_ hit the screens, people were amazed that it was so good.
+Now, with _Part Two_, we hear that it's even better than the first one!
+
+But I was very skeptical.
+The trailers released before the release seemed to indicate a train wreck.
+They were full of explosions, angry screaming guy and the taglines all towards war.
+Dune was never _about_ war.
+War was in there, but it was never the point.
+But cinema, SciFi especially loved special effects, and big-booms are amongst the most used.
+I dislike a lot of SciFi movies from the USA, as the (so called) spectacle is all there is[^fn:1]
+
+But what the hell, I chose an IMAX experience nevertheless.
+The first _Dune_ was breathtaking, so why not?
+
+And the movie started, and my worries were replaced with anger.
+What the hell is this?
+Soldier banter?
+Puppy-eyes?
+Joking?
+It's a SciFi war movie.
+_Dirty Fremen Dozen_!
+_Independence Day of Arrakis_!
+
+{{< img-c "dune-part2-001.jpg" >}}
+Arrakis 90210
+{{< /img-c >}}
+
+But, just as the action moved to Giedi Prime, the movie completely transformed.
+What was mediocre, became absolutely marvelous!
+
+Now, after seeing and rethinking the movie it makes sense.
+It's a not _sequel_ to _Dune_, but _part two_.
+It doesn't start in act 1, as it occurred in the last movie.
+The first part of this movie is a cool-down after the ending in of _Part One_.
+And therefore, both Dunes should be treated as one long movie.
+Much more than Kill Bill, as we have no clear _ending_ between the two.
+_Part One_ ends with finishing of the Harkonen attack plot, which only ignites events of this movie.
+And one big movie, I have to say: wow!
+
+They made some changes to Herbert's text, but I like them.
+Fremen are no longer a singular force that Paul uses.
+The movie version of them is divided, having different cultures.
+Maybe it's too black and white, but it's a nice change.
+
+Similarly, Chani become a multidimensional character.
+And while yes, Jessicas portrayal makes Chanis character shine much less, it's a great change.
+But the way Rebecca Ferguson plays Jessica is nothing short of wonder.
+She starts scared, but loyal to both Paul and Bene Gesserit.
+After becoming the reverent mother however she becomes menacing.
+With this comes another change - Alia is not born here.
+She is talking with her mother telepathically, but at the end of the movie she is still to be born[^fn:2].
+That's a dangerous change, but it works perfectly because the tone Jessica uses when talking with her - calm, silent, almost a whisper, yet still menacing.
+I can not stress it enough - Rebecca is perfect here.
+
+But the biggest change is introduction of scenes from _Dune Messiah_.
+You see, _Dune_ was often seen as a savior story.
+Paul was to be the good guy, who comes and helps.
+This is as far from what Frank Herbert envisioned as possible, so he wrote a short sequel book.
+This movie vision introduces plot points and scenes taken directly from that movie, so the meaning behing the story is obvious.
+I think it's a good change, as we already see folks arguing against _Dune_ due to this misconception.
+This way it defends itself.
+
+{{< img-c "dune-part2-002.jpg" >}}
+Jessica in all of her glory
+{{< /img-c >}}
+
+Luckily, this movie is much weirder than _Part One_.
+While last time Dennis omitted a lot, here he shows more things[^fn:3], but still there is no context.
+We see the finger of the Baron, but we never learn what is there.
+It comes as Easter eggs for old time fans, which is nice as it takes nothing from the story.
+But then there is Geido Prime which is monochromatic, empty and cold - in the scariest way.
+I'd love to see more of this side the world, but we got it spot on.
+And Fayd?
+Where Lynch gave us half-naked Sting, Austin Butler is a psychopath.
+This is the Beast we all deserve!
+This is the stuff nightmares are made of
+
+So, _Dune Part II_ is an excellent movie, but _Dune_ the complete story is a marvel.
+It's the greatest thing I've seen in American SciFi.
+It's what it should be.
+While not flawless, it's a close to what I'd imagine as a _perfect_ _Dune_ as it comes.
+The movie gets a 4.75 (same as the first one), but as a single movie?
+Then it goes to a 5.
+I don't think we will get anywhere close to this level of quality anytime soon.
+What _Baldurs Gate III_ made for cRPG, _Dune_ makes to _SciFi cinema_.
+
+btw, I love that Christofer Walken is once again in the Dune universe.
+He warned us about the Worm years ago.
+
+{{< img-c "dune-part2-003.webp" >}}
+Jessica in all of her glory
+{{< /img-c >}}
+
+[^fn:1]: I still remember how bored I was when I watched _Iron Man 3_.
+    The last decade of the movie runtime was filled with a non-stop battle.
+    The movie stopped and all was left was CGI.
+[^fn:2]: Kinda fitting.
+    _Arrival_ had a very similar take on what a human is.
+[^fn:3]: No chairdogs though