Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet's exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence-a commodity capable of unlocking humanity's greatest potential-only those who can conquer their fear will survive.
- Released: 2021-09-15
- Runtime: 155 minutes
- Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
- Stars: Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Zendaya, Jason Momoa, Stellan Skarsgård, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Josh Brolin, Javier Bardem, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Chang Chen, Dave Bautista, David Dastmalchian, Charlotte Rampling, Babs Olusanmokun, Benjamin Clémentine, Golda Rosheuvel, Souad Faress, Roger Yuan, Oliver Ryan, Stephen Collins, Charlie Rawes, Elmi Rashid Elmi, Gloria Obianyo, Paul Bullion, Balázs Megyeri, Peter Sztojanov Jr., Björn Freiberg, Ferenc Iván Szabó, István Áldott, Richard Carter, Seun Shote, Neil Bell, Benjamin Dilloway, Tachia Newall, István Áldott, Fehinti Balogun, Dora Kápolnai-Schvab, Joelle, Jimmy Walker, Milena Sidorova, János Timkó, Jean Gilpin, Marianne Faithfull, Ellen Dubin, Joelle
- Director: Denis Villeneuve
Comments
- jeffkegler - 5 January 2023
I love Denis Villeneuve, but.....
His 2016 "Arrival" is a masterpiece of thought provoking sci-fi. This version of "Dune" is a huge disappointment. The characters are NOT well defined, nor is the importance of Spice to the universe's power structure. It is depicted as cosmic cocaine rather than the substance that enables consciousness expansion and intergalactic space travel. Compare Josh Brolin's shadow on the wall portrayal of Gurney Halleck with Patrick Stewart's force of nature characterization. Jason Mamoa's Duncan Idaho is a rowdy frat boy compared to Richard Jordan's elite soldier on a covert mission. There is none of Linda Hunt's mystery in Shadout Mapes. Or Kenneth McMillan's depraved brutality in Baron Harkonnen. I am astonished that this film received Oscar nods for Best Picture and screenplay (really, THIS screenplay ?). In thinking of other trilogies, Star Wars comes to mind. If you saw " A New Hope" and never saw another Star Wars movie, you would still think that it was a great movie. After watching the first installment of this version of "Dune", I found myself thinking, "Is that it?". I wonder if you all were watching the same movie that I saw.....This is NOT up to Villeneuve's standards. Watch "Arrival" and you will see what I mean.
