Great post, thanks.

Brian Earl Spilner said:

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How does infrared work? I get that it's another method but practically speaking, were we not just seeing everything in black and white?

But I could definitely tell the colors "popped" a bit more than regular black and white, for sure. People's skin actually looked white.

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I could be wrong, but from my understanding, IR just shows you how much light is available. It's measuring light versus just removing color. If something not black is in the sunlight, it will look brighter and lighter. Whereas you would be able to tell a lot more difference in shading with Black and white. It's not quite like turning your contrast all the way up, but sort of.

Very generic Messiah book Spoiler, but spoiler tagging just in case

I thought in Messiah, Chani did have issues with Paul being married and spending time with Irulan? I think Villenueve is just fleshing her out earlier in the series than Herbert did imo.

I would've loved an extra 45 minutes for the sake of story but also to simply stay in DV's Dune world a little longer.

If I was a noble that had to marry for power or politics it's a conversation id have back when you are saying you'll love someone to your last breath the day before.

Again, I'm a non-book-reader, but when I read things like...

"... they will have to commit a considerable about of screen-time to reconcile the 2 characters..."

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"... but it leaves a very big issue that has to be solved in the next film..."

All I see is a wealth of potential DRAMA in those two sentences. And for a book (Messiah) that everyone keeps saying is light on plot, it helps take care of that as well.

Again, IMO, I see this change only as a good thing, one that better-sets-up the next movie even more.

They're all mostly saying the same thing, but I thought there were a ton of good answers in this thread...

SPOILERS FOR DUNE PART TWO
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So the Water of Life must be what turned Paul into a power obsessed guy because he’s been acting different ever since he drank it just like his mother, right? pic.twitter.com/BUxTUnWk2D

— MyPrecioussssMovies🍉 (@Scoopsahoy232) March 3, 2024

someone brought like a 7 year old which I was worried about but I had to stifle a laugh during the big attack when the giant worms all ride out of the storm and the kid goes “now THAT’S a good idea” https://t.co/aOJsKDKnwW

— Blake ™ (@NeilNevins) March 3, 2024

“Climb” pic.twitter.com/wm7XlyYLWl

— thunderbolt (@thunderbolt5827) March 3, 2024

Damn.

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My god that was religious in IMAX.

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We all saw the sneak preview sandworm scene before they released it but seeing that scene on iMax was incredible.

between this and josh brolin writing those poems what was in the air on that set https://t.co/TW9zWMsWsH

— jay (@kendallhosseini) March 4, 2024

Just channeling the energy all these royal houses had (and the nobility from our world they are basically based on)
Lot of unrequited guy love

PatAg said:

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that knife fight at the end is so good

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If you haven't read the book suggest to read an excerpt off the internet for this part. It is so well written and details that aren't portrayed in the movie. I was wondering if they were going to include (not a spoiler since it was portrayed in the original 1984 Lynch movie) Feyd's poison needle hidden in his hip. Otger poison was involved as well in the fight that wasn't portrayed in the movie as well as a Bene Gessert trick that also wasn't captured. Just an fyi if you want to check out. But the fight scene on film I agreed was amazing, as well as most of them in both films (especially Paul and Jamil in movie 1). Choreography was outstanding!

The Giedi Prime scenes were incredible. I would die for a stand-alone film set there.

In Dune 1 I thought the salusa secundus scenes were the best in that film as well.

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I would have liked to have seen this scene in Part Two as a brief memory Paul recalls, if only to get one more scene with Leto, but also because it adds just a bit more as to why Paul makes the decision he does...

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Absolutely. Would have taken just a couple of minutes of screen time & would have added so much.

I missed Isaac's gravitas & Mamoa's comedy in this movie.... would have liked to have seen some flashbacks. I would have also liked to have seen some green vegetation for contrast to the desert & Geidi Prime. But those are very minor nitpicks. What an amazing film... I'm going to watch this a ton when it gets on streaming. There is a lot to digest.

I do love the efforts the set produces went into with architecture & just making everything seem an authentic civilization.

Side note, those horned dudes in black with the hooks on the Geidi Prime arena were pretty wicked looking. Reminded me of something out of a Guillermo Del Toro movie..