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DUNE: PART 2 (2024) | EXTENDED REACTION

🕑 Added 2024-05-05 03:58:42 +0000 UTC

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TallTyrionLannister

In that first spice harvester attack scene, the reason they don’t use the laser weapons right away is because it would reveal their position to the Ornithopter with the turret gun. And the Fremen couldn’t use the laser against the shielded Ornithopter because when a laser touches a shield, it creates a nuclear explosion. So they had to first take out the Ornithopter before going after the Harvester

Laura Thornley

Also if you piece together some of the narrative there's some... interesting subtext going on. Paul was 'supposed' to be female according to the plans of the Bene Gesserit. They were also 'grooming' Feyd-Rautha to be part of their plan. Due to the fact the plan was to wipe out the Atreides via bloodlines (with Jessica being the secret daughter of the Baron Harkonnen) and they also 'secured the bloodline' via controlling Feyd-Rautha into impregnanting another Bene Gesserit its clear the Harkonnens were the favourite to strengthen for the future. Thus its likely it was intended for the daughter of the Atreides' Duke to marry Feyd-Rautha and take control of Caladan. In short, Paul was meant to be the wife or concubine of Feyd-Rautha and have a child with him - who likely was the 'messiah' figure that was 'prophesied' (or rather, manipulated into being via intricate planning). Which makes their fight rather more... suggestive, even if it wasn't the intention of the writer.

Laura Thornley

Also it did occur to me as I was watching part two that the spice is either created by the sandworms and excreted or they consume it and concentrate it within themselves. Which really does add some questions I have about them and just how intelligent they might be.

Laura Thornley

For such a long movie it kind of flew by for me in the cinema. My senses were assaulted almost non-stop, especially the soundtrack. So intense, but also so enjoyable. Which is odd for me because I'm usually really hypersensitive to walls of noise.