{"id":47511,"date":"2024-03-08T16:00:54","date_gmt":"2024-03-08T15:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2005425"},"modified":"2024-03-08T16:36:08","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T15:36:08","slug":"13-dune-part-two-scenes-we-all-wont-be-forgetting-in-a-hurry","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/13-dune-part-two-scenes-we-all-wont-be-forgetting-in-a-hurry\/","title":{"rendered":"13 Dune Part Two scenes we all won\u2019t be forgetting in a hurry"},"content":{"rendered":"

Director Denis Villeneuve has etched some scenes in our memory here. <\/p>

By Lewis Knight\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 08 March 2024 at 15:00 PM<\/p>

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It\u2019s been the biggest release of 2024 so far and the love for Dune: Part Two<\/a> shows no signs of slowing down.<\/p>\n

The second film based on Frank Herbert\u2019s seminal novel Dune<\/a> by director Denis Villeneuve<\/a> has made a splash at the box office<\/a> and with critics<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Dune: Part Two follows the fugitive Duke Paul Atreides (Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet) and his pregnant mother Lady Jessica (Rebecca Ferguson) as they align with the Fremen on the planet Arrakis.<\/p>\n

However, the dangerous threats of their enemies House Harkonnen and the Imperium mean they are never far from peril.<\/p>\n

Dune: Part Two offers an even more grandiose and thrilling chapter in the franchise, but here are some key scenes we will not get out of our minds any time soon.<\/p>\n

*Spoiler warning for Dune: Part Two*<\/strong><\/p>\n

13 Dune Part Two scenes we all won\u2019t be forgetting in a hurry<\/strong><\/h2>\n

1. That brutal desert opening<\/b><\/h2>\n
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Lady Jessica delivers violence to a Harkonnen trooper in Dune: Part Two.<\/span><\/figcaption> Warner Bros<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Director Denis Villeneuve loves his visuals, in case you didn\u2019t realise, and the orange-tinged desert hunt by Harkonnen troops of the Fremen following the title sequence is a perfect example. There is palpable tension in the air as Paul and Jessica \u2013 the fugitives that they are \u2013 hide behind rocks and ridges in the sand from the almost anti-human Harkonnens in their jet-black spacesuits. The image of these footsoldiers hovering up the cliffside particularly stands out. Still, it is the tense moment where Paul faces certain death and his surprise rescue by a particularly violent Jessica \u2013 complete with a manic look in Rebecca Ferguson\u2019s eyes \u2013 that completes the chilling atmosphere.<\/p>\n

2. Lady Jessica drinks the Water of Life<\/b><\/h2>\n
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Rebecca Ferguson as Lady Jessica after drinking the Water of Life in Dune: Part Two.<\/span><\/figcaption> Warner Bros<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

This scene was a standout for actress Rebecca Ferguson but it is transformative for Lady Jessica and her unborn daughter, Alia. The choreography of Jessica writhing on the floor as the poisonous jet-blue Water of Life envelops her cells and her womb is a scene of pure menace, and the resulting change in one of the film\u2019s most textured characters brings about a darkness that remains unshaken. Hans Zimmer\u2019s otherworldly score has never been more frightening.<\/p>\n

3. Paul Atreides rides a sandworm for the first time<\/b><\/h2>\n
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Javier Bardem is a marvelling Stilgar in a headscarf and with a tube running into his nose in Dune: Part Two.<\/span><\/figcaption> Warner Bros<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Well-publicised through trailers and even released online before the film hit theatres, Paul\u2019s expert mounting and riding of a titanic \u2018grandfather\u2019 sandworm on his first try is an epic scene that utilises the very best of IMAX technology, special effects, and the sheer awe and relief on the faces of the likes of Zendaya as sceptical Chani and Javier Bardem\u2019s true-believer Stilgar, the latter of whom\u2019s reaction shot is already a meme going viral on social media<\/a>.<\/p>\n

4. Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen\u2019s birthday gladiator battle<\/b><\/h2>\n
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Austin Butler as Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen standing with a dagger in a black-and-white arena in Dune: Part Two.<\/span><\/figcaption> Courtesy of Warner Bros<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

One of the most excessively stylistic sequences in the film is on the Harkonnen homeward of Giedi Prime as the gluttonous Baron Vladimir Harkonnen (Stellan Skarsg\u00e5rd) puts on a gladiatorial display to humiliate House Atreides and celebrate his heir, na-Baron Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen (Austin Butler)<\/a>. Butler is at his sadistic yet oddly chivalric best as Feyd-Rautha here, as he realises a plot to leave him vulnerable by his twisted uncle. All the while, the Bene Gesserit watch with curiosity to see how the villain performs. Entirely appearing in a black-and-white palate verging on a photographic negative on a scale not widely seen in a blockbuster and complete with some nightmarish horned Harkonnen arena guards, this sequence is full of artistic vibrancy.<\/p>\n

5. Lady Margot Fenring seduces Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen<\/b><\/h2>\n
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Austin Butler as Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen and L\u00e9a Seydoux as Lady Margot Fenring in Dune: Part Two.<\/span><\/figcaption> Warner Bros<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Despite her short screen time, L\u00e9a Seydoux makes an alluring impact as the Bene Gesserit agent Lady Margot Fenring<\/a>, who catches Feyd-Rautha walking in the dark chasmic corridors of his uncle\u2019s palace as the flashing lights of some oil-like fireworks illuminate the chamber periodically and she communicates with him on a psychic level. Leading Feyd-Rautha into her chamber and to the ethereal chants of Hans Zimmer\u2019s score, Margot begins to disrobe before using the voice in a subtly sinister way to lure him into an erotic bow beneath her bed but then to surprisingly produce the Box and Gom Jabbar needle now familiar to viewers from the first film and previous adaptations. Dune can do sexy, but of course, it does it in a twisted fashion.<\/p>\n

6. Paul meets Alia Atreides<\/b><\/h2>\n
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Paul meets a face from his future in a vision in Dune: Part Two.<\/span><\/figcaption> Warner Bros<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Alia Atreides<\/a> is a character who underwent the most adaptational changes between the book and screen in Villeneuve\u2019s series \u2013 remaining a sentient foetus for most of the proceedings. However, once Paul drinks the Water of Life he has a vision of oceans on Arrakis and at a coastline he encounters his sister as a grown woman, portrayed by Hollywood A-lister Anya Taylor-Joy in a surprise but somehow perfect casting that also only adds to the allure of Alia without taking away her significance. This scene here feels like the biggest tease of what is to come in a third film should Denis Villeneuve get his wish to adapt the novel Dune Messiah, and we can\u2019t wait to see what lies in store.<\/p>\n

7. Lady Jessica forces Chani to awaken Paul<\/b><\/h2>\n
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Lady Jessica\u2019s influence removes romance from Paul\u2019s awakening.<\/span><\/figcaption> Niko Tavernise\/Warner Bros<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Paul drinking the Water of Life left his life hanging in the balance and Chani was furious to see he had done exactly what his manipulative mother had told him. However, the prophecy (propaganda) spread by the Missionaria Protectiva of the Bene Gesserit here suggests that Desert Spring tears would revive the Lisan al Gaib from his slumber. \u2018Sihaya\u2019 is the Fremen would for Desert Spring and this is Chani\u2019s name in the Fremen religion, meaning her tears can revive Paul. This has an almost fairytale-like quality that might have come across as cheesy or contrived, but the added dimension of Jessica forcing Chani to participate with the terrifying use of the Bene Gesserit skill of the Voice just leaves one feeling uncomfortable and divided in loyalties.<\/p>\n

8. Paul-Muad\u2019Dib sees \u201ca way through\u201d<\/b><\/h2>\n
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Timothee Chalamet as Paul Atreides with blue eyes and a serene look in Dune: Part Two.<\/span><\/figcaption> Warner Bros<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

In a subtle but clever piece of filmmaking from director Denis Villeneuve, some simple hand choreography delivered by Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet helps to explain all we need to know about the challenges Paul can see through his newly empowered prescient abilities after drinking the Water of Life. However, against the various possible futures before him, Paul notices a narrow path in which they can all succeed with a brief edit of a shot of a blade meeting an unknown body. An honest conversation between Paul and his manipulative mother Jessica sees them finally on the same page, but at what cost and with dark revelations about her heritage. Yet, it is the shots of Paul\u2019s hands that linger the most.<\/p>\n

9. Paul-Muad\u2019Dib\u2019s \u2018messianic\u2019 speech<\/b><\/h2>\n
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Timothee Chalamet as Paul Atreides completes his transition into a \u2018messianic\u2019 leader in Dune: Part Two.<\/span><\/figcaption> Warner Bros<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

In the highpoint of Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet\u2019s magnetic turn as anti-hero Paul Atreides in Dune: Part Two, it is in his commanding speech to the Fremen as he completes a villainous transition into their proclaimed messiah that delivers charisma, gravity, and, ultimately, menace. Here, Zendaya\u2019s Chani is also clearly now the audience surrogate, her disquiet and sheer resentment are palpable on her heroine\u2019s face. \u201cWho will our next oppressors be?\u201d asked Chani in the first film\u2019s prologue, but here the fear it\u2019s the man she loves feels realised.<\/p>\n

10. Emperor Shaddam IV humiliates Baron Vladimir Harkonnen<\/b><\/h2>\n
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Florence Pugh as Princess Irulan Corrino stares down the humiliated Baron Vladimir Harkonnen in Dune: Part Two.<\/span><\/figcaption> Warner Bros<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Christopher Walken has a rather muted turn in Dune: Part Two as Padishah Emperor Shaddam Corrino IV but the character\u2019s seismic arrival on Arrakis in his gleaming palatial starship makes an impression. However, one ominous scene occurs when the Harkonnens are received in the Emperor\u2019s throne room with Shaddam flanked by Florence Pugh\u2019s Princess Irulan in a gorgeous chainmail gown and Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam (an icy Charlotte Rampling). As Walken slips into his more recognisable on-screen persona with bravado as he tears into the Baron, his Sardaukar breaks the Baron\u2019s suspensors and leaves him humiliated and cowering on the floor as Hans Zimmer\u2019s score bears down on the Baron as much as Pugh with her cold gaze. The enemies of Muad\u2019Dib flounder as the inevitable defeat approaches.<\/p>\n

11. The Fremen assault on the Imperium<\/b><\/h2>\n
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Paul Atreides watches an atomic explosion over a structure on Arrakis as The Emperor\u2019s ship hovers overhead in Dune: Part Two.<\/span><\/figcaption> Warner Bros<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Here lies the most IMAX-worthy moment of the entire film as the Fremen launch their three-pronged assault on the Emperor and House Harkonnen with Chani and the Fedyakin leading one side atop giant sandworms, Stilgar leads another contingent of the army, while Paul watches over another \u2013 but not until after atomic weapons were launched in a terrifying display of power from Paul that rocks his enemies literally and figuratively. Expansive, awe-inspiring, and seat-shakingly memorable.<\/p>\n

12. Paul-Muad\u2019Dib Atreides vs Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen<\/b><\/h2>\n
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Austin Butler brandishes a blade as Feyd-Rautha Hakronnen towards Timothee Chalamert as Paul Atreides in Dune: Part Two.<\/span><\/figcaption> Warner Bros<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

One of the most iconic scenes in Frank Herbert\u2019s novel and in David Lynch\u2019s 1984 adaptation of Dune is the long-awaited meeting between Paul and his twisted mirror image Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen. Both \u201cprospects\u201d for the Bene Gesserit and now revealed to be kin as cousins, Paul and even Feyd display similar codes of honour and menace in this tense encounter that plays with tension and even some humour from Austin Butler\u2019s performance. Of course, it can only end one way and in a worthy death for a memorable one-film villain in Feyd.<\/p>\n

13. Kiss the Ring<\/b><\/h2>\n
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Christopher Walken as Padishah Emperor Shaddam Corrino IV before he surrenders to Paul in Dune: Part Two.<\/span><\/figcaption> Warner Bros<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Perhaps the most emotive use of Hans Zimmer\u2019s score is set to dialogue in the scene where Shaddam kneels before the usurper Paul and agrees to give Irulan in marriage to him. Despite a profession of love to Chani beforehand, it serves as a gut-punch moment for heartbroken Chani with Zendaya portraying her heartache at losing Paul to marriage but also realising he has become everything she and he wanted to avoid \u2013 another oppressor of the Fremen, now in the guise of a freedom fighter. Jessica watches with a smug gaze and interacts via psychic conversation with her former tutor Reverend Mother Mohiam, who underlines with cynicism how there is little difference to the regime change \u2013 \u201cthere are no sides\u201d. As Jessica goes on to address the Holy War to come with unborn child Alia, we see Chani prepare to depart alone on a sandworm \u2013 ending the film on a pessimistic and tragic note. We will not forget the sadness permeating in these final moments any time soon.<\/p>

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