Dune

Film - 2021

7,7

77.3K

Dune it's a movie with Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Stellan Skarsgård, Oscar Isaac, Zendaya Full cast. Directed by Denis Villeneuve. Original title Dune Genres Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi.

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Review of

Henri Floyd Lynch

The latest cinematic transposition of the famous sci-fi novel written by Frank Herbert, Villeneuve's Dune contains at least three narrative lines that can be traced back to different dimensions. First of all the geopolitical aspect, which largely overlaps with the history of many colonizing European countries that subjugate other peoples to exploit the precious raw materials kept in their land (the spice on Arrakis, coltan in Congo). Then there is a second, more intimate component, which follows the evolution of the protagonist, Paul Atreides, son of Duke Leto and as such destined to take his place. In reality, the young Paul proves conflicted: is the legacy that awaits him really the right path for the future? “If your answer is no, you will still be what I wanted you to be: my son,” the father states laconically. His mother, on the other hand, has much clearer ideas and tries to convince him through her teachings. However, when Paul understands that there is a very specific plan for him, he feels helpless, a prisoner, a marble on an already marked path. He thus begins to question himself about free will, in particular about the impossibility of being truly free. On the other hand, this condition unites him with the Fremen, guardian people of the desert of Arrakis who see in him the long-awaited messianic figure. But he is not flattered, because, as happens in any form of religion, they "see what they were told to see". In short, Paul is searching for himself, for a place in the world, for an increasingly distant and elusive identity. Luckily for him, he will soon discover that there is no point in trying to understand everything about the world, but that you have to experience the world by letting yourself be crossed by it. Only in this way is it possible to transform randomness into destiny, one's own. Furthermore, a precise idea of the relationship with the environment it designates shines through in this philosophy Read all

When Hollywood takes risks of

Diego Cineriflessi

For some years it has become evident that Hollywood has only 2 authors among the directors of blockbusters: Christopher Nolan (actually flying the English flag) and Denis Villeneuve (actually Canadian). They are the only two who dare and take risks with very high budget films while managing to remain faithful to their poetics.Villeneuve began this path with Arrival, a work which also earned him several Oscar nominations and which marks his spectacular poetics capable of transforming his latest works into real sensorial experiences. Dune is in fact image and sound, to exaggerate a science fiction musical in which the dialogues are the outline of the power of the shots, never banal, and the sounds, always original. Because Villeneuve's cinema starts from visual amazement (interior design, futuristic costumes, photography that travels on different monochromatics) and passes through the ever-present sound surprise to highlight the moment, creating a unique sumptuousness in the current cinematographic panorama. The epic inspiration that Villeneuve creates makes certain slow motion scenes that we would otherwise hate bearable, indeed even necessary. Dune is certainly not perfect. It is based on a pillar novel of modern science fiction, but which, having returned to the big screen, now seems to be the derivative and not the inspiration of so much cinema. Furthermore, telling only the first half of the first volume of the saga does not allow the plot to take off. Part of the involvement of the public is missing and only at the end does it understand that this work alone is struggling to stand up and will not see a closure. It is certainly the best one can ask for in Hollywood entertainment cinema today. Probably, if the producers had shot the two films together and since the release of this first part it had been clearer that it was a saga, everyone would have found it beneficial Read all

Review of

Stefano Tacconi

I was a child and reading “Dune” was fascinating, but challenging; too much. Lynch's film, unknown at the time (not just to me), was an interesting cinematic vision, but unclear and partly disappointing. I've never seen him again. Denis Villeneuve is one of my TOP directors, I've seen (and loved) every one of his films (thanks to "Wardrobe" even his first debuts) and he doesn't lack the courage to challenge (BR2049 could have done him a lot of harm instead). Ambitious film, even too much so. Denis takes his time, uses all the time necessary and abuses close-ups and especially slow movements. The novel is dense and requires some captions, some introductions, some simplifications, and Denis expertly doesn't get anxious and uses everything to leave nothing out. I get to about 2 hours of the film and anxiety comes to me... "I'm watching a very slow film and there's still more than half the film left or the time has flown by, but <> time is running out and there's more than half the film left "...well, I didn't know that the novel was divided into 2 films. Having escaped the danger of a super rushed ending and with a bit of disappointment for the ending which refers to a later time, under the downpour of the year, I am hypnotized by the windshield wipers on my speedboat; or maybe it's the effect of the spice? It's clear (even though it's night), but I'm still struck by the majesty of the staging. “Dune” is a visually flawless film, in this sense even superior to BR2049, while watching it, you often feel like taking photographs publish on instagram, the Arrakis sunsets are cover-worthy. Even the spaceship models (balanced between pure objects and insects) are magnetic and the landscapes of Jordan are "chettelodicoaffair". There is something to get lost if an imposing sound is added to the photography, a muscular soundtrack (Zimmer follows Read all

Review of

Emiliano Baglio

Dune: Part oneThe new transposition of the cycle imagined by Frank Herbert, which heavily influenced science fiction imagery, seeks its own personal path to a kind of auteur blockbuster. Plot:In a distant future the various royal houses are fighting for control of the planet Arrakis on which the "spice" essential for interstellar travel abounds. Arrakis, also known as Dune, which until now has been under the control of the cruel Harkonnens, was recently donated by the emperor to the Atreides. When it is discovered that this gift hides a deception, the young Paul Atreides will have to meet his destiny, in that desert of Dune where the Fremen live and have been waiting for a Messiah to free them for centuries. Cast:Timothée Chalamet – Paul AtreidesRebecca Ferguson – Lady Jessica AtreidesOscar Isaac – Duke Leto AtreidesJosh Brolin – Gurney HalleckStellan Skarsgård – Baron Vladimir HarkonnenCharlotte Rampling – Gaius Helen MohiamDave Bautista – Glossu “Beast” Rabban HarkonnenZendaya – ChaniJason Momoa – Duncan IdahoJavier Bardem - Stilgar Dune, the first book of the saga imagined by Frank Herbert, came out in 1965. In the decades that have passed since then, the cycle of novels has never stopped exerting its influence, above all on the science fiction imagination. Furthermore, over the years, we have had a first film adaptation directed by David Lynch in 1984, two television miniseries and finally, in chronological order, Jodorowsky's Dune by Frank Pavich which documents the failed attempt at a cinematographic adaptation conceived by Jodorowsky in the seventies. Denis Villeneuve, in reapproaching the work of Herbert therefore found himself faced with a first challenge, that is, having to deal with an imaginary, both narrative and cinematographic, pre-existing and widely spread. Also because the titles cited so far are missing the film which, more than any other, has drawn heavily from Herbert's work, namely Star Wars. George Lucas has never hidden that he has Read all

8.6/10 of

Alessandro Castrini

Screenplay 1.6/2 Direction 1.6/2 Actors 1.4/1.5 Photography 1.3/1.5 Set design, visual effects 0.9/1 Make-up, hairstyles, costumes 0.9/1 Sounds, soundtrack 0.9/1 Really beautiful, the only flaw is the slowness which I hope it will be justified because it is a presentation film of the saga. The music, photography and scenography transport you perfectly into the Dune universe. Read all

Beautiful of

Ernest English

A beautiful film with incredibly beautiful photography, powerful and evocative music and exceptional acting. It is no coincidence that he took home 6 Oscars. Read all

plot

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.