Dune | Reactions

[@Joe-th3rx]

The bass from The Voice shook the theater in IMAX. It was nuts.

[@michaelgeiger4043]

That was me!

[@melissasabourin4291]

Great reaction. It's the other way around though, Star Wars was inspired by Dune (the book came out in the 60s and George Lucas cites it as a major influence). It's really been fun to see how people with different knowledge of the material understood the story (I never read the book but saw the movie in the 80s). Looking forward to Part Two.

[@StormAkima1]

Thank you for sharing your thoughts! Dune has been around for a while, wow! We are excited about Part 2 as well! 😁😄

[@env0x]

star wars took the story from dune, but you can say the feature film took a lot of inspiration from the star wars movies as well

[@colinafobe2152]

Dune universe is actually direct continuation of our universe so to say. it happens some 20 ka in future. any ai is banned there. instead of computers they have human calculators (mentats). such a fascinating novels and masterpiece adaptation this is. love your reaction. keep them coming

[@donny1960]

@@env0x The Star War movies took from the concepts in Dune. Finally putting them on screen as the Author intended is not taking "inspiration" from the Star War movies. Those vistas and concepts from the Star War Movies were there all along in the Dune book. You can not put Dune on film and then say it was inspired by a movie that used the original concept. First impressions are a powerful Human trait. But Dune could only look the way it did because of the original book. The fact that another movie "borrowed" that look is fine. But it is not accurate to say that it was the "inspiration" for the "look" of this Dune movie. That "look" was there 12 years before Star Wars existed.

[@Biggiiful]

@@donny1960 settle down Joe, he's not entirely wrong. The scene like the last sunset scene on the protagonists home planet before he goes off on an adventure was visually and thematically a reference to A New Hope when Luke is looking at the Binary Sunset and Paul looks out at the sun over the ocean. Also, the scene where Paul has a vision of Jamis telling him to "go with the flow" and "let go" while in the ornithopter inside the sandstorm is very much like Obi Wan telling Luke to let go of his computer and "use the force." Yes, Dune came first, and Dune inspired Star Wars to insane degrees. And the force and Jedi are heavily inspired by the Bene Gesserit especially with the Voice and "Jedi mind tricks." But those two scenes in Dune are definitely subtle directorial nods to Star Wars: A New Hope. Bringing things full circle.

[@ulysses2162]

They aren't all different species/aliens. They are all Humans. In the Dune universe, Humanity spread out amongst the stars, colonizing, and have yet to discover an intelligent extraterrestrial species. The worms are another life form, but they are an animal species. Humanity has settled many star systems, and they all fall under the Emporers rule, and the houses of the Landsraad (like a council of noble houses, of which the Atreides house and the Harkonnen house are a part of. It is a feudal system). Dune universe is set over 20 thousand years in the future.

[@jessicamacaulay7462]

Wait, but then why does Josh Brolin (can't remember his name in the series) tell him that the Harkonnens aren't human? Was that just an expression cause they're good at fighting?

[@Vampluvver]

@@jessicamacaulay7462 Because of the savagery and inhumane treatment and wrath upon the servants, Harkonnens are not called human. More like monsters.

[@jessicamacaulay7462]

@@Vampluvver Ahhh, gotcha. I thought a couple of them might actually not be human because of how they looked 😂 But that makes sense

[@eddiepolo6047]

@Jessica Macaulay
Gurney Halleck calls the Harkonnens "not human" because of what they did to him and his family.
"Gurney found service with House Atreides on Caladan during the rule of Leto I, who had rescued him from the Harkonnen slave-pits. Gurney had a deep hatred for the Harkonnens, especially Glossu Rabban, who had murdered his sister, Bheth Halleck. He eventually became Warmaster and a loyal friend to Duke Leto Atreides and his concubine, the Lady Jessica."

[@life09m]

@@jessicamacaulay7462 I believe the director has said he decided to portray the harkonnens pale for the way their home world is dark and gloomy and with little sunlight but yes they are still humans just crazy lol

[@k3008]

It looks familiar to Star Wars because Dune (the book) came out in the '60s, and Star Wars was inspired by it. So it's kinda the other way around.

[@Impulse_Films]

Denis Villeneuve is a masterful filmmaker. Loved seeing this in IMAX.

[@michelmorio8026]

Dune is a decade older then Star Wars and George Lucas actually „borrowed“ from Dune, not the other way around!
But yes, simplifying Dune, it’s basically Game of Thrones set in space/Star Wars with a lot more sci-fi, religion, philosophy, ethics and politics in it

[@fakecubed]

Both Star Wars and A Song of Ice and Fire borrowed heavily from Dune.

[@eddiepolo6047]

Nice reaction, welcome to the Duniverse!
Fun fact:
You may have noticed the year 10191 AG (after guild) in the beginning. That is the equivelance of the year 23352 AD in our time measurement. 23k!

[@leofreire8540]

Holy crap, I didn't know that

[@raulmora442]

Actually is 43352, since is 30000 after the congregation and is already 10000 years later that, DUNE it's Amazing

[@eddiepolo6047]

@Raul Mora
No...
"Mankind's movement through deep space placed a unique stamp on religion during the one hundred and ten centuries that preceded the Butlerian Jihad.” Dune, Appendix II
~11,000 years
"Dune begins in 10,191 AG, so we simply add 10,191 to 11,000+201 together:
10,191 + 11,000 + 201 = 21,392
This gives us the number of years that have passed in-between 10,191 AG and the beginning of deep space exploration. The first interplanetary space probe was Pioneer 5 which was launched in 1960. If we start at 1960 A.D. and add 21,392 more years, we have 23,352 A.D. ".

[@eddiepolo6047]

The 201 years is the time between the end of The Butlerian Jihad and the founding of The Spacing Guild.

[@fakecubed]

Dates with respect to any calendar we use today are speculative by the fandom or come from dubious sources. Frank Herbert never said exactly. We know that canonically it's our universe, in the very distant future, but it's been so long that Earth is practically a myth at this point and so much history has happened in the meantime that it doesn't really matter how many years it's been.

[@krichardj]

Dune inspired Star Wars and Game of Thrones. Out in the 60s it really is the modern start point for science fiction/fantasy. The 1980s movie was generally considered a failure because it tried to do the impossible tell the Dune story in a single movie. As time passed that movie has become beloved for its failing attempt. The SYFI channel did a series of mini-series on the first three Dune novels. Since Herbert’s death other writers have added at least a dozen books as prequels and sequels. But modern science fiction begins with Dune.

[@fakecubed]

I'd give some credit to Asimov as well, with Foundation. But combined, Dune and Foundation are the original canon of modern science fiction. They are also two sides of essentially the same coin. Foundation came first, and Dune was a response to it, with Herbert rejecting many of the assumptions Asimov made with his speculative future.

[@P-M-869]

They didn't take Jamis for the worn, they took him to reclaim the water in his body. A water in a person's body belongs to the tribe. the Baron was in a spice bath to help cure him from the poison

[@trevpilled]

the book Dune came out in 1965, so Star Wars was influenced by dune

[@Amm1ttai]

Dune 1984 was a box office bomb but ended up being a cult classic. This was waayyy better though.

[@joneshugh]

IMHO THIS^ ; 1917 ; LotR are BEAUTIFUL w/BEAUTIFUL music!!

[@stevenroach6809]

Fun fact - when Paul said "I'm not in the mood" in the 1984 Dune movie, Halleck responded, "Mood's a thing for cattle and love play, not fighting."

[@fakecubed]

That's from the book.

[@chicoduran3609]

Dune is not a remake but an adaptation of the book Dune which, as previously mentioned, heavily influenced Star Wars. As for Timothee Chalamet, he’s been in several notable films. He was an Oscar best actor nominee for Call Me By Your Name. He also gave terrific performances in Beautiful Boy (with Steve Carell), The King, Little Women, Miss Stevens.

[@KierrokCyclone]

It's a remake of the original from the '80s. The original was horribly received, for being rushed, and didn't follow the book, this one started over, and is much closer to the book.

[@pseudonymousbeing987]

@@KierrokCyclone But it's not a remake. It's not even quite a reboot. It's simply a restart.

[@robert04872]

The King was fucking epic. A must watch for anyone.

[@pseudonymousbeing987]

@@robert04872 Agreed. Good cinematography with some specific very good looking shots, well written also, but I'd particularly single out that the actors were fantastic, and the score superb.
I felt a sense of achievement, lol.

[@shippersmith1581]

There’s no aliens in Dune. Jessica and all characters are humans 20000 from now. AI was banished after a long war against machines… Dune was written in 1965 so everything after that including Terminator Star Wars The Matrix and Game of Thrones were influenced by Dune. I read the 6 books written by Frank Herbert

[@tylerannand3777]

No known intelligent aliens anyways (though maybe in Chapterhouse, it is left ambiguous)... Some genetic mixes like the Futar and Phibian as well. House Atomics were in theory for use against sentient aliens if they were ever found

[@countofdownable]

Not even clear if the Worms are alien or creations of humanity.

[@KierrokCyclone]

What are the Navigators then?

[@tylerannand3777]

@@KierrokCyclone incredibly mutated humans, the result of massive spice ingestion over long periods of time

[@fakecubed]

@@countofdownable The worms are aliens.

[@ayanleman]

My favorite book adapted by an A++++ director, lets goooo

[@phohead]

The Book Dune is known for being one of the greatest works of science fiction. The Dune Books came before Star Wars. Everyone in the Dune universe is human, they just all evolved differently through thousands of years of living on different planets. It is the year 10191, humans have populated many planets in the universe. Computers are outlawed because of the great war between man and thinking machines. So man turned back to improving their on minds and bodies. The Spice must flow.... Spice expands the mind prolongs life and gives the guild the ability to fold space.

[@travisgray8376]

He's name is Shaddam IV of House Corrino. He is Padishah Emperor of the Known Universe. They said that in the film but easy to miss on first viewing. And everybody in dune is human. No aliens. The spice does make humans look alien that's what happens from too much spice they are called the spacing guild n use the spice for space travel. The spacing guild have a monopoly on space travel so they are definitely powerful. Spice is so valuable cuz no other planet in the universe has spice only arrakis. N no artificial intelligence. It was banned 10,000 years ago. So humans have developed into human computers they are called mentats since computers are banned. N the year is 10191 Ag after guild so it's closer to 24,000 years into our future. Frank Herbert is the author there were 6 original novels. First book came out in 1965 so 12 years before the original star wars came out n this film adapts the first half of the first book the next film will cover the second half of the first book. Dennis Villeneuve said if he can he will make a third film which will adapt the second novel Dune Messiah. There are 6 novels by Frank Herbert.
Dune 1965
Dune Messiah 1969
Children of dune 1976
God Emperor of dune 1981
Herectics of dune 1984
Chapterhouse dune 1985
All 6 are amazing and together it's an amazing SciFi series.
His son Brian Herbert has made books after his father's death but I personally don't think are any good.

[@soufian2733]

My favorite movie of the year!! Can’t wait to watch this it feels great to see you together on the same couch again ❤️

[@RyansChannel0203]

One of the best films of the year.

[@technopirate304]

One thing that is oddly left out is that Paul has a mix of skills from different sources. He has Bene Geserit abilities and teachings from his mother Jessica.
But Paul also has the potential to become a Mentat. A Mentat is a human evolved to take the place of supercomputers. Thufir Hawat the older chubby Atreides officer is such a being. Early in the novel Paul is told that from an early age Thufir and Duke Leto recognized his potential and have been encouraging it.
Then we have his awesome fighting skills from Duncan and Gurney. Fighting skills that allowed him to survive Jamis’s challenge. Duncan was sent to the Ginaz Swordmaster school by Duke Leto.
With all of that going for him, Paul would have had to actively try to fail.

[@mycroft16]

Duncan being no less than a swordmaster of Ginaz (trained by the greatest sword fighting school in the universe).

[@technopirate304]

@@mycroft16 Yes exactly. I would love for them to do a prequel movie or tv show in which they show Duncan’s origin

[@mycroft16]

@@technopirate304 The whole escape from Giedi Prime and all would be so cool.

[@erikperhs_]

I absolutely LOVE the idea of a chosen one who's actually competent for the task.

[@matte909]

you will defentivly keep noticing alot of things taken from this into Star Wars.

[@sayemahmed7439]

This my new favorite sci-fi film now. Great reaction.

[@SyntheticaYT]

You’re all back in the same room together!! I love it! When did this start?

[@Tommy1977777]

when you get the chance, read the novel. itll fill in a ton of details not covered in the movie. This was a central sticking point in many attempts to make "Dune" a movie prior to 2021: simply put it is so complex that no one was able to make it into a movie.

[@caribbeanman3379]

They need to make it into a long form series like Game of Thrones.

[@Tommy1977777]

@@caribbeanman3379 agreed but with better writing. They shouldn't just fill in gaps where no writing exists.

[@barbarjinx3802]

Y’all never heard this was a novel? It’s only the most famous sci fi novel ever written.

[@gsparkman]

That’s a bit of a disservice to Isaac Asimov, Arthur C Clark, Jules Verne, Robert Heinlein, and many others that preceded Frank Herbert, and wrote many milestones of science fiction.

[@barbarjinx3802]

@@gsparkman and none of them have written a sci-fi novel as popular or impactful as Dune. I love them all, but be realistic.

[@okreylos]

@@gsparkman I think OP meant "most famous" in terms of "best selling," which, as far as I can tell, is objectively true.

[@okreylos]

But keep in mind that while it is the best-selling sci-fi novel ever written (as far as I can tell), it is still somewhat of a niche product: Dune -- 20 million copies sold. Lord of the Rings -- 150 million copies sold. Harry Potter series -- 500 million copies sold.
My point being: if you're not a fan of sci-fi *books,* you might never have heard of Dune.

[@erikperhs_]

@@okreylos yeah, Dune is not really famous here in Brazil for example.

[@stevenroach6809]

Fun fact: The Barron Harkonnen has a relative (who I won't name) that was played by Sting in the first movie. I can't wait to learn who they cast for it in the next Dune movie!

[@EChacon]

1:45-1:50 - Rebecca Ferguson has been in a couple of films before Dune, her most notable being Ilsa Faust in the _Mission Impossible_ films since the 5th film along with _The Greatest Showman_ and _Doctor Sleep._

[@DarthDimadome]

I don't actually know how CZcams copyrighting works, but I'm pretty sure you guys don't need to limit movie reactions to 10 minutes, just TV reactions. Other reaction channels show about 30-ish minutes of movie with their reactions!

[@Atheos1]

would like to see folk the Dune Prologue before the movie, its a big help in understanding the basic history that leads up to the movie

[@Atheos1]

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[@eddiepolo6047]

Quinn's Ideas is another great source of Dune info here on CZcams!
m.czcams.com/video/oI0Cd73lxcw/video.html

[@EChacon]

Hope you get a chance to react to Shang-Chi.

[@geoafe66]

Thanks for the reaction. I loved this movie!

[@caribbeanman3379]

Spice = Crude Oil; Frehmen = MENA Muslims; Dune = social commentary on West vs Middle East oil politics.

[@testpattern23]

this is my favorite IP hands down...think of it as what Lord of the Rings is to fantasy this is to scifi...the OG.

[@quoniam426]

Timothy Chalamet was Murphy's brother in Interstellar (the kid at the beginning).

[@stevenroach6809]

Trivia - certain names were pronounced differently in the new Dune movie Vs the first one, namely "Harkonnen" and "Padisha Emperor." There are probably others, but it interests me because I wonder how they decided it. I'm sure some You Tube clips will show the difference, but I won't risk spoilers by posting links.

[@Dystopia1111]

Yeah, some of the pronunciations hit my ear a little strangely. Noticed it with Thufir and Jamis as well. Wasn't a huge deal to me, but piqued my curiosity a little.

[@hypocriticalsatire3966]

The pronunciation of Harkonnen in 2021 is more faithful to what the author meant. Not sure about the other words but the way it was said here is the way Frank Herbert said it was at least in interviews.
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[@chiphowell4063]

Its so great seeing newcomers to Dune. It's been a book since 1965 and was considered unfilmable. It's really great to see how much information was actually included in the movie. You got all of the major points, without anything having to be "explained" on screen. That's one of the best parts of the movie: it gives newcomers the same info that us old, diehard fans have...and you paid attention enough to pick up on it pretty quickly. The only thing is there are no aliens in Dune. Everyone is human--the sandworms are the only "aliens" you see. Heh...even that ugly spider thing in the Harkonnen's meeting room was human, which just shows how gross and disgusting the Harkonnens are. The best part is that you went through breaking the film down and didn't just react and leave. That was great wo watch. Great work. And if you ever want to read the original 6 Dune books, you're in for a wacky, wild treat!

[@Rob749s]

Everyone is human. They aren't different races, rather different noble houses under a form of space feudalism based on the Holy Roman Empire (Medieval Germany), with heavy Persian Influence (Dune was written between the US overthrow of Iran's government to control its oil and the Iranian revolution). Arrakis and the spice are metaphors for the "Riches of the Orient", with obvious references to the oil trade in the middle east, as well as to the Crusades for the Holy Land in Jerusalem. There is also heavy Arabic influence, particularly with the character of Paul, who is a sci-fi version of TE Lawrence (of Arabia), leading the desert people to overthrow their oppressors (the Harkonens).

[@Tommy1977777]

Psychoogy plays a major role in the novel. Pauls visions are done from the perspective of a child. in order for the adult to be born the child must die.

[@snarflcat6187]

Don’t worry, people eaten by a ssndworm are not slowly digested, that’s a Star Wars sarlac.
Sandworms chop you to bits with their teeth, then their stomachs are over 2000 degrees, so the pieces are quickly incinerated.
Fremen the word stems directly from Free Man, as the Fremen were originally brought to Arakis as slaves. Then freed themselves, thus Free Men, then Fremen.

[@snarflcat6187]

There are ONLY humans (and human mutations) in the universe of Dune. No aliens.

[@countofdownable]

Spice is needed for interstellar navigation. It is used by Guild Navigators who were originally humans who have mutated. Heighliners are used to fold space.

[@michaelgeiger4043]

"Viking"! Hah! That's the first time I've heard that!

[@stevenroach6809]

Fun fact: In 1984, there was still no really effective CGI (as we know it now) for special effects, so for a special close-up view of the sandworm (I won't spoil why) they used condoms to make layers of its skin.

[@herbertkeithmiller]

I'm sure I'm the thousandth person to say this but a lot of the inspiration for Star Wars came from Dune.
The desert planet tatooine, Jabba the Hutt Baron Harkonnen the chosen one Kwisatz Haderach, spice mining, and of course the force, were heavily influenced by Dune.
I'm not saying this is bad Dune was heavily influenced by Lawrence of Arabia. And on and on, but having read the book before Star Wars came out I couldn't help but notice the similarities.
18:35 everyone in the movie is human there are no alien species at least in these movies. Although the year is 10,000 it's actually 20,000 years in our future, so humans have diversified a bit and changed but they're still humans originally from Earth. They just live on different planets now.

[@JimNortonsAlcoholism]

So glad you guys did this

[@vetarlittorf1807]

Can you react to Monty Python and the Holy Grail?

[@aisha02a]

ooo wondering if yall are gonna react to shang-chi!

[@TexpatOTG]

I read all the Dune books. Saw the previous Dune movie. This new one had really outstanding visuals, but I never got to know the characters. I would say go see it if you are a fan, just don't expect much.

[@SRondeau]

"Call Me By Your Name" and "Beautiful Boy" will show you just how great Timothée Chalamet is! :)

[@mrg0th1er83]

Star wars is Dune for kids.
Dune is more complex and brainy. Lucas took the cool elements of Dune and shoved it into a kid friendly adventure named Star Wars.

[@albertgarcia2541]

Yay!! I’ve been waiting for this reaction 🤩🤩🤩. You guys should also check out the Bladerunner Movies and Doctor Sleep (sequel to the Shining)

[@jacquesb5318]

For three people that weren't familiar with the story this was a very good review and a great understanding of the content👏👏👏

[@Aeolusdallas]

Minor nitpick. They are all human but there's been a lot of selective breeding

[@mickylove76]

He gives water to the dead.

[@LordEsel88]

There exist only Humans in the Dune universe, no intelligent aliens. There are alien animals, though.

[@havedrill1]

Star Wars was influenced by the book Dune. George Lucas said he got a lot of his ideas for SW from reading Dune. Also Jessica, a sister of the Bene Gesserit was reciting the Fear mantra. (Fear is the mind killer, I must face my fear and let it pass through me) That's when Paul stares the Rev. Mother in her eyes. Jessica taught her son all she learn in her Bene Gesserit training . This is what Paul is reciting to himself during the test with the Rev. Mother. Jessica and all the Bene Gesserit are human, they just been trained from birth to have special skills. Lastly, the visions Paul was seeing was a holy Jihad in his name. Which he did not want. The holy war will be in part 2. Paul's not a hero and he knows this.

[@fakecubed]

Yeah, Dune is a complex inversion of the messiah myth. George Lucas played it straight and dumbed it down for kids.

[@markbartlett6287]

If you've seen Interstellar, you've seen Timothée Chalamet before.

[@chance757]

yep!

[@erikperhs_]

WHAT

[@emPtysp4ce]

Super fuckin stoked for DUNC 2, it'll really clinch the thematic arcs that were started with this one

[@marcelschroder5474]

star was was inspired from the dune books

[@travies0.395]

33:31 oh boy you guys are in for a surprise 😂

[@wemustdissent]

Many different houses going to take a resource from a desert planet that makes their travel possible without much care for the local population. What was the desert planet called...Iraq? Oh wait Arrakis...right...subtle.

[@Zombiesnyder13]

#DenisVilleneuve4RendezvousWithRama

[@warlorddk2070]

If you like Duncan you should read the book.

[@miguelgarcia2489]

Watch the show Manifest on Netflix so good

[@agresticumbra]

Just curious what your thoughts are now that you know that Dune predates SW, and influenced it. Watch heroes reforged review if you want a bit more perspective. Hector read the first book.

[@railroad_riley5084]

I wonder if "shai hulud" was based from my language because from my dialect, "ulud" means worm. Maybe just a coincidence though.

[@franksanchez8111]

The origin of the name is Arabic, Shayʾ-Khulud translates as "Thing of Eternity" or "Thing of Immortality"
But that its amazing, what is your language?

[@railroad_riley5084]

@@franksanchez8111 Ilonggo dialect (Filipino)

[@austincarr7826]

8:20 men in roman catholic robes performing the ancient hindu ritual of tikka on men wearing what looks to be electroactive clothing; closest in reality to upcoming graphene bodysuits; as light as a feather yet 200x stronger than steel. It's coming.

[@Sayitlikitiz101]

This is the only reaction where they talk about other race and aliens when these topics are very much absent from Dune books and lore. The message being that Mankind is one and Mankind is many.

[@isPOOThoovy]

Please watch Tenet next! :D

[@chance757]

zendaya’s name is phonetic! zen-DAY-uh not zendieya

[@di3486]

Her “artistic” name, that’s not really her real name

[@chance757]

@@di3486 yes it is sweetheart

[@cariboumaker2452]

Can we expect an Arcane show reaction?

[@believeume122]

This was a bad/odd edit

[@Filmexplorer613]

Please react on some Indian movies like 3 idiots , PK , Dangal , kumbalangi nights , Bangalore days , Andhadhun , Mathu vadalara , Kaithi , Agent sai srinivasa athreya , Barfi , Asuran , Visaranai ,Drishyam. Please react on at least one of them . You will love them .

[@megavideopowermegavideopow8657]

“Messiah story” set in space

[@eddiepolo6047]

You're wrong.

[@briansass4865]

Way oversimplified. The story of a messiah but turned on its head.

[@Aleex277]

Reaction and vivo

[@mikelarsen5836]

Any reaction that claims Dune copied Star Wars is a BAD REACTION, and just shows up the ignorance of the reactors who say that.

[@Yggdrasil42]

Without any knowledge of the books I'd say it's totally understandable. Most people haven't read them. Chill out.

[@jaemyrick5277]

You ladies didn’t watch the movie, you skipped so many scenes. How is that a movie reaction? This was disappointing.

[@playermartin286]

My god you butchered that name

[@Aleex277]

Reaction and vivo