After waiting for so long and being continuously hyped by all those advertisements across the town centre, finally I got to watch Dune: Part Two in my cosy corner of the room. Although the first part didn’t fascinate me that much, somehow, I was triggered by the billboards to watch this science fiction that has a mixture of imperialism, religious myth, and desert-dry romance.
If I remember correctly, all those worms, feared and avoided by all suddenly become pets for the desert dwellers. Like a submarine; or should I say, sub-sand with the characteristics of a horse. Quite fascinating yet queasy. Surpassing the living creature, there is a good use of scientific innovation; more like a post-apocalyptic world— mind-blowing tech, a constant struggle for survival, and holding onto dear ones.
So, there is this valuable mineral resource called Spice. I couldn’t figure out why this Spice is so important but the repeated mentioning of Rats gives me the impression that somehow the desert dwellers are protecting it from the notorious ruler living in some floating kingdom. And to get that, they deploy the deadliest means necessary, even if that requires wiping out the entire civilisation. But it gets harder as Rats now have a visionary leader who is thought to be their saviour; the Messiah— emphasising “it’s been written.” I wish I could figure out the mystery surrounding this part of the movie. But I’m glad I finished watching this almost 3 hours long story; reminds me of The Lord of the Rings series.
Even though I’m not okay with the story as most of them are still a puzzle to me, perhaps because I was sleepy, the scenes are no less than awe-inspiring. The architecture, their way of life, their struggle for survival, and the pin-point adaptation of how miracles convince people added a bit of spice to the movie.
Also, the seed of imperialism is sown right; an old tradition every powerful nation has practised from the dawn of the world. And if there is oppression, resistance will emerge naturally— those desert people actually represent guerilla resistance against tyranny, injustice. Eventually, they succeeded but peace is yet to be restored.
The whole plot seemed to be masterfully crafted, every scene has a connection with others. It flows really well except for the ending. It feels like the growing tension and excitement that was dominant all throughout the movie ended up in disappointment when the ruler was overthrown in a few minutes— this part could be extended. There could be some serious fights, justifications, and all that. Also, the entire movie takes a U-turn once the evolving romance finds a new entrant. Honestly, I didn't get it. I understand this is a political move but how come there was no clue all along and most importantly, no explanation of it afterwards? I might be wrong on this, maybe I didn’t notice, can’t say for sure.
Everything aside, I enjoyed my time invested here and luckily, found another long-anticipated movie Kung Fu Panda— time to enjoy the weekend watching some fun-filled action.
