The wind-swept sands of Arrakis deserve the IMAX screen I saw them on as do the glorious killer sandworms. Not only does Villeneuve make all of the planetary intricacies abundantly clear, he presents his vision with such precision and flair that for much of the film it may not matter whether anything of consequence is happening. The film also, obviously, has to introduce us to an elaborate cast of characters as well, especially the troubled Paul Atreides who may be the Chosen One (played by Timothee Chalamet), Paul’s mother Lady Jessica (Rebecca Ferguson) and father Duke Leto (Oscar Isaac), the vile Baron Vladimir Harkonnen (Stellan Skarsgard), Stilgar, the leader of the Fremen (Javier Bardem), and the mysterious young Fremen woman named Chani (Zendaya) who haunts Paul’s dreams. (I guess Villeneuve likes the dining metaphor.) Villeneuve recently seems to acknowledge exactly that when he admits “Dune” is just an appetizer and “Dune Part Two” the main meal. This “Dune: Part One” is just getting on its feet when the proverbial rug is pulled out from under the audience. But at least in those trilogies, the first film was a good stand-alone experience.
But as of this moment, those future films have yet to be given the green light.Īdmittedly, given the success of the “Lord of the Rings” and “Star Wars” films, Hollywood’s clearly become comfortable doling out epic stories over any number of films. If those films do indeed come to pass, this first film may be judged in the context of its sequels and be given a pass. Banking on the presumed commercial success of this “Dune” film, Villeneuve is reportedly already working on a script for a sequel, and possibly on a third film to make a trilogy that encompasses the first two of the six “Dune” books. In the long run, this may not matter much to audiences.
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