Dune Part 2 Discussion Ft. Comicbookgirl19, Gom Jabbar Podcast, & Nerd Cookies (Ultra-Spoilers)

Chani to me did not read as a jealous, shunned lover. To me, her scenes suggested that she was grieving the loss of the man she loves in real time. As Paul comes up to the Emperor, defeats Feyd and announces his rise to the throne with Irulan as his wife, Paul the man she loves is gone, replaced by the Lisan al Gaib now Emperor of the Imperium. "You will never lose me, Paul Atreides. Not as long as you stay who you are." That's what she said to him. And yet now he's gone. Seemingly lost to her. I think we can allow her to feel that loss and grieve it. Paul does say "She'll come around." because she loves him. That's the contrast this film Chani will have. She loves Paul and yet she despises what's been done to her people through him. I think that makes her choice to still be with him all the more compelling, rather than "oh it's fine the Fremen practice polygamy."

This is like the Avengers of Dune channels, love it!

Villeneuve's secret: he wants to wait 15-20 years before he does 'Children, then keep the same lead actor as Paul but organically grown up; it will carry a special kind of gravitas.

I just wanted to say, if it wasn't for Quinn I wouldn't be nearly as familiar of Dune as I am. He is a fantastic communicator and ambassador of the world. (Honestly I think he deserved to be invited to the movie premieres and be some sort of Dune expert, because I guaranty I'm not the only person who was chaperoned into Dune by Quinn)

I didn't have a problem with angry Chani because what most people seem to be missing is the most important point about why she leaves: She promised to love him as long as he remained who he was. All that went out the window when he took the Water of Life and *changed*.

I get that Walken could be distracting for some people, but he worked for me. He seemed out of touch and impatient. Like a guy accustomed to having things his way. But also tired and weak. It wasn't exactly how I imagined the emperor, but it makes sense to me. Also I think they're being intentional with some of the accents, so I imagine his distinctive accent fits his distinctive background and role in the story, much like Stilgar's.

This is glorious. My favorite Dune specialists. Danika and Quinn together was what we needed.

Love how Quinn always gives Danika her flowers, shes humble about it, but Danika really inspired a lot of people on youtube and in real life, from her popular game of thrones videos back in the day, to her esoteric chaos Magick vids, she is the goat if this niche space.

The scene when the Emperor's ship flies over Arrakeen and the city is reflected in its hull... God, that was cool... I thought about that for like 4 hours afterward. What a wild shot.

Saying Zendaya was "around that" when she straight up grew up on Disney channel.. I'm.. like.... Rue was what solidified her as a legitimate actor because it's so far removed from her character. *I'm not gunna say it bruh* 💀