I like how in the movie they treat Paul as a half sleep zombie too

Veggie is being very Traggish in his disdain for Chalamet. Like a broken record (with terrible drum sound).

You’d be a heavy-lidded narcoleptic if you were burdened with glorious purpose, too.

They did a convincing job of making it seem like he was a good fighter

I’ll take that as a compliment. There is no one more obsessed with let everyone know again and again his thoughts than Trag.

it was the weirding way

I'm rewatching Dune 1 after having seen 2 and it being stuck in my mind. I'm noticing some interesting details.

In the beginning, Chani introduces us to the Harkonnen's and the Fremen's situation, saying how the emperor has called on the Harkonnens to leave the planet Arakis, and she says something along the lines of "I wonder who our next oppressors will be" and then the next shot is Paul Atreides, already cluing the audience in to the fact that Paul Atreides is going to be their next oppressor (though I disagree, I believe Paul is a hero, it is Denis' opinion).

In Paul's and Gurney's practice fight while still on their home planet Caladan, Paul assumes himself to have won, but then Gurney has a sneaky knife aimed at Paul's midsection. I noticed that this is how Paul's fight with Feyd-Ratha ends in part 2. Paul learned that technique from Gurney.

Thank you for your continued Dune analysis. We find it edifying and interesting.

He's both. Oppression is simply the mechanism by which he will become one (at least, until

Spoiler: show

he abandons his path

).

How is he an oppressor? Leto 2 definitely is, as a means of course, but Paul? He is but the spark that lit the Fremen's fury, gave them purpose to oppress others. But really there was no other way. What should have Paul done instead?

Which leads me back to my original point: Paul is not the Fremen's "next oppressor", despite what Denis implies

What about leading the Fremen to his own personal war?

It's their war too. They've been waiting for this moment for a long time. They were oppressed until he came along.

I’d say the BG are the real oppressors. What is oppression if not subverting another’s own will?

Yeah, no shite. They are behind putting all this in motion to begin with. Paul is nothing but their breeding plans gone awry. If their plans went as they had hoped and they could control the Kwisatz, everything would have turned out worse for humanity. Jessica is the real hero for sabotaging their plans.

ah yes, you're right... it was always their intention to steer humanity in the best direction

Just saw it again tonight. So so great. I love when the grenade is breaking through the chopper shield when Chani shoots it.

I’m also really glad they ended the movie on a shot of Chani. I really enjoy her arc in Dune Messiah, and i think ending with that shot showed that Villenueve is already thinking about it

Saw this again and loved it even more. Any issues I had with the pacing are no longer the case. What I initially thought was "rushed" is now a "nice brisk pace".