Dune: Part Two
I adored Dune: Part 1 but was hesitant to say it’s a favorite because it’s only one half of a whole movie. Denis Villeneuve had matched major expectations, and with the final half of Dune, he killed it. As a whole movie, Dune matches the sheer scale and size of the book. The political intrigue, the religious fervor, and Timothée Chalamet’s charismatic and powerful performance as Paul Atreides are all masterfully told. While Timothée Chalamet has definitely been all over the place lately, his performance as Paul Atreides is easily one of his best and most interesting roles to date, as his transformation from an average kid to reluctant leader to religious demagogue is seamless and haunting to behold. If you’re looking for a subversion of the “chosen one” narrative combined with an old school Hollywood style sprawling epic, watch Dune.
