Film Deep Dive | Dune
The crew sits down to discuss Denis Villeneuve's Dune! We break down the story of the film by combining our unique interests. Jordan brings his love of dialogue and understanding of film. Joe brings his view of psychology and symbolism to the characters and ideas presented. Finally, Erich brings attention to the technical aspects of the film. Overall Dune, is sci-fi masterfully executed with depth at many levels; you'll find a place for you to enjoy the movie.
Plot Synopsis:
Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet's exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence, only those who can conquer their own fear will survive.
Brief Backstory:
Dune is based on the novel of the same name by Frank Herbert released in 1965. The novel was brought to film in 1984 but fell short of its mark due to the scope of ambition of the film. With this new adaptation, technology has caught up to the point we can bring aspects to the big screen that weren't possible technically prior to computer graphics.
Show Notes:
00:00 Intro
00:45 Casting overlap with Denis Villeneuve
02:24 No prior exposure to Dune
04:10 Casting Choices
06:50 Architecture Design
Designing Dune required mining the past to build humanity’s future
09:14 Symbolism of Baron Vladimir
12:32 Immersive Experience
14:41 Bene Gesserit Test
Joe elaborates on many different archetypes throughout this conversation this book is where he pulled those ideas from.
The Origins and History of Consciousness by Erich Neumann
18:22 Frank Herbert's Influences
Dune, 50 years on: how a science fiction novel changed the world
19:36 The Women of Dune
24:21 Duke Leto
29:53 Familiar Universe But Feel Dangerous and Serious
34:54 The Chosen One
39:35 Arriving in Dune
45: 12 Leto's Leadership
47:56 Ornithopter or Dragonfly Vehicle
50:07 The Sandworm First Appearance
World's Oldest Ritual Discovered -- Worshipped The Python 70,000 Years Ago
