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.

Dune Score

Show Notes:

00:00 Intro

00:45 Casting overlap with Denis Villeneuve

02:24 No prior exposure to Dune

Dune Novel

Dune 1984

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

Venus of Willendorf

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

Frank Herbert Wiki

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

Mahdi

39:35 Arriving in Dune

Arrakis

45: 12 Leto's Leadership

Duke Leto

47:56 Ornithopter or Dragonfly Vehicle

Ornithopter

50:07 The Sandworm First Appearance

World's Oldest Ritual Discovered -- Worshipped The Python 70,000 Years Ago

59:37 Why Archetypal Characters Work

01:03:17 Paul's Reaction to the Spice

01:08:39 Tension was missing before the ambush

01:13:05 The Shield Breaking Effect

01:15:53 Why don't they have guns anymore?

01:18:38 Leto's Capture

01:24:19 Jessica Caught Between Two Roles

01:26:27 This is only part one

01:31:03 Paul and Jessica Escaping

The Voice

01:37:06 Paul's Visions and Mentors

01:43:21 Paul's Story

01:47:15 Destiny

01:51:43 Closing

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