DUNE Part One | Science vs Cinema

Arrackis is made even more important because of how addictive spice is and that it's impossible to wean a person off of spice once they're addicted.
And there's a lot of rich people addicted to it in the Imperium (like a lot), so if the spice trade ever got stopped, millions of people would literally die from withdrawal

I like to imagine that Arrakis has a really thick atmosphere. They mention that there are extremely powerful sandstorms, the ornithopters have extremely small wings and in one scene there is heavy machinery being lifted by what looks to be a lighter than air craft. I doubt this was intended but I think it's pretty cool.

(French speaker here) Just wanna say you pronounce Villeneuve the right way ! Good job :-) so many people pronounce it wierdly.

Recent Dune ornithopters are one of the most satisfying vehicles to watch.

The voice is a Bene Gessrit ability based on minutiae of observation. They learn to observe someone’s mannerism, personality and weaknesses then pitch their voice to compel that person to obey.

And this is why Dune is great. Im a huge Star Wars fan and even I dont understand every detail there, it doesnt matter too, likewise with Dune. I didnt need to understand how the Sandworm moves, it was shown realistic, and this video is just the cherry on top to confirm the level of detail in this movie.

Like I said to everyone asking me how was the movie Dune? Its not a movie, its an experience.

Okay okay, there is no "force" in Dune. The effect of Bene Gesserit's voice is an extreme form of unconditional reflex and it has nothing to do with spice, just training. All Bene Gesserit do is just be super perceptive and then push the right buttons, psychologically and physiologically.

I absolutely loves the ornithopters in the movie (contrary to Lynch's golden soap boxes). You even get the detail of modern military choppers like an Tiger or an Appache vs the look of an older one, like the Gazelle for example. The guys pushed the details that far on this.

9:30 the sound design for the thumper is music to my ears. The clicking sounds as it lifts up and that delicious bassy thump. Mmmm, so satisfying.

There's also great attention to detail in the fighting and battle tactics given how the personal shields pretty much eliminates the effectiveness of projectiles.

Just realized the sand compactor is a mechanical biomimicry of how the sandworms move through the sand. Great video.

It's also worth mentioning that Dune's ornithopters do also have small jet thrusters to assist the flight and maneuvering

The ornithopters were so cool to watch in this movie. They looked absolutely real to me.

Rumour has it that Herbert first wrote an essay about ecology of Dune (now attached to the first book) and only then proceeded to write the story.

Btw.: The sandworm using vibrations was first used in this movie. I am not even sure, if the book references it, but it is a great touch. It also explains, why sandworms hate vibrations - because they are fiercely territorial and think that there is another sandworm doing them.

This film was so good. The ending was a little lackluster but I have no complaints. I can’t wait for part 2. This is the film version of Dune I’ve been waiting for my whole life.

Fun fact. The vibrating sand was done practically. And the voice is actually a physical technique used by the sisterhood. Using there voice to control people

The later Dune novels made it clear that the sandworms are the cause of why Arrakis is a desert planet.

Spice doesn't give you the ability to control others with the "voice." It's something the Bene Gesserit training can provide all on its own. Melenge can be used by many to do lot's of weird things, for instance, if they are part of the BG breading program, they even can access the memories of their female ancestors. Probably, not very scientific, but a weird and wild idea.

Sandworms detect ALL vibrations, but are attracted to linear rhythms since that's usually made by a creature.

As a side note, I think the director hit on something very important with his sandworms using high frequency vibration to move through the sand. Shields are deadly in the open desert because they attract worms like a magnet. Now sandworms are VERY territorial so it the sandworms might interpret the shield's frequencies as another sandworm and go to attack it.

The sandworms liquifying the sand through vibrations in order to make it behave like a liquid, so they can "swim" through it, is indeed a clever idea which makes them that much more functional and believable in the movie.