Visually and aurally beautiful, but the narrative is questionable
The second part of Dune is a direct continuation of the first film. Denis Villeneuve shows the beauty of the world in his own style, but I still found the film's running time to be longer than necessary.
Let's start with the good stuff. There is more visual beauty here, and the most unusual elements give it an epic feel. The sound and music have also become more epic and perfectly support the film's dynamics. The costumes, visuals, colour grading and so on are, well, you know, Denis Villeneuve quality.
But, unlike the first film, the narrative seemed more drawn out and less necessary to me, given the lengthy visualization. If you divide the film into three equal parts, the last part is the least drawn out and doesn't need any major changes, but the second and especially the first part could have been shorter. Also, while watching, I noticed some inconsistencies in the script and the character's motivation, but perhaps I missed something.
I would say that this film is better in terms of the variety of beauty, but the first one is not far behind. There is more water in the second part of Dune, which could have been cut by 10 to 30 minutes, and in general, it was also present in the first part, but it can be attributed to the introduction to the context of the universe. However, unlike the second part, where the context and world are understandable, here everything depends on the pace of the plot, which is slow, as is common in the first part, but the second part feels even slower.
Let's start with the good stuff. There is more visual beauty here, and the most unusual elements give it an epic feel. The sound and music have also become more epic and perfectly support the film's dynamics. The costumes, visuals, colour grading and so on are, well, you know, Denis Villeneuve quality.
But, unlike the first film, the narrative seemed more drawn out and less necessary to me, given the lengthy visualization. If you divide the film into three equal parts, the last part is the least drawn out and doesn't need any major changes, but the second and especially the first part could have been shorter. Also, while watching, I noticed some inconsistencies in the script and the character's motivation, but perhaps I missed something.
I would say that this film is better in terms of the variety of beauty, but the first one is not far behind. There is more water in the second part of Dune, which could have been cut by 10 to 30 minutes, and in general, it was also present in the first part, but it can be attributed to the introduction to the context of the universe. However, unlike the second part, where the context and world are understandable, here everything depends on the pace of the plot, which is slow, as is common in the first part, but the second part feels even slower.
- Zeyders
- 2 sep 2025