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‘Dune: Part Two’ Review: Denis Villeneuve’s Spectacular Sequel Goes Heavy On The Mythos
‘Dune: Part Two’ review: Denis Villeneuve’s spectacular sequel goes heavy on the mythos
“My father has always been guided by the calculus of power,” notes Irulan, who finds out that the Atreides bloodline was effectively set up to be wiped out, on account of their leader Leto’s humane approach to ruling, as opposed to the Harkonnens’ blood-soaked tyranny. In conjunction with Reverend Mother Mohiam (Charlotte Rampling), newcomer Lady Margot (Léa Seydoux) suggests that a better option is the Baron’s other nephew, Feyd-Rautha (Austin Butler), a cold-blooded psychopath they believe to be “sexually vulnerable” and thus has the potential to be manageable (“Desire and humiliation — those are his levers”). It’s telling that, of the two episodes so far, Part Two is the first to double up on images from David Lynch’s near-disastrous Dune — notably in the portrayal of the ever more grotesque baron, and scenes in which Paul rides the mighty sandworm — and offer an inadvertent reminder that this really is a tough story to crack on screen.
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