The filmmaker praises Denis Villeneuve’s sequel.
Unlike its first part, return to Arrakis he is not lacking in praise. Audience and critics have agreed to highlight Denis Villeneuve’s sequel as a generational cinema experience, within that algorithmic trend that the industry is currently experiencing. Likewise, this positivism has been supported by some good numbers at the international box office, making possible the arrival of a future third part. But this enthusiasm has not only been reflected in the spectators and the specialized press, since even a reference of the stature of Steven Spielberg, see Dune 2 a magnum opus. A great compliment from what is perhaps one of the greatest references in the genre.
King Midas of Hollywood is famous for proposals such as Shark either Schindler’s Listalthough perhaps his most influential works be those who have navigated within the sci-filike Close Encounters of the Third Kind, ET the alien either jurassic park. That is why his opinion on the field represents an unmistakable seal of quality, manifesting himself as the best possible prescriber. Thus, the filmmaker could not contain his opinion about the Canadian director’s latest work, during a conversation organized by the DGA (Film Directors Guild in the United States).
“You have made one of the most brilliant science fiction films I have ever seen in my life,” Spielberg told Villeneuve in the podcast Director’s Cut. The program was focused on talking about the creation of the sequel and the winner of two Academy Awards could not help but compare the inheritance of his professional colleague with the names of such relevant filmmakers as Stanley Kubrick, George Lucas or James Cameron. . One of the most valued points in Spielberg’s analysis towards Dune 2 was to highlight the presentation of the planet Arrakis and the protagonist’s search for revenge, Paul Atreidesagainst the Harkonnen house: “This is truly a visual epic, and it’s also filled with deeply drawn characters. However, the dialogue is very sparse when you look at it in proportion to the film’s running time. It’s cinema. The shots are very painterly, but there is no angle or single configuration that is pretentious.”
Steven Spielberg, ‘Dune 2’ and the creation of worlds
Spielberg’s enthusiasm for Dune 2 On the other hand, he achieved the highest consideration, at the very beginning of the podcast, when he placed Villeneuve at the level of those greats “world creators”. The filmmakers who have managed to take a step beyond the simple act of telling a story:
“Let me start by saying that there are filmmakers who are world builders. It’s not a long list and we know who many of them are. Starting with (Georges) Méliès, Disney, Kubrick and George Lucas. Ray Harryhausen included him on that list. Fellini built his own worlds. Tim Burton. Obviously Wes Anderson, Peter Jackson, James Cameron, Christopher Nolan, Ridley Scott, Guillermo del Toro. The list goes on, but it is not that long, and I am deep and fervent. I believe you are one of their newest members.”
Of course, to the director of Munich He was also passionate, like everyone else, about the special effects around the gigantic sandworms. “That scene plowing through the area worms is one of the best things I’ve ever seen.”
A box office hit with a new generation
Spielberg’s love for Dune 2 is not something gratuitous, taking into account that both have defended the field of exhibition, with the sequel being a commercial product that does not abandon authorship, on the other hand. That is, in a way, a parallel reflected in the filmography of the director born in the state of Ohio. Dune: Part Two has raised more than 574 million dollars to date, becoming one of the 10 highest-grossing IMAX films of all time.
Success, beyond the quality of the material and the technical team, lies in the casting. A combination of promising young actors such as Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Austin Butler and Florence Pughwith the presence of names of the stature of Rebecca Ferguson, Christopher Walken, Josh Brolin, Javier Bardem and Stellan skarsgard.
At the momentDune: Part Two is still available in movie theaters. It is unknown how long it will take for Villeneuve to return to Frank Herbert’s material to dune 3.
