The reason I harp on media literacy so much on this site is because I think audiences have gotten worse at reading directorial intention at the cinemas. The latest case in this misunderstanding comes from Dune: Part II. SPOILERS BELOWIn the movie, Paul Atreides, played by Timothee Chalamet, is exalted as a messiah figure. But the core of the movie is a critique of these kinds of figures. When the film ends, it is clear that Paul has let all these prophecies go to his head and made a heel turn, leaving his love interest, Chani, to marry the disgraced Emperor's daughter so he can rule the galaxy. And he also starts a war with many other houses. But some people watching the movie missed this message. In fact, there were many large, also on Twitter and other forms of social media debating what the movie is really about. So here's a clip of director Denis Villeneuve setting the record straight. For anyone that still thinks Paul\u2019s rise to power in DUNE is up for interpretation\u2026 here\u2019s Denis setting the record straight. \n\nHe rewrote Chani to basically spoon feed the audience that \u201cPaul is bad\u201d - but it\u2019s quite clear a lot of DUNE fans think he\u2019s still like Luke\u2026 — (@) Villeneuve wants to follow up Frank Herbert's intention to create a warning against messianic figures. To do this, he transformed Chani's character to give her a bigger role that could help us have a distance to Paul Atreides...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Tuesday, 19 March, 2024