"May thy knife chip and shatter."

[rogueslayer452]

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First, still adore the soundtrack and having that play in this trailer just hypes me up.

Secondly, while this is just a teaser trailer, I do like the select scenes they chose to incorporate through a small montage. It doesn't give much away of the direction the story is taking. Unless you've read the book, of course, then, if you're like me, you will look at what they included and be excited for what's to come. The only thing that I'm scratching my head at is Feyd-Rautha, because that character design is certainly, uh, a choice. I mean, nothing can match up to Sting in the 1984 film, let's be real, but so far I'm not sure of what they did here. Maybe my opinion will change once I see the movie in its entirety, we'll see.

Also, I stand corrected: Irulan is going to appear to be wearing something more elaborate. That armor headdress plus the headdress seen from the small teaser for the trailer. I'm very pleased by this.

Speaking of, I really like Lady Jessica's Reverend Mother look.

I'm still waiting for anything in regards to Alia, though. I've seen some fans worried that they might cut her out entirely, because out of everything from this novel this might be the trickiest thing to convey in an adapation (same with the Guild Navigator, which we haven't seen anything of that either so far, and I really, really want to see that), but I honestly hope they're not. I need St. Alia of the Knife! But again, I reiterate from before, I don't want them to CGI her in or something like that. If previous adaptations were able to do it, they can do it, too.

But of course, this is just a teaser and I'm sure we'll be getting more promotional stuff as we get closer and closer to the premiere date. So we'll have to wait and see. Either way, I'm excited.


Additionally, someone did a fan edit of the Dune 2021 trailer with the 1984's Dune theme, and it's pretty damn awesome.

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[facethestrange]

I am lowkey considering watching Dune for Zendaya, not knowing the first thing about what I'm getting into. :D

[rogueslayer452]

The first movie doesn't feature much of her, which coincides with the book because her character, Chani, doesn't appear until midway anyway, but she'll definitely have a lot more screentime in the second part. :)

Either way, Dune is one of those stories where you either like it or you don't. While it is considered a classic in its own right and the grandfather of modern scifi novels since 1965, at the same time it's also quite niche, as well. Some may find it confusing, or boring, or just too weird. Just know that this is a very dense story, with a lot of world-building and complex, nuanced ideas. So, just keep that in mind when you're watching the newer films.