Denis Villeneuve Talks DUNE: MESSIAH and Why Paul Atreides Is More Like Anakin Skywalker | INTERVIEW

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[@jacksparrow9227]

Definitely Anakin as Luke didn't have a prophecy weighing over his entire existence

[@jacksparrow9227]

I don't understand why Chani left when the whole plan was marrying Irulan

[@JSK95]

Genius filmmaker yet so humble. We're truly blessed to have directors like Denis Villeneuve and Christopher Nolan saving cinema with their meticulous craft and vision.

[@michaelevans1578]

What a great interview. To have Villeneuve explain how he will bring Dune Messiah to life is a true pleasure to hear. Impressive.

[@michaelambrosinofilm]

Great interview. He's a really special filmmaker. I just recently watched his film INCENDIES for the first time and it absolutely floored me.

[@JSK95]

I still think that's his masterpiece! Crazy that he made that film before the world knew who he was lol

[@MANIAKRA]

same dude, blew my mind

[@JJScrotus]

I like that Paul seems like a hero at the end of the first book because then it really hammers home the fallout in the next 3

[@davepresley4689]

Poor leto spent 3,500 years cleaning up Paul's mess 😂

[@moonborn-musti6051]

Dune Messiah will play out like Revenge of the Sith.If you know you know.

[@Young_pk-p]

I Hope not Rots was dogshit The first two dune movies were amazing

[@joetrudelartwork]

Just like Dune : Part 2 played out like Attack of the Clones in a lot of ways.

[@Young_pk-p]

@@joetrudelartwork dont ever compare a masterpiece like dune 2 to something as absolutly dogshit as attack of the clone

[@barkley8285]

@@Young_pk-p hes right in a way. Dune 2 had a proper romance, a hero taking his first steps to evil, a giant battle beginning a massive galactic war. The difference is one is an incredible feat of cinema, and the other is ..... attack of the clones.

[@barkley8285]

they are nothing alike at all.

[@IsaacAkbar-i2b]

Incredible interview with great questions from Hamilton and even better answers from cinematic maestro Villeneuve ❤️

[@samgraef3028]

I was wondering the same question about whether he knows the last shot of Messiah, so when you asked him I pumped my fist in the air. Great interview.

[@Charles12]

I always imagine the last shot will be Paul walking aimlessly into the desert, being consumed by the sand storms and the sun burning in the yellow sky. Roll credits

[@riftplut0474]

@@Charles12low key hope it’s just a still shot of him slowly walking away from the camera

[@CeciditLux]

That’s exactly how I felt leaving the movie and why I loved it so much. Paul’s story felt like a better fleshed out, more earned version of Anakin

[@Hattori_Hanzō_侍]

Those were great questions and Denis remains as humble as always. I think the difference between Anakin and Paul is that being emotionally immature is not as much of a valid reason to go over to the dark side as actually knowing the one path you need to take and reluctantly deciding to follow it because you see no other alternative in all the other possible futures. Both conversions are tragic to watch unfold, but the motivations behind them couldn't be further apart.

[@lordcrunk4790]

Book Chani: At first Chani is hunting Paul with a maula pistol, then she is humored but curious about Paul because she knows of the Lisan al Gaib lore and she has trained in Sayyadina Fremen rituals which are steeped with Bene Gesserit rites. Later she is impressed by and protective of Paul. Chani officiates during the Water of Life ceremony. Chani greatly relates to Paul because they both just lost their important Imperial ranking Fathers to the Harkonnens. During the ceremony Chani "spice links" with Paul's Water of Life enhanced prescience and Chani can see some of the future they'll share together, "a time of peace between violence". Chani even sees glimpses of their not yet conceived child Leto, then later carries and bears that child. At one point she takes out at least one of Paul's challengers with her own crysknife skills (Chani doesn't play). Chani also witnesses Paul gulp a handful of the unchanged essence of the Water of Life and not die. She helps revive him from the spice trance and is in awe of her Usul, witnessing his birth, becoming the true "can see everything" KH Messiah. In the end Chani accepts the political marriage because she knows her Usul will never love Irulan and it will be her (Chani's) children that will inherit The Throne.

[@johnnlouis2386]

if he had done that version of chani, non book reader would have considered paul more of a hero, and also paul betrayal of chani is more of a dramatic ending than her accepting the mariage..i wish we had alia of the knife born, but having a child kill the baron and talk like an adult is hard to pull off without it being comical, but i think is was doable

[@gabrielnunez02]

This interview was by far the best one I've seen.

[@diosnelfrica590]

Klk mi bro

[@CarlosArreolaJr]

Great questions and I’m glad I found this channel

[@colesky33]

Great interview

[@Meesterlijker]

Dude can do nothing wrong for me since Blade Runner 2049

[@AmedeeBoulette]

Did you watch Sicario?

[@pk88-fz5wy]

Blade Runner is the only movie I dont like from Villeneuve 😅

[@ashmckean7543]

did you watch prisoners?

[@RB725GamingHD]

Arrival

[@carpeimodiem]

Since "Next Floor", for me. Which, if you haven't seen it before... this is his short film that, in my humble opinion, has informed his career as a feature filmmaker. You can find it here. Denis is holding up a giant mirror before the human condition. In all its darkness and beauty.

[@alexsenciuc8910]

The last shot must be Paul losing himself in the desert, I won’t have it any other way

[@jackcrosby2437]

Lol yea when he asked that I was like that’s the only definitive thing we know lol. GOAT ending

[@alexsenciuc8910]

@ I mean it’s not rocket science, I think it would be the perfect ending for every fan of the books

[@miggz8487]

If we dont eventually see worm dude ill be sad

[@hussey1990]

He will go down as the one of the best directors of all time.

[@travisgray8376]

Pauls downfall is paul thinking he can control his presience (seeing all possible futures) by choosing a future he locks out any other future possiblity.

[@DDR131]

I hope Dune Messiah is one of the greatest epic love stories ever written. I want to feel the pain and the suffering. I want it to be better than Titanic and In the Mood for Love.

[@StephenAlanChandler]

You know people are still learning that Rose and Jack are fictional characters? That’s how real Cameron’s storytelling felt for a lot of us. For Dune: Messiah to be better than Titanic would be a huge feat, especially since it still lies at #4 in highest grossing box office films of all time. Hoping Villeneuve can pull it off 🤞

[@Claude-MarcJoseph]

We need this man to do a Star Wars trilogy

[@Flismz]

He had no interest in Star Wars after the Ewoks apparently

[@MDCB1]

Storytelling Masterclass - GOOD!!!

[@Dhieen]

So he is going to show some battles that are just mentionned in the book? great, im currently reading for the first time dune messiah and i love it! Im so curious on how he will adapt this book

[@kevinwong8693]

dune part two for best,picture at oscars!

[@sergioagra3846]

We need to see Ghanima and Leto II in a movie in the future please

[@joaovictorkelima2551]

Just for the record for those who have never read dune, which Messiah of Dune is one of the biggest influences on Revenge of the Sith, as well as all the books from Dune to Star Wars

[@husker4life109]

Its also the least liked of the 6 because people didn’t understand that Paul wasn’t the hero and frank had to double down

[@musayibghani3986]

Revenge of the sith is dog shit tho

[@crvlad]

Jake and Denis, the perfect combo. Can t wait for the interviews before Messiah:)

[@lee0utlaw769]

1 for the books Jake! kudos

[@hermanjackson8857]

Could someone please tell me what Lady Jessica meant when she said “The Kwizzat haddarak (please excuse the spelling) will be born in the south? In my opinion that was the most interesting thing said in Dune 2. She definitely has a plan of her own. Her does not seem to include Paul.

[@axe-z8316]

Cause the water of life, and the recognition by the people, the choice of paul to go through this is done down there

[@jackcrosby2437]

Her whole plan was for Paul to become the Kwisatz Haderach, she said that cuz that’s where Paul drinks the water of life. There’s nothing really more to speculate on that part

[@CraigPMiller]

Paul Atreides was a coward who 'kicked the can down the road' forcing his son to take up the mantle of God Emperor and force humanity along the Golden Path.

[@Gfddyjhfy00]

I think messiah should be made to 3 parts

[@multicreativeartist6579]

Denis Villeneuve should direct a Star Wars movie

[@AmedeeBoulette]

Absolutely not 😂 There is far better material out there….

[@Quincy299]

@@AmedeeBoulettewhy not Star Wars has a lot of novel too like darth plaguise novel and darth bane novel

[@AmedeeBoulette]

@@Quincy299 try something like "Revelation Space" or "Schismatrix Plus". Maybe it will change what you think of Star Wars.

[@Deeznuts-di3ne]

He’s probably never gonna he is doing rendezvous with rama and cleopatra in the near future

[@zaz7675]

Brilliant and genuine ❤

[@ecbrown6151]

Denis should have insisted that Ferguson read the novels, her performance suffered as a result. He let it slide but her performance was WAY over the top for an order of women who have extreme control of their bodies and emotions.

[@andrewpiltenko9432]

Please let him sleep 😭

[@squamish4244]

Denis' changes work. At the end of Dune II, you are just as afraid of Paul as you were of the Harkonnens or the Emperor. My only real criticism of the film is that the last half was too rushed. I've read the book, and was initially confused as to why Paul drank the Water of Life, it happened so fast. But more than that, here, the entire strength of the Sardaukar and Fremen seems to be assembled, and yet the battle is over in five minutes? It's the same as what happens in the book, a rapid description of the battle and suddenly the Fremen are in the Throne Room.

[@Michael-y6h7i]

I felt the same way until it dawned on me that Paul has seen every possible outcome and the only way forward was a narrow quick path, what we saw was literally the only one where he succeeded. It kinda makes sense with the nukes, storm and flank attacks: Blitzkrieg approach.

[@squamish4244]

@@Michael-y6h7i Whether it works cinematically is a different issue.

[@davepresley4689]

If Anakins son was Palpitine

[@intuitivefilmanalysis]

This should have been longer, great talk tho!

[@sphmoran28]

Denis Villeneuve is my favorite director along with Christopher Nolan, Clint Eastwood, and many European directors. Denis is a genius.

[@MJ-je4xg]

Only 2 golden globe nominations for Dune II is an absolute shocker & disaster from the voters.

[@RB725GamingHD]

I think they’re waiting for the 3rd movie to go all out on nominations, like Return of the King

[@themuffinloverphysicist]

"Why Paul Atreides is like Anakin" lmao if anything isn't it the other way around?

[@plo617]

Denis - So Frank and I wanted to know what you thought of Chani at the end of the film. Frank - Wait, THAT was Chani?... Denis - .... 🎵 Hello darkness my old friend 🎵

[@LU6TIE]

👀

[@nickpapadopoulos6973]

To quote Denis Villeneuve himself "LONG LIVE CINEMA!"

[@DanielWhite-v4e]

jam doughnut

[@----ic6pw]

In my opinion Chani was very annoying in her role and made part 2 feel less realistic. Why? Because she is sobbing and standing up to Paul in a pretty ridculous way, which is not believable in the middle of a huge uprising war against the Emperor and Harkonnen.It's hard to believe somebody would be as focused on a lofe affair as Chani is in the middle of battle and immediate death. Also the whole love story between Paul and Chani in the midst of the battle is very Holywoodish and teenish. I would have prefered the love story and Chani to be as boring as in the book, it would have interferred less.

[@eltravos99]

I mean...Luke Skywalker killed 1.9 million people on the Death Star so...........

[@ryanbaker5296]

OH no feel bad for the space nazi flying around in plant killing military space station that a week before killed billions by blowing up a planet

[@husker4life109]

Paul killed 61 billion

[@farukusu]

Lmao straight out of bed and you can see the difference in energy between the two

[@ebonyivoryconnection1380]

Jake, the world needs more people like you.

[@66UNDERGROUND]

Star wars is history! A myth ! Ok Dune is great even it’s a lot boring but Star Wars on the opposite, I mean the first trilogy, never took itself too seriously and more over, it’s romantic and touching! Dune characters are cold and far from heart. Star Wars made history! Dune made success 😁

[@humbleopulence]

This filmmaker is so full of crap. His Dune films are just expensive vanity projects with just a smidge less depth than Star Wars, which, ironically, cannibalized Dune 's source material in the first place. Everything that made Dune Dune is this guy removed from the movies and dont give me that "there was no time crap". Villeneuve had an hour more than the miniseries to work with and those had 95 percent of the book in them. This guy just doesn't know how to edit movies, nor how to restrain his own bad instincts

[@beartrap3400]

Yeah I'm sure your adaptation is much better.

[@humbleopulence]

@beartrap3400 it very likely would be yes. I sketched my own adaptation at 15 and it was far better structured than Villeneuve's drivel. And that was at 15. Sure, I never wrote it into a screenplay, but that's just asking for too much without getting paid, yeah?

[@michaelevans1578]

Truly this comment is in the extreme minority. To each his own, but this characterization of Villeneuve is hard to agree with.