Dune Breakdown - Denis Villeneuve Explains His Approach to Directing

In this Dune breakdown, Director Denis Villeneuve and his team explain the cinematography, music, editing, production design, and more behind this sci-fi epic.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro - The World of Dune
01:07 - Adapting Frank Herbert’s Novel
02:14 - Cinematography
05:51 - Production Design
08:37 - Editing
10:15 - Music
12:16 - Stay Tuned for Pt. 2!
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In this Dune breakdown, we brought together clips of director Denis Villeneuve, cinematographer Greig Fraser, editor Joe Walker, and composer Hans Zimmer discussing their work on the latest adaptation of Frank Herbert’s Dune. If you’ve seen Denis Villeneuve’s Dune, you know there’s a lot to look at, listen to, and appreciate about the filmmaking craft on display. So sit back and enjoy the making of Dune.
The first thing we learn is that Dune has been on Denis Villeneuve’s mind for decades, ever since he was a teenager. In fact, it’s no exaggeration to say that Dune was a dream come true for the filmmaker. Villeneuve explains his process of adapting the book and highlighting the female characters in the story.
Dune cinematographer Greig Fraser talks about the cameras and lenses used to capture insanely wide shots and intimately composed close-ups. Editor Joe Walker also mentions the imagery of Villeneuve’s Dune and how much “sensory” information we get to help ground us in another world. For composer Hans Zimmer, Dune was also a passion project that he was honored to be a part of.
Again, to emphasize the female power and presence in this story, Zimmer explains how the female voice became so integral in crafting the Dune soundtrack.
And, finally, we look at the film’s production design. Villeneuve explains this unique approach to the sci-fi genre because it looks and feels more like a period piece than a science fiction epic. Part of this was due to the lack of computers in Frank Herbert’s vision of the future but Villeneuve also explains how this “ancient-future” helps create a direct recognition for the audience.
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♬ SONGS USED:
"Herald of Change" - Hans Zimmer
"Ripples in the Sand" - Hans Zimmer
"Lovers or Bruises (Instrumental)" - Cubby
"Bene Gesserit" - Hans Zimmer
"Gom Jabbar" - Hans Zimmer
"Leaving Caladan" - Hans Zimmer
"Arrakeen" - Hans Zimmer
"The Fall" - Hans Zimmer
"In This World" - Dojo Tradition
"Visions of Chani" - Hans Zimmer
"Chant (Instrumental)" - Cast of Characters
"Premonition" - Hans Zimmer
"My Road Leads into the Desert" - Hans Zimmer
"Stillsuits" - Hans Zimmer
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Chapters: 00:00 - Intro - The World of Dune 01:07 - Adapting Frank Herbert’s Novel 02:14 - Cinematography 05:51 - Production Design 08:37 - Editing 10:15 - Music 12:16 - Stay Tuned for Pt. 2!

[@REEDRICHARDS2]

Let's say the ULTIMATE TRUTH: There is no better channel than this in the entire U Tube! In fact, this is not simply a movie channel but is way more complete and sophisticated than hundreds of university movie courses! My deepest congratulations, friends!!!

[@GroowyTheGamerNorskGaming]

This video is just videos from other channels put together with some music on top. It's a good video but let's not act like he's got the cure for cancer

[@zwitshr]

Funny you say that, we watch these videos in our seminars at University

[@REEDRICHARDS2]

@@zwitshr Wow, realy? Isnt that awesome! Feel glad about it!!!

[@REEDRICHARDS2]

@@GroowyTheGamerNorskGaming Oh, my deepest apologies Supreme Master of Controled of Opinions! Ok; thank you so much, "let's not act", thank you for educate me and show me how how to behave! Im 100% sure you're not a anal retentive asshole!!! Love you, master!!!

[@AnujKuumar]

Warner Bros: We're taking it down. StudioBinder (re-uploads): It's good to be back.

[@StudioBinder]

It is :)

[@rpcheesman]

Denis' sci fi films are an absolute delight - every single one. And I'm so pleased he's got Dune Pt II to come. Absolute GOAT right now.

[@cobaltfalcon9458]

Happy to see this back up!

[@StudioBinder]

Good to be back 👍

[@DecoyJayc]

@@StudioBinder What happened to the previous Dune upload a few days ago?

[@AnujKuumar]

@@DecoyJayc The fox ate it.

[@Vladyyy]

Buddy created a visual masterpiece with this one. Along with exceptional sound design. Every scene is picturesque.

[@sandeepvpragada]

I'm extremely proud that I belong to this dune era. Thanks to Denis I've never seen something so powerful.

[@Jacob-2796]

Proud is the wrong word, as we did nothing to earn it. Lucky is more accurate.

[@launderedentertainment]

Dennis is such a brilliant human being. We are very fortunate to witness his creative process through film narration.

[@Inbal_Feuchtwanger]

I really thought he had Roger Deakins in cinematography for this and didnt realize otherwise till after the movie. Greig Fraser did such a good job for him.

[@thedoctor2871]

I love how practical it was.

[@pleasedontwatchthis3058]

Thank you for re-uploading this I have just watched dune and it was incredible

[@StudioBinder]

Glad you liked it!

[@marinoseys2908]

A man who is a master of patience is a master of everything else, Villeneuve created this movie on the perfect time in cinema history.

[@Gadget-Walkmen]

EXACTLY! This ENTIRE movie was a 10/10 MASTERPIECE of a film!

[@r4dixx]

The re-up I was waiting for. Cheers

[@StudioBinder]

We're back!

[@atomsofstardust]

I'm reasonably sure that at 8:24 Denis says "it was very mesmerizing for me", not "inspiring" :) But I'm glad the video is back and it's really good, thank you, guys!

[@AlbertAlbertB.]

I heard that as well.

[@tshmn]

I heard inspirizing 😄

[@scottlawton1601]

My favourite director right now! Enemy is my favourite film of his but Dune and Prisoners are a close second. Can’t wait for part 2!!

[@gustavosaliola]

Thank you for this delicate and extensive breakdown. Villeneuve and Team have made another incredible sci-fi journey and you've captured in a perfect way.

[@anxiety-shortfilm401]

Great video as always! Missed it the first time. Thanks for the re-up! 🙏 One of the greates directors nowadays. He could annouce a movie about anything and you know it's gone be awsome.

[@paulshawley6490]

This is so well put together - creatively cut and pasted from various interviews, without a droning voice over. Many thanks.

[@wahn10]

Majestic film. So overwhelmingly powerful on Imax. Great to understand the thinking behind his voices.

[@Gadget-Walkmen]

EXACTLY! This ENTIRE movie was a 10/10 MASTERPIECE of a film!

[@JohnHandemPiette]

This is so beautifully put together! A perfect tribute to an excellent film. They should clean up on Oscar nominations this year and we’ll see if they can Return of the King it with Part 2.

[@IshaanGupta00]

In my opinion, this is the best video on this channel. It honestly felt like I was meditating while hearing the score and the voices.

[@mrjezzk]

very well edited! I wanted more from each section, well put together video

[@maboleth]

1:52 Damn, I need theater speakers at home. This was another dimension in cinemas... I was shivering at this Voice part. So good.

[@farin153]

This is simply epic! Thanks for this amazing video!!!

[@ayoubla8539]

Great episode❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

[@tturnquest1]

Thanks for re uploading this.

[@StudioBinder]

Definitely!

[@judith6007]

Thanks for this video!

[@moviereviewsblog3653]

Amazing video 😍😍 Please upload more videos

[@Astyeer]

Incredible video!!

[@Parvin_Jan]

Thanks for this amazing video.

[@nazart7830]

I would have loved to see how the space ships use the spice, maybe in the next chapter

[@TylerJMacDonald]

I believe it's the space guild people that use it to plot the course through space, which would otherwise be too dangerous with the "possible-future sight" it can bestow.

[@SumtingWong343]

I've seen many people beeing mixe up about spice and how it's used. There areany videos out there explaining the lore of dune without spoiling the story. So to answer your question, Spice is not fuel. It is a psychoactive drug that used in small dosages, can expand the human mind and awareness and also give you vision. The reason why it is so expensive is because, since the butlarian Djihad( a great war between humans and A.I.) artificial intelligence is illegal. The problem is A.I.'s were crucial for interstellar travel. Since the empire needs interstellar travel for commercial, military and political reasons, they needed to find an alternative. Spice is that alternative. So basicaly, the spacing guild have navigators, who are humans that ingest regurlarly an enormous amount of spice to be able to see the future. Wich gives them the ability to find safe path through stars. Making interstellar travel possible. It's like Dc. Strange in the AVENGERS when he uses the time stone to see all the possible outcomes of their fight against Thanos. Spacing guild navigators, with the use of spice, can see all possible outcomes and find the one path that's safe for that interstellar travel. Without spice, no navigators, no interstellar travel. And by the way, long term and abusive consumation of spice as irreversible effect on the human body. The navigators look nothing like real humans. Can't wait to see one in the next movies

[@gustavosaliola]

@@SumtingWong343 "Spice is that alternative" reminds me to the "Navigators" in FOUNDATION (Apple+), that can endure Time/Space Warping on prepared ships, while regular humans are put in cryogenic pods. If you're not seeing it, i strongly recommend it. Thanks for the detailed explanation. Anxious for the Part II as well.

[@eddiepolo6047]

@nazart The spaceships don't use Spice, it is for the Guild Navigators. Before The Butlerian Jihad humanity used AI and super-computers to navigate between star systems. But after TBJ all AI and thinking machines were banned. That is when Spice became nescessary in order to enable The Navigators to instantly plot a safe course. The ships use a Holtzman Engine to fold space.

[@MagneticDonut]

I was happy I watched it before it was taken down. Now I'm happier it got reuploaded!

[@danielmashanic5738]

Great video!

[@LuisSierra42]

Best movie of the year!

[@StudioBinder]

Definitely a candidate

[@okamivolgan]

amazing and very inspiring .

[@StudioBinder]

Thanks for watching!

[@lindylucky5774]

i really love this film

[@dejib.3930]

Studiobinder and Villeneuve ,two giants!

[@san4388]

Looking cool!

[@VilkanVisions]

I loved every second of that movie, masterpiece!

[@ShatabdaRoy115]

Nah man the last part was stretched, I mean it was like 30 minutes long

[@VilkanVisions]

@@ShatabdaRoy115 not for me, I wanted morte after movie ended.

[@ShatabdaRoy115]

@@VilkanVisions no take a look st it again, The last sequence where paul and his mom reaches the um mountain place, I felt tooooo long

[@Delli88Burn1]

Man I sure hope they do a double feature when part 2 comes out, in my local Cinema

[@pouriakalantari6537]

Another masterpiece

[@pseudonymousbeing987]

Hahaaaa!! I love the ending. You need to do the second part now. This is only the beginning.

[@lorenzoarbia3072]

the most visionary director right now for me!

[@sadrasahranavard1684]

Villeneuve , one of the best

[@priyanshunayak3165]

Can't wait for this channel to reach the 1 million milestone...

[@nickk6518]

Moments before Lawrence of Arabia was mentioned I thought: Oh! Lawrence of Arabia in Space, as far as the gorgeous visuals are concerned, at least.

[@krishnansrinivasan830]

Awesome :)

[@stagename2]

Masterpiece of a movie.

[@shosetsum1502]

Good video👍💯

[@StudioBinder]

Cheers!

[@saloksingh7]

Denis Villeneuve The Goat

[@olivierberube5439]

So you too are going to make us wait for part 2 😜?! Haha thanks for this masterpiece, he is truly my number one director!

[@Gadget-Walkmen]

EXACTLY! This ENTIRE movie was a 10/10 MASTERPIECE of a film!

[@alejandrocervantes8730]

Nomames!! 🥺😍

[@pisapatijay4072]

The best👍💯

[@StudioBinder]

Thanks for watching!

[@rodrigobastosmello1184]

Thank you! I have to rewatch this video from time to time to remind me how some criticisms of the film are just hate

[@ShatabdaRoy115]

I can't forget the *Thanos Vs Willy Wonka* scene

[@elihennessy]

How the hell did Denis not win any awards for his directing

[@sayamalu2495]

This movie is an art

[@jordanleopold93]

I wish he helmed Cowboy Bebop 😔

[@SuperNovaJinckUFO]

Hearing Christopher Nolan talking to Villeneuve is like hearing Beethoven talking with Mozart XD

[@skyrubenoriginal]

great! still waiting for one about silent movies or Charlie Chaplin

[@bayrodelgadocasillas9715]

Please make a "Save the Cat Beat Sheet - DUNE Explained in 15 Beats" video

[@dredddpatrol]

i was wondering if you could do a video on Michael Mann or HEAT?

[@flippert0]

Haha, the ending!

[@dharungamingsquad8723]

Can you break down the directing style of steven speilberg pls

[@kalakritistudios]

Any changes between that one and reupload?

[@DmytroMomotov]

12:22 Me after watching Dune

[@StudioBinder]

😂

[@davitgarage]

Still waiting for video about Sergei Parajanov

[@StudioBinder]

Thanks for the suggestion!

[@monz1117]

What happened to the first upload?

[@StudioBinder]

We had to make some re-edits but it's all good!

[@Stayfocused99]

Rule number 1: Deeply love it.

[@abdorahmanalwaleed220]

Imagine reading a novel as a kid and actually having the opportunity to make a movie about it

[@attackonhumby]

issa re-up but a good one lowkey.

[@StudioBinder]

We had to :(

[@evanthia505]

Two videos in a week? You'll spoil us.

[@StudioBinder]

It's the same vid with some edits!

[@ukvaishnav]

I am sure I heard Nolan in asking interviewing Denis Villeneuve. Am I right?

[@empireravenshadow5]

From the moment Jessica and Paul make their escape towards the end, the editing rhythm was a little unusual

[@lXlElevatorlXl]

I think the movie is a huge Hommage of the best films in cinema history: 2001, Lawrence of Arabis , apocalypse and some more even some scences were orientated on some painting for example when Leto lays naked on the chair like Jesus Also the soundtrack pays Hommage: Right now I am listing to Full Metal jacket theme on Spotify and I would say it have a similiar percussion industrial vibe like Dune especially in the beginning

[@bama6203]

Was this video taken off or something?

[@gmonorail]

(spice essence)

[@mattceccotti]

I feel he said "ANTS on the surface of the planet", not "hands".

[@liqinhuang8204]

04:14 It was a combination of trying to just ride the edge of creating small figures in big environments and intimacy. Would you please describe the meaning of the sentence？🥺

[@isabellamazzoncini4568]

I think is that they are trying to represent both feelings simultaneously

[@SightForMemories]

grand scale and also intimacy... to put forward the massiveness of space, and also characters.

[@thomasholt3697]

Good ending

[@RyanAnthonyDigitalMedia]

This is a reupload. What happened to the original?

[@tesconstamylo]

😮😮😮😮😮

[@TheOneWithTheManyZs]

Ugh Warner getting more and more ridiculous with its copyright takedowns. Happy to see this is back up!

[@eugeneylliez829]

Le film est magnifique. Ce que je continue à ne pas comprendre c'est pourquoi l'histoire de Yueh a été brutalement réduite, pourquoi la musique ne nous laisse pas un instant de répit de méditation, pourquoi les décors sont aussi vides, pourquoi les dialogues qui sont un des plus grands plaisirs de Dune sont-ils aussi maigres ??? C'est dommage car ça crée un déséquilibre par rapport aux autres éléments du film qui sont excellents.

[@pouriakalantari6537]

I love jordan From IRAN❤

[@gabrielesimone1372]

This year's best movie

[@StudioBinder]

It's a contender for sure

[@bazatronmurphy8596]

Re-up?

[@StudioBinder]

Yup

[@bazatronmurphy8596]

@@StudioBinder fight the power bruh ✊

[@Behzey2fly]

desert power, this is only part one.

[@akbarkhantoru]

There’s something about this movie

[@silversxm2609]

Is Denis french? cause I'm french

[@nazart7830]

Canadian, Quebec.

[@seaque.]

I had to beat FOX with a stick to get this.

[@tallaganda83]

Still not out in Australia I better stop watching.

[@BeanDar]

SPOILERS I was disappointed they just got wiped out without a fight. Then the movie kinda just went on forever after that with the only things happening was him and his mom escaping capture, crossing the desert and seeing a giant worm, then he killed a dude to be accepted by the Fremen and meet Zendaya. With like 20 minutes of him having visions of her in between all of that. I also would of liked a little more explanation as to why they use blades instead of guns mostly. However the visuals and music were breath taking and have left an imprint on me like no other movie. I an unsure how true this movies is to the book.

[@jplarre1332]

It is exactly the way it happens in the book.

[@BeanDar]

@@jplarre1332 ah okay. I was literally thinking about that and coming back to edit my comment of my ignorance of that fact. Thank you. I felt that them getting wiped out so easily was kinda a sore point in the writing of the movie, do you feel it is? Do you feel that was also a plothole in the book as well, or neither? Like wouldn’t they have back up procedures to prevent one doctor from sabotaging everything. Why did they not have more dragon fly helicopters on standby ready to fight. I know they were mostly looking out for the Freemen but still.

[@StudioBinder]

It wasn't directly explained in the movie, but the shields everyone puts around their body stops high velocity projectiles, so guns have become obsolete

[@dustinweible]

@@BeanDar It's something I think will be explored more in the next movie, but they were sabotaged from every angle. The Emperor wanted to wipe out the whole family because he feared their power so he set them up. They were given broken equipment so they only had half of what they needed to defend themselves. Then they had people who were close to them betray them because they were being threatened. They were never going to get out alive, even if they knew all of this beforehand. But they had no choice but to go through with it because if they disobeyed the Emperor, there would have been war.

[@MattDW45]

@@dustinweible That’s exactly right, after all: “An animal caught in a trap will gnaw off its own leg to escape. What will you do?”

[@virtualcircle285]

Did WB strike it? They're awful

[@StudioBinder]

They did but we're back!

[@themiddleway6889]

I hope they release a version without the neverending cliché-music... Almost every moment has this bloody music in the background. Such shame.. I want to love the film.

[@criticizedreviews1081]

Lol, the music is anything but cliche, what are you smoking 🤣

[@mrraymartinez]

It up to you, but I say that you should just love it. Let the thing you dislike be the thing you enjoy the most. Look into the music more and try learn about why they made the choices they did. Personally, I was surprised that it was Hans Zimmer. I kind of felt like this was unique compared to his other work. I felt more emerged into the emotion of everything. It is what it is and the choice is always yours.

[@LancetFencing]

Dear Mr. Villeneuve: I’m sorry. I’m disappointed: The Dune Novels are an important part of what introduced me to Western Fencing. An art that has enriched my life beyond measure. Unfortunately, Western Fencing is stigmatized and poorly respected due to the movie industries depictions in silly romps like Daffy Ducks “dodge parry twirl” and dork fest renaissance fairs. This movie had the opportunity to depict western fencing as the serious and effective martial art that it is. So, for me, despite the movies beauty, I remain disheartened and can only watch and think of what could have been. I’m sorry I don’t mean to be polemic I’m as excited about this movie as anyone but as a western martial artist I had hopes that have been dashed by the previews. Once again the bias for eastern sword arts and design has infiltrated the sword props and techniques used in this latest adaptation. I maintain that It is the Rapier that should be wielded by the house Atreides and the denizens of the Imperium, not some unholy sci-fi version of the Japanese Katana. Please allow me this opportunity to explain: I do not contest the fact that single combat with knives is the most prevalent style described in the novel. Knives are mentioned 125 times while swords are only mentioned 25 times, however, there are many metaphoric references to fencing and when swords are referenced specifically it’s clear that the training received is founded in the art of European Fencing and the Sword used in practice is a Rapier. Here are a few of the most prominent examples. When Gurney Halleck arrives to the training room to give Paul a lesson he brings along a host of weapons: “Halleck dropped the weapons on the exercise table, lined them up-the rapiers, the bodkins, the kindjals, the slow-pellet stunners, the shield belts”(Herbert, 75 books.apple.com/us/book/dune/id597944491.) Rapiers are a kind of sword that developed based on Renaissance Humanist ideals. Given that the philosophy of Herberts Novel shares these ideals, it makes sense that Rapiers are the swords of choice in the Imperium. Rapiers are the only swords mentioned by name in the book. Rapiers are historically known to be the pinnacle swords designed explicitly for single combat; so when Duke Leto relates to His Son the intricate nature of statecraft he uses a fencing metaphor: ”Knowing where the trap is-that’s the first step in evading it. This is like single combat, Son, only on a larger scale-a feint within a feint within a feint…seemingly without end.” (Herbert, 97 books.apple.com/us/book/dune/id597944491.) Feints are common to all fighting systems, however, given the nature of Pauls training he is evidently referencing either doublé degagé or a triplé, both are specific fencing techniques known as compound attacks involving three or more feints. Documentation of fencing/fighting began in Spain as early as 1458 and 1471 and has continued to this day. Many of treatises on fencing described techniques using a Rapier but were not exclusively for the sword**, however, the method of teaching principles of distance,position, tempo, technique, and strategy, common to all combative arts, including, bayonets and knives, was through swordsmanship. This concept is represented in this excerpt describing gladiatorial combat with knives between Feyd-Rautha and a captured Atreides fighting man: “He held his knife sword-fashion, cocked slightly outward in the stance of a trained fighter.” (Herbert, 671 books.apple.com/us/book/dune/id597944491.) This is illustrative of the fact that, at least within the fighting tradition of the house Atreides, let alone the imperium in general, that Rapier swordsmanship provided the fundamental principles of combat employed even when the weapon is not a sword. I could expound at length with regard this topic and continue to hypothesize upon metaphoric and directly related references to swords like descriptions of the arms of guards wielding swords but, I feel, it would belabor my point. Fencing theory was well studied and rapiers are a common; much more common that we’re led to believe from David Linches adaptation, where everyone wears a dagger in the very same location a sword should have been worn. The question is; What might the they look like? It would be a mistake to simply utilize 16th century Rapier designs, that most people associate with silly romps like the Princess Bride, for the serious and deadly weapons that represent the fighting prowess of: “Duncan Idaho, the Swordmaster of the Ginaz.” Herbert, 65 books.apple.com/us/book/dune/id597944491.) or the ferocious combat abilities of the mighty Sardoukar! The Rapiers of this distant future could have manifested with qualities of design representing advancement in ergonomics and technology developed from centuries of development from the forms of antiquity. Advancement is unique to western martial arts as opposed to a static adherence to antique tradition of the east. As form follows function, had fire arms been rendered impotent by Holtzman shields modern techniques would have ultimately changed the design of the rapier. Had you directed a Kinesiological analysis of our modern Olympic sport, guided by the historically knowledgeable fight choreographers at your disposal, would have envisioned a rapier/sword that wasn’t just a disingenuous futuristic fantasy prop, but a functional weapon, a “Modern” Rapier morphologically forged by more than a century of Proficiency while retaining the strength and durability required for real combat. Example > lancetfencing.wordpress.com/2011/10/19/custom-modern-rapier/ < Unfortunately, I’m sure influenced by the above mentioned stigma attached to western swordsmanship, the bias for eastern swordsmanship and prop design in cinema reigns supreme and the last best chance for a depiction of western fencing as the deadly and effective martial art that it is has been lost My disappointment is not only about the physical depiction of the weapons in your adaptation but rather what this oversight discloses to us regarding the intellectual comprehension for what western fencing (escrime) contributes to the saga as a metaphor and foil.... In Dune, Escrime is a physical analogy of the mind's eye. It is exemplary of the deadly accuracy the strategy the hyper awareness precognition the expert techniques of the feint the thrust the parry and the reposté. Engaging controlling disengaging and maneuvering. Fencing is not only cognate to statecraft, but also representative of the: mental prowess, intrigue, the guile, the deceit, the misdirection, the brutality, the life taken and the life spared; a trial by ordeal, a test of courage, “Entretisser,” all actions woven into the needle wrought cerebral tapestry that is Dune. The sword is no mere cudgel used to strike wildly, hands clasped tightly, like a monkeys fist around the jawbone of some dead animal making wild gestures born of fear and hope! In Dune hope is for the weak minded. The sword abhors hope it demands the dexterity of the human hand with its manipulator and assistant's fingers deftly governing the counter balance of pommel to point with singular purpose. Its path, an abstract strategy commanded by a human mind executed with the human body, that transcends far beyond the point, to observe and assess the fortitude of the ramparts that lay ahead and create the opening where there was once an Impassable defense to finally administer the ”attack sinister.” and strike at the cynosure of that which stands in antipathy to the ideologies held sacred. With respect and admiration, Lancet Fencing

[@lXlElevatorlXl]

I see ur Point but it still did not bothered me

[@LancetFencing]

@@lXlElevatorlXl i’m glad for this; but your probably not a fencer. The comment was about how “I” feel as an informed fan and a fencer

[@nakulnkheartbd1452]

#Nkheartbd

[@KosmoDeuz]

Marvel movies looks like child cartoons after that… genius

[@MrTeoole95]

First

[@StudioBinder]

Welcome!

[@daliilars3350]

It's proven then. Dune is not filmable. All this praise in this doc, yet the movie was void of awe and intrigue. Was bored every minute.