Dune - Duke's last breath

Duke's last breath

[@TheVagabond627]

How it feels to chew 5 gum

[@decespugliatorenucleare3780]

*burps*

[@hassantv100]

Stimulate your senses.

[@tr33mugger]

How it chews to gum five feels. Gum Gum. Sense your stimulate.

[@ZChronicNebula]

Yes

[@apierre6]

🤣🤣🤣

[@pointynoodle]

A detail I love is how fast and unhesitating the guards are in closing the doors - absolutely no concern for the people within and the utmost sense of Harkonnen self-preservation

[@scott-gaming.8834]

I love it too, but they were coughing, their dead anyways.

[@faraz_duh]

5000 Tons of sand and boron type preservation.

[@jjr1728]

@@faraz_duh not great.... not terrible. About as impressive as phils clavicles and narrowness. Worse olympia ever.

[@faraz_duh]

@@jjr1728 But dem arms, quads, hamstrings and thicc back tho.

[@ptrgr72]

@@jjr1728 Lol, haha. Crazy, never thought to see a bb joke here. ❤😅

[@srbrant5391]

Note how the Baron is wealthy enough to afford a shield generator that is not only small enough to fit on his finger but decorated to resemble jewelry.

[@brucewillixaspirinix9652]

And blue like the coat of arms of his house

[@David-nd4to]

@@brucewillixaspirinix9652 ain’t harkonnen red and atreides blue

[@brucewillixaspirinix9652]

@@David-nd4to No, actually not. Only if you played the old Dune games, but in the books the symbol of Atreides is a red hawk on a green-black background, and the Duke wears a red ring (but not in the movie). The symbol of Harkonnens is a blue griffin on an orange background, sometimes a ram or a ram-headed griffin or both. So the main Atreides color is red followed by green and black, and the main Harkonnen color is blue followed by orange and white.

[@David-nd4to]

@@brucewillixaspirinix9652 I played the dune rts games. It was always a red ram/bull. And a blue hawk/eagle.

[@brucewillixaspirinix9652]

@@David-nd4to yeah I played Dune2000 too, and I was surprised that the colors are actually opposite :)

[@alvarorubianes9410]

That second of hesitation before the Baron activates the shield is PEAK characterization. He has his enemy at his mercy, but is still suspicious enough to take the precautions that end up saving his life for the thinnest margin. I loved the scene in the book and the film portrayal couldn't be more flawless. Baron Harkonnen might be cartoonishly evil, but he's no fool.

[@maulssaber]

You see how his shield turns red , meaning the gas still got to him, in.other words the gas was slow enough to penatrate the shield . I picked up on that at the last minute very genius

[@prussianeagle1941]

So what exactly is the gas? Did the doctor who betrayed them give it to Leto as a sign of goodwill? A quick death?

[@alvarorubianes9410]

@@prussianeagle1941 Basically the doctor hated the Harkonnen too, he only agreed to betray the Duke because they had her wife imprisoned. The poison was because he hoped to use this oportunity to take revenge on the Baron.

[@cristiant6566]

@@prussianeagle1941 it was ancient cum dust, that the spice worms get high on

[@prussianeagle1941]

@@alvarorubianes9410 Ah, so my question is, how did the baron survive if the gas went through his body shield? (I saw it then red)

[@happyzone1000]

It's true. As soon as he opened his mouth, he revealed his power of the voice. Summoning the choirs of Hans Zimmer to destroy all of them in the room.

[@phuturephunk]

I got a genuine laugh out of this. Well done. You know you're cooked when the Zimmer hits.

[@tp1558]

Well done sir.

[@weirdassenbychild7452]

wow, a joke that is actually understood by the majority of people, without screeching from people who don't understand sarcasm

[@ishmamahmed9306]

Was I the only one in the world to laugh in when the Baron and his henchmen started choking?

[@AncientSavant7572]

I thought this was going to be a Skyrim joke lol

[@luismelara5280]

“Here I am, here I remain.” He’s not simply speaking as Leto Atreides. He’s speaking for his house. His son remains on Arrakis to claim vengeance on the Harkonnens and the Imperium.

[@cesaru3619]

Too bad, his son will eventually become a Fremen.

[@vacciniumaugustifolium1420]

@@cesaru3619 and probably the person who had the worst influence on humankind

[@conorb7094]

Do you think he believed Paul and Jessica were still alive then, despite what the Baron says?

[@biancalldr]

@@cesaru3619 did you read the book?

[@biancalldr]

@@conorb7094 Well as far I remember the book, from the speculation, he should be, as it was portrayed how harsh paul was taught especially by his mother and mentors, so he must at least believe in his partner

[@christopherhaines2492]

What makes this scene even more heartbreaking is in the book before Leto bit on the tooth, all his memories of growing up and raising Paul came back to him. I think that's why we saw the tear in his eye 🥺

[@harishk5007]

That would probably be every loving father :) I swear that every time I fall asleep, I write a small note to my infant and hope that maybe we would read them together someday :)

[@lordtouchme5735]

Before at last few seconds of death your whole life flashes before your eyes. It is normal and beautiful.

[@minatodroger7890]

Always appreciated how much those two loved each other. His death really messed Paul up.

[@GuineaPigEveryday]

@@harishk5007 heartwarming message, and yes every father should be a loving father. Its nice to hear that kind of thing cuz for me personally ive only known bad ones, not just my own but my grandfather who had PTSD and was abusive. and then on my mothers side, who was much better but also was very antiquated and strict. Your child is going to appreciate every bit of love and effort you give them, however small, i think we all underestimate how much impact love and care can have, even the tiniest bit of it.

[@harishk5007]

@@GuineaPigEveryday thank you! I really appreciate you words :)

[@_Cato_]

A true and noble leader, destined to fall, remaining defiant until the end. This scene captured it all. So beautiful and tragic.

[@art_means_artificial]

the same belching after garlic

[@tacitus6384]

But the Baron didn't die?

[@_Cato_]

@@tacitus6384 Lmao

[@martinlisitsata]

Can you imagine Stellan Skarsgård in the makeup chair for 5 hours or whatever getting ready for this , and on the other hand Oscar Isaac coming in bum naked and going : i'm ready bring in the floating fat man

[@Slappap]

Lol I don't even wanna see the movie I just want this to be the only fact I know now

[@myliege8197]

Don’t forget how funny the casts of Dune are together in inteviews. Like when Oscar Isaac said he enjoyed starring in Dune more than he did in Star Wars, especially. How Josh Brolin’s large face convinced him he was on an alien planet.

[@milton_foward]

"Tonight the House of Atreides falls, and your bloodline ends forever". Guess he didn't read the books.

[@k3salieri]

Common Mistake really.

[@spandanganguli6903]

He didn't want to be spoiled.

[@dagnirglaurunga1620]

😂😂😂

[@JN-hs5xl]

He should have used the new techology, instant cassettes. You can preview the movie while filming it.

[@church_world_domination9357]

Yeah escalates pretty quick we go from your bloodline ends too his grandson being the God emperor of the known universe lol

[@keonefatiaki]

The Harkonnens don’t even bother trying to save their leader, while the Atreides fight to the last man to give The Duke and his family time to escape.

[@alpharius2omegaboogaloo384]

That’s why you lead by example. Not fear.

[@visions_of_noah]

Joe Walkers editing does all the storytelling in this scene. He cuts to Paul discovering the ring, before Duke Leto says “Here I am, here I remain” referring to his bloodline and House Atreides. It’s brilliant.

[@MrJoker3571]

I was telling people I think scenes like this are what got Joe Walker his Oscar.

[@aaronsanders6162]

Pretty standard visual storytelling imo

[@sparksfly5877]

@@aaronsanders6162 …and?

[@KulbirSingh-wv7pm]

@@sparksfly5877 Means this is nothing out of the ordinary. It was probably written like this in the script. Jumping back and forth. Nothing against the editor, he did masterful work. But the very specific appreciation the OP has probably belongs to the screenwriter. Who wrote the scene this way.

[@sparksfly5877]

@@KulbirSingh-wv7pm And? The original comment was still correct, so I see no need to diminish the accomplishments of Joe Walker.

[@RG-su8nx]

0:21 I believe that what the Duke mumbles is a nod to "The day the flesh shapes and the flesh the day shapes.", last thought he had in the book

[@gruja22vajar]

!!!

[@pathfinder018]

I believe it’s the other way around “The Flesh the day shapes and the day the flesh shapes.” From what it sounds.

[@GoldJerryGold]

I’ll never forget watching that tear roll down the Duke’s cheek in the theater for the first time. Pure cinema

[@Daginni1]

In the book, his final thoughts are on his son and his continued bloodline as he died. His final words remark that.

[@midatii]

He realized he would never again taste big mac :(

[@davidbello9810]

This scene's parallel in Dune part 2 with the words 'You die like an animal..." is equally impressive. Loss(pt 1) and revenge(pt 2).

[@SprikSprak]

One thing in the book that doesn’t come out in the film in my opinion is how this act could well have saved Paul’s life. The book makes much more emphasis on the Baron’s mentat being formidable and a spice user, he’s the one that plans the invasion and correctly predicts the path it will take. If he’d survived then I think he may well have inferred Paul’s survival and hunted him. Leto’s sacrifice here kills the mentat in the books and ensures Paul can develop into the Fremen leader while the Harkonen’s miss the signs and continue to believe he’s dead.

[@Raptor747]

It kills the mentat here too. It's just not explicitly stated. You can see him die in this scene pretty prominently.

[@ranvabclc]

Also clear the path for Thufir Hawat to replace him and subtly sabotage the Harkonen from within.

[@KingThrillgore]

I understand why it was cut, it only matters to Piter and since his days were numbered, it's padding for no reason.

[@AgentWesky]

I think the reason is that when Herbert realized just how exceptionnaly deadly he made the Harkonnen twisted mentat (who is both a master-strategist AND a master-assassin for house Harkonnen), he had to kill him early. Piter De Vries would have easily killed Paul if he stayed alive - the only shame that we didn't see such a character shine properly before his demise

[@bajsbrev4651]

@@AgentWesky It would have been interesting if Leto II commissioned gholas of Piter to help establish the golden path somehow, although I guess all the Atreides egos in him would probably seriously take issue with that.

[@FM-dr6ir]

The sad part is that he died thinking Paul and Jessica are dead and therefore house Astrides was gone.

[@CaptainPrincess]

didnt he secretly know they were alive actually cause the doctor who betrayed them also told him that hed set them up with a secret escape while he gave him his poison tooth

[@risboel17]

I thought he cried because he accepted his death and he was sad because he would never see his family again.

[@psiphibrandonhare7120]

Actually wrong on that one, read the comment above yours @FM

[@FM-dr6ir]

If you stop to think he died uncertain about that. For one side Dr.Yueh said to him that Jessica and Paul were alive, on the other hand Yueh was a traitor piece of shit and the baron confirmed that they were dead on the end. Hard to know for sure.

[@TheLardtoast]

In the book, while Leto is beginning to wake up he hears the Baron talking to Piter about how Paul and his mother managed to escape. All the while the baron believes Leto is still unconscious and decides to lie to him when he wakes up. But Leto knew in his last moments that his son escaped.

[@adrianlicona8089]

"Here i am... Here i remain"

[@jackbuckley16]

What does he mean when he says that? I thought it was a very strange choice of last words

[@adrianlicona8089]

@@jackbuckley16 I think it's a way of saying that he won't end his legacy, even after he's dead, that's what I think.

[@Loreboar0]

@@jackbuckley16 I took it to mean “Here I am” - I am dying now, but “Here I remain” - my legacy will live on forever

[@mariesabine2385]

The wisdom. The bravery.

[@Cherriheart]

@@jackbuckley16 I think it a continuation or response to the of the Litany of Fear.

[@soopahsoopah]

He even mumbles "The day the flesh shapes and the flesh the day shapes" - just like the book! Nice.

[@pathfinder018]

I believe it’s the other way around “The Flesh the day shapes and the day the flesh shapes.” From what it sounds.

[@soopahsoopah]

@@pathfinder018 Indeed!

[@void-creature]

Pretty sure this scene contains more Individual emotions than spoken words, absolute masterclass.

[@art_means_artificial]

the same belching after garlic

[@Gilliganfrog]

Oh my god. Collectively we please be done with the tiresomely, massively overused term "masterclass"?

[@elipse371]

@@Gilliganfrog it’s just as overused as inner dialogue in Lynch’s Dune

[@pbdye1607]

The other thing to take into account in this scene is that the Baron losing his Mentat is a HUGE deal. They're his walking computer (since real computers are forbidden) and any replacement is going to have to be read in to things the dead Mentat knew and was trusted implicitly with.

[@quizzlybear]

What's a mentat?

[@squamish4244]

Yueh missed his target, but took out Piter deVries, whose death is critical to Paul's victory. Watching Piter's stunned intake of his final breath is quite satisfying.

[@Longchain69]

Really impressed with part one. Hopefully not too long til part 2 is out. Great cast and beautiful cinematography

[@srulers]

Amen

[@sugoistalin7809]

October 2023.

[@Longchain69]

@@sugoistalin7809 Not as long as I thought. Thank you.

[@sugoistalin7809]

@@Longchain69 Keep in mind that, that date can change, it's just the current release date.

[@Longchain69]

@@sugoistalin7809 still sooner than I thought, but I I know it can change at anytime. Thanks again anyway.

[@NickJohnCoop]

Jessica loved him enough to defy her order by bearing him a son.

[@tenjenk]

Old discussion I had years back with another fan, we agreed that they most likely imprinted on each other rather than it being only one way.

[@romandyk5579]

I love the Piter expression and acting, that covardness and little push back, when Baron activate his shield... He is so like in book! This is how I imagine him in book.

[@CP-jk3tc]

Kinda disappointed how such a manipulative twisted mentat died so ungraciously lol

[@concept5631]

​@@CP-jk3tc A fitting end.

[@DrMabuse2010]

Here I am, here I remain . One can only hope to utter these final words

[@tsti1es]

nonsensical final words.

[@GM-kp7yw]

And when he cracked that tooth-And I'm taking you all to hell with me

[@aliali-ce3yf]

or even better "Cowabunga dudes"

[@DaveDexterMusic]

you'd perhaps rather hope to not be in the situation that requires them

[@samsonhaze6595]

@@tsti1es Not really, given that the entire plot of the film revolves around the Harkonnen’s desire to regain control of Arrakis spice production and cripple house Atreides in the process. The Baron wants duke Leto and his kin “gone” at any expense, yet the duke dies defiantly while still being present on Dune, and thus “remains”, managing to kill the Twisted Mentat Pieter (a great resource of the baron’s) and a dozen or so other Harkonnens within the palace’s dining quarters.

[@ShepardCZ]

Leto sensed memories rolling in his mind--the old toothless mutterings of hags. The room, the table, the Baron, a pair of terrified eyes--blue within blue, the eyes--all compressed around him in ruined symmetry. There was a man with a boot-toe chin, a toy man falling. The toy man had a broken nose slanted to the left: an offbeat metronome caught forever at the start of an upward stroke. Leto heard the crash of crockery--so distant--a roaring in his ears. His mind was a bin without end, catching everything. Everything that had ever been: every shout, every whisper, every . . . silence. One thought remained to him. Leto saw it in formless light on rays of black: The day the flesh shapes and the flesh the day shapes. The thought struck him with a sense of fullness he knew he could never explain. Silence.

[@magetaaaaaa]

Many scenes with the Baron struck me as funny in the book. He makes it out of the room alive in the book and is in a moment of shock wondering if he breathed any of it in. Then suddenly the Sardaukar come around the corner and demand to see the Dukes body. The Baron realizes that he cannot spin the story, the room is full of dead people, there is food on the table, signs of panic, things knocked over... It will be obvious that they were completely caught off guard and he likely barely made it out alive. Word will get back to the emperor and he'll look incompetent. Despite nearly dying this is the first thing he thinks of.

[@user-sj3fp2xq2m]

I don't think there's anything worse a man can hear than his bloodline was annihilated and dying with him on his deathbed.. Really structs to the core

[@ninyaninjabrifsanovichthes45]

With the added insult. of calling your wife a concubine, rubbing salt in the wound.

[@concept5631]

I'm sure that poison must've been as sweet as can be on his lips as he faded away, hearing the room of traitorous Harkonnens dying gasps and wheezes echo throughout his mind.

[@jdfigs5916]

Baron:What do you say Leto:eat shit (breaths toxic gas right in face)

[@decespugliatorenucleare3780]

"get rekt"

[@chrisb9143]

"suck to be you"

[@ruleofwtf]

"ligma balls HAHA GOT 'EM"

[@michaelkunt]

Aussie leto: "get fucked"

[@harleyb7880]

Leto: "Fuk house harkonnen!!!!" 🤣🤣🤣

[@MiketheratguyMultimedia]

Absolutely beautiful scene. Way back in 1991 when I saw Lynch's Dune I never would have imagined that this scene would make me so emotional.

[@osamabinlaggin3281]

“Tonight the house of Atreides falls.” The Freman Jihad: *Let me stop you right there lad.*

[@Dimitrije_Sukovic]

The storytelling and soundtrack in this movie are biblical.

[@mariannairam2218]

because Dune is kinda copy of bible

[@brainman]

“Your son is dead, your concubine is dead…tonight House Atreides falls, and your bloodline ends forever.” The baron spoke a little too soon here.

[@mosmeister9445]

A masterpiece of a movie.

[@mattiabracali1356]

This movie is incredible. Can't wait for the sequel!

[@biekgiek]

Agreed, except the second one is not a sequel. It is the rest of the first book.

[@mattiabracali1356]

@@biekgiek yep! Sorry 😂.

[@viIIaneIIe]

fucking amazing. Rest in peace my GOAT 💔💔

[@9999AWC]

Baron: What did you say? Duke: Hippopotamus

[@mrdavine]

For those unaware: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bXizqpd7jth5esk

[@Dr.Harvey]

I understood this reference!

[@momopho9945]

No, it's 'laters gators' 😌

[@guttershoot]

absolute peak filmmaking

[@weirdshibainu]

When you hate your enemy as much as you love your son.

[@derworfnet]

Leto: "Its so sad Steve Jobs died of Ligma..." The Baron: "Who the hell is Steve Jobs?" Leto: _"Ligma Balls!"_ *violently bites Tooth*

[@Tattletale97]

...this is so ancient it's not funny anymore.

[@Burneth_]

@@Tattletale97 its still funny for those that lived under a rock and thus unfamiliar with it

[@squamish4244]

@@Burneth_ I was living under a rock.

[@WingedDynamite]

@@Tattletale97 It's still funny.

[@johng586]

I found it funny

[@CodrinNovacescu]

I didn’t read the books yet but all the comments from all the connoisseurs here make this scene even more incredible than it already is. Thank you. 🙏🏽

[@dieterdietert7232]

The trilogy is one of the best Epos ever written. Battle of Corrin, The MAchine Crusade and Butlerian Jihad. Go get it. If you like the movie the books will blast you away. Sci Fi at its best.

[@Empwuznal]

​@@dieterdietert7232 🤣

[@mariannairam2218]

very childish scenario. Prefer Philip K. Dick Sci-Fi

[@maniacal1870]

The soundtrack in this movie is just beyond amazing. It sells EVERY fucking scene.

[@redgoatfbi1554]

Notice though, in scenes like this most movies would play no music & be boring silent. An orchestra of istruments is what gives a movie the full circle. Dune - masterpiece. Beautiful.

[@pseudonymousbeing987]

"Defiance in the eyes, like his father."

[@nicolasfl1864]

masterpiece. no words. utter brilliance.

[@joseluisvincentelli4464]

Spectacular direction and amazing use of sound and music. Very first level

[@peterwehrmeyer925]

This is one of my favorite scenes from the entire book you have truly hate to do this level of vengeance

[@kaj7135]

Well when you know you’re doomed, might as well try to drag your killers down to hell with you if you can.

[@alexnorth757]

seems crazy that House Atreides has only 2 actual blood Atreides alive at this time after ruling Caladan for over 10,000 years. if we look at our own history of medieval houses in Europe they have tons of blood relatives even after only ruling for a few generations, there shoudl be hundreds if not thousands of blood relatives of Atreides, many of them probably close relatives to Paul.

[@electricangel4488]

The noble houses of dune have been controled in that area by thr benjeserith order for over a thousand years. Paul wasnt born he was bred. I am not sure how fur the sisterhoods controle goes but it goes far

[@easternlights3155]

I thought about that too, and I guess that more distant relatives just don't really have a claim to rule in this universe? I suppose a such a relative could be given control of the house by imperial decree, but as we know, the Emperor is a massive knob and he would never do that. Also, we can be fairly sure that Leto is an only child. If he had uncles, those would presumably be allowed to stay on Caladan and keep that Atreides name, but any aunts of his would have been married off to other houses and their children would no longer have a claim to the house. We know for certain that cousins don't really count, since technically, Leto is Vladimir Harkonnen's cousin (not sure how distant though) and neither has any claim to the other's house. Weird thing is, Leto is also the Emperor's cousin, and it is stated that that is part of the reason the Emperor wants him dead, because with his popularity, Leto could technically lay claim to the throne, since he is descended from a former emperor. So yeah, it's not really clear, but I guess it's technically possible for Leto to not have any relatives to speak of apart from Paul and the Emperor if the Atreides dukes before him all had just one son each and married the daughters off-world.

[@ritac2214]

I fucking love that this movie reached mainstream appeal

[@kubaseliga1818]

This movie was something else in the cinema, i was geting chills just from the music.

[@pradeepsundaram6381]

The soundtrack in this movie is exceptional

[@keonefatiaki]

Can’t wait for Paul to rally the remaining atreides forces coupled with the power of the Fremen and avenge his house. 😭✊

[@maurycyoseka1057]

0:49 - "You should have gone for the head." - Thanos

[@tomthebomb557]

In the book, when the poison is released it kills the Baron's mentat Piter DeVries...The loss of his mentat is the beginning of the end for Harkonnen for he begins to faulter without the brains of his empire. Leto sows the seed of his destruction and has his revenge.

[@pedobear8071]

Accurate depiction of morning breath.

[@harrywang6792]

When you had garlic for dinner

[@elbertcamerino9229]

Hahaha lol

[@seasoncheng5435]

The mother of diffusion speed

[@MFM230]

My appreciation of the movie, I admit, had grown since watching it. So many of the scenes are flawless.

[@scottw4782]

He went out in a very badass way. Plus think about how scared the Baron was of him. Being a coward saved his life. But not sure why it did not pass thru his shield as was a slow moving particle and his shield turned red indicating that something made it thru.

[@johnwhittaker1409]

"Here I am... here I remain." these words have a strong resemblance to Elendil's Oath from LotR. I'd bet money Frank Herbert took inspiration from Tolkien for that. Really cool

[@faykanundol]

"Out of the Great Sea to Middle-earth I am come. In this place will I abide, and my heirs, unto the ending of the world." ~ Oath of Elendil. Not quite the same idea, but I can see where you drew a connection in the themes.

[@johnwhittaker1409]

@@faykanundol well house atreides did come from an oceanic planet. Obviously the numenorian heritage vs atredies heritage is different. But the theme of leaving an old home behind and committing himself and his descendants to a new home/world is there. When Leto says "I" do you think he was reffering to only himself or to his house?

[@faykanundol]

@@johnwhittaker1409 On no I perfectly agree that Leto was referring to House Atreides when he said I, although the debate on whether he meant his family surviving, or the legacy of his House enduring even their own destruction is left to debate. Chiefly I was referring to the difference in tone between the two sayings, for Elendil it was somber, almost sorrowful as they had just left the peak of mankind's civilization, brought to ruin by their own folly, whereas Leto says it defiantly, I would guess, as though getting one last dig at the Baron before committing to the act that he hopes would kill his enemy as well. Therefore, thematically they are aligned, but the meaning is not exactly the same because of context.

[@johnwhittaker1409]

@@faykanundol fair enough, yeah the tone is different. Elendil's was somber, whereas Leto's was defiant as you said. But yeah, its a cool connection that I think has some validity. I think theres a high chance Frank Herbert had read Tolkiens work before publishing dune.

[@longwlenguyen4214]

@@johnwhittaker1409 Given the fact that Tolkien did review Dune and expressed that he disliked it a lot but keep that mostly to himself since Tolkien doesn't want to interfere with Herbert career, Tolkien were an honorable man despite his flaws or when he disliked something.

[@ifedhimspaghetti]

I’ll never forget parking our car outside the cinema before this scene. Pure cinema.

[@ampornhemburut7564]

Here I am Here I remain😢

[@TF_Blackhawk]

For Duke Leto!!! The Fedaykin will avenge you... 🗡

[@costco_pizza]

Yeah but what about the Sardaukar though. No one goes up against the Sardaukar and lives. NO ONE.

[@kosmicmarxman443]

Fremen: Dont worry Duke, we will avenge your lost legacy! Duke:😄 Fremen:...and then we will build a shrine around your skull and religious pilgrims will travel light years to worship at its altar since you sired the God Emperor who started the great Jihad that has killed 61 billion heretics!" Duke:😬

[@moritzstrohriegel8724]

the music is so beautiful.

[@prsee5969]

Does anyone remember back in the day this was like one of the first games (for me anyway) that I could play on dial up with a friend lol I remember him calling me and freaking out telling me “dude, we can play dune together on Computer, and you can stay home and so can I. We play over dial up!” I remember being so WOW’ed by this… anyhow, the movie was like 27 hours or something lol I had the books but I never got around to reading them, I’m really pumped for this movie after reading comments on how well he portrayed what really mattered in the book.

[@rasmusvestergaard4155]

I had this same experience but only with LAN, with oooold games, Dungeon keeper 1, red alert 1 etc. It was a wiiild thing to play "together" lol

[@AC-iz7eh]

Dungeon Keeper OMG I loved that game

[@Zargabaath]

I remember discovering RTS games via Dune 2000. Such good memories.

[@Steamerbeen]

Duke was a boss

[@Diana734]

I do not see it that way. He knew that the "promotion" from the Emperor was a trap so he should have had contingency plans in place. They tried to murder his son Paul and he did not have proper security in place.

[@radekhruby142]

@@Diana734 He had plan and a good one. But he knew he is 90% fucked no matter what he chooses. Thats why the line "here I am. here I remain"

[@mistermeow527]

@@Diana734 Depending how they explain it in part 2 of the film in the original book this was his contingency plan. He couldn't deny a decree from the Emperor and in accepting this trap always knew the Emperor's knife was coming for him, his assassination was always known to be unavoidable. Instead his plan was when his death comes his son would with the assistance of the Fremen reassert their dominance and many times told Paul to take advantage of the Fremen's superstition of him. The Duke's mistake was he thought he had far more time to solidify these plans. Still mostly worked out in the end!

[@Amann0407]

@@mistermeow527 In the book, Duke Leto also thought that he could defeat the Harkonnen/Sardaukar attack as well, but the scale was many times greater than he was expecting. Something like 50x greater. The Harkonnens spent almost their entire profits from 80 years of controlling Arrakis to transport that overwhelming force AND the Sardaukar Legion that assisted them (The Emperor was a cheapskate). The Duke also had a suicide attack on Geidi Prime that also erased almost the entire remaining stockpile of spice the Harkonnens had stored as well. It was the Emperor's plan to remove or weaken both. He destroyed House Atreides and severely weakened House Harkonnen. In all honesty, Saddam should have had Irulan marry Paul, enticing a potential rival to being part of the Royal family directly and thereby maintaining his rule. And yes, the Duke was not expecting the attack to be so soon. He had planned for more time to train more of his troops to Sardaukar/Fremen standard, instead he only had a small force of such people while the rest were decent but not Sardaukar/Fremen level yet.

[@giannisgt28rs]

the tear in his eye for his son and house of atreides (ατριδης ) its heartbreak

[@mad7206]

I love how the guards on the door just shut them all in

[@Uh-ll4ri]

i mean it was that or let the gas kill everyone in the building (potentially)

[@mad7206]

@@Uh-ll4ri their main priority is the Baron. I wonder if the guards got a medal or killed by the Baron for his pleasure

[@KNYD]

It's interesting how they altered the name Harkonnen. The name originally was Härkönen, the author found it in a phone book and thought it sounded Soviet, it isn't, it's Finnish. The name was later altered to Harkonnen, if it had been altered to Harkkonen or Harkonen it would have still sounded kinda Finnish. Härkönen is an old Eastern Finnish name and can be traced all the way back to 1500s. There are also many places in Finland called Härkälä, Härkölä or Härkönen. In Finland place names and last names are often related as people would be called what they live near (for example Koivula, koivu=birch, so the person might have lived next to a birch grove) and regardless of gender would take the family estates name as their own when they married. In Finland names are often related to nature, and the name Härkönen comes from härkä, which means a bull. Härkönen is an Eastern Finnish last name, because of the the -nen ending which is a masculine suffix, the equivalent for actor and actress but masculine ( -tar is the feminine counterpart). So if in fact the last name was attached to an estate, then the estate would have been called Härkälä or Härkölä, and all male members of the family (even the ones who married into it) would have been Härkönen and all female members would have been Härkätar. However, around 1800-1900s the -tar started to be used less and less as Finland started to copy Central Europe, and in 1920 when last names became mandatory by law, a uniform last name practice was adopted through the whole country and the gendered suffixes were dropped. Härkönen is still a last name in Finland, but Härkötär isn't. In 1930 it became required by law for women to take their husband's last name, before that the most common practice was for everyone to keep their own last name when they married. The -la ending basically means the place has that particular thing in it. Café= kahvila, kahvi=coffee so kahvila is a place to get coffee. Pesula=laundromat, pesu=wash, so a pesula is a place to get washing done. Car-wash=autopesula auto= car, pesu=wash, so it's a place for car washing. Restaurant=ravintola, ravinto=nutrition, so a restaurant is place to get nutrition.

[@LegionaryAtticus]

Leto's father was killed by a bull.

[@watulooknat770]

I wish you were my teacher, you have such an insightful way of explaining things.

[@ranvabclc]

Thank you daddy. ❤️

[@yakplateado1923]

interesting af thanks a lot

[@Volosatow]

Well, a lot of soviet leaders had Finnish origin. And it's no wonder as Finland was a part of Russia for a long time

[@3hutp]

'This is what comes from blood to blood, Hector. They are all dead. Joaquim was your last grandson, right? Now the Salamanca name dies with you' - Hector blows up Gus

[@scott-gaming.8834]

“aquí estoy, aquí me permanecer“

[@richardgordon3450]

Indeed! Salamancas were crazy bastards!

[@betola12]

@@scott-gaming.8834 "Aquí estoy, aquí permanezco"

[@nebsam715]

I am sorry but I don't understand this reference can someone clarify?

[@gadunka888]

Jesse we have to gather spice for Baron Harkonnen!

[@TheNerdForAllSeasons]

THE. TOOTH.

[@mountaincruiser817]

This is me waking up in the morning and my GF's reaction.

[@cody8217]

You mean your body pillow? "Here I am, here I remain."

[@centurymemes1208]

@@cody8217 Weaboos man… i want to see their fingers get crushed

[@Hiihtopipa]

You already got dad breath huh.

[@mud2294]

Not my joke but i gotta tell it Duke Leto: "Atreides..." Baron: "what?" Duke Leto: "Atreides nuts" *bites tooth*

[@HavenarcBlogspotJcK]

"I'm going to tear up the f*ckin dinner room floor, check it out."

[@JuraKant]

Must be one hell of morning breath, if it's strong enough to wipe a room full of intergalactic skinheads.

[@renegadeace1735]

That's some pretty powerful poison to spread that quickly.

[@n.nasanguanahano818]

right - hardly possible by molecular movements.

[@ComicAcolyte]

This adaptation was so good.

[@stevengordon2145]

1:09 at that moment all she was is lost to her. Now only her duty to Paul remains...

[@GrandHighGamer]

Wonder what he's mumbling before then. Sounds a little like "I should have...." and the last word sounds like "flesh." In the book I think "I should have married her" was one of his last thoughts along with "The flesh shapes the day, and the day shapes the flesh" so I wonder if parts of those are the actual lines. Maybe "The flesh shapes the day, and the day the flesh"? I can hear 'the flesh' as the first line if I try, so that'd fit.

[@bennettperry93]

If you listen carefully, you can 100% hear him saying, "the flesh the day shapes and the day the flesh shapes."

[@DirtaDawg420]

The Baron has to go through so much and even get the Emperor’s help to bring down Leto, and he succeeded, I suppose, yet the Baron was nearly killed by Leto breathing on him. Obviously there’s more to it than that but the rumors that might spread after make Leto look even stronger in death.

[@Kirstenruiz33]

Noooooooo sad 😢 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@kaichisaki8977]

A sad detail is that Leto died unknowing that Paul was alive 😿

[@generalnawaki]

Poor poor Lady. imagine finding out that's how the man you love is dead.

[@rbd6502]

killed by her dad no less

[@StuartHollingsead]

the books description of this death is the best I have ever read about what death is like. In Audible it gives be goosebump chills every time with a lingering sense of uneasiness.

[@natanieltiglao7355]

The Duke's last breath smells so bad it kills people in the room literally.

[@ZChronicNebula]

He ate ass in a deleted scene

[@cheddarcheese9311]

It was poison gas

[@WWIIKittyhawk]

Love this movie man. It’s so good.

[@TheTruthIsGonnaHurt]

*The Emperor:* You had one job fat man. 😡

[@supermaticboy]

Fucking love this movie... Would watch this over and over... than watching Marvel movies... geez..

[@openureyes]

Can't wait to see part 2

[@TurboMintyFresh]

Such a fantastic scene

[@panobiektywnyKielce]

Harkonen jest genialny. Super gościu zagrał. Brawo.

[@Noone-qw2xs]

This remake of DUNE is far better than the original

[@DerLamer]

It's not a remake, it's a readaption.

[@beepIL]

Well that is a bit unfair isn't it? You can't compare a movie made so many years ago to something made now

[@chrismandalor1293]

Idk man the old Dune movie kick ass and fitted the whole time line in a single movie.

[@EightThreeEight]

@@chrismandalor1293 The fact that the old film tried to cram everything into one film lead to it having an extremely rushed pace and lots of plot elements being cut. This left those unfamiliar with the book confused as to what was going on, and left those familiar with the book dissatisfied because of how much they changed.

[@niels8143]

@@beepIL Of course you can. Obviously you must put the movie in the context of its era or of its budget, so the visual effect for example are something complicated to compare yes, but you can totally compare them about the casting, the writing, the music and so and so.

[@stevedemarest276]

Better told than the book. Great scene!

[@Walterdecarvalh0100]

In the book it's sader

[@Viob-iq1ju]

Oscar is so hot in this movie.

[@aw5578]

Ive finally passed this part in the book. While the book is sadder because it shows leto's last thoughts (remembering playing kite with paul..😢) i think i like the movie version because the way he died is so.....grand? The way his body is positioned, vulnerable yet beautiful, the single tear rolling down, if anything his death was portrayed so tragically beautiful by denis. And I also like how in the movie the baron actually felt the impact of the poison instead of just managing to run away like in the book.

[@robertmarfeojr9278]

God bless...

[@soniandukwe8981]

Chilling

[@pavankumar0558]

This bgm fire one the dune fast heart ❤🔥

[@Y2K1224]

What a scene👏 Here I am, here I remain..