But Dune’s excellent pedigree extends far beyond its cast and director Denis Villeneuve to include the sonic dream team of sound designer Mark Mangini ( Mad Max: Fury Road, Blade Runner:2049) and eminent film score composer Hans Zimmer ( Gladiator, Pirates of the Caribbean series, Blade Runner:2049).
It touches upon themes of colonialism, power, culture and the environment, constructing a world that the audience immediately feels a part of it, which, against the odds, is believable rather than fantastical.Īlongside Chalamet in his desert quest to save all of humanity is an impressive line-up including Rebecca Ferguson, Jason Momoa, Javier Bardem, Zendaya, Dave Bautista and a spectacularly grotesque Stellan Skarsgård. Based on the 1965 science fiction novel by American author Frank Herbert, Dune (2021) is set in a futuristic, interstellar hierarchical society where an adolescent, earnest but quietly gifted nobleman Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) is entrusted with the responsibility to protect the galaxy’s most vital natural resource (‘spice’) from evil forces while also avoiding giant, deadly sandworms.ĭespite its eccentric plot, Dune feels deeply rooted in reality.
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