[Sr. Mints]

Dune: Part Two is truly a cinematic marvel, this generation’s Lord of the Rings, their Star Wars, and ought to be savoured on the biggest screen with the best sound possible. NO SPOILERS HERE:

So many reviews I’d glanced at this morning listed this as the greatest film ever made or the best sci-fi film ever - and they’re pretty spot on.

An hour after seeing it I’m still trying to form my thoughts on how or why the hell this film is so good. The first 30 minutes dragged a bit and the thought crossed my mind, ‘oh no, this isn’t going to be as good as part one’, but holy #### the story got going like that giant snowball scene in Willow and crashed into the closing credits.

We’ve truly hit the pinnacle of cinematic achievements here: the mindblowing cinematography, the VFX, set design, costumes, sound - all phenomenal. The dialogue was hard to understand at times, but that seems par for the course these days. The music was more subtle than the first film.

And speaking of the first film, I saw a clip with Villeneuve where he mentioned to the interviewer (I think Christopher Nolan was interviewing him, now that I think back) that he designed the film to be enjoyed even by people who didn’t see the first, and I really don’t think that worked out as he planned. However, I think it’s incredibly accessible to non-book readers, more so than the first book despite introducing a host of new characters.

This is the most epic movie I’ve ever seen.