'Dune 2' Made a Mess of Frank Herbert's Warning
Dune: Part Two is a masterpiece of filmmaking but where it comes up short is when it comes to tackling Frank Herbert's concept of a hero.
At the end of Dune: Part Two, Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) commands that his legions of Fremen should be led to “paradise,” the beginning of a holy war that will sweep across the known universe. It’s a wave of violence Paul has foreseen since his arrival on Arrakis and spent so long trying to avoid. But the prophecy that led a young duke's rise to leadership among the Fremen is too powerful a force to be controlled once unleashed. Those two elements – the charismatic leader and the actions of his followers – are at the core of one of the central messages of Frank Herbert’s book series. But that message has ended up a bit muddled in the two-part film adaptation.
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