The Independent

Dune: Part Two review – audacious, intimate, and menacing like no other blockbuster in existence

Source: Warner Bros

There are moments in Dune: Part Two that feel so audacious, they play out as if they were already etched onto the cinematic canon. A lone figure stands astride a mountainous worm as it pummels through the sand like Moses parting the Red Sea. A man is trapped by a psychic seduction, its effects splintering across the screen in what could only be described as an indoor thunderstorm. Gladiatorial combat takes place on a planet with an environment so inhospitable, its colours so drained, that it looks almost like a photographic negative.

, like its predecessor, is chose to adapt half of Frank Herbert’s foundational sci-fi novel, with no guarantee a sequel would ever be made. Despite its release at the height of the pandemic, with a same-day launch on streaming services, .

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from The Independent

The Independent5 min read
Manchester United Documentary ‘99 Is An Exquisite Hit Of Nostalgia To Distract From Club’s Present Woes
There was a time when the period dramas television executives rushed to commission involved the writings of Jane Austen, not the musings of Phil Neville. Though that time was the 1990s, a decade that has led to a growth industry in Manchester United
The Independent2 min read
‘Kidnapped’ Algerian Man Rescued After 26 Years From Neighbour’s Cellar
An Algerian man, who went missing as a teenager, was found alive in the cellar of his alleged kidnapper's home after 26 years. Omar Bin Omran left his family home in Djelfa city in 1998 to attend a vocational school and never returned. The disappeara
The Independent4 min read
The Larger The Nonprofit, The More Likely It Is Run By A White Man, Says New Candid Diversity Report
White men are most likely to lead the largest, best-funded nonprofits, while women of color tend to lead the organizations with the fewest financial resources, according to a study from the nonprofit data research organization Candid. “The State of D

Related Books & Audiobooks