![]() Dragonfly-like aircraft thrum past the camera like Vietnam-era helicopter gunships as the air fills with distinctly 20th century radio chatter. The conflict is explicitly grounded by Villeneuve and cinematographer Greig Fraser in the visual style of a modern war movie. ![]() Dune's theme of ransacking desert resources has always resonated with western manipulation and exploitation of the rest of the world, from bygone days of colonialism to the Gulf War and the War on Terror. That link to ancient invaders highlights the timelessness of the urge to conquer and enslave, drawing a line from the past to the present. The vaguely Catholic decor of that world includes a bullfighting motif, which suggests two separate but intertwined themes: a foolhardy fight against an unpredictable opponent, and a link to Spain that recalls Spanish conquistadors of old. The rain-lashed home world of the upright House Atreides is perfect for moody pacing on wave-battered cliffs. ![]() Rebecca Ferguson and Oscar Isaac are concerned parents in Dune. ![]()
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