Dune: Part Two | Film Review

Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) must fight alongside the Fremen to avenge his family, while being plagued by visions of a dark future. 

This was the biggest surprise to me during Oscar season. It's not that I didn't think it would get nominated, I just never really thought about it period, so I didn't expect that I'd have to watch it.

I saw the first Dune, and I couldn't even review it or give it a rating because I felt nothing about the film, and didn't think it would be fair to try and critically review it. There was nothing wrong with it, it just wasn't for me. And so I was never planning to watch the second, and I definitely wasn't planning to review it.

So, while I have to write a post on it because it's nominated, this won't be a proper review, and I won't be giving it a rating.

Because just like the first, I felt nothing about this film, I don't have any positive or negative feelings about it, and that doesn't usually happen to me when I watch a film. 

But what I can say about it is that it's visually stunning. Every shot is beautiful and the cinematography is done so well.

I also thought the performances were great. Chalamet and Zendaya have films that have been spoken about in Oscar conversations, and Chalamet's other film is also nominated. But having seen the three films, I think this film has both of their best performances of awards season. It's a shame there weren't any acting nominations for it.

But other than that, I couldn't really connect to the film, just as I couldn't connect to the first one, which probably doesn't have anything to do with the film and is just about me.

I completely respect Denis Villeneuve as a filmmaker, and it's clear that a lot of passion was put into this film.

I kind of understand why people are so passionate about this, as there's a whole lore behind it, and the first one was also incredibly well-received. And while I appreciate that, I can also appreciate that it just wasn't for me, and as such it wouldn't be fair to try and give it a rating.