'Dune: Part 2' movie review: An anti-myth masterpiece

There is a scene where Javier Bardem’s Stilgar makes an appeal to his community to accept Paul as the messiah foretold in their prophecies. Timothee Chalamet’s portrayal of Paul Atreides has powerful range, making us smoothly sail past questions like why the Fremen both revere and fear Paul, why Chani struggles between her love for Paul and her sense of morality, why a psychologically strong Bene Gesserit with thousands of years of memories is shaken to the core when Paul shouts ‘silence!’. From Hans Zimmer’s delightfully overwhelming score to carefully crafted sound design, production design that effectively captures the expansive world-building, Greig Fraser’s powerful visuals that drench you with every angle of sunlight, and evocative performances. Breaking conventions of the hero’s myth, Dune: Part 2 shows you the illusion of dichotomy, which is perhaps put succinctly in the final dialogue between Jessica and Gaius Helen Mohiam. Jessica says, “You have chosen the wrong side” and the reverend mother replies, “You think there are sides?” Film: Dune: Part 2 Director: Denis Villeneuve Cast: Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya, Austin Butler, Rebecca Ferguson, Javier Bardem Rating: 4/5