Dune Part Two - An Epic of Scale and Substance #115

Queen is Dead - A Film, TV and Culture Podcast

In our latest episode, Dhruv, Amartya, Hemant, and Prithwish talk about Denis Villeneuve's latest science-fiction blockbuster, "Dune: Part Two" -- a film that Dhruv and Amartya were skeptical about because they disliked "Part One," and Hemant and Prithwish were excited for because they loved "Part One." Is there going to be a similar disagreement over "Part Two"?

It seems not! We are unanimously impressed by Villeneuve's second part of Frank Hebert's "unadaptable" book, looking at it through many lenses—auteurism, blockbuster filmmaking, narrative continuation, and adaptation—and finding it hard to fault much about it.

Listen to the full, spoiler-filled episode to hear us talk about "Part Two's" impeccable use of music and sound, its much-improved characterizations from "Part One," and, most importantly, its unexpected Bollywood connections.

TIMECODES

INTRODUCTION - [00:00 - 05:50]

DENIS VILLENEUVE - [05:51 - 19:12]

"DUNE PART ONE" - [19:13 - 27:01]

"DUNE PART TWO" (PI) - [27:02 - 01:30:46]

THE ZIMMER SHIMMER (ft. Hemant) - [01:30:47 - 01:39:21]

"DUNE PART TWO" (PII) - [01:39:22 - 02:15:26]

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