Could we possibly be in the golden age of cinema? 

Denis Villeneuve has managed to climb the ranks of incredible filmmakers and finds himself among the ones we’d title genius. Especially when it comes to sci-fi. With Dune: Part 2, he has seated himself on the throne because I cannot define perfection in cinema without mentioning this movie. 

Every once in a while we come across movies that are the pinnacle of filmmaking and 2024 seems to be that year. It is not just the direction or screenplay that has achieved brilliance but Hans Zimmer’s score is so perfectly rendered that one would wonder if the composer had travelled to Arrakis himself to reproduce its voice from deep within. Timothy & Zendaya give their best performances to date, their portrayal of their characters were authentic and powerful to say the least. The screenplay balances the nuance of the book’s nose dive into politics, religion and the weight of expectations in the face of atrocities. Heavy lies the head that wears the crown and all that; which Chalamet embodies so effortlessly. Had me convinced of his Messiah status as much as Stilgar did. I don’t have to pin-point the rest of the movie’s crown jewels because I would just be naming every aspect that makes a movie. 

Phenomenal achievement in sci-fi, phenomenal achievement in filmmaking, phenomenal achievement in book-to-movie adaptation. 

Long live the fighters!