Keegan W’s review published on Letterboxd:
“We must convert the non-believers one by one. We need to start with the weaker ones. The vulnerable ones. The ones who fear us.”
An excerpt from Denis Villeneuve’s conversation with Steven Spielberg for the DGA podcast The Director’s Cut:
“When the first novel came out… Frank Herbert was disappointed by the way it was received because he felt that some readers thought it was a celebration of Paul Atreides. He was intending to do the opposite. He wanted to write a cautionary tale about the messianic figure. He wanted this book to be a warning.” - DV
Beware Messianic figures. Beware demagoguery and the populism of fanaticism, in all of its forms.
Unless, of course, the Messiah in question is Villeneuve himself. Then, by all means, drink the Kool-Aid (or worm juice).
