May thy knife chip and shatter

I have ascended

This film is a direct sequel to Dune (2021) which was triumphant itself, so Dune: Part Two had a monumental mission to at least match or improve upon its previous. Dune: Part Two very much improves upon its predecessor and becomes an instant classic not only for sequels but for cinema in general. How it feels watching this is how I assume our parents watched Star Wars or Lord of the Rings, with the levels that this film achieves.

This film, as with the predecessor, provides breathtaking visuals that are a joy to behold, especially in IMAX which allow the scale of the film to really shine. Director Denis Villeneuve and cinematographer Greig Fraser take their work and the film to the next level and injects Dune: Part Two with just some astronomical shots.

This is Timothée's best performance to date as he grows into the role of Paul Atreides and very much owns the role now as if it was meant for him from the start. With more screen time in this film, we were able to learn more about the Fremen and in particular Chani, as played by the renowned, beautiful and extremely talented (I can go on) Zendaya, who was able to bring so much rawness and ion into this role with her arc throughout this film. Rebecca Ferguson blew me away with her powerful performance as Lady Jessica, who embraces the prophecy to get her way, and Rebecca Ferguson does it in such a nuanced and beautiful way. Austin Butler completely becomes Feyd-Rautha, and although he didn't have a lot of screen time, he commands each scene he is in and delivers one of the best performances in this stacked film.

There was more combat in this film, and not only was there more, it was better as well. The Freman using 'guerilla warfare-esc' tactics against the Harkonnens was glorious, as they use the tools at their disposable to their advantages against people who don't know how to work on this land. The fight between Paul and Feyd-Rautha was not just beautifully shot, scored and acted but the fight itself was an alluring dance back and off as each character try to kill each other.

The score. Hans Zimmer provides a chill-inspiring score that every time you hear it in the film it sends goosebumps up your spine and makes the hair on your body stand. The score is one of the favourites from recent memory as it elevates each moment and each scene, hitting the tone of what it needs.

The costuming and set were incredible to look at in each scene, which helps the impact of the scale that this film brings and takes this into something that you can see and believe, even in a sci-fi epic like this one. The visual effects as well were phenomenal, you could tell me that the worms were real, and I'd believe you due to how good they looked and how well they impacted the environment. Every explosion, every worm, every ornithopter, just utter joy seeing it on screen.

This film is just beautiful in every way that it can be, and a film experience that I'm not sure if I will ever forget. I don't know if there will be enough words to describe this film, however I do think that this will go down as one of the best if not the bet sci-fi film ever made and possibly even one of the greatest films full stop. It is a cinematic masterpiece that doesn't come about every year, nor every five years or longer. Denis and everyone on that cast and crew, thank you for your time and effort into making the perfect.

LET THE SPICE FLOWWWWW

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