How Dune 2 Corrects One Key Paul Atreides Issue From Frank Herbert’s Book

Paul Atrides is a complex character. By the end of the “sand dunes: the second part”, the heir to the atrial home ascends in power and it is clear that it is on a way to launch the war through the galaxy of the dunes. This development in the story of the boy, which turned into realistic Missia. It is not fully in line with the books, either – it turned out that director Dennis Fellenov was well aware of this fact. In an interview with Screenrant, Villeneuve explained the intention to be “Break Bad” at the end of the two -part adaptation of the famous author Frank Herbert:

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“When Frank Herbert wrote the book, and then when the book came out, he was disappointed with how people perceived Paul Atridis. At that time, he felt that people were talking about Paul as a hero, and for him, he was anti -hero. He was a dark character. The book was a warning about a Christian personality.”

Villeneuve continued to explain that Herbert used the first book supplement to correct the problem. This also means, as a director adapts to source materials, he had a benefit from late perception as well as both writers to work from him. This is what he said:

“[Frank Herbert] Sandy dune books Christ to correct [the perception of Paul as a hero] And make sure that people understood his intention. I knew that story. I have benefited from reading “Dune Messiah”, so I wrote “Part 2” with this into consideration. This is why Chani’s character differs slightly in adapting the book, and this helped me to achieve the initial intention of Frank Herbert on the screen. “

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Speaking to Total Film, actress Chani Zendaya also took changes with her character. She indicated that, in the first book, the protagonist Fremen meets with Paul and everything is on him from the jump. In adapting the movie, she does not have a lot to participate in a Christian arrow. Zundaya said:

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“In the book, Chani Paul meets and resembles,” well, this is the man. I support you. [Paul] It represents.

Chani is reluctantly in line with Paul throughout the end of “sand dunes: the first part” and in the early stages of “sand dunes: part two”. However, with their ties growth, they still focus strongly on what you see true-even when the urine crosses the border and unleashes a comprehensive war on the Hararkonine and Emperor Badishh himself. In the end, she refuses to join his jihad to conquer the galaxy. The film even ends with her is about to ride a sandworm in arid sand dunes from Arrakis – a modification that is flagrantly different from its role in the books, where, despite its strong opinions, remains itself aside by Paul at that point in the story.

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It is easy to slide into seeing Paul as a hero in the previous stages of the “sand dunes” epic. In the first book, he is a non -mere man who is manipulated by bene Geserit, and by communicating his mother, he accidentally becomes Kwisatz Haderach. In the process of this development, the urine of his father and many of his favorite servants loses the physical wealth of his family seized by Harkonnens, learns a stone killer, learn to survive in extreme desert conditions, and even lose a child (which is cut by movies to keep the narration flow).

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Despite all this, Paul ultimately becomes the indispensable character of the hero before the end of his story. The largest part of the “sand dunes: Christ” eliminates his failures and the devastating path that tolerates it across the galaxy. Ultimately, he even turns the scenario and preaches the path he set for himself, his family, and Al -Ferim through his actions. While this is the gradual revelation in books, the transfer of the hero to the anti -hero occurs faster in Velnov films. The question that remains is how ARC’s Arc will continue in the direction when we get the third and final batch of the leading adaptation of the director. The good news is that the third movie is already followed, so we are likely to get an answer sooner and not later.

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