I never thought that I would watch a movie that trumps my favourite movie: Interstellar. However, after experiencing Dune: Part Two, I must say, this has become my new favourite. Dune: Part Two’s actors were amazing, the score is perfect, and the visual effects are spectacular. 

As a continuation of the first Dune movie, Dune: Part Two follows the rise of Paul Atreides and the coming of the messiah, the fabled “Lisan Al Gaib”. Dune: Part One follows House Atreides as they gain control of Arrakis and the brutal betrayal from the Emperor and House Harkonnen.Every single actor in the movie brought their A-game. Timothée Chalamet, who played Paul Atreides, deserves an Oscar for his performance. In addition, Rebecca Ferguson, who plays Lady Jessica, Paul’s mother, is also exceptional. Lastly, Austin Butler’s performance as the cruel Feyd-Rautha is one to compare with James Earl Jones’ Darth Vader and Heath Ledger’s Joker, among the most sinister portrayals of our time. Javier Bardem’s portrayal of Stilgar, who was only surface level comic relief in the movie at first, masterfully becomes a horrifying yet relatable character.

Hans Zimmer’s score was spectacular and just added so much to an already perfect film.  The emotion and the intensity that the music added was surreal. In every scene, the music made you feel as if you were in the movie and in an IMAX theatre, the music immerses you into the universe, experiencing the same things as the characters. Zimmer’s score was extremely well crafted, and it added so much depth to an already amazing movie.

The visual effects and cinematography of Dune was artistically done. As the sandworms crashed against the sand during Paul’s first ride, you could almost feel it, and the VFX and cinematography immersed you into the scene so well. Another highlight of the VFX and cinematography was on Geidi Prime, the Harkonnen Home world. While on the planet, the scenes were filmed in infrared and made to seem black and white. While this seems boring and useless, this added something unique to the Harkonnen home world and showed us how different every single planet in the Dune Universe is. The cinematography and VFX made Dune: Part Two a better experience while watching the film and helped Dune become the best science fiction film of all time.

Dune: Part Two was an extremely well-made film and, in my opinion, is the one of the best science fiction films to be made to this date. Denis Villeneuve, the actors, the VFX artist, and every single member of the crew made this film into something special. 

10/10