legend has opened a new page. " Dune 2" directed by Denis Villeneuve is currently in theaters. The actor Paul Atreides embarks on a difficult road of revenge.
The current Douban score of the film is 8.3, surpassing the previous one. With more shocking visual effects and larger action scenes, the film tells a great adventure and the eternal conflict between the forces of good and evil.
After watching the nearly three-hour "Dune 2", many viewers still have many questions, such as what kind of struggle Paul went through in his heart and how his mother, Lady Jessica, controlled the overall situation. Let's listen to the director and screenwriter How Denis Villeneuve interprets the direction of the characters and reveals the behind-the-scenes production stories of many shocking scenes.
"Dune 2" is set thousands of years in the future. The story begins a few hours after the end of the first film. The male protagonist Paul and his mother Jessica gradually integrate into the Fremen tribe and jointly initiate War against oppressors and enemies.
Paul faces two forces. One is the Fremen, who represent the people fighting for themselves and the collective survival of the planet Arrakis; the other is the Harkonnen, who are the embodiment of corruption, violence and greed. .
Paul relied on the tenacity of the heroine Qini and the wisdom of the Fremen leader Stilgar to win the trust and support of the Fremen, while the Harkonnens continued to wreak havoc on the sands of Arrakis in order to obtain spices.
In fact, Paul has never hesitated in his choice of revenge, but he has been hesitant about the specific path forward. He is troubled by his own prophecies and is afraid that he will bring a nightmare war to the Fremen.
According to Denis Villeneuve, Paul is torn between a desire for revenge and a strong intuition that tells him that the path he is taking may bring disaster to him and that trying to avenge his father may bring him disaster. The Fremen, their friends, bring chaos.
"It was a moral dilemma, and he walked a very fine line between fighting his enemies and not following the prophetic path laid out for him by the Bene Gesserit sisters."
Compared with the first film, the behavior of Paul's mother, Lady Jessica, in "Dune 2" is also more mysterious, and she can also talk to her unborn daughter through her thoughts. Denis Villeneuve believes that she is "Dune 2" The craziest character in .
"She is guided by the voice of the former Virgin, who wants her son to be king and will do whatever it takes to make that wish come true. She is one of the darkest and most powerful forces in this story, the ultimate manipulator. Becca Ferguson plays this role brilliantly."
"Dune 2" also showed for the first time the beliefs of the Fremen, the indigenous people of Arrakis. In the film, we can see that when a person dies, they extract Taking water from a human body and placing it into a huge reservoir, the water would be used to resurrect the trees of Arrakis. Through this process, the Fremen plan to bring life back to the desert planet.
In this regard, Denis Villeneuve explained that the Fremen culture was indeed inspired by the harsh environment and ecosystem of Arrakis. "This is a planet with extremely high temperatures, and water is as rare as gold. For them, water is life, water is everything, and water is sacred."
As for the fact that it was only heard of in the previous game and finally appeared in the sequel The Emperor, the director believes, is actually a technocrat trying to control the galaxy, much like a government trying to control a country.
"In the previous game, he did something that went against his nature, which was to kill his friend, Duke Leto Atreides, to seize his power. In the process, he broke his heart and became He has become a dark figure. This is the burden and guilt he carries. He is a disabled person."
Princess Ileran, the daughter of the emperor, is one of the key figures in the political game. At the end, she will marry the male protagonist Paul. In fact, she was not being used, but was willingly participating in the game in order to keep her family in power.
In the original work of " Dune ", riding sandworms was depicted very spectacularly. The Fremen have the technology to control sandworms and use them as a means of transportation. This was considered by director Denis Villeneuve One of the coolest scenes, and also the most difficult part for him to bring to life, required him to define and create his own methods and techniques for riding a sandworm.
So Denis Villeneuve wrote and drew the driving method himself, and also drew pictures to explain to the staff how the Fremen rode on the sandworm. "I wanted it to look as real as possible," he said. Shooting in real sunlight on a structure that looks like a bug." In the end, it took the crew several months of trial and error to achieve the realistic and shocking effects in the movie.
It is worth noting that in the first "Dune", Denis Villeneuve used the imax format to shoot some scenes such as nature, space and deserts. The entire shooting of "Dune 2" used the imax format to obtain Maximum graphics and immersive experience. Director
and director of photography Greg Fraser worked hard to bring out all the tiny details of the desert and the feeling of walking on the planet Arrakis. There is also a standout scene in the film on Gedi Prime. The duel clips on the movie are all shown in black and white.
In this regard, Denis Villeneuve explained that because this is a "fascist" and cruel world without nuances, in this world, colors do not exist even in the sun, so it must be shot in black and white.
To this end, Greg modified the camera with infrared and used filters to create a very eerie black and white effect, with very special treatment of the character's skin and eyes to bring a surrealistic feel. It feels like a terrifying atmosphere.
"Dune 2" is undoubtedly a special effects blockbuster. At the same time, Denis Villeneuve also insisted on using as many real shots as possible. For example, there is a scene in the film showing a baby sandworm swimming under the sand. Really shot.
"We used a very sophisticated tracking system, laying carpets under the sand to create the illusion that sandworms were swimming beneath the sand. Our special effects supervisor, Gerd Nezer, also had to create the bugs, which he worked on at Wanxiang section to create a platform for the specific actions I want."
