SCREEN SHOT - Dune

The Empire runs on Spice, it powers its industry, fuels its space exploration and funds its colonisation. That the Emperor has given the contract to run the planet Arrakis, the only place that spice can be found, to the House of Atreides, is then a very big deal. This entails the House of Harkonnan losing their lucrative contract, which does not go down well. Soon the House of Atreides is betrayed by one of its own, Duke Leto Atreides (Oscar Issacs) is murdered, and the House of Harkonnan takes back by force control of the spice planet. Everyone left wondering if this was part of a convoluted plan by the Emperor.

Paul Atreides (Timothy Chalamet) is the deceased Duke's son. His Mother, Lady Jessica (Rebecca Ferguson) is member of the Bene Gesserit, the mystical order of female soothsayers, who can make people bow to their will using their voice alone. Told to only have female children, Lady Rebecca has nonetheless had Paul. He already is having visions and premonitions concerning Arrakis and the secretive Femen who live there. His Mother is not alone in suspecting that her son may be the figure, long expected by the Bene Gesserit, of the Kwisatz Haderach.

This film version of Frank Herbert's Dune is the one fans of the books have long been waiting for. Denis Villaneuve, the Director, gets the level of detail required, just right, tending to 'show not tell' you about the complex relationships inherent to the story. Even on a home plasma screen the immense scale of its vision and execution is utterly fabulous. Stunning visual follows stunning visual. The soundtrack by Hans Zimmer is pitched so perfectly, with a similar grand imposing stature to the panoramic beauty of the pictures you are seeing. Performing as though an important character in the storyline. This makes everything enveloped in it additionally impactful and potent. 

This is a superb film, and a high point in Sci-Fi  movie making, this raises the bar near to art. Already decided the next installment has to be seen on the biggest screen Norfolk can offer. 

CARROT REVIEW - 8/8