Review of the IMAX film ‘Dune part two’ (2024)
‘Dune’ is the name of a science-fiction six-book series written by Frank Herbert, and expanded later by the duo Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson with many more books. ‘Dune’ is also the name of the first book, a two-part novel that is one of the masterpieces of the genre. ‘Dune’ is also the name of the 137-minute-long 1984 film that adapts the entire two-part novel. Finally, ‘Dune’ is the name of the new Denis Villeneuve adaptation into two films, the 155-minute-long ‘Dune part one’ (2021) and the 166-minute-long ‘Dune part two’ (2024). The Dune series offers one of the most complex fictional universes ever created. It is vast in time: its action, set in the future, spans from about 10,000 AD to 27,000 AD, with the story of the film happening around the year 22,000 AD. It is vast in space: it happens on a Empire extending over several star systems. It is vast in complexity: there is a feudal regime, with noble houses governing the planets and an Emperor governing the Known Un
