Denis Villeneuve’s epic science fiction film ‘Dune’ has made its premiere at the 78th Venice Film Festival and the first reactions for the much awaited film are terrific. Based on the eponymous 1965 novel by Frank Herbert, ‘Dune’ is slated to release in US theatres on 22nd October, 2021 and will simultaneously stream on HBO Max for 31 days.
‘Dune’ has been one of the most anticipated movies in a long time and it’s successive delays just raised the anticipation even more. Filmed on a massive scale the film is touted be one of a kind and something that has never been seen before.
With the kind of first reactions coming in after Dune’s premiere at the Venice Film Festival, the above can certainly by expected to be true in all senses. One of the reaction for the film posted by a viewer on Twitter read, “Sometimes you just know when you’ve seen an all-time great… And #Dune is, to me, an all-time great. Denis Villeneuve’s masterpiece is a sweeping symphony of spectacle, sound, and storytelling. A cinematic odyssey that is every bit as visceral as it is epic. #Venezia78”
Sometimes you just know when you've seen an all-time great… And #Dune is, to me, an all-time great. Denis Villeneuve's masterpiece is a sweeping symphony of spectacle, sound, and storytelling. A cinematic odyssey that is every bit as visceral as it is epic. #Venezia78 pic.twitter.com/1kkgVPIGw5
— Awais (@OasisAwais) September 3, 2021
Another one wrote, “#Venezia78 #Dune Part One. Jaw-dropping gorgeous to watch, rousing to experience. It pumps and pumps and pumps that spice in your veins. Ferguson is commanding, intense as usual. Chalamet gives his best in such a subdued action role. Geometric elegance in chaos. #DuneMovie”
#Venezia78 #Dune Part One. Jaw-dropping gorgeous to watch, rousing to experience. It pumps and pumps and pumps that spice in your veins. Ferguson is commanding, intense as usual. Chalamet gives his best in such a subdued action role. Geometric elegance in chaos. #DuneMovie
— Lorenzo Ciorcalo (@rotovisor) September 3, 2021
Some other Twitter users who didn’t watch the film but were near the venue of the screening could feel the impact of the stellar background score filling them up with excitement.
https://twitter.com/firstshowing/status/1433708467219484697?s=21
Wow. I can clearly hear the score of DUNE from the balcony of my flat close to Palabiennale!
— Cédric Succivalli (@OnTheLido) September 3, 2021
Dune’s official synopsis describes the film as, “A mythic and emotionally charged hero’s journey, Dune tells the story of Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, who must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet’s exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence – a commodity capable of unlocking humanity’s greatest potential- only those who can conquer their fear will survive.”
The film boasts an ensemble cast comprising Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista, Stephen McKinley, Henderson, Zendaya, David Dastmalchian, Chang Chen, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Charlotte Rampling, Jason Momoa and Javier Bardem.
Dune is the first of the two planned parts of the film with a screenplay from Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve and Eric Roth. The iconic Hans Zimmer has scored music for the film.
After it’s premiere at the 78th Venice Film Festival, ‘Dune’ will release theatrically in US on 22nd October and will simultaneously stream on HBO Max for 31 days.
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