Dune story
Dune (titled onscreen as Dune: Part One) is a 2021 American epic science fiction film directed by Denis Villeneuve and written by Villeneuve, Jon Spaihts, and Eric Roth. It is the first of a planned two-part adaptation of the 1965 novel by Frank Herbert, primarily covering the first half of the book. Synopsis: The year is 10193 and Paul Atreides and his family, the noble House Atreides, is thrust into a war for the deadly and inhospitable desert planet Arrakis.
18 total · 7 major · 11 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| desert planet | major | Much of the story unfolded on inhospitable desert planet Arrakis. |
| father and son | major | Duke Leto was grooming his son, Paul, to succeed him as leader of the House of Atredies. |
| imperialism | major | The House of Harkonnen, with the backing of the Emperor, was determined to gain control of Arrakis, crush its people, and gain control of the planet's deposits of "spice" - the most vital resource in the universe. |
| mind control ability | major | An element of the story is that the Bene Gesserit order members use a mysterious power, known as "the Voice" as a means of controlling the actions of other people. For example, Paul and Lady Jessica got their Harkonned captors to free them by using this Bene Gesserit mind control technique. |
| mother and son | major | Paul and his mother Lady Jessica were featured throughout. |
| precognition | major | Paul's exposure to the spice led him to have revelatory premonitions. Importantly, Paul had a vision of a "holy war" spreading across the universe in his name. |
| transnational conflict over a shared resource | major | Two rival aristocratic houses, the House of Atredies and the House of Harkonnen, battled for control over a vital resource, called "spice", which was found exclusively on the inhospitable desert planet Arrakis. |
| betrayal | minor | Liet-Kynes was accused of having betrayed the Emperor. |
| clairvoyance | minor | Paul inexplicably knew how to correctly don a "stillsuit" without ever having suited up in one before. The veteran Fremen ally Liet-Kynes was duly impressed with Paul as a result. |
| coping with excruciating pain | minor | Paul had to keep his hand inside of a pain box as part of a Bene Gesserit test. |