Muad’Dib.
Usul.
Lisan al Gaib.
Kwisatz Haderach.
Quirked up white dude in a foreign land, consuming enough psychedelics and worm piss to see the future.
Paul.
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
Muad’Dib.
Usul.
Lisan al Gaib.
Kwisatz Haderach.
Quirked up white dude in a foreign land, consuming enough psychedelics and worm piss to see the future.
Paul.
The more I think about this movie, the less I like it. Shot beautifully, but it just feels like a mishmash of different movies and it just doesn’t work for me. The more graphic parts of the story (you know what I mean) just feel weird and not in a way that works for the story. Bleh
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
Seen in IMAX laser.
So… I’ve been sitting with this film for a while now, almost unsure how to process what was left with me after leaving the theater. I’ve mostly been meditating on the final scene, the culmination of Einstein and Oppenheimer’s interaction we see several times previously. Mostly observed from Strauss’ perspective, we see that in fact, there are much more important issues than security clearances and cabinet confirmation hearings. One test detonation, creating a chain reaction that…