“Dune: Part Two” is one of the great movies that 2024 has already left us with, even though the year is only three months old. The second part not only won at the box office and at the level of professional critics, but was also praised by people with reliable words.
The latest was none other than Steven Spielberg, who praised the film and director Denis Villeneuve, who described him as one of the great contemporary directors.
Spielberg and Villeneuve appeared together on the new episode of the podcast The director snappedWhere the veteran director discussed his opinion on adapting Frank Herbert's work.
“It is an honor to sit here and talk to you,” Director Jurassic Park To his Canadian colleague. “Let me start by saying that there are filmmakers who are world builders. It's not a long list and we know who a lot of them are. starting from [Georges] Méliès, Disney, Kubrick, George Lucas.
Steven Spielberg surrenders at the feet of Denis Villeneuve
Spielberg added names such as Peter Jackson, Christopher Nolan, Ridley Scott, and Guillermo del Toro to the list: “The list goes on, but it is not long, and I strongly and deeply believe that you are one of its newest members.”
In this line, about Sand Dunes: Part TwoAl-Amriki highlighted, “The film is about deserts, but for a desert film like this, there is a great longing for water in it.”
“Despite all the sand in this movie, it's about water. Holy water that longs for green meadows and the blue waters of life. The desert was shot to make it look like an ocean, a sea. The sandworms were like eels. And that scene of him surfing the sandworms.” It's one of the best things I've ever seen, but you made the desert look like liquid.
And so, as if that weren't enough, Steven Spielberg told Denis Villeneuve: “You've made one of the most amazing science fiction films I've ever seen.”
“Steven, you know you're my teacher, and that's a great compliment from you, so thank you,” director of other great productions such as Access also Blade Runner 2049.
