I Have One Question for Dune

Photo: Chia Bella James/Warner Bros. Warning: Light spoilers for Dune, especially Zendaya’s role in it, ahead.

This is necessary context for those of you who may be displeased by what I’m about to say: I feel betrayed, lied to, absolutely bamboozled by Dune. For the majority of the approximately two and a half hours I spent watching it, I was waiting. And waiting. And waiting. Okay, cute that Timmy keeps dreaming about her, I thought to myself. I’m sure she’ll show up soon. She did not show up until about two hours and 20 minutes into the film.

The native people of Arrakis are called Fremen, and have been subject to violent imperialism by other planet-nations, which have colonized it to mine its extremely valuable resource, “spice,” for centuries. Upon the arrival of the Atreides family and their “We won’t treat you like those other guys did” white-savior energy, it becomes clear that it was all a ploy to make them vulnerable to attack from OG colonizers, the emperor and his Sardaukar military.

katja_vujic Whoever wrote and edited this should have pushed this as a Zendaya fan post rather than make it read like a movie review, because if the sole purpose of this article was to weigh the artistic value of the film to the amount of screentime Zendaya has then it's rubbish.

Not to worry she features more prominently in the 2nd half of the book, which is what the movie part 2 will be based on DunePartTwo Dune

The costume design is magnificent in this movie.

katja_vujic Even for NYMag this is some bottom of the barrel “reporting”. Does an editor even read these articles before they’re posted?

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katja_vujic Zendaya is Bruce the shark.

katja_vujic This is quite literally the worst film review I’ve ever read and I truly hope that I am missing the fact that it is satire

katja_vujic this is so embarrassing

katja_vujic rofl

katja_vujic could you publish an article that is just this person, like, walking us through what she wants out of movies, or how she understands, like, fiction

katja_vujic Perhaps she can grasp this:

katja_vujic Dune Part one covered 2/3 of the first book. A boy dreams of a woman and getting to her becomes his driving force. He grows up passes puberty and space wondering about her. That is why it ends when he and his mother were given to her. He arrived at his happy place by her side.

katja_vujic Please stop letting people who don’t know anything about journalism write for you. It’s embarrassing

katja_vujic If you're going to complain about anything, complain about how they did Lady Jessica dirty.

katja_vujic Y'all jumping on the author as if every single promo for this movie wasn't riding on Zendaya's shoulders. She's right- regardless of where the character is in the book or how u liked the movie, it was HEAVILY promoted as staring the two of em- and it doesn't, it stars one of em.

katja_vujic Same vibes

katja_vujic How do these people get work? In all seriousness this article should never have been published, let alone written

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katja_vujic I’ve read more insightful thoughts in Bazooka Joe comics. Atrocious writing.

katja_vujic She says she hates Sci-fi, and prefers movies made for pre-teen girls.

katja_vujic Dune fans are making the mistake of justifying the movie by saying 'it's only Part 1'. You'll lose that argument every time. I'm not a huge Dune fan, but I like the movie alot and it was great the way it was.

katja_vujic Imagine going to see Dune for Zendaya. Boggles the mind.

katja_vujic Complete disinterest in the genre should have disqualified this review but what’s worse is it reads like a tweens obsessive fan girl blog post about an actress. NY Mag should be embarrassed for publishing this.

katja_vujic Why does this article exist?

katja_vujic Sounds like a YP.

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katja_vujic Ok, the “I was entirely unfamiliar with the Dune franchise before Zedanya entered the picture…” should have made the editor toss this article and looked for someone who is. Because it’s not about the actress, it’s about the story. And character she plays is BIG in the next part.

katja_vujic New York Magazine actually paid for this “review.”

katja_vujic Had to stop reading this idiotic dribble. Read a book once in awhile, especially one that is so important to a movie you are reviewing.

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katja_vujic Gonna have to wait for the Zendaya cut

katja_vujic Very boring movie. It was a waste of money and time

katja_vujic This review is an embarrassment to journalism. You should feel shame at having wrote it and published it.

katja_vujic Very shallow reporting.

katja_vujic this is so embarrassing

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katja_vujic What is this latest nonsense now? Oh it’s just journalists making a living from writing on things they know nothing about and have done no research on.

katja_vujic It's amazing what people get paid to write 🤦‍♂️

katja_vujic Sigh. Can you at least google the cliff notes of dune before you write this shit? That’s too much to ask? Research? You can still not like it or have a problem with it. You don’t have to like it. Just do 5 seconds of research after the movie, before the article.

katja_vujic I love bamboozled. Has something to do with being confused by fawns.

katja_vujic Somebody didn't do their homework.

katja_vujic Did somebody pay you to write that?

katja_vujic 58 minutes of Zandaya dreams just isn't enough.

oh please.

katja_vujic Yeah, Chani doesn't show up in the book until almost 400 pages in either, so this movie's in line with that perfectly. You'll be seeing a LOT of her in the sequel, don't you worry!

katja_vujic Part Two, Katja. She's in Dune: Part 2: 2 Dune or Not to Dune (Oct. 2023). You're welcome.

katja_vujic “Associate Snapchat editor” let me go jack myself off

katja_vujic 'for the average Zendaya fan...' Grow up will you? And wait for part 2.

katja_vujic Bruh it's just a movie

He probably feels cheated.

katja_vujic Only half of the story was told in the film that is why it is Dune Part One. It's the same way in the original book. Paul dreams about her all the time before he meets her.

katja_vujic They practically sold the movie in her name.

katja_vujic Wow, wait until you hear how the rest of Dune Part II goes.

katja_vujic Why is this allowed

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katja_vujic What a pointless review. Dune is not a Zendaya film (I know, she is a brilliant actress), it's an ensemble (much like a Star Wars film). Dune is bloody brilliant, I'd say even a masterpiece. See it.

katja_vujic If the movie was meant to be about zandaya it would have been called zendaya. It’s not. Get over it and yourself.

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