Dune: Part Two
Spoilers are ahead for the destruction of Dune : Part Two .
Summary
ThroughoutDune : Part Two , Chani ( Zendaya ) is questioning of Paul Atreides ' ( Timothée Chalamet ) supposed destiny , leading viewer to wonder why Chani is so opposed to Paul leading the Fremen . Prior to the upshot ofDune : Part One ’s ending , Paul and his mother , the Bene Gesserit agent Lady Jessica ( Rebecca Ferguson ) , fly deep into Arrakis ' desert to bunk the Harkonnen forces . surround byDune ’s vision - inducing spice , melange , Paul foresee a universe - wide holy war being waggle in his name by the Fremen . Soon enough , Paul and Lady Jessica take refuge with a dance band of Fremenled by Stilgar ( Javier Bardem ) .
Although Stilgar welcome Paul and Lady Jessica , Jamis ( Babs Olusanmokun ) , a younger Fremen warrior , challenges Paul to a ritualistic tongue fight . After Paul wins , the Fremen assume him into their rank and file , though some are more unbelieving than others , specially since Lady Jessica is a member of the Bene Gesserit decree . As part of theBene Gesserit plan to birthDune ’s Kwisatz Haderach , they sewed the seeds for the Fremen feeling in the Lisan al Gaib — an off - globe messiahwho would lead the Fremen to reclaim Arrakis . Ultimately , Chani grows closer to Paul , while remaining wary of his destiny .
Chani Believes In Fremen Self-Determination
Chani Calls Out Dune 2’s White Savior Plotline
Chani ’s opposition to Paul becoming the prophesied Lisan al Gaib is a meeting of many affair , but gaffer among them is her dedication to Fremen ego - decision . While the older generations of Fremen , include Stilgar , are portrayed as extremist - spiritual , Chani and the younger Fremen are skeptics , realizing that the Lisan al Gaib story was to a great extent influenced by the Bene Gesserit ’s Missionaria Protectiva . Lady Jessica , a newly minted Reverend Mother , suggests that the Bene Gesserit were merely ready the Fremen for the comer of The One , but , clear , the Bene Gesserit superstition have insidious and colonialist underpinnings .
Dune 2 position Chani as a vocalism against Paul ’s snowy savior destiny .
The very idea that the Fremen need an outsider — and , moreover , an off - Earth savior — to lead them is an insulting outlook to Chani and her peer . Chani rightly believe that the Fremen should be led by one of their own hoi polloi , and that the larger Fremen bon ton should be costless to choose its own future without an outside force ’s interference . For Chani , pursue an outsider - turned - liberator or living with Imperial settlers should n’t be the only option for the Fremen . Unlike the source material , Dune 2positions Chani as a vocalisation against Paul ’s white savior fate .
Paul Atreides has many ambition and visual sensation of the future in Dune : Part Two , provide teases of events that will or could happen to the universe .
Chani Is Skeptical Of The Fremen Prophecy
The Younger Generation Of Fremen Reject The Bene Gesserit-Planted Messiah Story
Not only are the younger Fremen like Chani more insubordinate to an foreigner leading — or even join — them , but they are n’t as well seduced by the Bene Gesserit - planted messiah story . When Paul and Lady Jessica are first bring to Sietch Tabr , many of the Fremen criminate them of being spies with Imperial tie . Stilgar , however , watch signs of the Lasan al Gaib prophecy everywhere . concord to the teachings , a female parent and Logos from the " Outer World " are doom to bring prosperity to Arrakis . To further prove the prophecy ’s think merits , Lady Jessica drinksDune ’s Water of Life .
Paul earns Chani ’s regard by declare that he just wants to fight alongside the Fremen …
By transform the poisonous drug , Lady Jessica becomes a Reverend Mother , inherit the memory of her ancestors and , to Stilgar ’s excitement , installing herself as Fremen religious leader of sort . Between Reverend Mother Jessica ’s growing sway and Paul ’s promising dimension as a warrior and loss leader , many of the Fremen keep Stilgar ’s beliefs . Still , Chani and her ally , Shishakli ( Souheila Yacoub ) , remain firm in their convictions , suggestingthe Bene Gesserit fabricated the prophecy to manipulate the Fremen . As a result , Paul earns Chani ’s respect by declare that he merely wants to oppose alongside the Fremen , as fight to leading them .
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sand dune : Part Two adapts the 2nd part of Frank Herbert ’s novel , and Denis Villeneuve ’s sequel change the Dune Word level and characters many times .
Chani Recognizes That Paul Is Dangerous
Paul Atreides Knows That Becoming The Fremen Messiah Will Lead To Bloodshed
There ’s no denying thatDune 2settles a 59 - year - former debateby revealing Paul Atreides to be a tragic figure and , in many way , a villain — not a hero . Unlike David Lynch ’s 1984 adjustment , Denis Villeneuve’sDunemovies sympathise thatFrank Herbert , the author ofDune , was using his sci - fi epic as a critique of " chosen one " narratives . Throughout the film , Paul is plagued by visions of his likely future . Fearful of the Fremen ’s growing religious fervor , Paul initially refuses to take any steps toward becoming the Lisan al Gaib , and Chani supports him .
Chani test to stop him from drinking the Water of Life , but Paul chooses tycoon .
In fact , as Paul and Chani grow nigher romantically , Paul confides in her that he ’s afraid of what others want him to become . Determined to keep his head down , Paul focuses on becoming a observe Fremen warrior . Unfortunately , Paul ca n’t side - footmark destiny . After the Harkonnen forces , top by Feyd - Rautha Harkonnen ( Austin Butler ) , desolate Sietch Tabr , Paul agrees to finally journey in the south and join the Fremen fundamentalist , who trust most strongly in the prophecy . know Paul ’s initial fears about becoming the Lisan al Gaib , Chani judge to stop him from drinking the Water of Life , but Paul chooses major power .
Dune: Part Two continues the epic saga of Paul Atreides as he allies with Chani and the Fremen. Pursuing retribution for his family’s devastation, Paul grapples with a significant decision impacting his personal desires and the universe’s future, attempting to avert a dire destiny that only he anticipates.
As a prequel set 100 before the events of Paul ’s story , Dune : Prophecy can properly ready up a satisfying end to the core eight - book Dune Saga .
Chani Is Afraid To Lose Paul
Dune 2 Complicates Chani’s Character & Her Romance With Paul
After imbibe the Water of Life and get ahead prescience — a clairvoyance across place and time — Paul sees the Fremen ’s path to victory against the Harkonnen forces and the Emperor ’s Sardaukar warrior . During a Fremen state of war council , Paul convinces his groovy Fremen skeptics to adopt him , declares himself the Lisan al Gaib , and prepares to lead an assault on Arrakeen . While Paul galvanize the crowd , Chani looks weeping and wild . Paul ’s willingness to embrace the messiah role is a moral treachery , butPaul ’s actions also intend Chani will lose the mortal she loves to his terrific , villainous potential .
sand dune : Part Two has created debates on whether its adaption from the novel Dune is accurate - specially regarding Paul and Chani ’s relationship .
What Chani Not Wanting Paul To Lead Really Means
Chani Wants To Be With Paul But She Can’t Condone A Holy War In His Name
After executing Baron Harkonnen ( Stellan Skarsgård ) , Paul captures Emperor Shaddam IV ( Christopher Walken ) , the Padishah Emperor of the Known Universe and head of House Corrino , and his friend . To Chani ’s alarm , Paul challenges Shaddam for the Imperial commode and demand to be we five hundred to the emperor ’s daughter , Princess Irulan ( Florence Pugh ) . After Paul belt down Feyd - Rautha , Shaddam ’s point of view - in , in ritualistic knife combat , the head of House Corrino surrenders to the Lisan al Gaib , thoughDune ’s Great Houses and factionsrefuse to take over Paul as Saturnia pavonia . As a solvent , Paul and the Fremen ’s holy war beginsatDune 2 ’s closing .
Chani knows full well that she ’s lose the soul she bed — and that his decisions are about to loose a bloody conquest .
Refusing to bow to Paul , Chani leaves at the end ofDune 2on a sandworm . She ’s for the most part the only Fremen warrior who is n’t cross up in the spiritual excitation and excitement of Arrakis ' liberation — and for good reason . Given what Paul portion out about his visions , Chani knows full well that she ’s lost the somebody she loves — and that his determination are about to unleash a bloody conquest . Ultimately , Chani rejects Paul’sDune 2destiny because she believes in Fremen ego - determination and rejects the Bene Gesserit ’s manipulations . Even after everything , Chani does n’t want to lose Paul .
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Dune : Part Two persist in the larger-than-life saga of Paul Atreides as he ally with Chani and the Fremen . quest after retribution for his family ’s desolation , Paul cope with a significant decision impact his personal desire and the universe ’s future , attempting to avert a dire fortune that only he anticipate .
