Everyone who lives on Arrakis, including the Fremen, wear stillsuits to survive in the harsh environment. StillsuitĪrrakis is an extremely hot desert with almost no moisture in the air, and being outside in normal clothes for extended periods of time is almost always catastrophic. But that doesn't mean all or even most Fremen trust the new occupants of their planet. This caused a great deal of bloodshed and in some cases enslavement of the Fremen, all of which ended when House Atreides took control. When the Harkonnen occupied Arrakis, the abuse of the planet was so extreme some Fremen felt it necessary to take action. You'll also see Fremen wielding a crysknife, a sacred weapon forged from the tooth of a giant sandworm. The whole eye is blue, not just the retina, and they call this the Eyes of Ibad. Fremen are usually easy to spot, as they all have spent so much time with spice in the air, water and food they have developed deep blue eyes. The native people of Arrakis are a tribal people dedicated to living in harmony with the planet, which frequently makes outsiders see them as supernatural or even magical for being able to survive in the desert and coexist with the massive sandworms. They are incredibly popular, and it is believed that if they run the mining operations on Arrakis it would keep everyone in spice for a very long time.īut being that popular usually means your enemies are willing to do quite a bit to take you down.
House AtreidesĪs one of the most popular of the Great Houses in the universe, Duke Leto Atreides and the rest of his family have built a reputation for doing the right thing and helping those in need. These are not good people, and they will do anything to regain control of Arrakis. House Harkonnen is asked to leave Arrakis at the beginning of the Dune story because they were stealing spice to sell on the side instead of giving it all to the emperor. The homeworld for this family is massively industrial and polluted, meaning they had done such a good job stripping their own planet of its natural resources the emperor thought they would be perfect for mining Arrakis. This is the most important planet in the universe, and whichever family the emperor puts in charge of mining spice is thereby one of the most important.ĭave Bautista as Glossu Rabban Harkonnen.Īt the beginning of Dune, the family responsible for mining spice on Arrakis is the Harkonnen family. Attempts to move sandworms to other planets to create multiple places with spice production have failed. The spice is the byproduct of massive sandworms that roam the entire surface of the planet. This planet is almost entirely desert, with very little naturally occurring water found on the surface.
Spice can only be found on one planet, and that's Arrakis. Space pilots take it so they can navigate this universe's form of hyperspace, and tacticians take huge quantities so they can process massive amounts of information in a short period of time.Įveryone needs spice, and without it the universe would grind to a halt and a lot of wealthy people would die, because this stuff is artificially extending their lives.
Everyone uses spice, aka melange, though how much you use impacts its effect. Under extreme conditions it even makes your eyes turn blue, but more on that later.
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Please don't use your phone when the movie starts, but if you want to glance at this before it starts and after it's over, you have it here to enjoy.Įverything in the universe requires this mind-altering drug to continue at its current pace. It seems a little silly to hand out a piece of paper for people to refer to in a dark theater when you want them to watch the screen in front of them, so I'm going to do it a little differently. Hard-core Dune fans may shout, "Just read the book!" but - fun fact - the first Dune movie released in 1984 also had a paper handout explaining all of the strange language used in the film. Here's a quick terminology guide with basic explainers to help make the movie that much more enjoyable. I've been reading the Dune books my entire life, and all of that information finally has a use. We know the movie in theaters and streaming on HBO Max only covers part of the original book, but that doesn't make the amount of information needed to get the most out of what we are about to experience any less intense.įortunately, you all have me. And some people have! Frank Herbert's six-novel epic is surrounded by other stories written by his son Brian Herbert with the help of the inimitable Kevin J. You could write 10 books on the planets, intergalactic politics and people who live among so many stars in the massive Dune universe.
The new Dune trailer opens with some exposition from Zendaya's Chani.
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