Dune 2 looks incredible because the first movie did all the work

polygon.com:

Paul Atreides and the Fremen are ready to wage war in the latest trailer for Dune: Part Two. But for all the epic moments the trailer includes, it’s easy to forget what exactly is going on and how we got here — after all, this is the second part of a story that first started back in 2021.

Thankfully, there are a few easy explanations to help you get ready for Dune: Part Two and to know just how great this movie already looks. Dune: Part Two is set for release in theaters on Nov. 8, but before that, here’s everything you need to remember to make the most of the new trailer:

To answer this question, we’ll have to start with a brief recap of the first movie, just like Chalamet’s narration in this new trailer does: Paul Atreides (Chalamet) came to a new planet only to watch the death of his father and the downfall of his empire at the hands of House Atreides’ sworn enemies, House Harkonnen, who too possession of Arrakis’ vital spice mines. But after escaping to the harsh and unforgiving sands with his mother, the Bene Gesserit adept Lady Jessica (Rebecca Ferguson), Paul has found new allies: the Fremen. The indigenous desert-dwellers, are more savvy and advanced than the rest of the Empire thinks, and they could have the power to throw House Harkonnen off Arrakis for good. That’s something Paul would very much like to help them with.

Meanwhile, Paul is also coming into his own as Muad’Dib, the Fremen’s long-prophesied messiah. While he is quick to point out to his new Fremen girlfriend, Chani (Zendaya), that the prophesy is more like a story than a fact, it is true that greater exposure to the Spice in the wilds of Arrakis is awakening Paul’s ability to see the future — and he’s having trouble adjusting to it.

Christopher