Jerry Dugan’s “Beyond the Rut” Podcast & Book
Jerry Dugan from the Beyond the Rut Podcast joins Melvin and Shirleon in discussing Denis Villeneuve’s latest film, Dune: Part Two! The gang gets into what makes the film so compelling, and Jerry and Shirleon also share insight into the original Frank Herbert novel, how Villeneuve’s two films handle adapting such complex material, and the tragedy of Paul Atreides.
Topics:
- (PATREON EXCLUSIVE) 42-minutes roleplaying as Imagineers building a Dune-themed section of Disney World’s Hollywood Studios. One person creates a ride, one person explains why it’s successful, and one person explains why it’s either a risk to human life or an outright failure! (PATREON EXCLUSIVE)
- Since Jerry’s previous appearance on Cinematic Doctrine (Avatar: The Way of Water) he’s been going strong on his podcast and has published a book! (Episode mentioned in discussion here)
- It’s unanimous: the gang loves Dune: Part Two!
- Melvin, “[Seeing Dune: Part Two] is why you fall in love with movies.”
- Melvin hasn’t read the book, so he asks Jerry and Shirleon about the differences between Villeneuve’s interpretation and the source material.
- Dune (2021) has an ethereal, philosophical exploration of how frightening and daunting the concept of possibility is as a conscience being. Meanwhile, Dune: Part Two feels primarily a tale of grand, epic proportion.
- Shirleon reads a section of the book to assert the tragic loneliness of Muad’Dib.
- Getting into how broad, deep, and positively complicated the literature of Dune can get.
- Thoughts on where a sequel is headed, as both an adaption and an interpretation of its source material.
Recommendations:
- Paranormal Activity 2 (2010) (Movie)
- Silo (2023) (Series)
- The Stormlight Archive Series by Brandon Sanderson
Dune: Part Two is Rated PG-13 for sequences of strong violence, some suggestive material and brief strong language. It features Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Dave Bautista, Christopher Walken, Léa Seydoux, Stellan Skarsgård, and Charlotte Rampling. Directed by Denis Villeneuve. Dune: Part Two is available here.
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