Hey y’all! So Dune Part 2 was in theaters, and it’s pretty amazing. 

Dune Part 2 (2024) is, of course, a sequel to Dune (2021). Both Dune movies are adaptations of the first book in the Dune series by Frank Herbert, which is a sci-fi series following the remaining members of the Atreides family. Dune inspired other works of science fiction, such as Star Wars.

The second movie continues the story of Dune, following Paul Atreides. It tries to stay as faithful to the original book by as possible. As someone who has read most of the first book, I can confirm that it’s very accurate to the original novel. The movie only changes a few things and cuts out some more minor, dialogue-heavy scenes. Dune Part 2 also provides an amazing sense of scale, which is something that I feel the book sort of struggles with, and I think that makes the movie a great companion to the book.

Overall, I’d say it’s a great adaptation, especially considering the first book is about 900 pages. I would recommend finishing the book first, but I didn’t do that for either movie and there’s still a ton of bonus information you get in the book. And if you’re like me and you stop reading the book for a year or two, the movie is a great refresher if you’re more than halfway through.