History NightmareFuel / Dune2021

* In the Harkonnen throne room, there's a six-legged black...''thing'' which looks like it escaped from one of Creator/HRGiger's nightmares, which seems to be kept as a pet by the Baron or Piter. The Harkonnen servants--who are all bald and eerily thin, with white skin, no fingernails and solid black eyes -- also look distinctly alien.

* We get a shot of a Harkonnen agent who was bricked up into a wall, just so that he could release a hunter-seeker drone in an attempt to kill Paul. Claustrophobia and the ParanoiaFuel of a hidden attacker anywhere within a building, all in one package.

* Baron Harkonnen himself is pretty creepy looking, like a cross between Jabba The Hutt and Emperor Palpatine. The way he hovers around (from jets that appear to be infused in his spine) is rather spooky. Additionally, his long, trailing robes make it appear he towers over others like a giant, instead of making him appear to float around somewhat ridiculously like a lone fat balloon.

* Baron himself is pretty creepy looking, like a cross between Jabba The Hutt and Emperor Palpatine. The way he hovers around (from jets that appear to be infused in his spine) is rather spooky.

* Paul's visions, while occasionally helpful, are just as often nightmarish. Special mention goes to his vision of the holy war that will be waged in his name--while nothing too explicitly violent is shown, the fact that it's enough to demolish Paul's [[NotSoStoic otherwise-impenetrable composure]] and leave him panicked, shaking and crying is certainly unnerving.

* The makers of the film spent over a year perfecting the design of the {{Sand Worm}}s to make sure they looked as intimidating and prehistoric as possible. [[GoneHorriblyRight They succeeded]]. For one, they have large baleen-like structures in their mouths which make it r4semble a giant staring eye.

* Our first true demonstration of the Bene Gesserit Voice, when the Reverend Mother orders Paul to come to her and kneel. He seems to just appear that way almost instantly, fully making clear how much it overrides your own will so you're not even aware of time passing until you've complied.

* The makers of the film spent over a year perfecting the design of the {{Sand Worm}}s to make sure they looked as intimidating and prehistoric as possible. [[GoneHorriblyRight They succeeded]].

* Paul's visions, while occasionally helpful, are just as often nightmarish. Special mention goes to his vision of the holy war that will be waged in his name--while nothing too explicitly violent is shown, the fact that it's enough to demolish Paul's otherwise-impenetrable composure and leave him panicked, shaking and crying is certainly unnerving.

* In the Harkonnen throne room, there's a six-legged black...''thing'' which looks like it escaped from one of H.R. Giger's nightmares, which seems to be kept as a pet by the Baron or Piter. The Harkonnen servants--who are all bald and eerily thin, with white skin, no fingernails and solid black eyes -- also look distinctly alien.

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* The makers of the film spent over a year perfecting the design of the Sandworm to make sure it looked as intimidating and prehistoric as possible. [[{{GoneHorriblyRight}} They succeeded]].
* A blink-and-you’ll-miss-it scene in the trailer shows Baron Harkonnen’s elephantine form emerging from what looks like a bath of crude oil. It lasts only a second or two but it leaves a powerful impression.
* The previews are quick to show House Harkonnen's complete contempt for humanity: burning trees, smoldering corpse piles and cluster bombs unleashed on helpless Fremen.
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* The Sardaukar are portrayed like a {{cult}} of {{Blood Knight}}s who practice HumanSacrifice before going to battle and have a BlackSpeech as language.
* The Harkonnen army utterly demolishes the Atreides forces, with the help of a traitorous Doctor Yueh and 3 battalions of Sardaukar soldiers. The Sardaukar are also especially unsettling here, given that they prepare for battle by having their foreheads marked with blood, with a shot of the many people sacrificed for this goal.

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* The effects of Duke Leto's poison tooth are portrayed as much more graphic than in earlier adaptations. Not only does the gas suffocate its victims, it also corrodes their skin and eats away their eyeballs. It's implied that Baron Harkonnen had to go through extensive surgical reconstruction after barely surviving the incident.

* Paul's visions, while occasionally helpful, are just as often nightmarish. Special mention goes to his vision of the holy war that will be waged in his name--while nothing too explicitly violent is shown, the fact that it's enough to demolish Paul's otherwise-impenetrable composure and leave him panicked and shaking is certainly unnerving.

* In the Harkonnen throne room, there's a six-legged black...''thing'' which looks like it escaped from one of H.R. Giger's daydreams, which seems to be kept as a pet by the Baron or Piter. The Harkonnen servants--who are all bald and eerily thin, with white skin, no fingernails and solid black eyes -- also look distinctly alien.

* In the Harkonnen throne room, there's a six-legged black...''thing'' which looks like it escaped from one of H.R. Giger's daydreams, which seems to be kept as a pet by the Baron or Piter. The Harkonnen servants--who are all bald and eerily thin, with white skin and solid black eyes -- also look distinctly alien.

* [[spoiler: In the Harkonnen throne room, there's a six-legged black...''thing'' which looks like it escaped from one of H.R. Giger's daydreams, which seems to be kept as a pet by the Baron or Piter. The Harkonnen servants--who are all bald and eerily thin, with white skin and solid black eyes--also look distinctly alien.]]
* [[spoiler: The Harkonnen army utterly demolishes the Atreides forces, with the help of a traitorous Doctor Yueh and 3 battalions of Sardaukar soldiers. The Sardaukar are also especially unsettling here, given that they prepare for battle by having their foreheads marked with blood, with a shot of the many people sacrificed for this goal.]]

* [[spoiler: The Harkonnen army utterly demolishes the Atreides forces, with the help of a traitorous Doctor Yueh and 2 battalions of Sardaukar soldiers. The Sardaukar are also especially unsettling here, given that they prepare for battle by having their foreheads marked with blood, with a shot of the many people sacrificed for this goal.]]

* [[spoiler: The Harkonnen army utterly demolishes the Altreides forces, with the help of a traitorous Doctor Yueh and 2 batallions of Sardaukar soldiers.]]

!!Previews

* A blink-or-you’ll-miss-it scene in the trailer shows Baron Harkonnen’s elephantine form emerging from what looks like a bath of crude oil. It lasts only a second or two but it leaves a powerful impression.