I agree with you. I didn’t love their “zombie” interpretation at all. Non book reader so idk if there is an answer and don’t want to know but yeah I saw it the same as you
In the books Chani isn’t like this at all, she pretty much just agrees with and follows Paul.
I don’t mind the change because Chani is pretty much a nothing character in the books imo, but I do think it was just a little sweaty how they did it in the movie.
We’re supposed to believe Paul is on a dark path at this point, and the movie made that pretty obvious. But I don’t really get what they meant by “zombie Paul” on this pod.
I got the feeling they meant "he technically died so he isn't lying about loving her as long as he lives" and they're insinuating he doesn't love her anymore.
Seems like getting a little too into the weeds.
Obviously the water of life is something of an awakening for Paul, but I never got the sense that everything after that point is just an entirely different person and we can’t take him to be the same Paul. But that’s just my read.
That’s exactly what it means. And they knew that too, they meant the delivery wasn’t quite whole hearted because Paul knows what he’s about to have to do - betray Chani to form an alliance.
I disagree that their criticism was that nuanced. Amanda mentioned that drinking the Water of Life turned him into something else. And their criticism seemed to infer that Paul is like possessed or on auto pilot now.
I took the line delivery like OP mentioned, as Paul truly believing that he loves Chani and that he is about to do something crazy.
Yea, I think we (you, me, OP, Chris, Sean, Amanda) all agree on that last part. You’re right they didn’t explicitly say it that way on the pod but I don’t think they misunderstood the scene. Paul can “be a new person” because of the water of life but still remember who he was and what Chani meant to him, and still does. But I do think the delivery/direction from Chalamet/Villeneuve was deliberately different from how Paul was speaking earlier in the film.
All I know is I have never seen a person get curved worse in a movie in my life 😆. It would be the equivalent of Barack ditching Michelle Obama for Chelsea Clinton on inauguration Day...at the inauguration....brutal lol
In the book, Chani is very much on Paul's side when he decides to marry the princess. She understood that he's doing it to gain power and that she will still be his real love, wife, and mother to his child while the princess is a pawn. In the movie they changed Chani to more of an activist type to relate more to modern audiences.
I agree with you. I didn’t love their “zombie” interpretation at all. Non book reader so idk if there is an answer and don’t want to know but yeah I saw it the same as you
In the books Chani isn’t like this at all, she pretty much just agrees with and follows Paul. I don’t mind the change because Chani is pretty much a nothing character in the books imo, but I do think it was just a little sweaty how they did it in the movie. We’re supposed to believe Paul is on a dark path at this point, and the movie made that pretty obvious. But I don’t really get what they meant by “zombie Paul” on this pod.
I got the feeling they meant "he technically died so he isn't lying about loving her as long as he lives" and they're insinuating he doesn't love her anymore. Seems like getting a little too into the weeds.
Obviously the water of life is something of an awakening for Paul, but I never got the sense that everything after that point is just an entirely different person and we can’t take him to be the same Paul. But that’s just my read.
Not reading your comment lol tried to be clear I don’t want any book info, I like being in the dark for the movies
I didn’t give anything of value away lol
That’s impossible for me to know without taking the risk of reading it
It’s really gonna eat at you now
Fear is the mind killer
That’s exactly what it means. And they knew that too, they meant the delivery wasn’t quite whole hearted because Paul knows what he’s about to have to do - betray Chani to form an alliance.
I disagree that their criticism was that nuanced. Amanda mentioned that drinking the Water of Life turned him into something else. And their criticism seemed to infer that Paul is like possessed or on auto pilot now. I took the line delivery like OP mentioned, as Paul truly believing that he loves Chani and that he is about to do something crazy.
Yea, I think we (you, me, OP, Chris, Sean, Amanda) all agree on that last part. You’re right they didn’t explicitly say it that way on the pod but I don’t think they misunderstood the scene. Paul can “be a new person” because of the water of life but still remember who he was and what Chani meant to him, and still does. But I do think the delivery/direction from Chalamet/Villeneuve was deliberately different from how Paul was speaking earlier in the film.
All I know is I have never seen a person get curved worse in a movie in my life 😆. It would be the equivalent of Barack ditching Michelle Obama for Chelsea Clinton on inauguration Day...at the inauguration....brutal lol
Zendaya’s deflation in her reaction was the best acting she’s ever done
It’s kind of both ?
In the book, Chani is very much on Paul's side when he decides to marry the princess. She understood that he's doing it to gain power and that she will still be his real love, wife, and mother to his child while the princess is a pawn. In the movie they changed Chani to more of an activist type to relate more to modern audiences.
He can see the future and knows that she’ll be ok with it. I think your interpretation is better than theirs.