The first image of Paul Atreides from the upcoming Dune film has been released, and it looks like Dune.
Dune is one of my favorite science fiction books, and Denis Villeneuve is the director of my beloved Blade Runner 2049. So I should be really excited about this film.
The issue is… it’s filled with colored people.
The main female lead, Chani, is being played by Zendaya, the same actress who did “blacked” on Mary Jane in the recent Spider-Man movies.
I’ll admit she’s sexier than most blacks you’re going to find, but that really, really is not saying much. Nor is it the point. The point is, Dune is a story by a white man from a time when stories were about white people. Forcing a bunch of coloreds into it is no different than having blacks play historical figures.
There are other coloreds in the film, but Villeneuve clearly did his best to make it as white as possible, just like with Blade Runner.
I’m going to see it, and hope for the best. If they keep the story, and the only disappointing part is this black bitch who I already know about, then I expect I will enjoy it. But it is very sad that we’re finally getting a real Dune movie, and they shove this negress in it.
Just for reference, here is Chani in the 1984 David Lynch Dune film:
And here she is in the 2000 SciFi Channel version:
In 2020, we know that race doesn’t exist, so everyone has to be black.
Anyway, regardless: it is one film that I do hope they finish and release on a streaming service so I can download it from a torrent site.