Summary
- Denis Villeneuve's Dune: Part Two is avoiding the mistakes of the 1984 adaptation by giving Feyd Rautha a better backstory, which will enhance the emotional stakes of his duel with Paul Atreides.
- Frank Herbert's original novel included scenes with Feyd Rautha that built up the final duel, and splitting the adaptation into two parts gives Villeneuve more time to include these scenes and stay true to Herbert's intentions for the character.
- The 1984 portrayal of Feyd Rautha in Dune wasted the character's potential, lacking depth and nuance. Villeneuve's inclusion of Feyd Rautha's gladiator duels in the film adds depth to his backstory and improves on the previous adaptation's approach.
Denis Villenueve's upcoming Dune: Part Two appears to be avoiding the missteps of Feyd Rautha's characterization as portrayed in David Lynch's 1984 rendition, which should strengthen the emotional stakes of his climactic duel with Paul Atreides. In Frank Herbert's original novel, Feyd Rautha serves as a dark reflection of Paul, a rival in both fighting prowess and in providing the Bene Gesserits a worthy candidate in their search for the prophesied Kwisatz Haderach. As they both share Harkonnen blood, their polarized opposition further highlights the values of House Atreides which have instilled Paul with the morals that guide him to assuming the mantle of the Kwisatz Haderach.
Frank Herbert included several scenes with Feyd Rautha to build up the final duel in the original novel that helped establish his relationship with the Baron and his grooming to become heir to the throne of Arrakis. By splitting his adaptation into two parts, Denis Villeneuve now has more time to pick from among these scenes to include in the film that could help reinstate Herbert's original intention with the character. Judging from the two Dune: Part Two trailers released so far, Villeneuve has opted to include Feyd Rautha's gladiator duels on Geidi Prime which served as an important chapter to lay the groundwork for his final confrontation with Paul.
Feyd Rautha Is Already Getting A Better Backstory
Introducing Austin Butler's Feyd Rautha in a stark black-and-white color scheme in the Dune 2 trailer, Villeneuve underlines his ruthlessness as a combatant savagely dispatching his opponent which contrasts the warmly painted, astonishing heroics of Timothee Chalamet's Paul Atreides. Stellan Skarsgård's Baron spectates the carnage expectantly while Léa Seydoux's Lady Margot passionately embraces Feyd Rautha.
These supplemental shots accentuate both the political weight the Baron places on his youngest nephew and the Bene Gesserit's genetic aspirations with the potential of his curated lineage. By including this sequence in the film, as a juxtaposed divergence from the main revenge plot of Paul Atreides on Arrakis, audiences will be anticipating Feyd Rautha's eventual duel for the throne instead of questioning the importance of his character.
How Dune 1984 Wasted Feyd Rautha
Sting's portrayal of Feyd Rautha lacked the presence and nuance to establish the rivalry depicted in the source material. With his screen time mostly focused on his reactions as a backdrop to the story unfolding, Lynch's take on the character was not given the opportunity to command a scene or reveal inner characterization to the audience. As a result, 1984 Dune's Feyd Rautha can come across as merely silly, with his ultimate challenge to Paul Atreides and subsequent gloating war cries seeming childish and out of place as audiences were not given the time to understand his brutal scheming, rigorous training, ambitious political aspirations, or legitimate importance to the Bene Gesserit.
While judgment on Villeneuve's adaptation of Feyd Rautha for the big screen must wait until the film is released, the inclusion of Feyd Rautha's gladiator duels adds a necessary depth to his backstory that already improves on the 1984 film's approach. Ideally, Feyd Rautha would have been included as a counterpart to Dave Bautista's Rabban Harkonnen in Dune: Part One (2021)'s story, involving him in the Harkonnen's schemes from the beginning, but now serving as a new character for Dune: Part Two, hopefully, Villeneuve balances out his adaptation with a comprehensive introduction to provide audiences the context required to underscore his intense rivalry with Paul Atreides.
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