Fun Fact: He was also the guy who said to the Duke Leto, “My Lord. The sun is getting too high now. We have to seal the doors,” which meant that to be so high ranked, he must be one of Atreides’ most skilled fighters, making Feyd-Rautha’s victory more impressive when put in that light. (Further research dictates that the character has a name: Lieutenant Lanville)
There was a great moment in the book where after Feyd defeats the Atrades, Feyd picks up his blade and places it in the hands of the Atrades and folds his arms over his body. He showed respect to the corpse of his foe and by doing so indicates that his body is not to be desecrated but given a proper burial.
Feyd in the novel was putting on a show within a show. The guy not being drugged was his idea to give the Baron a bad rep, he had like 3 safety mechanisms in place to save his own ass, and any honor he showed was for crowd pleasing only.
@@transformersrevenge9 ,I doubt Feyd as a Harkonnen would care what the crowd thinks other than him giving a good show 🤷. And the general population should be well aware that honor is not the Harkonnen way. Though it's noteworthy for Feyd to show a level of respect for exceptional fighters 🤔. liked that they added that layer of complexity to his Character. Shows that they aren't all the same despite the culture they're born in.
@@transformersrevenge9 but it was Thufir Hawat that's responsible for Feyd fighting an undrugged skilled Atreides fighter tho.. it was literally an assassination attempt on Feyd by the master of assassins himself
That Atreides fighter is a beast! Even while malnourished, half-naked, with a single short blade, on unfamiliar turf, and harassed by the picadors, he still put up a good fight against Feyd-Rautha.
The behind the scenes for this place were amazing. The structure was inspired by septic tanks, the infrared lighting was a result of a 'sun that absorbed light', and it's an industrial hellscape with fireworks that look like oil droplets in the air. Truly inspired
@@millennialmistake92 Uh... if we're talking with tech, Pred would destroy him. If we're talking without, Pred would destroy him. I don't know why folk watch Feyd fighting drugged, beaten and unarmoured targets (one was not drugged) while himself wearing bodyarmour which visibly deflects several hits is in some way a good fighter?
@@hamsterminator In-movie, he did pretty well against the product of a multi-generation long eugenics program run for the specific purpose of making a demigod (i.e. Paul) as well as against a relatively high-ranking Atreides soldier who was *not* drugged. In the books, yes, he's more of a cheater and not as competent.
Less is more: As I was pleasantly surprised that the "crying woman" didn't come in and ruin the music. The music alone, without her shrieking, is much more powerful, IMO. I would go so far as to have her "singing" removed from DUNE 1, save for "the box" scene, that worked. The rest of the time I thought it took away from the film. Probably just me.
And she was a Bene Gesserit who the books say are exceptionally good in bed. The only ones better are the Honored Matres, but they don't show up until the later books in the series.
Throughout human history, there are scripts, texts, and images that depict dukes, barons, princes, and even kings themselves who all partook in fights. Their opponents were always drugged or wounded in some way to make sure the royals won every time. Also, it was usually during celebrations, like a wedding or, in this case, a birthday.
@@wolfofhell7548 Plans within Plans. Feyd needs to prove to the Baron he's the worthy successor. The Baron, for all his evil, still understands the need for a successor to his House. If we go from description, Feyd is how the Baron looked when he was young prior to the sickness that made him bloated.
It was different in the book. There, the Harkonnens captured Thufir Hawat, the Atreides mentat, and made him serve them. Thufir conspired with Feyd-Rautha, they planted the undrugged slave gladiator as a ploy to discredit the Baron's Slavemaster. The Baron subsequently had the Slavemaster killed and Feyd-Rautha advanced his own man into this position. That way he could later make an attempt on the Baron's life by sending him a pleasure slave armed with a hidden poisoned needle.
4:16 I love that psychotic laughter as he stares at the blade coming closer to his face. Say what you want about Feyd, but he's truly passionate about what he does
That's basically what they are; like rodeos and bullfights, their job is to distract the target to increase the odds that the cowboy/bullfighter succeeds, or failing that remains safe enough to escape. Since the Harkkonnens view everyone as animals, beneath them, it makes sense that their arena fights would be more akin to contests involving animals.
@@lorddreagus7253 Suppose it would depend on the context of the event. I think rodeo clowns are basically called just that, and apparently in bullfights they're called picadors.
I could be wrong, maybe it's referring to the idea that crocodiles are mourning when they eat their preys. So the idea of "crocodile tears" - seemingly mourning his opponents - could fit !
@@jasonmurdoc9533 crowd wanted Feyd to take his opponents head off. Feyd went against their wishes and demanded his opponent to have a proper burial with honor. This gave Feyd respect from the crowd and they paraded him on their shoulders after the victory.
It's no wonder Paul beat him,if it were a completely fair fight Feyd would be dead,assuming the gladiator was part of Paul's army and had even more combat experience than him
@@MrTrollmaster0 Not exactly. Feyd and Paul are from the same breeding program so they are pretty much equal. Outside of a training sessions, Paul had not fought any skilled fighters hand to hand until he fought Feyd.
@@Stitchman3875 interesting that he seemed to struggle against a starved, tortured and undrugged Atreides general like Lanville. And didn't Paul get his training from Duncan and Gurney, as well some Bene Gesserit training from his mom? No wonder he clobbered Jamis, a feared Fremen, who individually could've taken on many Sardaukar, like before Duncan died
@@mauz791 In the book, it wasn't much of a struggle, and the Atreiades soldier had extra help to even the odds. Feyd drew the fight out to play to the crowd, but the only thing that made it dangerous was trickery on the soldier's part, trickery Feyd noticed.
@@mauz791 the gladiator fights were purely for show. One thing the movie(s) left out was that for the Jamis fight, Chani told Paul what Jamis does in a fight. But that whole was different from the book. When Jamis challenges Paul, Stilgar tells him that if Jamis killed Paul, he will kill him, and Jessica basically said the same. They also fought in a cave where there was ring and they fought in half naked, as fighting like that in the stillsuit was forbidden. They also left out that Thuffir Hawat taught Feyd combat strategies when he was made the Harkonnen Mentat. Plenty of other things were left out, but there were too many to go through.
@@monkeydluffy2063 Commentary on a cool camera trick in the cinematography. Turns it into a half baked dig on viewers while missing the context. Hilarious really.
Same , I think that beyond his sadism and strange … darlings , it was refreshing to see a villain that had a genuine sense of honor and respected fighting prowess .
That’s because despite what people think of him Feyd is a good and honorable person. He was only trying to do what he thought was right. In the end it was Paul and the Fremen who were the evil ones.
I was very stoned and a bit buzzed when I saw it, so my brain totally melted into the scene in IMAX, It was one of the best things that happened to me during a movie, incredible scenes (both this and worm riding, and let's face it Paul's speech)
There is something so guttural and raw about the runt & scream he lets out at 2:22. I remember seeing it for the first time like "Yeah, he's good at what he does, and what he does ain't a walk in the park"
Also has to cheat anyway with an implanted trigger-phrase. A bit less impressive, especially when he's always thinking "i'm so bwave, i'm in weaw danger wight now!"
@@Zlarel Exactly. I love this portrayal of him however. They seemingly gave him an form of honor, which is more akin to Feyd giving himself handicaps to enjoy killing as much as he can.
In the book at least, this guy was so good that Feyd actually has to resort to a hypnotic code word that forces the other fighter's muscles to all go slack in order to beat him. Feyd actually has so much respect for him afterwards that he demands that the fighter is given a proper burial (unlike the rest of the slaves, who are discarded). If I remember correctly, Feyd also kills the man who put the barb in the Atreides fighter.
The trigger word in Feyd's fight against the slave was "scum." The slave was hypnotically tranced to respond to the word briefly. But in the book, Feyd sets his own barbs, and no handler comes near the Atreides fighter. Feyd kills no one but the slave (at that point, at least). When Paul fights Feyd later in the book, Paul's mother tells Paul that she thinks Feyd has been implanted with his own code word, and that code word is "Uroshnor."
Not sure what's more disturbing, the way these psychotics cheer with their hands clasped together, or the crazy clowns from outer space doing the two step. Very sickening scene. Provoked the right emotion for sure.
They were probably like the Harkonnen Spider Pet from the first movie, that being they’re genetically modified humans (likely modified by the Bene Tleilax.)
In my opinion, I love how they had the Harkonens cheer with clasped hands. I love it when people add various quirks and gestures to fictional cultures.
I think the most interesting part of all this is that for all his smugness and posturing, Feyd was objectively saved twice, by his shield and by outside interference. By rights he should have lost the fight more than once-over to a malnourished man given every possible disadvantage. Feyd is a sadistic noble that plays at being a savage warrior, never realizing how sheltered he's truly been even when supposedly "tested" - and that costs him his life against Paul.
I disagree, he was never saved. The shield was a taunt, not a miss. Feyd was toying with him, rewatch the clip. He doesn't miss the block, he lowers his guard after the last hit and lets it happen, then smiles. Also the interference by the black jester things was just interference, they didn't interrupt any attack, it was just a cheap shot. And when he fights Paul Atreides, he basically wins the fight. Its only his arrogance and cockiness that allows him to lower his guard enough for Paul to make a killing blow. Feyd is a ruthless and skilled fighter. Not sheltered at all. If he was so sheltered, why does the Baron escalate the situation on Arrakis to him after the guy Dave Bautista plays fails?
@@Limpnipss I think in the movie both arguments can be viewed as vaild, however in the books Feyd clearly loses the fight without help. He uses a hypnotic word to paralyze his opponent for a split second. I feel the spirit of Frank Herbert's Feyd Rautha is one like descirbed in the top comment. Not an arrogant man but just so unknowingly sheltered he doesn't realise he is flawed and his fighting isn't of the highest caliber. However for a modern movie you can't have the protagonist fight a villian who has never won a fair fight on screen and having a close fight with him brings Paul's combat skills down. So instead we have a modern Feyd who is arrogant, psychotic and highly volatile but has true combat prowess and a twisted but clear sense of honour. In my mind the Paul and Feyd from the books are far less impressive combat-wise compared to your average Atreides warmaster such as the one in the arena, but they are about equally matched in skill so you still get a good fight at the end of the book. Neither is a fighting god, neither can win without tricks (Paul seeing the future, Feyd cheating).
@@Limpnipss That hit on the back already did enough damage on top of being a malnourished prisoner and looked like he hasnt slept at all. I dont think u understand how being sleep deprived can actually affect your senses.
@@GuardianLamb I understand perfectly fine how sleep deprivation can cripple you, but my point stands. The guard stabbing the guy was not interrupting any strike on Feyd.
@@r.koolen3180 Disagree with that last statement. Paul was trained by Gurney and Duncan, literally the two most dangerous fighters in the known universe. Book Feyd was a spoilt brat and a cheat who never won a fair fight, but Book Paul was a legitimate elite warrior proven in single combat and battle. Paul being able to see the future(s) is as much of an advantage as it is a hindrance in the books, as it constantly fills him with doubt regarding his decisions.
@@based-ys9um Did you know he was in the first film and was one of Gurney's chief lieutenants and commander of Leto's House Guard. I didn't, I thought people would like to know who this badass was. You remember the scene where the Atreides hold off a horde of enemy troops on the stairs. That was his men.
In the novel, Feyd's opponent used his own blood to draw the outline of a hawk on himself... Showing that he was an Atreides soldier...& remember, one of the reasons the Emperor plotted to destroy House Atreides was that they had been able to train many of their troops to the level almost equal to the Sardaukar...so Feyd knew he was in a fight for sure...
I love how when the guard impaled the Atredies soldier, Feyd threw his weapons on the ground almost to make it a fair fight. Guy's an absolute menace and also plays fair.
It had to be, because at the core of Geidi Prime's sun is a slow-burn quantum singularity, which completely absorbs the light spectrum the star emits, washing everything under its rays in very stark and perpetual black and white tones.
This entire scene feels like an exact inversion of Paul's scene with the War Council. In both, we see the characters fulfilling fates given to them by others, Feyd is reaching for power through a test of martial skill, and does so to impress both his Barron and the Reverend Mothers. Paul's test is also done in the shadow of the Mothers and his late father the duke, but is one of foresight and leadership. Paul enters an arena and avoids a fight by manipulating others, while Feyd enters an arena and is manipulated into a harder fight than he signed up for. Finally, Paul does all this with great hesitation, because he knows the horror he will unleash if he does this, while Feyd relishes in the bloodshed and violence of the moment, both blind and uncaring about the future it will bring about, even as it leads inevitably to his death at Paul's hands. Even the color pallet is swapped, with the War Council being colorful but dimly lit, while the Harkonan arena is washed out, entirely devoid of color, but bathed in harsh, blinding light. In almost every way I can think of this scene presents Feyd as the anti-Paul, with both characters building themselves up to the eventually moment where they first meet, and immediately fight to the death, as if two anti-particles colliding in mutual annihilation.
I just noticed after watching this like 20 times that at 4:20 you can see a bunch of drool fall out of Feyd Rautha's mouth. He's literally salivating over a fair fight where there's a chance he can be killed.
The sound of the shield bubbling in while he 'fights' the drugged slaves isnt necessary, but just shows the care put into the scene. Best part of the movie imo 😊
Margot Fenring watches, if I recall. Her Husband, Count Hasimir Fenring, is a failed haderach (I cant spell it). But he is basically the most deadly character at this time in Dune. In influence and actual physical capability, if he'd been made the emperors champion in the duel at Arrakeen, Paul would have very quickly died.
bro, feyd rautha is so interesting, most movies would portray a psychotic character as just that, no moral code, no respect for life, only wanting bloodshed, but he's not like that, is clear he's kind of emotionless, but his sense of glory and honor in battle is very clear, like some sort of a mad warmonger of the middle ages, cool af. And also no expository dialogue needed to state this, his actions make it very clear
One of the greatest villans introductions of all time Soundtrack, Austin Butler and Stellan Skasgard, Cinematograhy and Direction absolutly masterpiece ,,Happy birthday Nephew"
Random trivia: the Atreides fighter (whose actor is the action coordinator for both Duke movies) also appears a few times in brief scenes in Dune 1, as the character Lieutenant Lanville, created for the new film universe.
The last Atreides fighter carved the symbol of House Atreides into his forearm to honor his Duke and House. This little detail from the book adds extra weight to this scene.
What’s even cooler is that in this scene Feyd kills the last Atreides in a fair fight. In the book, he only fights one, barbs him, fights shielded the entire time, fights with poison on his wrong blade ( customary to be on black blade, is one white blade ) and still needs the trick of hypnosis to beat the Atreides fighter. Them Atreides fighters were really the best fighting force in the universe bar the Saudukar and Fremen
Also this entire fight is a ploy by Thufir Hawat to make sure the slavemaster who allowed an unpoisened fighter into the arena would be killed, which gives Feyd a chance to kill baron Harkonnen. Thufir wants to weaken the Harkonnen house from the inside so that House Atreides is avenged. That’s the “plans within plans” line’s origin. Read the book, it’s one of the best of all time
Cool detail that they kept from the books: the undrugged gladiator carved the Atreides hawk into his arm, showing the devotion of the Duke's soldiers. Too bad the movie did away with the rogue Atreides soldiers joining the Fremen for the last battle and how Paul pretty much made them all nobility as a thank you for their loyalty.
Let’s not pretend it was a fair fight - that Atreides hadn’t had a good night’s sleep, or three squares a day for who knows how long. These things considered, Feyd should be disgusted with himself that it was ever at all a near thing, no?
Who knows, maybe the baron deliberately had him well-fed for a couple of days before the fight to get him in shape, so that fayed would have a fair fight on his hands…
A friend of mine has bought a huge garden in Italy, which has been eaten up completely by blackberry bushes and other nasty plants in the last years. So I bought some Cold Steel machetes from light to heavy and short to long. The film crew had the very same idea, as it seems.
@@paulpallante3394 I can recommend them after weeks in the thorns. They allow for a very sharp and narrow edge which also lasts. It is almost a pleasure to sharpen them. You do not want chrome in your steel, e.g. like some C440 crap. The grips are also fine and not slippery at all, even with moist hands. Even the prices are reasonable. My favorites are the longest Latin for the weaker bushes and the Kukri for the thicker branches. The All Terrain Chopper is a bit of an overkill, too heavy even with training. They are serious tools and no toys.
everyone talks about the announcer exclusively but im impressed by the teeth blackening makeup. 3:13 when he looks at the crowd, given the contrast and b&w they can see his smile very clearly. very subtle and thoughtful touch
In the book the slave had a ‘half shield’ Feyd planted some hooks into his unshielded arm which inadvertently gave the slave armour on his unprotected side The slave also drew an atreides eagle in blood on his fighting clothes
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Cool little trivia. The slave who wasn't drugged is actually the fight choreographer for both Dune 1 and Dune 2 :)
Roger Yuan!
Awesome 👏
@@LeolaTheElf FIENDISH DR WU!!!
What a badass old sensei!!!
Fun Fact: He was also the guy who said to the Duke Leto, “My Lord. The sun is getting too high now. We have to seal the doors,” which meant that to be so high ranked, he must be one of Atreides’ most skilled fighters, making Feyd-Rautha’s victory more impressive when put in that light. (Further research dictates that the character has a name: Lieutenant Lanville)
The movie wouldn't be the same without that announcer
They should’ve used the announcers from Phantom Menace
@@vanguardian2864No
This movie would’ve been mid at best without them.
@@vanguardian2864😂
@@vanguardian2864 No.
2:22 When you're having a good day and a memory of something cringe you did appears
When you're reading the first draft of your book
Lmao
Yep
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The accuracy is just on point 😂 when it just hits you out of nowhere lmaoo
Can we all agree that this scene is pure art and that the Harkonnen announcer voice is perfect?
Oh, absolutely. Watching it on IMAX was an experience.
100
The short pause after the opening of the doors before the music begins is an underrated detail.
@@lorddreagus7253 BRUH FACTS
Sounds like a Klingon from Star Trek.
There was a great moment in the book where after Feyd defeats the Atrades, Feyd picks up his blade and places it in the hands of the Atrades and folds his arms over his body. He showed respect to the corpse of his foe and by doing so indicates that his body is not to be desecrated but given a proper burial.
Professionals have standards.
Feyd in the novel was putting on a show within a show. The guy not being drugged was his idea to give the Baron a bad rep, he had like 3 safety mechanisms in place to save his own ass, and any honor he showed was for crowd pleasing only.
@@transformersrevenge9 ,I doubt Feyd as a Harkonnen would care what the crowd thinks other than him giving a good show 🤷.
And the general population should be well aware that honor is not the Harkonnen way.
Though it's noteworthy for Feyd to show a level of respect for exceptional fighters 🤔.
liked that they added that layer of complexity to his Character.
Shows that they aren't all the same despite the culture they're born in.
@@transformersrevenge9 but it was Thufir Hawat that's responsible for Feyd fighting an undrugged skilled Atreides fighter tho.. it was literally an assassination attempt on Feyd by the master of assassins himself
@@daedalus3726Plans within plans, indeed.
That Atreides fighter is a beast! Even while malnourished, half-naked, with a single short blade, on unfamiliar turf, and harassed by the picadors, he still put up a good fight against Feyd-Rautha.
Lanville
Pretty sure this guy was right below gurney and duncan in rank. Probably in the top 5 atreides fighters
He’s also the fight coordinator for both films
Adds another reason why the Emperor feared the Atreides, still it backfired and House Corrino won't rise again
In the book he nearly wins. Feyd has to resort to some underhanded hypnotic suggestion trickery to win.
Gaidi Prime is probably the most unique sci fi planet I’ve ever seen
Looks scary
Lil bit of Giger influence. It feels very alien and it’s awesome 🤩
The behind the scenes for this place were amazing. The structure was inspired by septic tanks, the infrared lighting was a result of a 'sun that absorbed light', and it's an industrial hellscape with fireworks that look like oil droplets in the air. Truly inspired
I hate to be that guy but it’s Giedi Prime. Please don’t hate me.
Yeah defo
Predator : *I wanna go to this planet*
Oddly enough, I think Feyd Rautha vs. a Predator would be a pretty fair fight.
@@millennialmistake92 And Feyd would be sporting a chub the entire time probably thinking Pred was one of his Uncle's creations.
@@millennialmistake92 Uh... if we're talking with tech, Pred would destroy him. If we're talking without, Pred would destroy him. I don't know why folk watch Feyd fighting drugged, beaten and unarmoured targets (one was not drugged) while himself wearing bodyarmour which visibly deflects several hits is in some way a good fighter?
@@hamsterminator In-movie, he did pretty well against the product of a multi-generation long eugenics program run for the specific purpose of making a demigod (i.e. Paul) as well as against a relatively high-ranking Atreides soldier who was *not* drugged. In the books, yes, he's more of a cheater and not as competent.
@@millennialmistake92 predator stomps anything living on that planet, revives everyone and then stomps again.
The sound in the theater during this scene rattled my rib cage....and im so sad i can't replicate that at home.. What a film!
Less is more: As I was pleasantly surprised that the "crying woman" didn't come in and ruin the music. The music alone, without her shrieking, is much more powerful, IMO. I would go so far as to have her "singing" removed from DUNE 1, save for "the box" scene, that worked. The rest of the time I thought it took away from the film. Probably just me.
@@lshtar777 nope, i thought the same. Shit got annoying
Haha you guys talking about the “wonder woman” hiyaaaayeaaaaaaaaaaah!”?
Bro won the fight and was chosen to get rizzed up by Lea Seydoux. He truly won that day
"Happy birthday, dear nephew..."
rizzed?
@@monsterx3055He got seduced by Lea Seydoux. Rizz is just a Gen Z word for having charisma/game, or in this case, seducing.
And she was a Bene Gesserit who the books say are exceptionally good in bed. The only ones better are the Honored Matres, but they don't show up until the later books in the series.
@@Durwood71jeez😂, that's a great fact tho
This is a hell of a way for someone to celebrate their birthday. Facing death on the day they were born.
Throughout human history, there are scripts, texts, and images that depict dukes, barons, princes, and even kings themselves who all partook in fights. Their opponents were always drugged or wounded in some way to make sure the royals won every time. Also, it was usually during celebrations, like a wedding or, in this case, a birthday.
@@wolfofhell7548 Plans within Plans. Feyd needs to prove to the Baron he's the worthy successor. The Baron, for all his evil, still understands the need for a successor to his House. If we go from description, Feyd is how the Baron looked when he was young prior to the sickness that made him bloated.
@@wolfofhell7548 is it ironic that Commodus was assassinated by his trainer in the locker room for doing this?
It was different in the book. There, the Harkonnens captured Thufir Hawat, the Atreides mentat, and made him serve them. Thufir conspired with Feyd-Rautha, they planted the undrugged slave gladiator as a ploy to discredit the Baron's Slavemaster. The Baron subsequently had the Slavemaster killed and Feyd-Rautha advanced his own man into this position. That way he could later make an attempt on the Baron's life by sending him a pleasure slave armed with a hidden poisoned needle.
Legendary
4:16 I love that psychotic laughter as he stares at the blade coming closer to his face. Say what you want about Feyd, but he's truly passionate about what he does
The drool from his mouth as he turns around is so oddly menacing as well. He starts to salivate from the excitement and bloodthirst.
0:50 I love how they emerge from the shadows.
Such seamless entrance. It's wonderful
@@CBRN-115They look like the Selknam
I'm obsessed with the little Jester dudes. They're like bizarre rodeo clowns.
That's basically what they are; like rodeos and bullfights, their job is to distract the target to increase the odds that the cowboy/bullfighter succeeds, or failing that remains safe enough to escape. Since the Harkkonnens view everyone as animals, beneath them, it makes sense that their arena fights would be more akin to contests involving animals.
Picadors
@@LabTech41 I believe they are called dartmen or something.
@@lorddreagus7253 Suppose it would depend on the context of the event. I think rodeo clowns are basically called just that, and apparently in bullfights they're called picadors.
@@LabTech41 Ah, No I meant in the book.
Why the hell did it take me so long to realize that the Harkonnen not only look like The Engineers but they also talk like them!
Harkonnens are what you get if you genetically splice Engineers and orcs with Wednesday Addams.
They’re soooo similar in vibe. You can’t tell me there wasn’t at least a little bit of inspiration.
H.R. Giger had a hand in developing both (sort of) so it'd be weirder if there wasn't some similarities.
Big things have small beginnings.
@@KingCraze22dune was written in 1965
The voice that is introducing in the arena is something different 💀🔮
Fr tho bro is speaking 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Dikan hu burus siyaa, FEYD-RAUTHAAAAAAAAA
that voice in theathers was f*cking stunning, i can not even imagine how good was it sound on imax
where do you hear that voice?
@@zCraZyHalox5i saw dune 2 in imax twice. The sound is beyond legendary
For a moment it seems like Feyd mourns his opponent... A nice touch by Austin.
I could be wrong, maybe it's referring to the idea that crocodiles are mourning when they eat their preys. So the idea of "crocodile tears" - seemingly mourning his opponents - could fit !
In the book he gives respect to the fighter, but mostly just to insult the crowd
@@jasonmurdoc9533 crowd wanted Feyd to take his opponents head off. Feyd went against their wishes and demanded his opponent to have a proper burial with honor. This gave Feyd respect from the crowd and they paraded him on their shoulders after the victory.
@@JoshNM24 yeah that
@@jasonmurdoc9533 I just read that part 😆
Those Harkonnen Arena Guards are Freaking as Hell.
Picadors
I know!!! Like the freaking clicker sounds 💀
Picadors
They sound like the girl from the grudge.
@@_Feyd-Rauthahuh tbh they did a good job with them. I didn’t read dune and was thinking they looked like fucked up bull fighting picadores
Bro almost fleeced Feyd on home turf 😂😂
It's no wonder Paul beat him,if it were a completely fair fight Feyd would be dead,assuming the gladiator was part of Paul's army and had even more combat experience than him
@@MrTrollmaster0 Not exactly. Feyd and Paul are from the same breeding program so they are pretty much equal. Outside of a training sessions, Paul had not fought any skilled fighters hand to hand until he fought Feyd.
@@Stitchman3875 interesting that he seemed to struggle against a starved, tortured and undrugged Atreides general like Lanville. And didn't Paul get his training from Duncan and Gurney, as well some Bene Gesserit training from his mom? No wonder he clobbered Jamis, a feared Fremen, who individually could've taken on many Sardaukar, like before Duncan died
@@mauz791 In the book, it wasn't much of a struggle, and the Atreiades soldier had extra help to even the odds. Feyd drew the fight out to play to the crowd, but the only thing that made it dangerous was trickery on the soldier's part, trickery Feyd noticed.
@@mauz791 the gladiator fights were purely for show. One thing the movie(s) left out was that for the Jamis fight, Chani told Paul what Jamis does in a fight. But that whole was different from the book. When Jamis challenges Paul, Stilgar tells him that if Jamis killed Paul, he will kill him, and Jessica basically said the same. They also fought in a cave where there was ring and they fought in half naked, as fighting like that in the stillsuit was forbidden. They also left out that Thuffir Hawat taught Feyd combat strategies when he was made the Harkonnen Mentat. Plenty of other things were left out, but there were too many to go through.
2:22 I like his random animal scream/roar
A wonderful improv
I thought it was disgust
@@michaelingber1528 My impression as well.
Someone compared him to a cat coughing up a hairball 😂😂😂😂
0:48 after watching this the 14th time, I just realized that the guards spawn in from the dark walls instead of being there from the beginning
I know! I didn’t even realize it originally until someone else pointed it out in another video. They blend in so well. The directing was superb
I just came here to make this comment. I noticed it on my life tenth time watching. 😂
maybe get an eye check
@@monkeydluffy2063 Commentary on a cool camera trick in the cinematography. Turns it into a half baked dig on viewers while missing the context. Hilarious really.
You can first see them at 0:32.
2:58 "Why do they not stop the fight?"
"Plants with implants."
plans within plans
I thought Feyd was going to be super cringy and annoying to watch but i greatly enjoyed every second he was on screen
Same , I think that beyond his sadism and strange … darlings , it was refreshing to see a villain that had a genuine sense of honor and respected fighting prowess .
I can’t imagine how one could possibly think that after seeing the trailers but to each their own I guess
@@unnamed6419 ok.
@@unnamed6419 lmfao what?
Feyd refusing any outside help in this fight knowing damn well he has a chance of dying instantly made him my favorite Dune villain.
And on the other hand you got Rabban who runs away from Paul before he gets close 😂 Feyd ftw
Please Why
Feyd is very honorable, and very bald.
That’s because despite what people think of him Feyd is a good and honorable person. He was only trying to do what he thought was right. In the end it was Paul and the Fremen who were the evil ones.
@@costco_pizza troll
This scene in IMAX was the most immersive thing I've ever seen in my life.
Another incredible one, for me it was the worm riding scene (but really i was heavily immersed from the first scene to the last)
I was very stoned and a bit buzzed when I saw it, so my brain totally melted into the scene in IMAX, It was one of the best things that happened to me during a movie, incredible scenes (both this and worm riding, and let's face it Paul's speech)
i had that in almost every scene with feyd rautha but especially in this one, yes!
@@conniefan123literally. My seat was shaking and it was an amazing experience.
I love how alien the Harkonnens and their people feel when they are also just humans
vastly different cultures only bound by lose trade and government
cmon they are not far off, the very fact this was entertaining as heck is
proof of this
@@monsterx3055 plus adaptation to their home planet
This is what culture shock feels like.
@@manwiththeredface7821 I don’t doubt that
All this awesomeness because the director didn't want the sand in the arena to be so similar to Arrakis
That’s why he chose infrared camera?
No that's why they chosed planet orbiting black sun.@@Kyle-ch4zj
@@dorygaming9410 the effect was accomplished with infrared camera
@@Kyle-ch4zj infrared cameras are cheap, but filming on-location at Geidi Prime is even cheaper (no unions, OSHA, or wages, you know)
@@AnkhAnanku LOL I love you
There is something so guttural and raw about the runt & scream he lets out at 2:22. I remember seeing it for the first time like "Yeah, he's good at what he does, and what he does ain't a walk in the park"
I like the designs of the picadors. They're like demons of the night taken straight from the mythology and stories of Geidi Prime.
I forgot they were humans. They look so damn creepy and alien.
In the book, the prisoner who isn't drugged very nearly kills Feyd, and he gets a little bit of a fright in the process.
In the book when he fights paul he attempts to cheat with poison blade
Also has to cheat anyway with an implanted trigger-phrase. A bit less impressive, especially when he's always thinking "i'm so bwave, i'm in weaw danger wight now!"
@@Zlarel Exactly. I love this portrayal of him however. They seemingly gave him an form of honor, which is more akin to Feyd giving himself handicaps to enjoy killing as much as he can.
Novel Feyd was a showman with no Honor. A wannabe Baron.
He almost killed him in this scene too
Gotta respect that war cry at 2:05. The guy is drugged and knows he's finished but still tries to go all out.
@3:55 I love that cheeky lil wink he gives
Yeah, he almost got hit there; it felt like a "nice try..."
Almost cute😂
Weaponized Autsm confirmed 2:22
😂
lol please he is a beast
That's the noise I make when I run out of Twinkies
Why did he do that lmao
@@anastasia_852 -_- obviously to show off his insanity. animals growl in battles too
The commentator voice is priceless
Durum buru siyaa Feyd-Rautha!!
whoever came up with those fireworks is a genius
Reminded me of a biological version of those in Tron Legacy
In the book at least, this guy was so good that Feyd actually has to resort to a hypnotic code word that forces the other fighter's muscles to all go slack in order to beat him. Feyd actually has so much respect for him afterwards that he demands that the fighter is given a proper burial (unlike the rest of the slaves, who are discarded). If I remember correctly, Feyd also kills the man who put the barb in the Atreides fighter.
The trigger word was "urushiol"
The trigger word in Feyd's fight against the slave was "scum." The slave was hypnotically tranced to respond to the word briefly. But in the book, Feyd sets his own barbs, and no handler comes near the Atreides fighter. Feyd kills no one but the slave (at that point, at least). When Paul fights Feyd later in the book, Paul's mother tells Paul that she thinks Feyd has been implanted with his own code word, and that code word is "Uroshnor."
Not sure what's more disturbing, the way these psychotics cheer with their hands clasped together, or the crazy clowns from outer space doing the two step. Very sickening scene. Provoked the right emotion for sure.
They were probably like the Harkonnen Spider Pet from the first movie, that being they’re genetically modified humans (likely modified by the Bene Tleilax.)
In my opinion, I love how they had the Harkonens cheer with clasped hands. I love it when people add various quirks and gestures to fictional cultures.
This scene and visuals alone should get this movie an Oscar. The imagery needed to come up with this concept is amazing.
Probably the loudest scene i've ever experienced in a cinema. Whole place was shaking and the bass was crazy
3:13 when you're waiting amongst a crowd of people at a busy as heck restaurant and the pager you've been given buzzes first out of everyone else.
True. Especially when you're really REALLY hungry
I think the most interesting part of all this is that for all his smugness and posturing, Feyd was objectively saved twice, by his shield and by outside interference. By rights he should have lost the fight more than once-over to a malnourished man given every possible disadvantage. Feyd is a sadistic noble that plays at being a savage warrior, never realizing how sheltered he's truly been even when supposedly "tested" - and that costs him his life against Paul.
I disagree, he was never saved. The shield was a taunt, not a miss. Feyd was toying with him, rewatch the clip. He doesn't miss the block, he lowers his guard after the last hit and lets it happen, then smiles. Also the interference by the black jester things was just interference, they didn't interrupt any attack, it was just a cheap shot.
And when he fights Paul Atreides, he basically wins the fight. Its only his arrogance and cockiness that allows him to lower his guard enough for Paul to make a killing blow.
Feyd is a ruthless and skilled fighter. Not sheltered at all. If he was so sheltered, why does the Baron escalate the situation on Arrakis to him after the guy Dave Bautista plays fails?
@@Limpnipss I think in the movie both arguments can be viewed as vaild, however in the books Feyd clearly loses the fight without help. He uses a hypnotic word to paralyze his opponent for a split second. I feel the spirit of Frank Herbert's Feyd Rautha is one like descirbed in the top comment. Not an arrogant man but just so unknowingly sheltered he doesn't realise he is flawed and his fighting isn't of the highest caliber. However for a modern movie you can't have the protagonist fight a villian who has never won a fair fight on screen and having a close fight with him brings Paul's combat skills down. So instead we have a modern Feyd who is arrogant, psychotic and highly volatile but has true combat prowess and a twisted but clear sense of honour.
In my mind the Paul and Feyd from the books are far less impressive combat-wise compared to your average Atreides warmaster such as the one in the arena, but they are about equally matched in skill so you still get a good fight at the end of the book. Neither is a fighting god, neither can win without tricks (Paul seeing the future, Feyd cheating).
@@Limpnipss That hit on the back already did enough damage on top of being a malnourished prisoner and looked like he hasnt slept at all. I dont think u understand how being sleep deprived can actually affect your senses.
@@GuardianLamb I understand perfectly fine how sleep deprivation can cripple you, but my point stands. The guard stabbing the guy was not interrupting any strike on Feyd.
@@r.koolen3180 Disagree with that last statement. Paul was trained by Gurney and Duncan, literally the two most dangerous fighters in the known universe. Book Feyd was a spoilt brat and a cheat who never won a fair fight, but Book Paul was a legitimate elite warrior proven in single combat and battle. Paul being able to see the future(s) is as much of an advantage as it is a hindrance in the books, as it constantly fills him with doubt regarding his decisions.
Feyd Rautha is a really impressive person. Psychopathic beast with a deep sense of honor....
everything about this scene is masterclass the choreography, the design, the acting it's the perfect introduction to feyd
4:39 Funny how Paul gave Feyd a taste of his own medicine in the end!
Bit of film lore the slaves are Atreides military officers captured at the Siege of Arakeen
We know he says you fought well atreids at the end 😮😮😮😮
@@based-ys9um Did you know he was in the first film and was one of Gurney's chief lieutenants and commander of Leto's House Guard. I didn't, I thought people would like to know who this badass was.
You remember the scene where the Atreides hold off a horde of enemy troops on the stairs. That was his men.
In the novel, Feyd's opponent used his own blood to draw the outline of a hawk on himself...
Showing that he was an Atredes
In the novel, Feyd's opponent used his own blood to draw the outline of a hawk on himself...
Showing that he was an Atreides soldier...& remember, one of the reasons the Emperor plotted to destroy House Atreides was that they had been able to train many of their troops to the level almost equal to the Sardaukar...so Feyd knew he was in a fight for sure...
0:02 chills!!!
AB was haunting in this movie. Absolutely killed it
I love how when the guard impaled the Atredies soldier, Feyd threw his weapons on the ground almost to make it a fair fight. Guy's an absolute menace and also plays fair.
*FEYD RAUTHA!!!*
The Baron: 🤷♂
Music at 0:45 in theatre...DAMN!!!
WEE WOO WEE WOO WEE WOO
shooting this scene in black and white was the best decision
It had to be, because at the core of Geidi Prime's sun is a slow-burn quantum singularity, which completely absorbs the light spectrum the star emits, washing everything under its rays in very stark and perpetual black and white tones.
This entire scene feels like an exact inversion of Paul's scene with the War Council. In both, we see the characters fulfilling fates given to them by others, Feyd is reaching for power through a test of martial skill, and does so to impress both his Barron and the Reverend Mothers. Paul's test is also done in the shadow of the Mothers and his late father the duke, but is one of foresight and leadership. Paul enters an arena and avoids a fight by manipulating others, while Feyd enters an arena and is manipulated into a harder fight than he signed up for. Finally, Paul does all this with great hesitation, because he knows the horror he will unleash if he does this, while Feyd relishes in the bloodshed and violence of the moment, both blind and uncaring about the future it will bring about, even as it leads inevitably to his death at Paul's hands. Even the color pallet is swapped, with the War Council being colorful but dimly lit, while the Harkonan arena is washed out, entirely devoid of color, but bathed in harsh, blinding light. In almost every way I can think of this scene presents Feyd as the anti-Paul, with both characters building themselves up to the eventually moment where they first meet, and immediately fight to the death, as if two anti-particles colliding in mutual annihilation.
I just noticed after watching this like 20 times that at 4:20 you can see a bunch of drool fall out of Feyd Rautha's mouth. He's literally salivating over a fair fight where there's a chance he can be killed.
The sound of the shield bubbling in while he 'fights' the drugged slaves isnt necessary, but just shows the care put into the scene. Best part of the movie imo 😊
0:01 I never realized this until my fifth time watching this video, but you can hear Feyd's nail scraping along the spine of the blade.
Margot Fenring watches, if I recall. Her Husband, Count Hasimir Fenring, is a failed haderach (I cant spell it). But he is basically the most deadly character at this time in Dune. In influence and actual physical capability, if he'd been made the emperors champion in the duel at Arrakeen, Paul would have very quickly died.
Those picadors are absolute nightmare fuel..
Capra demon from dark souls
@@Mae_Dastardly no wonder it seemed familair
This scene had me on the edge of my seat. Austin Butler is so talented dude
Saw both parts in IMAX...absolutely the way it shouldve been seen for the first time. This scene is one of my favorites in an incredible duology
bro, feyd rautha is so interesting, most movies would portray a psychotic character as just that, no moral code, no respect for life, only wanting bloodshed, but he's not like that, is clear he's kind of emotionless, but his sense of glory and honor in battle is very clear, like some sort of a mad warmonger of the middle ages, cool af. And also no expository dialogue needed to state this, his actions make it very clear
House Harkonnen sure knows how to show the people of Geidi Prime a good time.
One of the greatest villans introductions of all time
Soundtrack, Austin Butler and Stellan Skasgard, Cinematograhy and Direction absolutly masterpiece
,,Happy birthday Nephew"
I love their interactions and the whole scene
@@apocalao4703 ,,Show me who you are" Ah yes :)
The Asian dude is the stunt coordinator for the movie in 98% sure.
Even the way the dude WALKS at 1:58 towards the slave is so goddamn terrifying
Some of the best cinematography ever put to the big screen
The Giedi Prime scenes were my favorite and I really wanted more of it. Stunning cinematography.
That many people in the arena for a 5 min fight😂
I kept thinking about that 😂but most likely there were other attractions
@@Jess-yo9rt Yep, they just more fights or events, and then, the main show.
They’re probably all required to attend.
It was a big ole birthday bash that kept going even without the birthday boy.
Maybe it was the halftime show for a bigger event
Feyd-Rautha: I don’t need my shield to best you!
Gladiator: Can I borrow it?
I love that you can hear a hint of finnish in the speech😂
I watch this scene every day before work. Really gets me in the zone lmao
Random trivia: the Atreides fighter (whose actor is the action coordinator for both Duke movies) also appears a few times in brief scenes in Dune 1, as the character Lieutenant Lanville, created for the new film universe.
Feyd was really willing to fight honourably with that last fighter, even if it meant he died. He is quite the cool dude
4:27 Christian bale🤩in dune🤯🤯🤯
The last Atreides fighter carved the symbol of House Atreides into his forearm to honor his Duke and House. This little detail from the book adds extra weight to this scene.
The Harkonnens remind me of an engineer from Alien Universe.
- "That bug is fucking straight"
- "Yeah, we couldn't find a third gay atreides soldier, so..."
Didn’t realise at the time just how epic the music in this is
What’s even cooler is that in this scene Feyd kills the last Atreides in a fair fight. In the book, he only fights one, barbs him, fights shielded the entire time, fights with poison on his wrong blade ( customary to be on black blade, is one white blade ) and still needs the trick of hypnosis to beat the Atreides fighter. Them Atreides fighters were really the best fighting force in the universe bar the Saudukar and Fremen
Also this entire fight is a ploy by Thufir Hawat to make sure the slavemaster who allowed an unpoisened fighter into the arena would be killed, which gives Feyd a chance to kill baron Harkonnen. Thufir wants to weaken the Harkonnen house from the inside so that House Atreides is avenged. That’s the “plans within plans” line’s origin. Read the book, it’s one of the best of all time
Cool detail that they kept from the books: the undrugged gladiator carved the Atreides hawk into his arm, showing the devotion of the Duke's soldiers. Too bad the movie did away with the rogue Atreides soldiers joining the Fremen for the last battle and how Paul pretty much made them all nobility as a thank you for their loyalty.
Dune 1 and 2... unforgettable experiences in the theater
Planet design - perfect. So bright yet so overwhelming. I love the show but this scene was... pefect.
That thumbnail goes unfathomably hard
Let’s not pretend it was a fair fight - that Atreides hadn’t had a good night’s sleep, or three squares a day for who knows how long. These things considered, Feyd should be disgusted with himself that it was ever at all a near thing, no?
Who knows, maybe the baron deliberately had him well-fed for a couple of days before the fight to get him in shape, so that fayed would have a fair fight on his hands…
@@TobyJones69 Only the first two guys looked well fed lol 😂
...maybe way too much well fed.
A friend of mine has bought a huge garden in Italy, which has been eaten up completely by blackberry bushes and other nasty plants in the last years. So I bought some Cold Steel machetes from light to heavy and short to long. The film crew had the very same idea, as it seems.
Feyd is that you? lol
Cold Steel makes some great machetes.
@@paulpallante3394 I can recommend them after weeks in the thorns. They allow for a very sharp and narrow edge which also lasts. It is almost a pleasure to sharpen them. You do not want chrome in your steel, e.g. like some C440 crap. The grips are also fine and not slippery at all, even with moist hands. Even the prices are reasonable. My favorites are the longest Latin for the weaker bushes and the Kukri for the thicker branches. The All Terrain Chopper is a bit of an overkill, too heavy even with training. They are serious tools and no toys.
@@LCdrDerrick , Yep. The two handed Latin is the one I’ve used for a few things over past few years. It works very well.
everyone talks about the announcer exclusively but im impressed by the teeth blackening makeup. 3:13 when he looks at the crowd, given the contrast and b&w they can see his smile very clearly. very subtle and thoughtful touch
0:46 4 year old me on my way to tell my mom I threw up:
0:00 Dikahum bulur shiya, Feyd-Rautha!
0:57 Kesi disi mes en-Baron Feyd-Rautha, enke slaxi kun…
1:08 Ke draxilex sulan si delun, Home Atreides!
1:25 Usulya, raxigama, remsoki bulur skrimax. Dasa grem gey disi, hut kiplimat dra kunsi.
Cool subtitles!
Was there some mainstream outlet talking about the announcers? Why is everyone so impressed with he announcers? 😂😂😂
I can't think to anything that would be close to that sequence in any piece of modern cinema. I was on the edge of my sit
The music give me chills everytime i hear it 🥶
The first 8 seconds really show why this movie is such a masterpiece
Me waiting for engineers from Prometheus showing up in crowd
It was very polite of them all to stand by and wait their turn.
I don't know if there's a world for this particular visual style, but boy is it a look 😊
In the book the slave had a ‘half shield’ Feyd planted some hooks into his unshielded arm which inadvertently gave the slave armour on his unprotected side
The slave also drew an atreides eagle in blood on his fighting clothes
best character introuction i´ve seen in a while
4:38....something taken directly from the book, the Atredies solder who Feyd fought in the arena had carved his House's symbol in his arm
don't spoil my nephew's birthday 😂
Nothing says "Im in a foreign planet" than seeing everything in black and white.
Love the thing he does with his head after killing the second guy, just think it adds to the character.