It is amazing how Feyd is basically just "enjoying the moment" while everyone else is just getting screwed on different levels throughout the new movie, everyone is playing 4d Chess while Feyd is almost eternally in a state of dueling even when outside the arena.
"I'm na-Baron, I just got a hot new gf witch momma, I got my uncle's approval, he's gonna make me Emperor, and we got Arrakis back to make us filthy rich! Boy, I can't wait to see what happens next!"
@TealWolf26 if he sat out the fight with Paul it may have gone differently. The baron and Rabban were dead, so he was the Harkonnen leader. But I guess the fremen or Gurney would have killed him anyway after that.
@skillsmachine9164 I'm sure. Herbert doesn't delve into the horrors of religious and political pograms and war but I wouldn't be surprised if Feyd would have been swept up in "treason trials" for complicity in oppressing the Fremen. He at least likely spared himself torture by volunteering. Unless Paul had some weird fit of sentiment because of their blood relation to protect Feyd but I doubt it. My favorite part about Leto II is that he looks at all the heinous shit that Paul gets up to directly and indirectly and says "Nah, we can do better," dialing up the tyranny to eleven for his Golden Path.
maybe it was austin butler's acting and interpretation of feyd, but in the arena duel after killing the atreides soldier it seemed to me that he had some respect for the atreides for how he fought. when facing paul he was also gleeful to face paul, as if after facing the atreides soldier it gave him a taste of a true challenge instead of a manufactured one like the fights before, a challenge he was excited to face. it didnt seem to me he had any desdain or hatred for paul, it seemed more like a hint of admiration on paul's ruthlessness and brutality leading the fremen. it seems to me that even twisted as he is, he still has a certain sense of honor, unlike his uncle and brother, and respects strength even in his enemies.
Yeah. It even seemed like he had a tiny bit of respect for that one fremen that killed few of his men. I mean... he still burned her, so it doesn't seem like it. But just the way he says it, it seemed like he had at least a bit of respect.
In the book, Feyd Rautha makes a grand gesture of refusing the customary removal of his opponent's head as a trophy, and burying him intact since "he earned it", so you're pretty spot on.
The movie version seemed to be very tied into exploring the themes of power and giving into darker impulses. Hence making Feyd have sadomasochistic tendencies, after chasing personal power and adrenaline rush of humiliating and harming others, the thrill would wear off when they are easily overpowered due to his position and skill. Being able to be challenged himself or see others take down those who he doesn’t have power over or subverting his own power, makes someone more of a threat and therefore more of a rush to overpower and humiliate, with that uncertainty of if they can do it to him making it more thrilling. It’s more of a true power struggle, so it endears the opponent in a way for being able to provide that as well as being something he himself values (and can therefore respect). It’s a sick sense of being grounded in the moment as well as delighting in the violence and pain most likely. I think they added the cannibalism to highlight the more twisted side to counteract the less sneaky characterization
@@Black_Blow_Fly Yeah, but honestly, given that Thufir's entire character arc was cut (so sad about that, but I get the necessity), how the arena scene played out in the movie worked just fine for me. But yeah, I like the political maneuvering and "feints within feints within feints" in the book's version a lot.
"Take this body To My quarters. My darlings are hungry" after slicing someones throat. All You need to know about the rutlessness of this man. The ferocity of his brother and the genius of his uncle in one.
tbh it sent chills down my spine when he said "take his body to my quarters" cause its obvious what for after the scene when the knives are presented to him. Then the following two lines "my darlings are hungry. There was no food on the flight for them" or whatever was too much and came off corny to me. Woulda been perfect if he didn't say the last two sentences in my opinion. Much more ominous.
I interpreted that moment where the Baron and Feyd kissed each other as form of narcissism on the Baron's part since he's been trying to live through Feyd and has been molding Feyd into being like him (the Baron).
@@ninyaninjabrifsanovichthes45 I know that element is there but given how much Butler based his performance off of Skarsgard, it made it feel like one person being in love with himself.
To me it was all about power. The Baron tried to show his power over Feyd by initiating this invasion of personal boundaries and intimacy in public. Feyd countered this by not only not being intimidated or shamed but by grabbing the Baron and kissing him back in a full Power Move.
I don't agree. What does kissing him have to do with living through him? I see no correlation honestly. I just honestly think its just an extreme embrace. That's why feyd kisses him back in gratitude.
Fun Fact: Austin Butler was offered the role while having coffee with Denis Villeneuve, without needing to audition. He trained for four months in Budapest, using a fitness regimen made by an ex-Navy SEALs member.
I was genuinely sad when Feyd died. I knew it was coming, but I wanted so badly for him to be in the rest of the movies. His performance was incredible and the character itself was beautifully entertaining
Mee too 😅. He was an interesting character and I was hoping (since he is Pauls age and his cousin) that they would reconnect. I did not know the books back then, but I had the feeling that his death was a waste. I also dont like characters dying this young. He was 17, just a teenager. Thats terrible.
“She won’t talk” “Tell her that’s fine, I already know everything I need to know. Only pleasure remains” *Flamethrower clicks on* Jesus! 😅 that’s cold as ice……or should I say
@6Kubik um he murdered his own mother and countless other people just to use them as food for his pets... I'd say it wasn't an exact waste. I don't think he was that redeemable and pretty sure his early death was Inevitable....
I see the final confrontation between Paul & Feyd in Part II as a very twisted passing of the torch to the next oppressor. The new film doubles down on Feyd being a foil to Paul with his determination in combat & even control of his impulses compared to his brother & uncle. Paul might have won the throne but upon being congratulated by Feyd in the latter’s dying breath, it’s clear Feyd died with the greatest fight of his life & winning Paul’s soul.
Thats an odd take. How did he win Paul's soul? Paul already knew the path he was going down. Plus his Father and friends had been slaughtered by the Harkonnens, whilst Feyd had been on the other side of that outcome.
@@skillsmachine9164In the movie Paul acknowledges that he'll have to embrace his Harkonnen heritage in order to avenge his father, or something along those lines. And then becomes the religious figurehead of a jihad that kills billions and wipes multiple planets. So he becomes even more heartless than Feyd; fully embracing his Harkonnen heritage through the brutality of his reign.
@seann2751 hey yeh i get that ive read the books too. Just at no point does feyd think at any point in his own mind that Paul is losing his soul to him. As far as feyd has thought this was just a great fight and a chance for more power through the emporer. I doubt he'd even given 2 seconds thought to the possible jihad.
In the BTS of this film, Austin Butler revealed that he saw Feyd Rautha as an "eater of souls" who longs for worthy opponents to kill and consume the energy of. Paul killing him, especially in such an underhanded way, must have shown Feyd that he was right. Hell, Paul also said earlier that he needed to fight like a Harkonen. Paul may have killed Feyd, but it was indeed feyd who took his soul. Just adding to your interpretation!
Austin Butler as Feyd was easily the best part of a movie that was already a phenomenal masterpiece. He completely chewed up the scenery. I just wish we had more of him, like goddamn
❌ *loud buzzer noise* it was actually lady jessica, chani, and irulan - who were also the only ones standing after the duel. those three were as much mains as paul was
Loved Austin’s portrayal. A truly amazing villain. Horus from Warhammer 40k would make for great analysis - insecurities and feelings of inadequacy leading to terrible things
@@silentsorrowbane Not to mention the various inconsistencies in writing and characterizations that one has to diligently parse through when analyzing a character due to various different authors handling the same characters with their own interpretations and biases (as well as a lack of proofreading in some books).
Feyd was definitely the more compelling of the two brothers. I always appreciate a villain with intelligence and cunning. His brother relied on brute force and direct cruelty to establish control, a hammer. Feyd was the scalpel, he always looked for every tool at his disposal to establish control over the situation, and maintain/grow his power.
Rabban - the beast - was a bully. A strong man, but a coward. Physically strong, mentally weak. He lacked understanding of the people he was fighting, of the people he was using, of himself. He lacked any discernible mental virtues - even lacked admirable vices. There was no way he could win a war, if you follow Sun Tzu's logic. Feyd was a far more dangerous cat.
As I commented on Rabban’s video, Rabban is the guy who punches holes in the drywall while raging after losing a COD match. Feyd is the guy that used magnifying glasses on ants and rips the wings off butterflies for fun as a little kid.
Actually, in the miniseries Feyd does have a poison gom jabbar he tries to use during the final duel, but is distracted by Paul calling him cousin, and slain. Still, you raise a good point about his life basically having been mapped out by his uncle, taking away his agency to mold him into a Harkonnen Emperor. A reinterpretation could work where Feyd engages in honorable duels in the Arena not simply to gain the favor of his people, but to try and feel some amount of freedom where anything can happen and his life isn’t perfectly planned out.
Villeneuve's version of Feyd-Rautha was closer to a cartoonishly evil parody of the character seen in the book, yet I think that in the context of the movie it work perfectly, as with many grey characters including the protagonist Paul having an irredeemably evil antagonist helped making a major blockbuster more digestible for a larger audience.
@@osmanyousif7849 There is a point where they do it but, like much of Villeneuve's worldbuilding in the films, it requires the audience to be paying attention and not relying on spoon-feeding the info to them. Paul passing the Bene Gesserit test in Part 1 is symbolic of him being someone special, is built up and presented that way. In Part 2, although they don't show the actual test, Feyd also passes it at the hands of Margot Fenring. That, and the later discussion between Fenring and Mohiam, clearly sets him up as a mirror to Paul. Paul is, at heart, kind, caring, compassionate, and loyal to his friends. Feyd is, to put it mildly, not. Paul is forced reluctantly into his first fight to the death and takes no pleasure in it. Feyd's first fight where it is implied it's the first time he's ever been at actual serious risk is something he embraces and enjoys. Paul fights against becoming the monster he fears he will, Feyd revels in being the monster he is.
I lowkey think they struck an ambitiously delicate balance with Feyd. He had effectively a flat character trajectory, but the ‘pet the dog’ moments he got did slowly chisel away at my first impressions of Feyd as a purely psychopathic freak. So that, by the end, he and Paul (who has had negative growth throughout the film) didn’t seem all that different. So on the contrary to the commenter above, I believe a good deal of effort was put into Feyd’s role as a character foil to Paul?
@@keith6706 , well, that part is definitely shown. My bigger issue, though is the fact that as Paul goes down the darker path where we’ve been into question the whole prophecy, if they gave characters like Feyd a little bit more development, it would give us the chance to question the whole concept of, “Is Paul really the lesser of two evils?”.
Imagine the book versions of these characters. It’s hinted at that the Baron and Feyd have slept together, and then there was Feyd’s plan to kill the Baron that got foiled
I think he did a particularly good job in his few subversive moments of humanity. You're set up to see him as this one note monster, and then he surprises you with his commitment to honoring those who play the game with the same dedication (thanking those who gave him a good fight for starters. But when Paul salute's him before the deul he practically blushes hes so flattered). He's many, horrible things. But all of it is simply inconsequencal to one singular desire; he just wants a good fight.
Timothee Chalamet and Austin Butler deserve awards for these roles. So does Greig Fraser for the cinematography in this masterpiece. I can't tell you the last time I was looking forward to buying a hard copy of ANY movie but I'm certainly looking forward to this one.
Feyd-Rautha was a fantastic foil and antagonist for Paul. There were several times where I found myself thinking “A corrupt society such as this would deserves Feyd.”
I feel you disregard Dune 2's Fade's honor. I believe it is genuine and that the bene generate were correct in their assessment of him. Is he a monster? Yes. But he is guided by honor? Also, yes. That is why he stood by while his uncle was killed, and that is also why he fought on behalf of the Emperor.
I think him fighting on behalf of the Emperor was more of a way to get a chance at the throne. If Feyd had won the fight and with Paul out of the picture, Feyd could then have the chance to wed Irulan himself.
Feyd and Paul (had Jessica had a girl instead of boy), were meant to be paired by the Bene Gesserit. It was from this coupling that the Kwisatz Haderach was supposed to be born but Jessica defied the wants of her order and gave Leto his son. Thus were the events of Dune set in motion.
I have a few suggestions. 1. Angstrom Levy (Invincible) 2. Kane (Command & Conquer: Tiberian Series) 3. Arcturus Mengsk (StarCraft) 4. Wilson Fisk (Marvel Comics) 5. Gul Dukat (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) 6. Jabba Desilijic Tiure (Star Wars) 7. Lewis Dodgson (Jurassic Park)
It took me until after I watched the movie to realize rautha was played by Austin butler. He did that well. Insane acting from Butler. Best character in the movie by far
By the end of Dune part 2 I found the Sisterhood - and Jessica in particular - to be FAR more evil and terrifying than 10 Feyd's lined up in a row doing whatever horrifying things ten Feyds in a row would do.
Some suggestions: - Analyzing Evil: Park Yeon-jin from The Glory - Analyzing Evil: Thor "The Swede" Gundersen from Hell on Wheels - Analyzing Evil: Mahito from Jujutsu Kaisen
My favourite character from the movie. Kinda sad that they killed him. If he had more screemtime I think he could be one the great villains. This may sound a bit exaggerated but his introduction in the arena was just 10/10.
He was directing servants to take a dead body (that he had just unalived) to his quarters because his harpies, ' his darlings ', were hungry. He makes my skin crawl.
Hope to see these covered some day! - Joe Cooper (Killer Joe) - Nino Brown (New Jack City) - Jake "The Muss" Heke (Once Were Warriors) - Dr. X (from the Operation: Mindcrime albums by Queensrÿche)
In the film adaptation Feyd’s opponent is lieutenant Lanville. He was one of the higher ranked in house Atrerties. He can be seen in several scene in the first movie if you look closely
Jesus, your content production rate has been insane these last few months. I assume - based on their clarity and eloquence - these are fully written scripts, which is hectic. I just hope, hope, hope you dont burn yourself out, man, but keep up the good work
Amazing video as always, I'd love an Analyzing Evil on "Blood In Blood Out" a film popularized in latino communities due to the portrayal of Cholos during the 70's but a stylized look in the prison politics and progression through the 80's. At its core however is an exploration of how a person can change for the better or fall further into evil.
Why would you disrupt the movie to celebrate one of the most evil creatures in the movie? That’s twisted and indicative of something about you that’s not a good thing.
I still just can't get over the stark beauty and sinister dichotomy of Giedi Prime. The stark contrasts of black, white and shades between just so perfectly capture the ideologies and brutality of the Harkonnens.
Episode suggestion: Clyde Shelton from Law Abiding Citizen. He's a really interesting character and I think it'd be really interesting to have an analysis of him.
I know “the walking dead” has kind of lost its luster but I would love to see an episode about ‘Alpha’ and maybe even ‘Beta’. Both are evil in their own ways but I find them interesting and would love a deep dive of their characters.
THIS!!!! This is what we need right now! A villain that doesn't have a goal or motive, is driven purely by their ambition, which makes them evil. A villain who didn't fear death lived a life with no regrets and died being evil. That is a peak character right there. That is what we need in a villain nowadays. Something Walt Disney Animation and Marvel is failing to do right now.
I think you should do a video on homunculus/father from fullmetal alchemist brotherhood. It's quite a unique character that embodies an evil distinct from many character's you've analyzed in the past.
He was a close second for me. I just really liked Paul once he put his big boy pants on after they went South. Butler and Chalamet absolutely blew their rolls out of the water.
Seeing these new movies again has forced me to revisit the dune series and remember just how beautifully written the books are. Such a wonderfully written prose
I really enjoy your series, Vile Eye. I'm not sure if you take requests, but I think an interesting villain to cover and analyze would be Ramses from The Prince of Egypt.
Please do Analyzing Evil: *William Friedkin’s Cruising.* It’s one of the few movies that made me feel sick, disturbed, and gross in the end. Al Pacino was great and very underrated, I miss when actors took risky roles. Who’s here? I’m here, you’re here… Evil is here.
Villain Suggestions: Tony Wendice (Dial "M" for Murder) Edmund (King Lear) Harry Roat (Wait Until Dark) SQUIP (Be More Chill) Audrey II (Little Shop of Horrors) Claudius (Hamlet) Lady Macbeth (Macbeth) Iago (Othello) Regan (King Lear) Macbeth (Macbeth) Tybalt (Romeo and Juliet)
Great video as always! I have 5 suggestions: Fjölnir from the Northman Moon Dong-eun (she’s the protagonist, I know, but she’s pretty vengeful to put it mildly) from the Glory (it was a reply, but I wanted to comment this as well) Paul Atreides himself from Dune Ulfric Stormcloak from Skyrim Yevgeny Borisovitch Volgin from MGS3: snake eater
Given his morally gray nature, could you do a video on Mace Windu using the Star Wars work written by or with Lucas (the prequel movies and novelizations, Star wars the Clone Wars, the novels "Shatterpoint" & "Labyrinth of Evil")?
The fight scene in the book is epic. But I don't know if it would have translated as well as the fight scene we saw in the movie. Both versions of Feyd Rautha are scary and memorable.
One thing that's too often forgotten is that, if the Bene Gesserit schedule had gone to plan, Feyd would have been the father of the Kwisatz Haderach,.. Just how evil would that KH have been? Moreover, how evil does that imply the Bene Gesserit were?
I would love if you could do an analyzing good series where you discuss the protagonists/heroes in fiction stories. My first suggestion would be one of the most interesting protagonists in TV history: Rust Cohle
I think you would do a great job analyzing Nate Jacobs from Euphoria, he’s a fantastic villain and his character is very intimidating every time he’s on screen.
Another aspect I noticed upon examining the fight scenes... In the Dune 2 Movie: Feyd, in his fight with the Leto Guard, took the guard's final move and reversed it on him... to avoid being stabbed. In Feyd's fight with Paul he does the same move, reversing Paul's own blade and stabbing him. When he goes to finish Paul, Paul takes Feyd's blade into his shoulder, and Paul pulls out his own blade that Feyd had stabbed him with and stabs Feyd, killing him. Somewhere in that exchange, a lesson that self-sacrifice, when fighting a demon, will gain those without fear for their own lives, the most ultimate reward... your own life given back to you, without staking one's own vanity... or how it looks to everyone else. Paul doesn't care how he wins, or what it looks like, or what others think, and Paul uses that against Feyd. Masculine nature....
I would love to see an analysis on park yeon jin considering there are not alot analysis on the glory a very evil and layered character on one of the most popular kdramas in netflix shows period
@@jeambeam3173 dont get me started on cringe, you literally watch lore videos about rick and morty i can tell you have extreme acne and smell horrible by what you watch
@@jeambeam3173 and your the only cringe one here you literally chronically binge watch rick and morty lore videos while smelling horrible not taking care of yourself i can tell you have extreme acne and a pot gut
Excellent video! If I could request The Major from Hellsing/Hellsing Ultimate. Just finished the series a bit ago, and he is both terrifying in motives but also compelling, very similar to Judge Holden
It is fascinating that despite how irredeemably vile and cruel the villains in this story are, none of them can hold a candle to the death and destruction unleashed by our hero.
It is amazing how Feyd is basically just "enjoying the moment" while everyone else is just getting screwed on different levels throughout the new movie, everyone is playing 4d Chess while Feyd is almost eternally in a state of dueling even when outside the arena.
Living and devouring the moment is, in fact, one of the best descriptions of psychopaths, which Feyd is mentioned to be in the movie.
Not really accurate to the book Feyd. Who was a scheming scumbag just like his uncle. But still, a good portrayal
@@Rokaize yeah, book Feyd was just a garden-variety creeper.
@@RokaizeHonestly I kinda like that they gave Feyd more to do than his book counterpart
@@loonie5468 he's more a sociopath, barely a psychopath. He's far too emotional to be a psychopath
Feyd was honestly having the best week of his life
Bro saw his entire life and house crumble and was just enjoying the spectacle
He seems like he’s just having the best time of his life in every scene he’s in. He really enjoys being evil 😂
"I'm na-Baron, I just got a hot new gf witch momma, I got my uncle's approval, he's gonna make me Emperor, and we got Arrakis back to make us filthy rich! Boy, I can't wait to see what happens next!"
@TealWolf26 if he sat out the fight with Paul it may have gone differently. The baron and Rabban were dead, so he was the Harkonnen leader. But I guess the fremen or Gurney would have killed him anyway after that.
@skillsmachine9164 I'm sure. Herbert doesn't delve into the horrors of religious and political pograms and war but I wouldn't be surprised if Feyd would have been swept up in "treason trials" for complicity in oppressing the Fremen. He at least likely spared himself torture by volunteering. Unless Paul had some weird fit of sentiment because of their blood relation to protect Feyd but I doubt it. My favorite part about Leto II is that he looks at all the heinous shit that Paul gets up to directly and indirectly and says "Nah, we can do better," dialing up the tyranny to eleven for his Golden Path.
Can't wait for "Analyzing Evil: Paul Atreides"
Ahahahha me toooo like how he did eren yeager
I would say Duke Leto the second... The God Emperor of Dune...
@@MajesticDemonLord yessss! Can we call him "a necessary evil"?
@@DavidLopez-yt2ypEren pulled a Paul Atreides. Dune is much older than AoT.
Yes
maybe it was austin butler's acting and interpretation of feyd, but in the arena duel after killing the atreides soldier it seemed to me that he had some respect for the atreides for how he fought. when facing paul he was also gleeful to face paul, as if after facing the atreides soldier it gave him a taste of a true challenge instead of a manufactured one like the fights before, a challenge he was excited to face. it didnt seem to me he had any desdain or hatred for paul, it seemed more like a hint of admiration on paul's ruthlessness and brutality leading the fremen. it seems to me that even twisted as he is, he still has a certain sense of honor, unlike his uncle and brother, and respects strength even in his enemies.
Yeah. It even seemed like he had a tiny bit of respect for that one fremen that killed few of his men. I mean... he still burned her, so it doesn't seem like it. But just the way he says it, it seemed like he had at least a bit of respect.
In the book, Feyd Rautha makes a grand gesture of refusing the customary removal of his opponent's head as a trophy, and burying him intact since "he earned it", so you're pretty spot on.
The movie version seemed to be very tied into exploring the themes of power and giving into darker impulses. Hence making Feyd have sadomasochistic tendencies, after chasing personal power and adrenaline rush of humiliating and harming others, the thrill would wear off when they are easily overpowered due to his position and skill. Being able to be challenged himself or see others take down those who he doesn’t have power over or subverting his own power, makes someone more of a threat and therefore more of a rush to overpower and humiliate, with that uncertainty of if they can do it to him making it more thrilling. It’s more of a true power struggle, so it endears the opponent in a way for being able to provide that as well as being something he himself values (and can therefore respect).
It’s a sick sense of being grounded in the moment as well as delighting in the violence and pain most likely. I think they added the cannibalism to highlight the more twisted side to counteract the less sneaky characterization
The duel was a sham nothing like the novel.
@@Black_Blow_Fly Yeah, but honestly, given that Thufir's entire character arc was cut (so sad about that, but I get the necessity), how the arena scene played out in the movie worked just fine for me.
But yeah, I like the political maneuvering and "feints within feints within feints" in the book's version a lot.
To be honest, I just thought it was just gonna be pale Austin Butler with the Elvis voice, but he did phenomenal, and I wanted to see more of him.
I was genuinely expecting the elvis voice lmfao
he did a good impersonation of Stellan Skarsgård.
I wanted to see more of him too!
He looks like Pennywise and sounds like Heath Ledger’s Joker mixed with Baron Harkonnen
He's also something of a Method Actor as Elvis can attest. We'll see if he'll continue this aspect for future roles.
"Take this body To My quarters. My darlings are hungry" after slicing someones throat. All You need to know about the rutlessness of this man. The ferocity of his brother and the genius of his uncle in one.
tbh it sent chills down my spine when he said "take his body to my quarters" cause its obvious what for after the scene when the knives are presented to him. Then the following two lines "my darlings are hungry. There was no food on the flight for them" or whatever was too much and came off corny to me. Woulda been perfect if he didn't say the last two sentences in my opinion. Much more ominous.
@@Rizziculousyeah that would have suggested something equally as dark
My darlings haven’t eaten a while *shudders*
Well... he care his pets.
that quote doesn't show the ferocity or genius, it's just showing how he's psychotic.
I interpreted that moment where the Baron and Feyd kissed each other as form of narcissism on the Baron's part since he's been trying to live through Feyd and has been molding Feyd into being like him (the Baron).
I interpreted it as a show of how messed up the Harkonnens are, especially given the Baron’s “inclinations”
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@@ninyaninjabrifsanovichthes45 I know that element is there but given how much Butler based his performance off of Skarsgard, it made it feel like one person being in love with himself.
To me it was all about power. The Baron tried to show his power over Feyd by initiating this invasion of personal boundaries and intimacy in public. Feyd countered this by not only not being intimidated or shamed but by grabbing the Baron and kissing him back in a full Power Move.
I don't agree. What does kissing him have to do with living through him? I see no correlation honestly. I just honestly think its just an extreme embrace. That's why feyd kisses him back in gratitude.
Fun Fact: Austin Butler was offered the role while having coffee with Denis Villeneuve, without needing to audition. He trained for four months in Budapest, using a fitness regimen made by an ex-Navy SEALs member.
Sheesh
Wow! Just like that?
Too bad the movie is boring asf.
@@frankthecat1660Did we watch the same movie? What were you expecting?
@@LucasDimoveo 😴😴😴
I was genuinely sad when Feyd died. I knew it was coming, but I wanted so badly for him to be in the rest of the movies. His performance was incredible and the character itself was beautifully entertaining
Mee too 😅. He was an interesting character and I was hoping (since he is Pauls age and his cousin) that they would reconnect. I did not know the books back then, but I had the feeling that his death was a waste. I also dont like characters dying this young. He was 17, just a teenager. Thats terrible.
“She won’t talk”
“Tell her that’s fine, I already know everything I need to know. Only pleasure remains”
*Flamethrower clicks on*
Jesus! 😅 that’s cold as ice……or should I say
@6Kubik um he murdered his own mother and countless other people just to use them as food for his pets... I'd say it wasn't an exact waste. I don't think he was that redeemable and pretty sure his early death was Inevitable....
I see the final confrontation between Paul & Feyd in Part II as a very twisted passing of the torch to the next oppressor. The new film doubles down on Feyd being a foil to Paul with his determination in combat & even control of his impulses compared to his brother & uncle. Paul might have won the throne but upon being congratulated by Feyd in the latter’s dying breath, it’s clear Feyd died with the greatest fight of his life & winning Paul’s soul.
Thats an odd take. How did he win Paul's soul? Paul already knew the path he was going down. Plus his Father and friends had been slaughtered by the Harkonnens, whilst Feyd had been on the other side of that outcome.
Good analysis!
@@skillsmachine9164In the movie Paul acknowledges that he'll have to embrace his Harkonnen heritage in order to avenge his father, or something along those lines. And then becomes the religious figurehead of a jihad that kills billions and wipes multiple planets. So he becomes even more heartless than Feyd; fully embracing his Harkonnen heritage through the brutality of his reign.
@seann2751 hey yeh i get that ive read the books too. Just at no point does feyd think at any point in his own mind that Paul is losing his soul to him. As far as feyd has thought this was just a great fight and a chance for more power through the emporer. I doubt he'd even given 2 seconds thought to the possible jihad.
In the BTS of this film, Austin Butler revealed that he saw Feyd Rautha as an "eater of souls" who longs for worthy opponents to kill and consume the energy of. Paul killing him, especially in such an underhanded way, must have shown Feyd that he was right. Hell, Paul also said earlier that he needed to fight like a Harkonen. Paul may have killed Feyd, but it was indeed feyd who took his soul. Just adding to your interpretation!
Austin Butler as Feyd was easily the best part of a movie that was already a phenomenal masterpiece. He completely chewed up the scenery. I just wish we had more of him, like goddamn
Feyd Ruatha is the prime example of what mommy issues does to a mf.
It's more like "I have a pervy Uncle McTouchy who dresses me up like a doll"
Dude got trained by a navy seal after chatting with one of the best sci-fi directors alive. Delivered 110%
Feyd-Rautha was honestly the best character in Dune Part Two that wasn’t Paul himself
Paul's speach to the Fremen was friggen awesome though. Got absolute chills. Before they destroyed house Harkonnen.
❌ *loud buzzer noise*
it was actually lady jessica, chani, and irulan - who were also the only ones standing after the duel. those three were as much mains as paul was
I found him more interesting than Paul, even though Paul was great.
Nope - Stilgar !
@@zainash3320 oh yeah? which of his five different lines besides "as it was written!" enthralled you? 😆
Villeneuve's introduction of Feyd was amazing. So much menace
It was corny asf.
@@josecipriano3048always gotta be someone like you in the comments
@@josecipriano3048it definitely was epic… if you think otherwise i don’t know how you have any fun in life
Loved Austin’s portrayal. A truly amazing villain.
Horus from Warhammer 40k would make for great analysis - insecurities and feelings of inadequacy leading to terrible things
A guy can could spend a lot of time breaking down villains in 40k. Since, everyone is a villain in 40k. 😂
@@stephengordon576 hmm, more of a spectrum of morally ambiguity, perhaps. Lorgar though, oooph, really more of a villain than anyone else
@@hamishsewell5990 truth.
Inserts obligatory ‘Fuck Erebus’ here.
breaking down a character from the horus heresy is quite the mountain of work. Especially a main staple like Horus Lupercal. A LOT of reading
@@silentsorrowbane Not to mention the various inconsistencies in writing and characterizations that one has to diligently parse through when analyzing a character due to various different authors handling the same characters with their own interpretations and biases (as well as a lack of proofreading in some books).
I’m not gonna lie, dude was actually kind of cool in his own psychotic way. I kept thinking of that while watching in the theater
Lol I know exactly what you mean, I thought the same. Like he's crazy and evil and he loves it, and that can make for a good villain
A 45 minute video dedicated to analyzing Feyd Rautha is just what I was looking for. Thank you algorithm.
This channel is a goldmine of villain analyzes.
He was a stand out of the movie. Such a interesting character. His brutality matched only by his sense of honor and respect towards other warriors.
Feyd was definitely the more compelling of the two brothers. I always appreciate a villain with intelligence and cunning. His brother relied on brute force and direct cruelty to establish control, a hammer. Feyd was the scalpel, he always looked for every tool at his disposal to establish control over the situation, and maintain/grow his power.
Rabban - the beast - was a bully. A strong man, but a coward. Physically strong, mentally weak. He lacked understanding of the people he was fighting, of the people he was using, of himself. He lacked any discernible mental virtues - even lacked admirable vices. There was no way he could win a war, if you follow Sun Tzu's logic. Feyd was a far more dangerous cat.
As I commented on Rabban’s video,
Rabban is the guy who punches holes in the drywall while raging after losing a COD match. Feyd is the guy that used magnifying glasses on ants and rips the wings off butterflies for fun as a little kid.
@@ninyaninjabrifsanovichthes45 very accurate
Actually, in the miniseries Feyd does have a poison gom jabbar he tries to use during the final duel, but is distracted by Paul calling him cousin, and slain.
Still, you raise a good point about his life basically having been mapped out by his uncle, taking away his agency to mold him into a Harkonnen Emperor. A reinterpretation could work where Feyd engages in honorable duels in the Arena not simply to gain the favor of his people, but to try and feel some amount of freedom where anything can happen and his life isn’t perfectly planned out.
Villeneuve's version of Feyd-Rautha was closer to a cartoonishly evil parody of the character seen in the book, yet I think that in the context of the movie it work perfectly, as with many grey characters including the protagonist Paul having an irredeemably evil antagonist helped making a major blockbuster more digestible for a larger audience.
The only issue I had is that I wish they delve into is how he serves as the foil to Paul. As in the book, that’s what he was.
@@osmanyousif7849oooh yes good point!
@@osmanyousif7849 There is a point where they do it but, like much of Villeneuve's worldbuilding in the films, it requires the audience to be paying attention and not relying on spoon-feeding the info to them. Paul passing the Bene Gesserit test in Part 1 is symbolic of him being someone special, is built up and presented that way. In Part 2, although they don't show the actual test, Feyd also passes it at the hands of Margot Fenring. That, and the later discussion between Fenring and Mohiam, clearly sets him up as a mirror to Paul. Paul is, at heart, kind, caring, compassionate, and loyal to his friends. Feyd is, to put it mildly, not. Paul is forced reluctantly into his first fight to the death and takes no pleasure in it. Feyd's first fight where it is implied it's the first time he's ever been at actual serious risk is something he embraces and enjoys. Paul fights against becoming the monster he fears he will, Feyd revels in being the monster he is.
I lowkey think they struck an ambitiously delicate balance with Feyd. He had effectively a flat character trajectory, but the ‘pet the dog’ moments he got did slowly chisel away at my first impressions of Feyd as a purely psychopathic freak. So that, by the end, he and Paul (who has had negative growth throughout the film) didn’t seem all that different.
So on the contrary to the commenter above, I believe a good deal of effort was put into Feyd’s role as a character foil to Paul?
@@keith6706 , well, that part is definitely shown. My bigger issue, though is the fact that as Paul goes down the darker path where we’ve been into question the whole prophecy, if they gave characters like Feyd a little bit more development, it would give us the chance to question the whole concept of, “Is Paul really the lesser of two evils?”.
"i ought to drown You in that tub"
Baron: don't be so hasty.
What a fun family huh?😅😅😅😅
Drown*
Also Feyd not even ten minutes later: _Intense make out sesh with his uncle_
May thy knife chip and shatter
Yeah a very loving family 🥰
Imagine the book versions of these characters. It’s hinted at that the Baron and Feyd have slept together, and then there was Feyd’s plan to kill the Baron that got foiled
The whole arena sequence was pure cinematic bliss. With that score and crowd chanting his name...perfection.
Almost every other part of the movie after that sucked in comparison
I went back to the movies for mainly the whole giedi prime sequence
@@jenniferh9612 same.
The thing that could have made it better for me is the blood be the only color in this black and white scene.
Are you not entertained!?
- Feyd probably
I think he did a particularly good job in his few subversive moments of humanity. You're set up to see him as this one note monster, and then he surprises you with his commitment to honoring those who play the game with the same dedication (thanking those who gave him a good fight for starters. But when Paul salute's him before the deul he practically blushes hes so flattered). He's many, horrible things. But all of it is simply inconsequencal to one singular desire; he just wants a good fight.
I love how butler learned to speak like skarsgard it was really a great idea by him.
Timothee Chalamet and Austin Butler deserve awards for these roles. So does Greig Fraser for the cinematography in this masterpiece. I can't tell you the last time I was looking forward to buying a hard copy of ANY movie but I'm certainly looking forward to this one.
Literally a masterpiece
Feyd-Rautha was a fantastic foil and antagonist for Paul. There were several times where I found myself thinking “A corrupt society such as this would deserves Feyd.”
The last time I was this early the denizens still called Arrakis "Dune"
LISAN AL GAIB
#RememberRakis
I feel you disregard Dune 2's Fade's honor. I believe it is genuine and that the bene generate were correct in their assessment of him. Is he a monster? Yes. But he is guided by honor? Also, yes. That is why he stood by while his uncle was killed, and that is also why he fought on behalf of the Emperor.
I think him fighting on behalf of the Emperor was more of a way to get a chance at the throne. If Feyd had won the fight and with Paul out of the picture, Feyd could then have the chance to wed Irulan himself.
@Maglors_grief You are almost certainly correct. But that also assumes any of them would have survived had Paul died.
whole honour thing is from the movies and not books
"Now, without further a'Dune..."
14:58
"Hai! Hai!" the slave challenged, and crept forward two steps.
"Hello!" Feyd responded, waving enthusiastically at the slave.
Dune: Part Two if it was a Marvel movie
@@flaya11 I hate the fact that you're right...
Feyd and Paul (had Jessica had a girl instead of boy), were meant to be paired by the Bene Gesserit. It was from this coupling that the Kwisatz Haderach was supposed to be born but Jessica defied the wants of her order and gave Leto his son. Thus were the events of Dune set in motion.
Bene Gesserit*
@@lydiaboll2872 Thanks ☺️
I have a few suggestions.
1. Angstrom Levy (Invincible)
2. Kane (Command & Conquer: Tiberian Series)
3. Arcturus Mengsk (StarCraft)
4. Wilson Fisk (Marvel Comics)
5. Gul Dukat (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)
6. Jabba Desilijic Tiure (Star Wars)
7. Lewis Dodgson (Jurassic Park)
It took me until after I watched the movie to realize rautha was played by Austin butler. He did that well. Insane acting from Butler. Best character in the movie by far
I wonder if Paul Atreides will get an Analyzing Evil after Messiah is adapted...
You should combine Vlad,Glossu Rabban, and Feyd Rathoun into one video calling it Analyzing evil: The Harkonnin Triumvirate of Evil
Or just House Harkonnen
By the end of Dune part 2 I found the Sisterhood - and Jessica in particular - to be FAR more evil and terrifying than 10 Feyd's lined up in a row doing whatever horrifying things ten Feyds in a row would do.
Austin Butler was incredible in the film. Btw, could you cover the Other Mother from Coraline?
This!!!!
good pick
I second this
I love this Dune series, and it has confirmed for me that if I ever listened to an audiobook of Dune, I'd want you to be the narrator.
Austin butler killed it as Feyd.
Some suggestions:
- Analyzing Evil: Park Yeon-jin from The Glory
- Analyzing Evil: Thor "The Swede" Gundersen from Hell on Wheels
- Analyzing Evil: Mahito from Jujutsu Kaisen
YESSSS PARK YEON-JIN PLEEEEEASE
Not a villain, but also Moon Dong-eun from the Glory! She is no saint herself, even if she is the protagonist.
The Glory was fucking phenomenal. Honestly almost all of the main characters can be analyzed
My favourite character from the movie. Kinda sad that they killed him. If he had more screemtime I think he could be one the great villains. This may sound a bit exaggerated but his introduction in the arena was just 10/10.
You could hear butlers elvis voice come out in a few scenes. The one i remember most was when he called someone his darlin
He was directing servants to take a dead body (that he had just unalived) to his quarters because his harpies, ' his darlings ', were hungry. He makes my skin crawl.
Hope to see these covered some day!
- Joe Cooper (Killer Joe)
- Nino Brown (New Jack City)
- Jake "The Muss" Heke (Once Were Warriors)
- Dr. X (from the Operation: Mindcrime albums by Queensrÿche)
I respect a lot the fact you basically just read the book to us and then elaborate sensibly a bit.
I’m glad that this sci fic franchise is getting more spotlight in pop culture
Can’t wait for more great content from this channel!!!
The Smith Syndicate from Killer7. It’s such a fascinating game and I think you would have a lot of fun picking it apart
In the film adaptation Feyd’s opponent is lieutenant Lanville. He was one of the higher ranked in house Atrerties. He can be seen in several scene in the first movie if you look closely
Jesus, your content production rate has been insane these last few months. I assume - based on their clarity and eloquence - these are fully written scripts, which is hectic. I just hope, hope, hope you dont burn yourself out, man, but keep up the good work
Amazing video as always, I'd love an Analyzing Evil on "Blood In Blood Out" a film popularized in latino communities due to the portrayal of Cholos during the 70's but a stylized look in the prison politics and progression through the 80's. At its core however is an exploration of how a person can change for the better or fall further into evil.
May thy knife chip and shatter!!
Boy do I sure love the ever sadistic na-Baron Feyd Rautha Harkonnen
I stood up and clapped when Feyd did the Elvis hip shakes in the colosseum
And then when he said “I’d like to thank my little buddy Forrest for teaching me that” I cried
Why would you disrupt the movie to celebrate one of the most evil creatures in the movie? That’s twisted and indicative of something about you that’s not a good thing.
@@cheeseburgerinparadise7124 Hmmm... I'm not sure if u get my comment 🤔 lol
@@cheeseburgerinparadise7124are you mentally deficient?
@@cheeseburgerinparadise7124he's joking by making a made-up scene in the movie, did ur mother drop u on ur head as a baby?
I still just can't get over the stark beauty and sinister dichotomy of Giedi Prime. The stark contrasts of black, white and shades between just so perfectly capture the ideologies and brutality of the Harkonnens.
Episode suggestion: Clyde Shelton from Law Abiding Citizen.
He's a really interesting character and I think it'd be really interesting to have an analysis of him.
I know “the walking dead” has kind of lost its luster but I would love to see an episode about ‘Alpha’ and maybe even ‘Beta’. Both are evil in their own ways but I find them interesting and would love a deep dive of their characters.
THIS!!!! This is what we need right now!
A villain that doesn't have a goal or motive, is driven purely by their ambition, which makes them evil.
A villain who didn't fear death lived a life with no regrets and died being evil.
That is a peak character right there. That is what we need in a villain nowadays. Something Walt Disney Animation and Marvel is failing to do right now.
I think you should do a video on homunculus/father from fullmetal alchemist brotherhood. It's quite a unique character that embodies an evil distinct from many character's you've analyzed in the past.
Youd be messed up too if you grew up in Uncle Touchy's mystery dungeon.
😂😂😂
@@lydiaboll2872 😀
Most people get cake and presents for their birthday. Feyd gets a straight-up one-sided gladiator fight
Loved the new entry! Also another great video! Could a potential analysis be on John Fitzgerald from The Revenant?
I thought Feyd was mesmerising in Dune Part 2. Easily the most watchable character for me.
He was a close second for me. I just really liked Paul once he put his big boy pants on after they went South. Butler and Chalamet absolutely blew their rolls out of the water.
Seeing these new movies again has forced me to revisit the dune series and remember just how beautifully written the books are. Such a wonderfully written prose
I really enjoy your series, Vile Eye. I'm not sure if you take requests, but I think an interesting villain to cover and analyze would be Ramses from The Prince of Egypt.
Please do Analyzing Evil: *William Friedkin’s Cruising.* It’s one of the few movies that made me feel sick, disturbed, and gross in the end. Al Pacino was great and very underrated, I miss when actors took risky roles.
Who’s here? I’m here, you’re here… Evil is here.
Villain Suggestions:
Tony Wendice (Dial "M" for Murder)
Edmund (King Lear)
Harry Roat (Wait Until Dark)
SQUIP (Be More Chill)
Audrey II (Little Shop of Horrors)
Claudius (Hamlet)
Lady Macbeth (Macbeth)
Iago (Othello)
Regan (King Lear)
Macbeth (Macbeth)
Tybalt (Romeo and Juliet)
I forgot how accurate was the Baron's knowledge of Feyd's psyche. This channel is a jewel
Great video as always!
I have 5 suggestions:
Fjölnir from the Northman
Moon Dong-eun (she’s the protagonist, I know, but she’s pretty vengeful to put it mildly) from the Glory (it was a reply, but I wanted to comment this as well)
Paul Atreides himself from Dune
Ulfric Stormcloak from Skyrim
Yevgeny Borisovitch Volgin from MGS3: snake eater
I walked into the theater saying the edible wasn’t shit left saying feyd-rautha was fine as fuck
Thanks!
You really been pumping out content.
Great stuff as usual
Given his morally gray nature, could you do a video on Mace Windu using the Star Wars work written by or with Lucas (the prequel movies and novelizations, Star wars the Clone Wars, the novels "Shatterpoint" & "Labyrinth of Evil")?
I'd love an episode about Rudolf Hoess, from the Zone of Interest!
Some suggestions:
1) Ernesto de la Cruz from Coco
2) King Andrias Leviathan from Amphibia
3) Solf J. Kimblee from Fullmetal Alchemist
The fight scene in the book is epic. But I don't know if it would have translated as well as the fight scene we saw in the movie. Both versions of Feyd Rautha are scary and memorable.
Please do a video on Mistborn Trilogy's Lord Ruler and Kelsier. One is a tyrannical utilitarian, and the other is a charming sociopathic rebel.
I'd love to see you do a video of Emperor Shaddam IV as well
One thing that's too often forgotten is that, if the Bene Gesserit schedule had gone to plan, Feyd would have been the father of the Kwisatz Haderach,..
Just how evil would that KH have been?
Moreover, how evil does that imply the Bene Gesserit were?
4:45 just got a thought about guild navigators collecting spice from everyone,
But they could decline transportation for the jhad warriors
Thank you for all your videos on Dune. I'd like to hear your Analyzing Evil review of Elias Mannix in Bodies.
I would love if you could do an analyzing good series where you discuss the protagonists/heroes in fiction stories. My first suggestion would be one of the most interesting protagonists in TV history: Rust Cohle
I think you would do a great job analyzing Nate Jacobs from Euphoria, he’s a fantastic villain and his character is very intimidating every time he’s on screen.
Funny his name was Feyd. And he was really trying to run Paul a Fade 😂😂perfect name for todays slang
Another aspect I noticed upon examining the fight scenes...
In the Dune 2 Movie: Feyd, in his fight with the Leto Guard, took the guard's final move and reversed it on him... to avoid being stabbed.
In Feyd's fight with Paul he does the same move, reversing Paul's own blade and stabbing him.
When he goes to finish Paul, Paul takes Feyd's blade into his shoulder, and Paul pulls out his own blade that Feyd had stabbed him with and stabs Feyd, killing him.
Somewhere in that exchange, a lesson that self-sacrifice, when fighting a demon, will gain those without fear for their own lives, the most ultimate reward... your own life given back to you, without staking one's own vanity... or how it looks to everyone else.
Paul doesn't care how he wins, or what it looks like, or what others think, and Paul uses that against Feyd. Masculine nature....
One villain I'd like you to do a video on is Abigail Williams from "The Crucible".
I hope you do a video on Arcane someday. Particularly with Silco.
I second this
you should do pre-norse Kratos, he might seem like more of an anti-hero but I think in 3 he really dips into pure villainy.
Feyd the Lawful Evil Anti-Paladin. Awesome bad guy.
Analyzing Evil: Butthead from Beavis and Butthead.
You should cover the Prophet of Truth and the Didact from the Halo series. Didact in particular is a complex character that has a lot of book lore.
I was waiting for this video. Amazing :D 40min well spent :)
Hoping to see an analyzing evil on Paul Atreides since he isn't exactly a hero or a good guy
to be honest I wouldn't mind hearing the dune series narrated by evil eye...
Was just going to comment that, he should start his own audible service.
I would love to see an analysis on park yeon jin considering there are not alot analysis on the glory a very evil and layered character on one of the most popular kdramas in netflix shows period
Cringe
@@jeambeam3173 dont get me started on cringe, you literally watch lore videos about rick and morty i can tell you have extreme acne and smell horrible by what you watch
@@jeambeam3173 and your the only cringe one here you literally chronically binge watch rick and morty lore videos while smelling horrible not taking care of yourself i can tell you have extreme acne and a pot gut
Excellent video! If I could request The Major from Hellsing/Hellsing Ultimate. Just finished the series a bit ago, and he is both terrifying in motives but also compelling, very similar to Judge Holden
“It has been said that I like war. I wish to dash these rumors. I do not _like_ war. I *love* war.”
I’d also like a video on Bishop Enrico Maxwell.
It is fascinating that despite how irredeemably vile and cruel the villains in this story are, none of them can hold a candle to the death and destruction unleashed by our hero.
And by the Bene Gesserit and their plots throughout the history
The hero's son is the one that truly unleashes it
Being impressrd with somone because they tried to kill you... yep that is definitely a Harkonnan thing.
I’ve listened to so much of your stuff, but this is my first time actually watching and seeing you 😂
Thank you for including the mini-series