“Dune: Part 2” has been a smash with filmgoers and critics alike. It earned nearly $370 million in its first two weeks of release worldwide and has an impressive 93% Fresh Rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
The film centers around Paul Atredies’s (Timothée Chalamet) journey from royalty to a new life on the desert planet of Arakkis, whom the inhabitants believe may be “The One Who Will Lead Us to Paradise.” Paul’s journey is treacherous, as he must battle his sworn enemies, the Harkonens while trying to avoid being gobbled up by 400-yard-long sandworms with knife-like teeth.
But, in the end, it’s all about the spice.
A comedian who goes by Tom on Twitter made a fantastic video as Shai Hulud, a giant sandworm, being played by former president and current presidential candidate Donald Trump. In the video, he rails against “Pesky” and “Little” Paul Atredies and says he will get a better deal on the spice trade with the Harkonens.
The video works because it’s funny to hear Trump speak about the “Dune” universe and the simple eyes and nose on the face of a sandworm are right out of early ‘70s Saturday morning TV.
“I’m going to see this on Sunday and can already tell that this video will ruin the entire film. ‘Pesssky Paul’ in my head, every other scene,” David Paul joked in the comments. I think I’ve watched this 20 times now, and the ‘We’re gonna have paradise on Arrakis’ line gets me every time. Perfection,” Ben Page added.