has been a revelation, with critics and fans alike raving about Denis Villeneuve’s vision for Frank Herbert’s novel. The second part of the intended trilogy is a visual masterpiece, no doubt, but is no way lacking in terms of storytelling either. Villeneuve and Jon Spaihts wrote a wonderful screenplay for the movie based on the epic that is , but what many fans might have noticed with after both films, is that it does not follow the novel to the T.

Skipping out on many major plot points – like the and the Spacing Guild, the director’s main focus has been on Paul’s story in Arrakis as well as the Bene Gesserit’s influenece throughout the Imperium. He has also given way more agency to the character of Chani than what she had in the novels. And that is being praised by the audience (for the most part).

Let’s delve a little deeper into the machinations of how this will affect the next installment when it comes on screen.SUGGESTED

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At the end of , we see Chani leaving on a sandworm, whereabouts are unknown, which is a major digression from the novels. In Frank Herbert’s epic, Chani is fiercely loyal to Paul and follows him in his ascension as the Fremen messiah.