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ExperiencingDune: Part Twoin 4DX is like drinking the films sacred blue Water of Life: Youwilldie.
Youmaysee visions with awakened sensesunknown to man or prophet before you.
Its described on Regals website as the biggest innovation in cinematic technology to date.
That means in their copywriters estimation, the inventions of synchronized sound and Technicolor havenothingon 4DX.
Does 4DX detract from a certain somber weightiness Villeneuve is trying to impart?
Did the cast and crew intendDune: Part Twoto be greeted with shrieks and laughter?
But giant blockbusters should befun,and this is definitely that.
I assumedDune,famously the driest film franchise, would afford no opportunities for spray.
I also wanted to know what spice smelled like: more on that in a bit.
Whenever Hans Zimmer really wails on those bassy tones, expect to feel that thrum in your butt.
This is just one of many aforementioned feelings of being the inanimate object in a scene throughout the film.
They lift, fall, bump up and down, and jiggle back and forth.
VomitWhenever a character vomits, the chairs rumbled.
Mercifully, we were not sprayed with water for this, nor were there smell effects.
The 4DX thumps are stronger in close-up and softer when a thumper is farther in the background.
A couple hours in 4DX-land makes weirdos and creeps of us all.
Javier Bardem being a silly gooseAt one point, Stilgar goes ah!
to scare Paul, and the chair shook to really drive it home.
It felt like the chairs were shot back too.
Dave Bautista opening a doorWhoosh!
Sandworm ridingThe pinnacle of theDune: Part Twocinematic experience was every sandworm-riding sequence.
It sort of enhanced the visceral excitement of those scenes, which is the whole point of them anyway.
This is meant to be a devastating moment, but its also a splishy-splashy good time.
Missile trajectoryAt one point, my chair glided from left to right following the arc of a missile.
This felt almost lyrical.
One blow to Paul corresponded with a sharp jab in the back.
The seat also thrust me forward when Paul pulled a knife out of his shoulder.
Is 4DX the rightDune: Part Twoviewing experience for you?
If you enjoy theme parks, thrill rides, or novelty in general, completely.
(When the lights came on after the movie, the theater floors werecarnage.
I personally think thats the cowards way.
I think it keeps the film at arms length.
George Melies was a magician before he was a filmmaker.
Movies were nickel-a-pop fairground attractions before they were high art.
RIP, Duncan Idaho.
You would have lovedDune: Part Twoin 4DX.
