History Funny / Dune2021

-->'''Paul:''' You're going to Arrakis tomorrow, right?\\
'''Duncan:''' ''[completely deadpan, clearly anticipating something annoying]'' Yes, I ''am'' going to Arrakis tomorrow.

* The Baron having a personal banquet and complimenting a paralyzed Leto on his kitchen is as much BlackComedy as it is NightmareFuel. The Baron's already killed all Leto's men and occupied his home, yet he's taken time out of his schedule to, for all intents, raid Leto's fridge for a snack.

** Also, Leto doesn't look at Gurney to notice that he's not smiling. He just assumes, based on experience, that Gurney is scowling behind him.

* Paul's line from the book about how he'd rather hear a song from Gurney than combat training is kept in, despite the film's version of Gurney being a far more serious and stern soldier. The mental image of him still having book Gurney's musical habits is amazing.

* During the battle in the palace grounds, Duncan makes his way to the airfield and kills several Harkonnen troops guarding an Ornithopter. The remaining Harkonnens [[KnowWhenToFoldEm raise their hands and get out of his way]] so he can take off in the ship and use it to lay waste to the other Harkonnen forces on the flightline.

** She also tells him that Jamis is a great warrior, [[FalseReassurance he will make sure Paul doesn't suffer much.]]

** Also, Leto doesn't look at Gurney to notice that he's not smiling. He just assumes, based on experience, that Gurney is scowling behind him. All along with a very subtle exasperated head shake, as if he's thinking, "Dammit, Gurney..."

** Funnier if you recall that before joining The Resistance, [[Film/RiseOfSkywalker Poe Dameron was involved in the Spice trade.]]

** Also, Leto doesn't look at Gurney to notice that he's not smiling. He just assumes, based on experience, that Gurney is scowling behind him.

** All this build up of Jamis’s skill as a fighter means it can be darkly humorous to see Paul thoroughly outclass him: attempting multiple times to get Jamis to yield, [[UnderestimatingBadassery while barely suffering a scratch in return.]] Stilgar has to verify with Jessica that Paul is not in fact toying with Jamis in a traditional duel to the death.

** All this build up of Jamis’s skill as a fighter means it can be darkly humorous when Paul turns out to have enough skill to attempt multiple times to get Jamis to yield, [[UnderestimatingBadassery while barely suffering a scratch in return.]] Stilgar has to verify with Jessica that Paul is not in fact toying with Jamis in a traditional duel to the death.

-->'''Leto''': And look where that got him!

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[[caption-width-right:350:''Gurney '''is''' smiling.'']]

-->'''Duncan:''' Look at you. Put on some muscle?\\

** The fact that he practiced something as Earth-like as corrida ten of thousands of years into the future and so far from Earth, and the bull head trophy likely coming from his time sticking out like a sore thumb in the otherwise SpaceRomans-[=style=] and Brutalist-inspired architecture of House Atreides. The guy must have ''really'' insisted in his testament that they keep this thing around no matter what.

* When Stilgar is welcomed by Duke Leto Atreides as ambassador of the Fremen, he spits in front of Leto, who [[CultureClash reacts]] as if this was an [[SpitefulSpit offense]] (not helped by how gruff Stilgar seems to be). Duncan, who [[GoingNative lived among the Fremen]] for some time beforehand, is quick to explain him that he actually sacrificed a bit of water (the most precious thing on Arrakis besides Spice) as a salute and sign of trust, then everyone does the same.

* When Stilgar is welcomed by Duke Leto Atreides as ambassador of the Fremen, he spits in front of Leto, who [[CultureClash reacts]] as if this was an [[SpitefulSpit offense]] (not helped by how gruff Stilgar seems to be). Duncan is quick to explain him that he actually sacrificed a bit of water (the most precious thing on Arrakis besides Spice) as a salute and sign of trust, then everyone does the same.

'''Duncan:''' No.

* Leto does not want Paul taking unnecessary risks because he is the family's legacy. Paul points out that Leto's father used to fight bulls for sport.

* Paul's line from the book about how he'd rather hear a song from Gurney than combat training, despite the film's version of Gurney being a far more serious and stern soldier. The mental image of him still having book Gurney's musical habits is amazing.

[[caption-width-right:350:''He '''is''' smiling.'']]

-->'''Duncan:''' Look at you. Put on some muscle.\\
'''Paul:''' I did?\\