Sci-fi's Prodigal Son - Director Denis Villeneuve
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Denis Villeneuve once said, "“I didn't turn to science fiction, I went away from it" when responding to why he got into science fiction after doing budget dramas early in his career. In this video, we will take a look at the journey to making DUNE and becoming one of this decade's best Sci-fi directors.
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0:00 Sci-fi's Prodigal Son: Denis Villeneuve
0:53 Early Career and Sci-fi Influence
2:41 Turn to Sci-fi: Arrival
3:11 Early films before Arrival
3:40 Arriving at Arrival
5:16 PREPARE
5:59 Blade Runner 2049 Disaster
7:18 Intimidated by the legacy
8:31 Identity and reception of Blade Runner 2049
10:02 Filmmakers shouldn't control the financial outcomes of films
11:00 Sacrilegious
11:21 Cursed Sci-fi: Dune
13:36 The dangers of adapting
14:47 Denis takes a different approach with Dune than his predecessors
16:40 The Prodigal Son is finally home where he belongs
17:38 the ABANDONED DUNE film
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VIDEO NOTE: First, I apologize about the pronunciation. We did some research into it and I just got the wrong impression about how it was said. Kind of sucks because I really did try to find the correct way he says it, but now realizing I probably should start learning some French 😂 anyways, thanks for being patient with an English speaker such as myself and I'll definitely revert to traditional French pronunciation in the future. See below where we got a bit confused 🥲 To clarify, did some research into pronunciation for Villeneuve. Traditional French is a silent "e" but then I watched this video kzhead.info/sun/g6mAo6qumXajeK8/bejne.htmlsi=-_mQleedUBYap831 The latter half there is an "eh" or "ay" he adds. I try and go for the way our specific subject says the name. I also could have misunderstood the over annunciation of the "v" in the word, if so my bad! I'll stick with the traditional French pronunciation in the future. My bad but also just wanted to let everyone know we did try and research it, just maybe tried a bit too hard on it 😂 Slightly frustrating to have this distract from a cool story about a cool director. Appreciate everyone watching!
I think the last two clips where we hear the "eh", it was just cut off and it was roll off to his next word.
@@inzaneartworks3109 could be! I honestly probably tried too hard and should have just done the traditional French pronunciation but was trying to get it how he says it.
@@FrameVoyager it really doesn’t matter. Probably shouldn’t have even mentioned it. Great video! As a Canadian it just sounded off. Keep up the great content.
@@inzaneartworks3109 only mention it because some were saying we didn't research it. 😅 Just showing where we got it from. We do a lot of research and want people to know we do for these videos!
@@FrameVoyager it shows! Always great to watch and the effort does not go unnoticed 👍🏻
Blade Runner 2049 was criminally underrated, in my opinion.
Yeah, it's visually stunning
The studio let the movie down. The trailers were confusing and told you nothing about the movie to get people excited for it and the overall marketing strategy was just hopeless.
One of the best sequels ever!
I think it’s official. This comment has marked the point where it has become perfectly rated.
A part of me enjoys how underrated it is though. No joke my favorite movies of all time. Both of the films together. I’m not saying it’s the best film ever made. But the music! The aesthetic. The whole atmosphere I felt such a strong and emendate connection with. Made me feel very strange actually. It felt so familiar that I almost felt as though I had worked on it in a past life or something. I’m not one to believe in such things but that’s how it felt. I’m an artist/designer. Ive invested my whole being into this lifestyle. Some of the concepts and imagery are so similar to actual thoughts and visuals I’ve had it kinda scared me. Like “omg there it is! There’s that vision I’ve been chasing in my mind but have thus far been unable to grasp.” The films just resonated so deeply with my soul for whatever reason. Anyone else have a similar relationship with these films?
one of the few directors who have genuinely NEVER missed
100% agree. I know everyone loves Nolan but imo some of his movies are kind of mid, especially as I get older and look back on them and realize how clunky they can be. I only seem to appreciate Denis's movies more and more.
Maelström was good but less so than his other movies. He took time after it saying that he would only come back when he was confident that he would make movies of the quality he wanted to achieve. His next film was Polytechnique 9 years later
@@K.C-2049 nobody talks about Nolan, dipsh1t. Also, whenever you describe something with a damn Twitter term, you automatically lose any credibility.
totally agree. his last 10 years is one of the all-time runs in cinema history @@K.C-2049
@@K.C-2049I enjoy two of his films and that's it really, The Prestige and Inception.
Blade Runner 2049 was a religious experience for me in the theater
Same here. To be able to experience such a visual epic on the big screen was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Wish I had the same chance with Annihilation and Dune 1 (Covid; I never got to see it on the big screen).
I missed Ready Player One on big screen and regret that. Did see Blade Runner. 2049 was actually even better on the second viewing. Denis gets subtlety, nuance, soft touch, caress, he's got a great attention to detail. As time goes On, I like him even more and his movies, too.
Yo, same. I don't want to believe that it fell short!
If there is a movie i regret not having seen in theater it is Blade Runner 2049. That's why now Denis Villeneuve is the director i know i have to go in theater as soon as there is a new film from him.
I did not see it in theaters and I will regret this for the rest of my life
I liked Arrival a lot, but when I saw Blade Runner 2049 I knew Villeneuve was a god tier director. Dune Part 2 had me hoping in the cinema that it was an hour longer. I was at the edge of my seat throughout the whole movie and kept hoping in my head "don't end yet". Last time I had a feeling like that was during The Fellowship of the Ring.
Same, I wish the movie was 5 hours long
Have you seen his other films? The not scifi? Even those are amazing. Like prisoners and sicario
@@Puppy_Puppington yep! All great films.
@@Puppy_Puppington I saw Prisoners long ago and really liked it. I've heard a lot of good about Sicario, it's on my "to watch" list.
When Dune part 1 ended and the end credits started I was genuinely surprised even destabilized as I really thought we were still only around the half of the movie, and I mean time-wise. It could really have been much longer. Now I understand I'll feel the same with part 2.
He is the Kwisatz Haderach of Sci-Fi. It is the legend.
AS IT IS WRITTEN!
Lisan al-Gaib!
Pronunciation key: Denis: The Knee Bonus tip: consonants at the end of words are usually silent in French Villeneuve: - Ville as in margaritaville - nuh - ve as in could’ve
For sure! Unfortunately, saw this video while researching the name kzhead.info/sun/g6mAo6qumXajeK8/bejne.htmlsi=-_mQleedUBYap831 The last half he annunciates the "eh" or "ay" which I went with for the video. Might have just mistook the overunciation of the "v" here so in the future I'll just go the traditional pronunciation. My bad!
@@FrameVoyager He's saying "My name is Denis Villeneuve, AND..." which he produced like saying the letter N. Source: kzhead.info/sun/qqeSgqWAZ5yHe2w/bejne.htmlsi=ryUmxt3WpPX--ovU The other 3 clips in the compilation are correct. Also, instead of pronouncing the "neuve" as "noov", maybe try saying "nerve" but soften the R even more than an English accent would. If that doesn't work, then "nuhv" is fine.
@@FrameVoyagerYou might be mishearing the pronunciation here through his accent, because it’s much different than yours. I appreciate your vid, but that detail disrupts the flow.
@@bookdmb Yeah, that's my bad. Worked with a friend who is from France on the correct pronunciation for our next video.
For me, as a French Canadian myself, it was the pronunciation of Villeneuve that was problematic. 😅 Not going to criticize, but inform, haha! He added an "é" or "ay" sound at the of his last name, which shouldn't be the case. The "eu" phoneme in the middle is unique to French, like "th" is to English, if you want. It's closer to "eh", but not quite; a little higher. So the closest I can come phonetically while writing it down for an English-speaking audiance is this : "De-nee Vil-nev". I tried it using Google Translate's Listen button and it's pretty close.
Best director of our time. Sicario. Prisoners. The Arrival. Blade runner 2049. Dune.
I really love his pairing with Greg Fraiser for cinematography. I think he could be a bit better in the storytelling side of it but love his visuals for cinema.
You should watch Incendie if you’re able to find it somehow
I agree 💯%. Finally everyone else sees it!
Him and christopher nolan
Blade runner 2049 was not a commercial success but it culturally succeeds. You always see the Ryan Gosling dead stare on the I can fix you Scene up until now. And you can watch over and over again and still awe inspiring.
how refreshing it is for a director to LOVE his source material when making the film... and it shows in the quality so so well
I hope he gets to direct "Rendezvous With Rama" Because no one is better than him for the jobe
Boy do I have some news for you!
Good idea, since there's no plot to Rendezvous with Rama either.
@@andydee1304 "bitter edgelord"-alert
@@MrSmokinDragon OK, what, besides the concept, is interesting about Rendezvous with Rama? I love Clarke, 2001 is an outstanding novel, but let's not pretend RwR is an interesting novel.
I think he did say he will be doing Rendezvous with Rama after Dune, but I have no idea how long that will be considering I have heard that he is going to be making a movie for Dune Messiah and I hope he goes until the end of God Emperor.
The most exciting part about any video on Denis Villeneuve is how are they going to butcher his name 😂😂😂
fr i think i've heard every possible mispronunciation at this point 😅
I mean, it's not like the name is here since yesterday. 😂
2049 is the greatest cinematic experience I've ever had. Seeing that in 3D blew my mind in a way no other film ever has, by a long shot.
it was shown in 3d? was it better than seeing dune for you
Blade Runner 2 was a heartwarming experience in the theatre
@@frawgeatfrawgworldYes, 2049 and Dune both had excellent 3D conversions. I prefer 2049 but Dune also looks awesome in stereo.
you lucky sob
Not Sci-fi's prodigal son. Québec's prodigal son , and we are so PROUD of him ❤❤❤
He can be both...
@@EarendilTheBlessedno
I still regret that I didn't have the chance to see Blade Runner 2049 in Cinemas. I hope one day there's a re-run I can get to.
scario and blade runner 2049 was like so good i dont even know why its so good. its like slow and fast pace at the same time its really weird...
it's the tension he builds with each scene
His spacesuit in the thumbnail for some reason made me think of Mass Effect, and then it occurred to me that this man NEEDS to direct a Mass Effect trilogy.
haha that would be pretty cool!
Omg I'd go completely nuts if that ever happened... That's one of my favourite game franchises of all time with ME2 being my all-time favourite game and I wouldn't trust anyone more than Villeneuve to adapt it.
Yo that would actually be a very good project for him
That would be pretty good, especially since he can improve the ending.
Please don't give me hope
He’s going to end up making the greatest sci-fi trilogy of all time.
Well Part2 is currently Denis Villeneuve's highest rated film on RT at 97% positive with 115+ reviews and a median review score of 8.6/10 it is also one of the highest rated Science Fiction/Fantasy films on RT up there with LOTR.
"Arrival" and "Blade Runner" were great too.@@SoldierXXL
Yes: MASS EFFECT (I hope)!
Doubt it. Can't even make one film that makes sense
@@N8oRMusicfor you. Don't think that you're the center of the Universe, it'd be a mistake. If you want to see movies that make sense, you have documentaries (although nowadays it's questionable) or computer tutorials on KZhead - even though many don't make sense.
"Arrival"... A fitting title for his very 1st film in the Sci-Fi genre. Actually, as mentioned in this clip, he's more like the prodigal son coming back to his home roots (like the biblical parable lol)
Glad you got the "prodigal son" bit. Some people getting hung up on the "Villeneuve's not wasteful" part of that story 😂
Denis manifested Dune since he dreamt of it as a teenager. He is the Lisan Al Gaib! As written.
So humble too in respecting Fran Herbert! AS WRITTEN!
This coming out a mere hours before the Dune Part2 review embargoes lifted is NO coincidence and the film is now sitting at a 97% positive on RottenTomatoes with an AVERAGE review score of 8.6/10 based on 115 reviews for reference the average review score of LOTR Return of the King is 8.7/10 on RT making Dune Part2 not only Villeneuve's highest rated film film on RT but one of the highest rated science fiction/fantasy films ever on Rotten Tomatoes just let that sink in.
This video? Haha yeah, I did it to hit the trends lmao. It's a big conspiracy 😉
@@FrameVoyager This *MEANS* something hehe. Anyway amazing video one of the best retrospectives on Denis Villeneuve's career out there..... especially when Dune Pt2 wins Best Picture next year *wink*
Appreciate it! I guess it would have been better if I just left the "eh" off of the end of his name 😂
@@FrameVoyager As a French dude living in an English speaking country I gave up long ago on trying to get people to pronounce my last name correctly, it's OK french names are not easy and in Dune you have both Denis and Timothée lol And honestly French people also butcher English all the time.
Rotten Tomatoes is for shills tho iMDB is much better(although not totally shill proof) 9/10 on iMDB
As someone who has lived in Montreal my whole life. I'm so proud that we have home grown talent of this caliber making excellent films.
His dream was to work on Dune and with Dune 2 he accomplished that which is arguably THE BEST sci-fi action movie to date. So happy for him!
What I like from Denis Villeneuve film is his world building, Arrival, Blade Runner 2049, and Dune, has distinct 'vibe' through the visual and story telling that drawn me to his sci-fi world..
Denis Villeneuve est un de mes réalisateurs favoris, mais je pense que mon réal préféré est le fameux: Denis VilleNewVay. J'adore son nom et surtout le fait que ses films mélangent le regard québécois et la symbolique norvégienne à la perfection. P.S.: Quoi de mieux qu'une vidéo de 6 secondes ayant 3 secondes d'information coupée rapidement pour comprendre comment prononcer un nom. Merci à l'uploader du 6 secondes qui créera plus de confusion que jamais.
I'm noticing that Frame Voyager is getting savaged in the comments over his mispronunciation of Villeneuve despite having made a very solid video. I'll give him credit for at least making an attempt at a correct pronunciation. At least he didn't call him "villanueva" like so many others on YT.
It looked like a cool video but it’s hard to get past the intro. I guess he’s going to say the name a lot and it’s going to be super distracting. I’ll maybe give it another try later but for now, I cannot watch further.
Appreciate it! Yeah, I have more of a English/Spanish background but we did research on it and in some cases Denis kind of adds an "eh" or an "ay" to his name. Was trying to say it more how he does instead of the traditional sense, but that appears to have backfired 😅 I will say, that might just be my English speaking interpretation of how it sounds when he ends on the "V". But I got it based on several videos of him saying it. My bad though, I'll just use the traditional French in the future
Beautiful video mate. Every film Denis has made has changed my life in a different way. Dune part 2 was a masterpiece, and I’m ecstatic for whatever he’ll make next.
He’s apparently working on a Cleopatra movie, that could be epic
Incendies is one of the greatest films ever made, and possibly his best. The final 20 minutes are absolutely jaw dropping. I was speechless.
It's pretty crazy! It honestly is so fascinating to see him jump from those film into science fiction films the way he has.
A note on Dune: The one director who succeeded in adapting it before was John Harrison. David Lynch arguably failed even though he did end up delivering a movie. This lends credence to the claim this book has to be filmed as a series, Villeneuve just didn't sell his series to a tv station. But it still structurally is more of a tv series than a movie.
"Ville New Vay" is an interesting way to pronounce his name.
In a world where Science fiction had always been given the admiration and respect it deserves and not disregarded as niche, genre fare, Blade Runner 2049 is not only nominated for best picture but wins over the competition. It is as good as film gets. A slow burn that is the blend of the nihilistic isolation of No Country For Old Men and the ultimate realization of Cyberpunk.
When watching blade runner 2049 at home, I recommend viewing the open matte version (basically IMAX), if you can. It’s probably the most beautiful movie I’ve ever seen.
Great video! Really well put together. I really love these breakdowns and the buildup from the directors perspective as his career builds and tells a story of the decisions he made and how they were influenced by his past... Well done! You had my attention the entire time!
Appreciate it!
I’ll never understand Villeneuve’s complications with BR2049 it’s a phenomenal film in my top 5 of all time. The studio messed things up a lot but he himself did an amazing job helming the project.
I'll never forget watching Blade Runner 2049 in the theater. I live in a medium sized town outside of America so I was surprised the movie was even screening in the first place. Turns out I caught it on the last day of its 1 week run. Just me and 2 other people in the theater. From that very first scene I was ABSORBED into the world. Denis and the whole production team did a flawless job. I remember the movie was kinda ignored for a while and then slowly people started realizing just how good it was. I'll always feel lucky I got to experience it the way Mr. Villenueve wanted his audience to do.
I saw Dune 1.2 yesterday via the Fan First Premieres in IMAX. It's spectacular and makes the 2⅓ year wait since Dune 1.1 so worth it!
Just saw it yesterday as well. Christopher Nolan wasn't wrong when he said it was an the "Empire Strikes Back" of this decade. Almost reminds me of LOTR Two Towers
The name Villeneuve only has two syllables. The last ‘e’ is silent.❤
the Villeneuvé 💃was killing me as a Canadian lol
@@K.C-2049It is killing me too, as a finnish f1-fan. It feels almot on purpose, since he could use "he" instead of the name in most sentances. Really annoying.
@@mwvidz324i think you’ll survive 😂
He's Canadian right, so it's Villeneuve.. Hey?
Its an otherwise good video but the butchering of the name is sooo cringy
Incredible video. The quality and throughline are fantastic, great ending and tie in into his own story.
Appreciate it!
Your content and presentation is great! Your voice caps it off nicely! Glad I clicked in.
thank you denis your movies have been an absolute gift to humanity
Everyone already corrected you on his name..so I won't do it. But I just want to say that his sequence of hard and difficult drama films really gave him the emotional chops to do humane and deep sci-fi. His sci-fi is deep. With émotion and humanity.
Agreed! It really was a stepping stone for him. And you can tell how much he learns through each subsequent film
What a fantastic video man, from the story telling to the visuals, you really helped us take a peak inside this mans life. Phenomenal director and video.
Pronunciation: Veel-Nuhv (from a Canadian who’s lived in Montreal)
There is no disaster in Bladerunner 2049 cause, literally me character Ryan Gosling was there
Villeneuve has become one of my favorite directors -- and straight up my _favorite_ sci fi film director -- in just a few years. Arrival was the first film of his I saw, and it was instantly one of my favorite sci-fi movies. As much as I love Star Wars and the like, their plots are pretty straightforward. I love DENSE films. And Arrival fulfilled that desire. Then Dune came out, and again, I thought "YES. THIS is the kind of sci-fi I want to see." Just as dense, just as expansive, just as visually breathtaking. Then, I just saw Dune Part 2 yesterday. I would put that film on the same shelf as LOTR. No joke. It is a MASTERPIECE. I'm pretty sure Villeneuve's sci-fi movies will be the only ones I ever rate 6 stars out of 5. I also love how you pointed out that Herbert was kind of upset that readers thought Paul is the hero. I have never heard before that he said that, but it makes perfect sense to me. From when I read the first book, I saw that it was probably going to be a tale of a Chosen One gone bad. A will-he-won't-he story, watching him walk the tightrope of dictator/god vs humble hero. When I saw the movies, I LOVED that I could tell that Villeneuve had picked up on that too, and was NOT portraying Paul as a straight Chosen One hero. It's brilliant.
Saw it last night and blew away my expectations of how it would be. Truly fantastic sci-fi. But yeah, Dune is not a typical story and people often get it wrong what it is trying to say. Also, if you want some more Dune content we are doing an entire video on the production timeline and some cool bts stuff on Dune here on Wednesday hopefully!
If this man ever made a Mass Effect adaptation I would completely lose my mind! That's one of my favourite game franchises ever with ME2 being my all-time favourite game. I wouldn't trust anyone more than Villeneuve to adapt it.
That would be awesome! I have a couple songs in that trilogy that he is welcome to use!
It would be awesome but Villeneuve seems to mostly chose his projects based on his personal tastes and I've never heard him talk about video games.
@@ParadoxalDream You never know, maybe he's a huge Mass Effect fan. I mean look at Jonathan Nolan, who would've thought that guy is a massive Fallout 3 guy? Now he's releasing his adaptation of the IP on Amazon Prime and it looks great.
I wonder what Villeneuve could do with Niven's Ringworld series..?
Beautiful reporting, thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
just watched blade runner 2049 the other night. had no idea it didn't make enough in the box office. that was an awesomely made movie. idk if it's among my favorites but i can't deny the cinematography, the music, the acting, was all top notch and there were moments i felt very deeply
Wonderful video. Thank you 🙏🏾
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great video buddy, congrats !
Appreciate it!
Arrival has always been one of my favorite movies
Awesome video man!
Amazing video, hats off to you sir!
Appreciate it!
Excellent vid!
I would love to see him try and direct a more mature Star Wars film set in the Old Republic.
also I'm lookin forward to his adaptation of rendezvous with rama, it might not be for everyone since it's kinda heavy on the science part but I love that book
arrival, blade runner 2049, dune part 1 & 2 are spot on! denis understands how to use cinema - not theater, not movie. PURE CINEMA - big impressive images, stunning sound, perfect pacing and story telling transported via those elements. i hope to experience a lot more cinematic adventures with his handwriting. (fingers crossed: messiah)
Amazing video!
Appreciate it!
Great video. Expertly put together and edited. Denis Villeneuve (veel-nuv for you anglophones) is awesome.
Appreciate it!
He's supposed to take on "Rendezvous with Rama" one day, which is Arthur C. Clarke. That would be a mind-blow. Hope he does it just to see the Sky-Bikes and the cylinder world.
arrival was the first film i saw of him and it was amazing. been a fan since.
He's incredible
He really is
I straight up have never been a fan of a director like I've been a fan of this guy. I love every movie I've seen from him. Blade Runner is probably my favorite movie of the decade. That said despite all the positive reviews I am a bit worried about dune 2. Because of the direction he took with Chani, her being the protagonist and against the prophecy. I wish he kept it a faithful adaptation. It's also apparently more of an action packed movie which is kinda new for him. And I wonder if it's because his movies are brilliant but under perform for being slower and longer. Even though that's part of what makes it so good.
Dune 2 is a masterpiece
@@poindextertunes I've loved every Villeneuve movie, so far, they've all been masterpieces. I personnaly still haven't seen Dune2. But I have noticed that most people that are disappointed are disappointed due to the changes with Chani. So that kinda confirms for me that I will also be disappointed with that. But outside of Chani and changes from the book that I might not like. I have no doubt it's a masterpiece of a movie. Just maybe not as good of an apdation as it could have been. And I'm 99% certain that's purely because some tards wrote "this is a white saviour" movie about the first one so they needed a strong women of color to be a bossgurl and go against the prophecy, be an "independent thinker" Which is dumb, because Chani is madly in love with Paul. The man she loves, fits perfectly in her people's messiah prophecy. She'd be the one that would most easily believe and support the prophecy. She'd be his most loyal and obsessed follower. Not the one that would stand up and question the prophecy. Think about it, men or women. When we are in love we tend to ignore all the red flags. But now .. Chani has to be "strong and independent." I get setting up Dune Messiah but they should have chosen another character to be the scepitcal one. It's really bad that it's Chani of all people.
@3choblast3r4He didnt make Chani the protagonist. He made it so its more clear that Paul is not a good guy. The reason he did this is because Frank Herbert was upset that people didn't get that message from the original book. Which is why he made Messiah in the first place. He in no way mad Chani the main character.
@Largentina. he says he made Chani the main protagonist in interviews. I've still not seen the second movie. But people will always love a sympathetic villain or boy turned evil dictator. The same way the joker wasn't supposed to be someone people idolized, but they still did. Not to mention Chani is the WORST possibke choice to oppose Paul. She's in love with him ffs. People are even more blind to red flags when they are in love. But she's just so special, strong and independent .. lol
@@3choblast3r4 Can you show me one of those interviews where he said he made Chani the main character?
Clicked for Comments and will start where I had planned to start before I read the pinned comment: Well written and comprehensive vid. I enjoyed it And since you addressed the pronunciation issue, in your Comment, I'll leave you with just accolades 😊 Thank you, well done!
So funny how dudes just amazed he has a job so humble
I love Denis's pre-sci-fi era movies better, since I'm more interested in personal, intimate stories of human beings rather than in futuristic dystopia or universe/mega-cosmos scale stories. Anyway, I love both sides of his art.
Same! I think his storytelling is a bit weak but his visuals are 🤌
DUNE Part 2 is the best Sci-Fi film in the last 25 years
I still like Blade Runner 2049 better, but it's telling they're both from the same guy.
I've been a fan ever since watching BLADERUNNER 2049 (I still regret not catching it in cinemas when it first came out). I hope he directs films based off Frank Herberts' other books outside of Dune (Hellstrom's Hive, The Dosadi Experiment, etc). Hell, maybe even delve into the horror genre as well. Either way, I'm on board with whatever he does next!
I bet it would be interesting to see what he can do with something like Dead Space.
Blade Runner 2049 first viewing in cinema was a religious experience for me... At that time I felt like this was PEAK cinema. Then Dune part 1 and 2 happenned 🤯 Denis is a genius!!
Nice work
Appreciate it!
Funny how you prononce his name. I'm a french canadian. We don't say de "e" at the end. Lol. Super video. Thanks.
Haha yeah I got the wrong clip of Villeneuve saying his name and he added that at the end. Turns out it was a weirdly cut clip 😅 I've revised it for the future haha
Blade Runner 2049 is phenomenal. Wish there was more
Man, the pronunciation takes me off so much. Hope you one day get to re dub this one lol
Blade Runner 2049 was a masterpiece. The pace was onirical and the photography is maybe the best of any movie, ever? For me the original is still better, a true work of art and philosophy that can't be surpassed that will still be relevant for centuries. There's a raw.... something that is so unique and griping; I don't think the same can be said about Villeneuve's opus but I'm glad it will be linked to the original
Omg! I love Bladerunner 2049 ❤ saw it maaaany times in IMAX. I haven’t watched all of Denis Villeneuve’s films but I’m a huge fan thus far: Sicario 👍🏻 yup! Arrival 👍🏻❤️❤️❤️ yup Dune? ❤❤ 🎉🎉🎉👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 and Bladerunner 2049 ❤️❤️❤️
very nice video my only complaint would be the flickering tvs in the facecam shots.
Denis will go down as the goat
Not sure about the goat, but he's definitely leaving his mark on sci-fi. Dune 2 should be a great landmark for him
You my friend just got a new subscriber
Appreciate it!
He's name is French-Canadian. You don't pronouce the last e in Villeneuve. Sorry, this is drivng me crazy.
Yeah we unfortunately got the wrong interview take of him saying his name that added an "eh" or an "ay" to it. Turns out it was just a weird cut. We try and do it based on how the person says it in interviews and just got mixed up. Fixed the pronunciation in our next video on the production of Dune. My mistake!
Sorry, you may wish to consider dialling back the passive aggression?
@@deepaknambisan3251 lmao passive aggressive! In what way is "my mistake" passive aggressive?
For the longest time BR 2049 was by far my favourite film of all time. It isn’t anymore but it’s still a 100/100.
To me 2049 is a masterpiece!
People who havnt read the books just can’t appreciate how difficult of a task denis took on, and with success!!!
Yeah the Dune books are so weird and so dense. Which any sci-fi fan loves 😅
Please say his name properly that’s not a French pronunciation
He is not speaking french. Never the less I agree that it’s hard listening to this having gotten used to how english speaker pronounce it now.
Quickly lost interest and trust in his bio due to his name butchering. If you can't even get that right what else are you full of s*#t on? Gimme a break, people's names are important take a moment to get it right
@@heimatau0131totally right, if he can't even bother to research the proper pronunciation of the name I won't pay attention.
I reckon he could be one of the few who could adapt "The Stars My Destination". Great book, would love an adaptation.
Blade Runner 2049 was a pretty slick sequel, would like to see a directors cut it seems abit cut down.
I haven't seen the whole video, but for me, ENEMY was his first real dip into Sci-Fi.
a master of his craft
I thank the universe everyday for letting Villeneuve direct BR49 instead of Scott.
BR2049 was brilliant, don't forget the original was considered a box office flop as well. It pisses me off that the way it gets talked about suggests it failed because it was bad rather than the fact that audiences are mostly thick as shit
Oh I don't think it was bad, but I do think he was right about it being marketed a certain way. And even though blade runner is a classic, I'm not sure how large of a fanbase it had anyways.
That ad transition tho
😅😅😅
Technical suggestion: use a film grain overlay on screen mode rather than a noise filter (which still leads to some KZhead artefacting) thanks for the video though
For which part? Some of the artifacting your might see if because a lot of the time we can't always source high quality videos or photos. So we smooth them out with film grain which tends to look a lot more pleasing than digital artifacting.
@@FrameVoyager to be more constructive sorry: I find the noise from a straight noise plugin sometimes tends to ‘dance’ excessively in flat areas and gather around edges in a sort of busy, diffusing manner, especially if the picture is going through a TV and its inherent image enhancement software. I have everything disabled on mine but it still reacts to it more noticeably than an apple screen for example. I’ve noticed even a few recent Netflix shows and films where they’ve employed VST noise as visual ‘glue’ and to combat compression, but where the results are artificially busy because the noise is calculated randomly per frame, and so looks ‘detached’ from the image. I do some editing and found the best solution was ‘emulsion 4k grain overlays’. Not only does overlaying this produce a much more pleasing and diffuse effect, but it makes rendering 10x faster, noise was always killing my export times prior. I bought a pack from them a while ago and I can now always find the correct amount and I’ve probably saved a couple weeks of my life starting at an export bar…thanks again for the video btw
@@jonnowocky8179 ah, fair points. I actually use film convert for the film emulation process in the videos. I might need to just adjust some settings on it to tone it down a bit. Now, for the CRT tv effects? That's actually real CRT TV's I've been recording on 😅
8:24, Denis says "T'sais", which mean "You know" in French. But no one seem to have notice except me who is also from Québec. I think that's funny.
Moi avec j'l'ai remarqué ahah.
Really liked your video, just one minor gripe: Villeneuve is French (Canadian), not Spanish. To pronounce it like "villnuve" is just jarring. 😱
Appreciate it! I actually got that from how he said it himself on this video kzhead.info/sun/g6mAo6qumXajeK8/bejne.htmlsi=F-s3Z8PNrbztr0rm
@@FrameVoyager It was of course meant tounge-in-cheek. Now I see where you get it from. The first time he pronounced it would be the standard French way to pronounce it: ending on the v-sound, with the French "œ" sound much more open than the close "u" sound, like in English "blur" (minus the r) vs. "blue". The dangling "ə" at the end of the last example is probably due to actually over-pronouncing the word. But again, I wasn't trying to be mean, just being an ass ;).
@@meckerhesseausfrankfurt4019 haha no you're good man! Yeah, I think I got confused by that bit of it. Will definitely revert to traditional French in following videos. And you're fine, other people have been over the top about it 😅
Villeneuve is like a fanboy that has joined the pantheon of the Sci-Fi Greats
One of the greatest directors of all time!
We watched DUNE in an iMax matinee, then ran home & watched it again on HBO with subtitles on 🤣 Amazing! both times! Anyone else? Sure wish we could do that again this time.
After being in a Hollywood woke trope driven cinematic desert. Who would have thought a sequel movie about a desert plant would be an oasis for escapism. This movie was amazing!!! Well acted, great visuals and not one blatantly obvious woke trope.😁 I am reinvigorated with hope that the art of storytelling is still alive. If I could send a letter of thanks to Denis Villeneuve I would. He is an absolute example of an individual who still sees film making as an art and not a cash grab. After watching your episode I now see similarities to Denis Villeneuve and Miyamoto Musashi. Particularly Musashi lesson. “For men who want to learn my strategy, this is the Way: Do not think dishonestly. The Way is in training. Become acquainted with every art. Know the Ways of all professions. Distinguish between gain and loss in world matters. Perceive those things which cannot be seen. Pay attention even to trifles. Do nothing useless.” Great episode Sir, very educating. Because of your episode I see how Denis Villeneuve has correctly allowed each life experience shape him into the storyteller he is today. Thank you for this perspective.😁
the scene in the clip that appears to summarize Denis's films is not from MAELSTROM but from one or another.
I liked the dune tv series and its follow up.
I'm from Quebec. The final "e" in his name is close to silent, so it's "vill-eh-neuv"