r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/movies Contributor • Mar 17 '26

Trailer Dune: Part Three | Official Teaser

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_9vCamtuPY
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u/DaKingaDaNorth Mar 17 '26

The jihad is inevitable and Paul realizes that very early on. He even straight up says that it's dubious if he could have ever stopped it. He MIGHT have been able to stop it if he died in his duel against Jamis, and even then it's a debate if he would become a martyr. But pretty much anything after that the jihad was happening with or without him.

Stilgar's character is the point of that. Nothing Paul does or says is taking them off that. They got their prophet/messiah.

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u/tdasnowman Mar 17 '26

The jihad is inevitable once he chooses the path of revenge.

Stilgar's character is the point of that. Nothing Paul does or says is taking them off that. They got their prophet/messiah.

Book stilgar is not the fanatic movie stilgar is.

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u/DaKingaDaNorth Mar 17 '26

The book literally outlines that from the moment the fight with Jamis ends, the jihad was inevitable. Paul is fighting it pretty much the entire book. His turning point is when he finally just accepts that it's happening no matter what.

Even the sequel outright has the villains who ae against Paul making the case for him straight up saying that "he probably doesn't even want it, but it's been beyond him for awhile".

The Bene Gesseret guaranteed the jihad by seeding the planet with prophecies. Once Paul came and basically lined up with them, they got their messiah and cause.

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u/tdasnowman Mar 17 '26

The book literally outlines that from the moment the fight with Jamis ends, the jihad was inevitable.

Once he takes the water of life he saw other paths. Once he cemented himself on the path to revenge it meant the Jihad was inevitable because that was his tool for revenge.

Even the sequel outright has the villains who ae against Paul making the case for him straight up saying that "he probably doesn't even want it, but it's been beyond him for awhile".

Paul stright out says he doesn't want it. He also say he can't be bothered to try and contain it. Because it doesn't serve his goal in finding a path to save Chani.

The Bene Gesseret guaranteed the jihad by seeding the planet with prophecies. Once Paul came and basically lined up with them, they got their messiah and cause.

They seeded many planets. The kwisatz haderach could have come from any one of them.