Can anyone explain what the "spice" actually is? I always imagined it was literally the stuff you put in food, like curries and stuff.
it's explained in the first ten minutes
>>70185136
I can't remember what happened in the first ten minutes other than that alien in the big fish tank and Kyle McLaughlin sticking his hand in the old woman's box.
Its a drug, its main effect is slowing the ageing process and extending life, but it does a lot of things. The entire galaxy uses it daily, and it only comes from Dune as its a product of Dunes unique wildlife. Whoever controls the flow of spice off Dune, controls the galaxy, because withdrawl from it would kill people.
Its real name is Melange, spice is just it's nickname. It does get used in food too though.
The main character is a kind of chosen one, his unique breeding when combined with the effects of pure melange allow him to see all possible futures, and how to guide events into whichever future he chooses. Unfortunately for him, all futures result in a galaxy-wide jihad in his name.
Welcome to Dune.
>>70185104
It's worm shit that turns you into a giant vaginafish.
>>70185438
>to see all possible futures
er, to be fair, paul's big problem is he could only ever see one future, then became trapped in that future, because he, himself, was creating that future. Then died like a bitch because he couldn't disengage from that sequence of probability.
of course none of that is in the movie so who gives a shit
>>70185227
That aint no alien, thats what spice overdose for shit tons of years does to you.
It's petroleum.
>>70185104
It's a by product of the worms on Dune iirc.
Been awhile since I read the book
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7mx0nAxkco
>tfw you realize the Fremen are just Space Muslims and you can no longer enjoy the Dune universe
