Planet Dune is a science fictional movie made in 2021 and directed by Glenn Campbell and Tammy Klein. It stars Sean Young, which adds another piece of intertextuality as she played a role in David Lynch’s adaptation of Dune. The movie was produced by The Asylum, a studio known for making mockbusters low budget films that tend to copy major blockbusters movies. This film acts as a mockbuster to Villeneuve’s Dune that was released in the same year. Productions like these serve the purpose of comparison to the original film.

Plot Overview

The story centers around a rescue operation that goes to a deserted planet that needs assistance to make a base contact. The crew realizes that the planet has very large and ferocious sand worms. In efforts to assist the trapped people, navigation of the hazardous region becomes imperative along with the unending need to fend off the overpowering creatures.

Character Descriptions

• Chase (Sean Young): veteran leader of the rescue mission. Very resourceful and experienced dealing with these types of missions. Hands on approach leader who directs efforts to take advantage of resources available along with her sincere determination.
• Jace (Emily Killian): Very clever and creatively resourceful to save the rest of the crew. Adjusting quickly to find scenarios to assist becomes necessary with her great attitude.
• Additional Crew Members: A variety of other specialists individually bring unique and important abilities to the mission while collectively having to deal with the hostile environment.

Themes and Style

• Survival and the Resilience of the Human Spirit – The film focuses on the debilitating attempt to survive in a strange and hostile landscape.
• Creature Horror and Sci-Fi Action – The absence of oversized sandworms creates a mix of terror and action to the plot driven film.
• Aesthetic of Budgetary Constraints Sci-Fi – Following the trend set by The Asylum, Planet Dune is another pseudo sci-fi, computer generated imagery-rich, B-movie production created at breakneck speed and on a shoestring budget.

Conclusion

Combining elements of adventure sci-fi with creature-feature thrills, Planet Dune is another low-budget attempt at filmmaking. It may not conquer the cinematic heights astound the audiences with winter effects, but it still provides a different perspective of the desert-planet story, which attracts fans of indie sci-fi films.