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"content": "\u003cp>Seven contestants stood with their backs to the crowd of onlookers on a chilly, gray afternoon, anxiously awaiting the results of the Zendaya \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13968233/lookalike-contest-dev-patel-san-francisco-timothee-chalamet-jeremy-allen-white\">look-alike contest\u003c/a> at Wilma Chan Park in Oakland, the actress’ hometown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Event organizer Cassi Simms slowly walked down the line of potential winners on Wednesday, anticipation building as they passed each hopeful.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just as the rain started up again, Simms reached Zainab Bansfield from San Francisco and tapped her on the shoulder. The crowd of around 60 onlookers erupted in cheers as Bansfield was crowned “Miss Zendaya” with a sash and prize basket.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='arts_13968233']She said she didn’t expect to win — partly because she’s a hijabi.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I really thought that the hijab would throw people off,” Bansfield said. “Honestly, I’m really glad that they saw something in me.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Simms said they were judging not just on how much someone looked like Zendaya, but whether they matched her energy and vibe. Most contestants dressed up as different characters from the actress’ career, such as Tashi Duncan from the movie \u003cem>Challengers\u003c/em> and Rue from the HBO series \u003cem>Euphoria\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13968412\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13968412\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/11/IMG_7852-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/11/IMG_7852-1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/11/IMG_7852-1-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/11/IMG_7852-1-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/11/IMG_7852-1-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/11/IMG_7852-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/11/IMG_7852-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/11/IMG_7852-1-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">(L–R) Event organizer Cassi Simms and contestant Zainab Bansfield cheer on Zenayah, an 11-year-old competing in the Zendaya look-alike contest in Oakland’s Wilma Chan Park on Nov. 20, 2024. \u003ccite>(Riley Cooke/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But organizers also put contestants to the test with a dance-off, a catwalk competition and a pop quiz on Zendaya trivia.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t want people to think that it’s only just a beauty contest, because that’s not what it is,” Simms said. “It’s also just a fun thing. It’s just a shitpost at the end of the day.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Several \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13968233/lookalike-contest-dev-patel-san-francisco-timothee-chalamet-jeremy-allen-white\">spontaneous celebrity look-alike contests\u003c/a> have cropped up across the country in recent weeks, taking social media by storm. The inaugural competition for Timothée Chalamet doubles in New York City even had a surprise contestant: the actor himself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Earlier this month across the bay, San Franciscans held a contest at Mission Dolores Park to find Dev Patel doppelgängers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Simms took inspiration from these to plan Oakland’s own spin on the trend, getting the word out through flyers and social media. They said Zendaya was the perfect subject because of her upbringing and philanthropy in Oakland. Earlier this year, the actress \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13952927/zendaya-cal-shakes-north-star-fund-donation\">donated $100,000 to Cal Shakes\u003c/a>, the outdoor theater where she got her start. 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That brought its own set of challenges, Simms said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There were a lot of talks about misogyny, a lot of people saying not to come because of misogyny, which is totally understandable, and I empathize with a lot,” Simms said. “The anonymity of who I was really affected things because I am a Black woman — I don’t think people expected me to be.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bansfield and other contestants said they weren’t worried about social media backlash or hate, though.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Organizers highlighted mutual aid efforts for Palestine, Sudan and the Congo, and solicited donations for \u003ca href=\"https://eastbayfoodnotbombs.org/\">East Bay Food Not Bombs\u003c/a>, a food justice collective. 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"content": "\u003cp>Aaah, Zendaya. Oakland-born goddess. Desert warrior of \u003cem>Dune\u003c/em>. Marvel mistress. Disney star. Dazzling denizen of red carpets everywhere. All this, and on May 6, Zendaya is stepping out in a brand new role: co-chair of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/tag/met-gala\">Met Gala\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What does a Met Gala co-chair do exactly? Well, basically, it means you’re hand-picked by (let’s be real) scary \u003cem>Vogue\u003c/em> editor Anna Wintour to help make decisions about the gala’s theme (\u003cem>Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion\u003c/em>), dinner and performers. This year, Zendaya was selected along with J.Lo, Bad Bunny and Chris Hemsworth for the job. And sure, OK, we might be a teeny bit biased, but if this red carpet is a contest (and we all know that it is), Zendaya is going to win the night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>How do we know? The following 5 reasons.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>1. Zendaya at the 2019 Met Gala\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The last time Zendaya attended the Met Gala, she did a literal magic trick on the red carpet. The theme that year was \u003cem>Camp: Notes on Fashion\u003c/em>. She teamed up with Tommy Hilfiger to come up with this light-up Cinderella moment, which nods to her beginnings as a Disney Channel child star.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJEUt0w1B94\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If Zendaya did this for \u003cem>Camp\u003c/em>, just think what she’s going to do as host for \u003cem>Sleeping Beauties\u003c/em>. More ethereal glory awaits!\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>2. Zendaya at the 2018 Met Gala\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13957126\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13957126\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-955770278-scaled-e1714682523213.jpg\" alt=\"A beautiful young woman with a red bob stands on a white carpet surrounded by photographers, wearing a dress made of chainmail and armor.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zendaya at the 2018 Met Gala, just Joan of Arc-ing it up. \u003ccite>(Neilson Barnard/ Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The theme of the 2018 Met Gala was \u003cem>Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination\u003c/em>. Kim Kardashian showed up in a gold gown with a cross stuck on the hip. Katy Perry wore a gold gown with giant wings attached. Sarah Jessica Parker donned a gold gown with a miniature chapel on her head. Cardi B accessorized her gold gown with a halo thing on her face. Then Zendaya rolled up like, “Hold my sword, chumps,” in this nod to Joan of Arc badassery. Combining strength and elegance has never looked so cool.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>3. Zendaya at the 2017 Met Gala\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13957128\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13957128\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-677358932-scaled-e1714683330678.jpg\" alt=\"A young Black woman with natural hair stands at the foot of a staircase wearing a red and orange off the shoulder gown featuring a bold pattern including parrots. \" width=\"1920\" height=\"1680\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zendaya at the 2017 Met Gala. \u003ccite>(Karwai Tang/ WireImage)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In honor of 2017’s \u003cem>Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons: Art Of The In-Between \u003c/em>theme, Zendaya showed up on the Met Gala steps wearing a Dolce & Gabbana parrot-themed gown and — more importantly — her hair in a beautiful, exaggerated afro. That style choice was made just two years after Guiliana Rancic had said the actress’ dreadlocks at the 2015 Academy Awards made her look like she “\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/pop/95643/how-oaklands-zendaya-became-the-most-woke-disney-star-ever\">smells like patchouli oil or weed\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13928464']In a since-removed post on Instagram, Zendaya responded to Rancic, noting: “I was hit with ignorant slurs and pure disrespect … To say that an 18-year-old young woman with locs must smell of patchouli oil or ‘weed’ is not only a large stereotype but outrageously offensive. I don’t usually feel the need to respond to negative things but certain remarks cannot go unchecked.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There can be little doubt that this 2017 Met Gala hair moment was a middle finger to fashion white supremacy — and it was glorious.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>4. 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In the process, she reminded us that Michael Kors still occasionally makes genuinely cool clothing — a feat even more spectacular than making helmet hair seem like a good idea.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>5. Zendaya at every ‘Challengers’ promo\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13957162\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13957162\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/tennis-z-scaled-e1714689329514.jpg\" alt=\"Three separate images of a young, slender Black woman wearing sleek dresses.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1436\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zendaya promoting her 2024 film ‘Challengers’ in (left to right) London, Los Angeles and Italy. \u003ccite>((L) Mike Marsland/ WireImage; (C) Eric Charbonneau/ Getty Images for Amazon MGM Studios; (R) Marilla Sicilia/ Archivio Marilla Sicilia/ Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>How do you make tennis sexy? 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>In a since-removed post on Instagram, Zendaya responded to Rancic, noting: “I was hit with ignorant slurs and pure disrespect … To say that an 18-year-old young woman with locs must smell of patchouli oil or ‘weed’ is not only a large stereotype but outrageously offensive. I don’t usually feel the need to respond to negative things but certain remarks cannot go unchecked.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There can be little doubt that this 2017 Met Gala hair moment was a middle finger to fashion white supremacy — and it was glorious.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>4. Zendaya at the 2016 Met Gala\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13957137\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1707px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13957137\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-527575338-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A young, slender Black woman stands on a white and red carpet wearing a form-fitting, one-shouldered gold gown and sleek bowl hairstyle.\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-527575338-scaled.jpg 1707w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-527575338-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-527575338-1020x1530.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-527575338-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-527575338-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-527575338-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-527575338-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/GettyImages-527575338-1920x2880.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zendaya at the 2016 Met Gala. \u003ccite>(Taylor Hill/ FilmMagic)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The theme was \u003cem>Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology.\u003c/em> Zendaya channeled Alicia Vikander in \u003cem>Ex Machina\u003c/em> but made it high fashion. In the process, she reminded us that Michael Kors still occasionally makes genuinely cool clothing — a feat even more spectacular than making helmet hair seem like a good idea.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>5. Zendaya at every ‘Challengers’ promo\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13957162\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13957162\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/tennis-z-scaled-e1714689329514.jpg\" alt=\"Three separate images of a young, slender Black woman wearing sleek dresses.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1436\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zendaya promoting her 2024 film ‘Challengers’ in (left to right) London, Los Angeles and Italy. \u003ccite>((L) Mike Marsland/ WireImage; (C) Eric Charbonneau/ Getty Images for Amazon MGM Studios; (R) Marilla Sicilia/ Archivio Marilla Sicilia/ Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>How do you make tennis sexy? Aside from having Luca Guadagnino make \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13956512/chellengers-review-zendaya-stylish-tennis-drama-josh-oconnor-mike-faist\">a movie about three very hot young people\u003c/a> doing an \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13957096/challengers-throuple-zendaya-polyamorous-couple\">unethical throuple\u003c/a> between bouts of sweaty on-the-court action? Zendaya has been offering a masterclass for months now, as she promotes that movie — \u003cem>Challengers\u003c/em> — in a series of outfits that nod to the demure formalwear tennis prides itself on and making it, well, kinda slutty. Game, set, match, lady. Game, set, match.\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>You can watch Zendaya — and everyone else, I guess — arrive at the Met Gala on May 6, 2024. Cable subscribers can see the action live on \u003ca href=\"https://www.eonline.com/news/1399387/how-to-watch-the-2024-met-gala-and-live-from-e-on-tv-and-online\">E! starting at 6 p.m.\u003c/a>, while everyone else can catch it on \u003ca href=\"https://www.vogue.com/article/watch-met-gala-live-stream-2023\">Vogue’s livestream\u003c/a>, starting at 3 p.m.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Sweat in slow-mo, relentless EDM and staggering chemistry are just a few highlights of \u003cem>Challengers\u003c/em>, the Zendaya-starring film about a trio of tennis players that’s lit up group chats nationwide. All over the internet, fans are posting photos of their favorite love triangles — Roy, Keeley and Jamie from \u003cem>Ted Lasso\u003c/em>; Nora, Hae Sung and Arthur from \u003cem>Past Lives\u003c/em> — with the caption, “Three tickets to \u003cem>Challengers\u003c/em> please.” It’s the film that’s launched a thousand Twitter threads about throuples. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I sat down with Izzy and Mary, polyamorous partners in the Bay Area, to get their thoughts on \u003cem>Challengers\u003c/em>. Below, they chat about their favorite scenes, phallic churros, yonic tennis rackets and the dynamics that took them back to being young and intimate with more than one partner.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This interview has been edited for length and clarity. \u003cstrong>Note:\u003c/strong> Spoilers and swearing ahead.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Olivia Cruz Mayeda: What were your first impressions of \u003cem>Challengers\u003c/em>?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Mary:\u003c/strong> It’s not a rule book for how to date, but it’s a very good fantasy. I love that it was a movie that purported to be about a relationship, but really was about winning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Izzy:\u003c/strong> I was so entertained throughout. Even when it was slower-paced, it was so rich with these tense scenes. And even though it was super sexual, I didn’t feel like it was over the top. It was really contained and just purposeful. It wasn’t like everything would be solved if Patrick and Art fucked or something. It was way more layered.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13957101\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/Challengers_ArtPatrick_2000.jpg\" alt=\"Two young men in profile talking in front of window\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13957101\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/Challengers_ArtPatrick_2000.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/Challengers_ArtPatrick_2000-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/Challengers_ArtPatrick_2000-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/Challengers_ArtPatrick_2000-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/Challengers_ArtPatrick_2000-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/Challengers_ArtPatrick_2000-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/Challengers_ArtPatrick_2000-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mike Faist as Art and Josh O’Connor as Patrick in ‘Challengers.’ \u003ccite>(Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc.)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>I was surprised by how layered the characters were. 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"content": "\u003cp>Three firm thumps into the Arrakis sand is all you need to summon a sandworm in Denis Villeneuve’s \u003cem>Dune: Part Two\u003c/em>. It’s almost as easy as hailing a cab or calling for the check.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The big buggers can’t resist the sound, which is a little like how I feel taking in all the vibrations of Villeneuve’s adaptation of Frank Herbert’s 1965 science-fiction novel. Whispers, incantations and guttural sounds buzz throughout \u003cem>Part Two\u003c/em>, a hissing hulk of a sequel that fluctuates between ominous silences and thunderous booms.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13952488']The first \u003cem>Dune\u003c/em>, released in 2021 when movie theaters were still humbled by the pandemic, tackled just the first half of Herbert’s opus, saving the second half for the sequel. That split can be owed in part to the enormous amount of plot contained in the novel, but it can also be attributed to the operatic rhythms of Villeneuve’s solemn spectacle. Sober as they are, \u003cem>Dune\u003c/em> parts one and two are almost drunk on their own sense of atmosphere.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And with good reason. Like its predecessor, Dune: Part Two thrums with an intoxicating big-screen expressionism of monoliths and mosquitos, fevered visions and messianic fervor — more dystopian dream, or nightmare, than a straightforward narrative.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That filmmaking prowess sometimes comes at the expense of other things. Humor, for one, is in shorter supply on Arrakis than water. Javier Bardem, returning as the Fremen leader Stilgar, alone seems to want to breathe a little laughter into all the fiery red sands and mammoth machinery of \u003cem>Dune\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kI6nXntYN8\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Part Two\u003c/em> primarily follows the rise of Paul Atreides ( Timothée Chalamet ), who, after seeing his father killed and House Atreides routed from the Arrakis capital by House Harkonnen and Baron Vladimir Harkonnen (a monstrously good Stellan Skarsgård), is now living among the Fremen, the desert-dwelling peoples of Arrakis, with his mother Lady Jessica (Rebecca Ferguson).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13951896']The myth of Paul is already growing among the Fremen, who call him Muad’Dib. (A great feature of these movies, like Hebert’s books, is the exquisite names.) Is he the chosen one or a false prophet? Doubts are gradually erased by his accomplishments (leading strikes against Harkonnen spice harvesters; quickly learning the ways of the Fremen); the cunning maneuvering of Lady Jessica; and the worshipful zeal of Stilgar.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Fremen warrior Chani ( Zendaya ), though skeptical of the hype, believes, with some reluctance, in Paul. \u003cem>Part Two\u003c/em> is significantly propped up by their dynamic and budding romance, a relationship that gives a deserving wide-screen canvas to two of the most exciting young movie stars of their generation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For a while it’s fun and games in the desert, blowing up stuff and learning how to ride sand worms. Oh, there’s the matter of the “holy poison” forced on Lady Jessica, a neon-blue liquid extracted from sand worms that looks like it would produce a fine Slush Puppie, but, if it doesn’t kill you, confers a frightful clairvoyance of the universe.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13952686\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1946px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13952686\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-21-at-10.26.31-AM.png\" alt=\"A woman glares into the distance with thinly veiled anger. She is wearing dirty utilitarian clothes and is surrounded by men dressed similarly.\" width=\"1946\" height=\"1278\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-21-at-10.26.31-AM.png 1946w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-21-at-10.26.31-AM-800x525.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-21-at-10.26.31-AM-1020x670.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-21-at-10.26.31-AM-160x105.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-21-at-10.26.31-AM-768x504.png 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-21-at-10.26.31-AM-1536x1009.png 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-21-at-10.26.31-AM-1920x1261.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1946px) 100vw, 1946px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zendaya in ‘Dune: Part Two.’ \u003ccite>(Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Blue is an important color in the otherwise darker shaded \u003cem>Dune\u003c/em>. It lights up in Lady Jessica’s eyes and, later, Paul’s too. If you thought Peter O’Toole’s eyes blazed in \u003cem>Lawrence of Arabia\u003c/em>, Paul’s look like they’ve been pumped through with windshield-wiper fluid. As his following swells, Paul grows increasingly aware, and fearful, of his god-like power.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Dune: Part Two\u003c/em> spends much of its energy with Paul wrestling with this supposed messianic destiny. Like \u003cem>Lawrence of Arabia\u003c/em>, he’s a white protagonist from the West (or, here, the “Outer World”) on a Middle Eastern-like desert, leading the revolution of a dark-skinned population against oppressors whom he, himself, has deep ties to.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13951772']Herbert’s metaphor-rife book has sometimes been interpreted — or misinterpreted, scholars would say — by the alt-right for its racial politics. Villeneuve’s film, scripted by the director and Jon Spaihts, appears highly conscious of this legacy as well as that of the white-savior trope. And often — as in so much of these two films — the movie expresses itself most through imagery and movement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Harkonnens, universally white, bald and violent, are served up as the symbol of colonist rule. In the middle of \u003cem>Part Two\u003c/em>, the film introduces the Harkonnen prince Feyd-Rautha (a hairless Austin Butler, looking a bit too much like the albino protagonist of 1995’s \u003cem>Powder\u003c/em>) who is a kind of opposite to Paul. He, too, could take command of Arrakis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13952687\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1954px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13952687\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-21-at-10.32.39-AM.png\" alt=\"A pale young white man with a bald head and no eyebrows gazes at an attractive blonde woman wearing a blue hooded velvet dress. Their faces are close together.\" width=\"1954\" height=\"1174\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-21-at-10.32.39-AM.png 1954w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-21-at-10.32.39-AM-800x481.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-21-at-10.32.39-AM-1020x613.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-21-at-10.32.39-AM-160x96.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-21-at-10.32.39-AM-768x461.png 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-21-at-10.32.39-AM-1536x923.png 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-21-at-10.32.39-AM-1920x1154.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1954px) 100vw, 1954px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Austin Butler and Lea Seydoux in ‘Dune: Part Two.’ \u003ccite>(Warner Bros. 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The movie’s perspective ultimately resides in the drained, shrouded face of Charlotte Rampling, who plays the matriarch of the Bene Gesserit (again, the names!), a mystic order that pulls the strings behind the galactic politics of \u003cem>Dune\u003c/em>. For her, it’s a game of raw calculation and “no sides.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As \u003cem>Part Two\u003c/em> brings all parties together for the final act, it begins to lose steam. The Emperor (Christopher Walken) and his daughter Princess Irulan (Florence Pugh), seen sporadically from afar debating the events on Arrakis, turn up. But while Walken’s company is always welcome, he might be too warm a presence for \u003cem>Dune\u003c/em> — too much of the Earth despite so often seeming on a planet of his own.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yet the limpness of the finale, despite all of the expert build-up of Hans Zimmer’s score and Mark Mangini and Theo Green’s sound design, goes to something deeper. Villeneuve’s great talent lies, I think, in invocation. He may be less perfect when it comes to conclusions but he’s brilliant at summoning — a sense of doom, a suddenly appeared spacecraft, a sandworm. Even better than those serpentine sand creatures (the runaway stars of \u003cem>Part Two\u003c/em>) is that thump, thump, thump that precedes them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12127869\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-800x78.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"78\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-768x75.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>‘Dune: Part Two’ is released nationwide on March 1, but will play in Bay Area IMAX theaters from Feb. 25, 2024.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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