Unless you’ve had your head buried in the sand then you might have noticed that a film called Dune, with an all-star cast, has just hit cinemas.
Not only is this complex sci-fi epic, based on the acclaimed 1964 novel by Frank Herbert, winning over critics and audiences it has also produced some of the funniest memes on the internet right now.
With a combination of film fan darlings such as Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya and Oscar Isaac all front and centre of the film, as well as the stories odd use of language, setting, factions, words, sandworms and mythology, Dune has become rife for memes of all varieties.
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First off, people have been saying that they loved the film but using images from other films, TV shows and music videos (even shops) set in deserts or with lots of sand.
loved Dune! pic.twitter.com/XZ7til2fWP
— Cody Wimmer (@Cody_Wimmer) October 23, 2021
Loved this scene from DUNE pic.twitter.com/rt81cUPAyn
— James Urbaniak (@JamesUrbaniak) October 25, 2021
i loved dune pic.twitter.com/oZ7zMoDMfL
— dan goose (@fatstevebuscemi) October 24, 2021
Loved this scene in #Dune. So powerful. pic.twitter.com/DV0jdjI5k6
— Lee Binding (@LeeBinding) October 25, 2021
loved this scene from Dune pic.twitter.com/ZAgoCO6mDA
— xanax in a cinnabon (ali) (@xanabon) October 25, 2021
Freaking loved Dune pic.twitter.com/5HJeKtnVBh
— Happy Hannahween (@sugar_boogers) October 23, 2021
omg I love DUNE pic.twitter.com/Ej7Csxf5Sq
— Netflix Is A Joke (@NetflixIsAJoke) October 25, 2021
Paul Atreides when he first saw the dune idk I didn’t see the movie pic.twitter.com/HtQzjLWhyO
— adam (@adamjmoussa) October 25, 2021
People are also loving the various groups with the Dune universe such as the Bene Gesserit and the Fremen.
Omg I loved the Bene Gesserit in #Dune ! pic.twitter.com/ZWMweFlSSQ
— 🌸🐾🌷Mew soon to be bunboi🌷🐇🌸 (@MewDaFaeCatte) October 23, 2021
no one:
— spooky jaris 👻 (@fake_jaris) October 22, 2021
the Fremen: pic.twitter.com/FPWaCM1Fkm
Many Fremen - and some of the smartest Fremen, believe me - they come up to me and they say “Muad’Dib, you’re the Mahdi, you’re the Lisan al-Gaib.” And it’s something that we’re looking in to and we’re looking in to it very strongly. But believe me, it won’t be Chubby Vlad. https://t.co/w1eGpxUeVG
— 👻🅱️oo-skerville🎃 (@WB_Baskerville) October 25, 2021
The Bene Gesserit are fashion girls pic.twitter.com/AELInsbw1h
— hautelemode (@hautelemess) October 25, 2021
— 亚历山大, #1 Kirk Cousins Defender (@MrAlAnderson) October 23, 2021
When your friends who didn’t read the book ask you to explain them the plot on the way out of the theater 🤖#Dune #DuneMovie #thufirhawat #mentat pic.twitter.com/TS5sgP9OSx
— Dune.ar (@dune_ar) October 23, 2021
I love scifi names. That's Stilgar, the Naib of Sietch Tabr. That's Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, the ruler of House Harkonnen. And that's Paul.
— Emma Berquist (@eeberquist) October 22, 2021
Always remember to do the walk without rhythm folks, to avoid attracting those sandworms.
it's called sandwalking and it's actually really important to not attract the shai-hulud pic.twitter.com/mfHUy969WQ
— nevona (@nevona) October 23, 2021
Me summoning the Dune sandworm pic.twitter.com/IsGyM6sgwm
— Matías (@maticapped) October 23, 2021
What about the most precious entity in the Dune universe, the spice?
that’s right pic.twitter.com/yCWe3H5HDQ
— Edward Ongweso Jr (redacted spooky) (@bigblackjacobin) October 25, 2021
It’s called spice, T. Gets you high and helps you navigate outer space or some shit. pic.twitter.com/FmyOds5U4M
— socialist sopranos memes (@gabagoolmarx) October 24, 2021
how rabban harkonnen be lookin at you when you hit him with that dollar store spice pic.twitter.com/NhKu5b7HoX
— rice 🎃 (@BigHefty_) October 24, 2021
me eating the spice so I can see Zendaya in my dreams #dune pic.twitter.com/v057GJV2DG
— alex 🇵🇸 ☭ (@ju1cebyalex) October 23, 2021
you smell like spice i am spice pic.twitter.com/myhwSFxXRA
— dune part two (2023) stan account (@alirichthem) October 25, 2021
When someone asks me what DUNE is about pic.twitter.com/h2XZ103LzU
— Tom Zohar (@TomZohar) October 22, 2021
Even Fox News are up in arms.
the liberals are TELLING you that this so-called “Butlerian Jihad” is no big deal. But we’ve SEEN historically how these “holy wars” usually go, and pretty soon, you won’t even be able to use a calculator. pic.twitter.com/NIu4YMdWtR
— rob 🇩🇴 (@catholicdad420) October 24, 2021
Zendaya can’t resist the memes either.
My brand https://t.co/T6wSka5QIg
— Zendaya (@Zendaya) October 25, 2021
Jason Momoa’s character of Duncan Idaho, Paul Atreides best friend, has also become an instant favourite, mostly because people can’t believe that there is a character called Duncan Idaho.
duncan idaho is the same name as hannah montana
— Clare Rey (@claresrey) October 23, 2021
Duncan Idaho. Johnny Utah. Nathan Arizona. Hannah Montana. we're not stopping until we've covered all 50
— c🎃le (@krondotcom) October 25, 2021
Dune: “People use space drugs to travel through space and gain super powers”
— Mike Drucker (@MikeDrucker) October 24, 2021
Me: “Alright”
Dune: “Space drugs are only on a dirt planet with giant worms and also the new space messiah”
Me: “Pretty reasonable”
Dune: “There’s a character named Duncan Idaho”
Me: “okay hold on
Here are some more of our favourites that would make even the most brutal of Harkonnen warriors chuckle.
Had a few minutes free. I’m not, not proud… pic.twitter.com/luNfvLoEP9
— Matthew Frighton (@MattHighton) October 25, 2021
best line in the whole movie pic.twitter.com/BXVst2tbqN
— Good Luck (@DoorHinge9) October 25, 2021
How you Dune pic.twitter.com/7WCgEHyJYr
— Erik Anderson (@awards_watch) October 22, 2021
adding to the discourse pic.twitter.com/CVwQgOpzdK
— *screams into the void* (@alexcollyard) October 25, 2021
congrats to jason momoa on sneaking his own meme into dune pic.twitter.com/5babNXsvr3
— Caitlin Schneider (@caitschneider) October 22, 2021
Whenever Rebecca Ferguson uses her mind control voice in DUNE pic.twitter.com/ojW1l77de5
— Kyle Buchanan (@kylebuchanan) October 23, 2021
can’t stop thinking about the real star of #Dune pic.twitter.com/9I6OTvpRGT
— littlebird (@lilbirbs) October 23, 2021
Remember, we still haven’t been given the full story yet. What about Dune Part Two?
Warner Bros. after seeing the #Dune box office numbers pic.twitter.com/BlTfAhbJ01
— ✨ FILM DAZE ✨ (@filmdaze) October 26, 2021
summoning circle
— Letterboxd (@letterboxd) October 26, 2021
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dune
🕯 part two 🕯
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Ok but seriously @warnerbros @Legendary#Dune #DuneMovie pic.twitter.com/ibmmyWIxcn
— Wiosna Pustyni (@Atrydka) October 25, 2021
PS. If nothing above made any sense whatsoever to you then please check out our complete rundown of everything you need to know about Dune.