‘Dune’ is the sci-fi epic commodities traders have always wanted
Denis Villeneuve’s new film takes inspiration from an unlikely, unsexy corner of capitalism and has the drag-on effect of making markets compelling.
The ribald rivalries that define the business world have long served as fodder for prestige television dramas such as Billions and Succession. But director Denis Villeneuve’s new science fiction film, Dune, out on October 22 in the US, takes inspiration from an unlikely, unsexy corner of capitalism: commodities trading. By spinning a complex tale about family, revenge, and destiny, it has the drag-on effect of making markets compelling and approachable to a slightly wider audience than usual.
Set in the far, far future – the year 10,191, to be exact – in a galaxy not at all far away, Dune is a fairly faithful adaptation of roughly the first half of author Frank Herbert’s genre-defying 1965 novel. There are no talking aliens here, but plenty of palace intrigue. Mild spoilers follow.
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