Ok I think I may have figured out a way the start can work better.
Opening Starfield “A David Lynch” film A Guild Heighliner is shown and vanishes (from Planet IX?)
Opening Credits with music score
cut to “Planet Caladan” Super, waves crashing no Irulian Narration Paul film Book sequence with no english text and Gurney Huey and Thuffer enter earlier to allow moved shot of Bene Tlielax shot of THuffer over “know an Mentat by his red stained lips” and then fight training… Paul Meets Duncan then Meets his father “The Sleeper must awaken”
Wormhole visual or rolling waves into Princess Irulian eyes and Narration “Otherwise known as Dune”.
?Missing Scene? (Speculation) Baron Harkonnen with the Arrakis Globe speaking of the trap that house Atreides are walking in to. Quite an Inconic scene and it’s a strange omission? “Geidi Prime” Super or was it “Arrakis source of the Spice” Super and the Baron is in the Palace on Arrakis about to leave. He must also send a message because Leto later replies?..
Heighliner appears above Kaitain
Dropship and 3rd stage guild navigator sequence as in extended edition… “We need to look at Paul Atreides on Caladan”
Space shots Reverend Mother Leaves Kaitain (Princess Irulian Narration about Benegesserit Sisterhood and the Super Being) Jessica goes to Door…Pauls Dream then Jessica and Reverand Mother talk Upon awaiting Paul to be tested Jessica narration about “she may lose her son…” over shot of reverand mother in chair from TV cut. Witch in the flames just before “The Pain!!!”
I think this solves the problems of the clunky opening but let me know what you think? I have a Hunch the Baron with the Globe was shot even though it is not in any script as it’s a really important intoduction to the main villain it’s such a weird scene to leave out the Villains iconic introduction that it just can not have been left out even if it was very short we need to see what the Baron gave up before we see him on Geidi prime and getting the message from Piter.
Having thought on this some more just keep the opening credits after Irulian narration straight to Kaitain with the Super for “Kaitain home of the empetor of known universe” and then the scene order I have stated.
I have realised that while the Duke prepares his message for the Baron, surely we were meant to hear the Barons message in voiceover? This would seem to be what is missing here. As it makes no sense without the Baron giving a message whilst Leto replies.
Universal should just prepare a proper extended cut that Lynch would be willing to put his name to other than theatrical version… Because Lynch won’t go back on it and the ball is in their court to sort it out. It’s not rocket science and the TV cut although interesting should be relegated to “mistake”.
Obviously the secret report within the Guild was originally meant to tie in with the Beast Rabaan in the Bath tub while Spice production was halted but the message was diffetent.
“I’ll miss caladan so much” is swapped for the shot of the soldier crying. And that scene is put back into the conception of Alia. There is mention of a shot of geese flying also over the water before Atreides take off. Background missing on Landing field of Caladan glass gouse and castle on the cliff.
Pauls Eye within the wormhole is the place the reverend mothet dare not look at the end.
There must of been a filmbook entry at some point regarding the prision planet and banning of atomics as is referenced also as Paul will send the empetor there at the end of the film.
When Paul in his Room on Arrakis film book is meant to be about Spice worms and acid they produce in their stomach before his father enters.
Every filmbook sequence is screwed up in the film with bad editing actually.
Max von Sydow is also known as “Liet” whom is Chani’s father. In the Ornithopter a spuceminer calls him by his name and paul takes note. He is the secret leader of the fremen. His death scene and chani referring to him as Liet then would make sense but this was left out the TV cut.
Voice over of “We are the secret of the Universe” or “we are the secret” said by fremen reverend mother and then the fremen chant should also find a place at some point in the first act… Perhaps these words were muttered alone at the start of the film as we look into space But the whole prophecy sequence should remain omitted and stay as in theatrical version. It would tie in nicely just this and only this.