Adding some thoughts on announcements…
Hearing “House shields activating”
And likewise “de-activating” is totally not needed. When the shields are brought down it would be better to show shield being raised reversed and color timed to night with a brief alarm.
Another instance of a mindless announcement is “release the bombs! Release the bombs” I actually think it would be better to lift some voice dialogue from the Dune RTS game and have Harkonnen “attacking target! attacking target!” It also got me thinking of giving a voice to some Sardukar troops. Anyway I think these are perhaps the worst offenders of the announcement trope and definitely damage the film.
I also am making notes on the Irulan Narration and the whole “I forgot to tell you” although amusing I am not sure it is worth keeping but it is a joke amongst very few. The whole part about the fremen should definitely be removed. I am in favour of “The guild are responsible for all interplanetry travel making them the highest power in the universe” This line is very important as everything else of importance can be said later spread throughout the film by Irulan.
In terms of the Alternate fremen opening “We are the secret of the universe” is the only thing that seems to resonate and audio only would suffice. Whilst the prophecy speech is also a given but once Paul anf Jesdica crash in the desrt not when they first arrive on Arrakis I feel. It needs to unfold.
The deleted scene where Paul is in bed having a nightware the Audio was to be placed on the waking dream in Pauls room before the hunter seeker “My terrible Purpose” only. As previously stated witch and fire gone from dream replaced by Sting I will kill you put back in (Paul dead on a stone floor)
Also looked at the filmbook segment for sandworms and I thought there must be some missing worm footage but to my surprise it focus on the digestive system on the worm and it’s stomach acid. Not sure what would be on screen exactly but I was quite surprised by that.
When Paul has his waking dream in the rocks after the cras he says I am not your kwizadtzaderach and when he screams Father I think it is here we cut to a like tear drop referenced in the comic and it drops into mother Ramalo cupped hands then she talks of the prophecy. This is an important visual as she is like catching pauls tears in her hands.