I’m just going to get it over with and say it, David Lynch’s Dune is my favorite science fiction film of all time. Adapted from the novel of the same name written by Frank Herbert, Dune is a film that has stuck with me since childhood and has managed to never get old after repeated viewings.

If you don’t know the plot of Dune (have you been living under a rock!!?) let’s break it down. The universe depends on a substance knowns as The Spice, which is like a combination of oil and LCD. Unfortunately, The Spice can only be found on one planet, Arrakis, or more commonly known as Dune. Control of The Spice is a topic of much contention between great houses of the universe as well as commerce guilds, training schools, and the indigenous people of Dune itself. The overall arch of the film follows young Paul, the son of a great Duke, and his mother, a woman with supernatural power linked to The Spice, as he falls victim to, and ultimately triumphs over the various political interests of the known powers in the universe.