Why are the Fremens eyes blue?

Herbert's novel states that blue eyes are a result of being addicted to spice. Perhaps not wanting to imply that an entire race is addicted to drugs, Villeneuve includes a scene explaining that the Fremen's eyes have turned blue simply because of their constant exposure to spice in the sands of Arrakis.
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Why does Paul Atreides have blue eyes?

The Dune trailer shows that Paul spends an extended period of time on Arrakis as he helps Chani protect the planet, meaning his blue eyes are a symptom of either ingesting the drug for power or consistently breathing in enough on Arrakis that he has a constant state of activity from Spice.
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How did they make the eyes blue in Dune 2021?

Rather than a traditional blue or green, we actually covered it in sand color. So that was our screen, the idea being that because this was generally going to be Arrakis or it was going to be the desert, it was going to be that color.
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How did they make blue eyes in Dune?

So the blue eyes were achieved by the use of fluorescent-coated blue-tinted contact lenses, custom-fitted to each of the principal actors and a handful of select extras by an ophthalmologist in Prague (and a contact lens technician was on set at all times when the lenses were in use).
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Who has blue eyes in Dune?

Ever since the first Dune trailer debuted, moviegoers unfamiliar with Frank Herbert's acclaimed science-fiction novel Dune may have been confused as to why, in Denis Villeneuve's Dune, Zendaya's eyes are blue. She's not alone, of course.
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Why are there no guns in Dune?

Also some knives, like the Fremen's crysknife, is a sacred object. Crysknives are taked from the teeth of the great sandworm, giving them an extra oomph of honor and religious prestige. So that's why there are “no” guns in Dune. It's because it's smarter, and objectively cooler, to fight in close quarters.
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Why do they wear nose plugs in Dune?

Filt-Plug by Frank Herbert from Dune. A nose plug worn to collect moisture from exhaled air. On parched Arrakis, the wise traveler wears filt-plugs and a breathing mask over the mouth, to conserve moisture.
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Why are Mentats lips red?

Mentats habitually drink “the Juice of Sapho,” a kind of hyper-coffee that increases their mental acuity twice over or more. Naturally, Sapho is addictive, and eventually it has the side effect of staining a user's lips an obvious red.
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What is in their nose in Dune?

Filt-Plug by Frank Herbert from Dune. A nose plug worn to collect moisture from exhaled air. On parched Arrakis, the wise traveler wears filt-plugs and a breathing mask over the mouth, to conserve moisture.
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Is Paul Atreides allergic to spice?

Chani can smell spice on Paul and wonders if it is an allergy, but Jessica says those tests were negative. Chani asks if they have makers with them, and Jessica confirms it, saying that each battle needs a blessing. Chani knows that Paul does not partake of the spice drug, and asks for the unchanged Water from a maker.
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Does Paul from Dune have powers?

Abilities and skills

Prescience: As the Kwisatz Haderach long sought out for by the breeding programme of the Bene Gesserit Order, Paul possessed a powerful ability to bridge space and time with prescient ability.
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What does spice mean in Dune?

Melange (/meɪˈlɑːnʒ/), often referred to as "the spice", is the fictional psychedelic drug central to the Dune series of science fiction novels by Frank Herbert and derivative works.
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Why is Jessica a concubine Dune?

Concubines were often taken by ruling members of Great Houses for companionship. This was considered an ideal practice when one wished for other Great Houses to think they were available for alliance through marriage. Duke Leto Atreides took the Lady Jessica as his concubine.
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What is Baron Harkonnen eating?

During a dramatic meeting with Isaac's Duke, Harkonnen shows all his cruelty while eating ragged meat. Skarsgard knew the perfect delicacy for his all-consuming character.
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Do Reverend Mothers have blue eyes?

The Water of Life will turn the eyes of a Reverend Mother completely blue, even if she was not addicted to melange prior to her spice agony.
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What race are the Fremen?

The Fremen were humans, who consider the planet Arrakis their home. They formed an integral part in the establishment of the Atreides Empire and Muad'Dib's Jihad launched by Paul Atreides, their adopted leader.
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Is a real stillsuit possible?

How feasible are actual Stillsuits for future astronauts on Mars? Fortunately, we've been doing something similar to Dune's Stillsuits for a while now on the International Space Station. "There is an entire closed-loop system onboard the [International Space Station] dedicated to water," NASA says.
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Why do they wear oxygen in Dune?

Breathing in through the mouth and out through the nose ensure moisture-rich air being exhaled was captured by the stillsuit and processed ensuring as little moisture as possible was lost through exhalation.
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Do you pee in Stillsuits?

Stillsuits recycle nearly all of the body's moisture, which Herbert's novel notes includes urine and feces, which are processed in the stillsuit's thigh pads.
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What do the tattoos in Dune mean?

Specifically, they denote a very particular sort of character in that universe. They're known as Mentats, and they're essentially human computers capable of unfathomable calculation and insight.
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Where did the spice come from in Dune?

Spice melange is formed deep beneath the sands of Arrakis, where the fungal excretions of sandworm larva mixes with water to form a mass that eventually explodes to the surface due to the planet's extreme heat. Collecting the melange is extremely difficult; the explosions are deadly and the material hazardous.
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What is sapho juice Dune?

Sapho, or more commonly the Juice of Sapho, was a high-energy liquid extracted from the barrier roots of a plant from Ecaz. Mainly consumed by Mentats, it amplified their mental powers. Users develop deep ruby stains on their mouth and lips.
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What are water rings in Dune?

Water Rings were metallic counters that represented the volume of water released by a body of a dead Fremen processed through a deathstill. They were manufactured in denominations ranging from 50 liters to 1/32 of a drachm (a drachm being 1/150 of a liter).
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What did he breathe out in Dune?

It consisted of a false tooth with a cavity and false cap. The cavity was filled with poison gas. It was designed so that, when the bearer bit down hard on the cap and breathed out hard, the cap would break and the poison gas would be expelled into the immediate area.
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What is a Thopter in Dune?

Ornithopters, also commonly referred to as 'thopters, were the most common small transport vessels in the Imperium. These aircraft were capable of carrying 6 passengers, 9 if the back seats were removed. 'Thopters were also very versatile.
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