DUNE (1984) dir. DAVID LYNCH
A beginning is a very delicate time. Know then, that it is the year
10191. The known universe is ruled by the Padisha Emperor Shaddam IV, my
father. In this time, the most precious substance in the Universe is
the spice melange. The spice extends life. The spice expands
consciousness. The spice is vital to space travel. The Spacing Guild and
its navigators, who the spice has mutated over four-thousand years, use
the orange spice gas, which gives them the ability to fold space. That
is, travel to any part of the Universe without moving. Oh yes, I forget
to tell you. The spice exists on only one planet in the entire Universe.
A desolate, dry planet with vast deserts. Hidden away within the rocks
of these deserts are a people known as the Fremen, who have long held a
prophecy, that a man would come, a messiah, who would lead them to true
freedom. The planet is Arrakis. Also known as Dune.