Dune: 7 Things Denis Villeneuve’s Movie Needs To Do To Be Successful

Baron Harkonnen is written as an ugly, monstrous, depraved and sadistic figure who is also cunning and intelligent. He does whatever he wants without regard to morality, and does whatever it takes to get his way, including manipulating, killing, raping and torturing. So with that said, it shouldn’t be too hard to make people hate him. But it can’t be overstated just how important this aspect of the story is.