Can we say something about the Dune 2 popcorn bucket without everyone getting mad?
AMC's viral sandworm-shaped popcorn bucket for Dune 2 sure is, uh, something
Over the years, stan armies have invented many new ways to show love to their favorite movies that go far beyond just buying tickets or slapping a shiny poster on the wall. You can give the film five stars on Letterboxd (or review it on Facebook after popping an ambien). You can make so much noise over its perceived “snub” at the Oscars that a former presidential candidate gets involved. You can buy a candle that smells like its most infamous (derogatory) scene. And now, thanks to AMC theaters, you can put your hand or… something into whatever the hell this thing is. Behold: the Dune: Part Two promotional popcorn bucket.
Please take all the time you need to process. Finished? The internet sure isn’t. Ever since the bucket—modeled to look like the gaping maw of one of the monstrous sandworms that populate the planet Arrakis—first made itself known to the good citizens of X (née Twitter), Dune lovers and haters alike have gleefully expressed their absolute awe at the thing. They’ve also, as the internet and, well, anyone with eyes is wont to do, pointed out that it looks a lot like a whole different type of Gom Jabbar test. Put another way, people want to fuck the popcorn bucket. We’ll let them tell you all about it in their own words: