Denis VilleneuvesDune: Part Twois gettingSteven Spielbergs seal of approval.
The Oscar-winning director is praising not only the film, but the Canadian filmmakers vision and creativity.
Its not a long list and we know who a lot of them are, Spielberg said.

Steven Spielberg shares thoughts on ‘Dune: Part Two’Christina House / Getty Images / Warner Bros. / Courtesy Everett Collection
Starting with [Georges] Melies and Disney and Kubrick, George Lucas.
Ray Harryhausen I include in that list.
Fellini built his own worlds.

Obviously Wes Anderson, Peter Jackson, James Cameron, Christopher Nolan, Ridley Scott, Guillermo del Toro.
For all the sand you have in this film, its really about water.
The sacred waters that are yearning for green meadows and the blue water of life.
He continued, You film the desert to resemble an ocean, a sea.
The sandworms were like sea serpents.
And that scene surfing the sandworms is one of the greatest things I have ever seen.
But you made the desert look like a liquid.