Paul Atreides "Silence!" (Dune 2)

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Dune 2 "Silence!" or Paul Atreides "Silence!" is a meme trend in which someone yells "silence" as loud as possible in a public space while someone else records them, mimicking a scene in the 2024 film Dune: Part 2 said by actor Timothée Chalamet. The trend was popularized on TikTok in March 2024, with TikToker @luvsickdracko notably starting it.

Origin

On March 21st, 2024, TikToker^[1]^[2] @luvsickdracko posted two videos in which he stands on a lunch table at school and yells "silence!" as loud as possible, referencing a scene from Dune Part 2, garnering over 9.6 million and 7 million views, respectively, in four days (shown below, left and right). The videos feature captions referencing the film, including, "Bro might be Paul Atreides."

@luvsickdracko SILENCE ‼️🗣️ #fyp #viral #foryou #foryoupage #dune #dune2 ♬ original sound – 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬

@luvsickdracko Masterpiece #fyp #viral #foryou #foryoupage #relatable ♬ original sound – 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬

Spread

The trend spread across TikTok that month, with the originator, @luvsickdracko, also continuing to post videos following the trend. On March 22nd, 2024, TikToker^[3] @_.tyl posted a video doing the trend, garnering over 546,000 views in three days (shown below).

@_.tyll SILENCE‼️ #fyp #viral #trending #tiktok #dune2 #paulatreides ♬ original sound – 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬

On March 23rd, TikToker^[4] @gbillz posted a video in which he goes to someone's door and does the trend, garnering over 485,000 views in two days (shown below, left). On the same day, TikToker^[5] @ithinkitssami posted a video following the trend, garnering over 3.4 million views in two days (shown below, right).