Much of the world's ills are a direct result of the socialization that defines and determinesmodern Western masculinity (Pulé & Hultman, 2021). American popular culture is known forperpetuating traditional gender roles and norms that recipients of fiction emulate throughouttheir lives, with the resulting negative effects on the natural world (Pulé & Hultman, 2021).This research utilizes the theoretical framework of Hultman & Pulè (2018), who examine thenexus between men and the environment, in terms of industrial/breadwinner, ecomodern andecological masculinities. In connection with relevant multimodal instruments of criticaldiscourse analysis, an analytical toolkit is established. This is used to explore DenisVilleneuve’s Dune: Part One (2021) with regard to how multimodal discourses of men andmasculinities are constructed in relation to nature. The findings suggest that Dune: Part Onecriticizes traditional hegemonic masculinities while offering alternatives that are not thoroughlydeveloped. The protagonist embodies a complex and contradictory relationship with nature andothers that exhibits traits of industrial/breadwinner, ecomodern and also ecologicalmasculinities, reflecting his constant struggle to define his place within nature, while theantagonist has internalized a stark capitalist and patriarchal mindset with completedisconnection from the natural world.