So for Denis Villeneuve and screenwriter Eric Roth to go into this movie with the established knowledge that they have two whole films to tell the story could help make sure the first movie doesn’t feel rushed or overly-bloated in terms of the narrative that it wants to tell.
It’s also worth noting that this type of storytelling has its own merits in the grand scope of things.
There’s always the next movie to get those lingering plot threads wrapped up.
We here at CinemaBlend have already talked at length about the benefits of splitting movies into two-part affairs, with films like IT and Kill Bill standing out as two obvious examples of how the formula can work.