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I don't think it's the white saviour trope, Frank Herbert was very clear about it. Paul is to be seen as a villain who exploited the Fremen's religious beliefs for personal gain. It will make more sense in Part 3 but in general, Paul himself is not fond of the religious fervor he awoke in the Fremen and led them into the Jihad. The next 3 books are amazing because they emphasize on how Paul and his son were a curse on the Fremen rather than Messiahs.
Plus Paul taking the Worm Juice makes him millions of people at once. He can see the future as well. The loss of empathy is understandable.
Also just remembered that according to Paul, the Jihad was inevitable from the moment he and Jessica met the Fremen after escaping from Arrakeen. Also in the book, the Saudukar were committing genocide against the Fremen which gave them no choice but to fight back.
I don't think the movie emphasized on a lot of these details.
yeah theres just way too many forces making the jihad happen, maybe, Paul could avoid the conflict if he was the kwisatz earlier and could see more of the future, but by the time everything happens its just going to result in the deaths of billions.