Official Dune Thread

[MenacingMonk]

This is a good ass film. Wasn’t sure what to expect, but it delivered.

I’ll watch the original one day.

 

[85 East]

This is a good ass film. Wasn’t sure what to expect, but it delivered.

I’ll watch the original one day.

I realize now that Starwars and Game of Thrones are Dune wannabes.

 

[MenacingMonk]

I realize now that Starwars and Game of Thrones are Dune wannabes.

How so? I don’t really see a connection.

 

[85 East]

How so? I don’t really see a connection.

Dune is a story about great families and a prophecized messiah sent to the save the masses from a tyrannical leader. Same plot as both Star Wars and Game of Thrones. Throw in spice, desert settings, giant worms that swallow people. The mother in Dune controlling minds like she uses the force...

 

[42 Monks]

Dune is a story about great families and a prophecized messiah sent to the save the masses from a tyrannical leader. Same plot as both Star Wars and Game of Thrones. Throw in spice, desert settings, giant worms that swallow people. The mother in Dune controlling minds like she uses the force...

and where did dune get it from

 

[Duke Dixon]

and where did dune get it from

The sci fi aspects definitely inspired things in Star Wars. Dune was influenced by religious messiah figures. This reddit post show what influenced the book that was released in 1965.



I really want these movie to end well. This was one of those books that people said would never work as a live action film. Hopefully it works out and has people adapt other works that are thought of as unfilm-able.

 

[KevCo]

This is a good ass film. Wasn’t sure what to expect, but it delivered.

I’ll watch the original one day.

Trust me, dont. Just wait a year on pt 2, then go back to the original (iirc the entire dune part 2 takes place in like the final 30 minutes or so of the original) its a very rushed film that throws alot of stuff at you. Never saw the mini series but ifeel like that might work better.

I realize now that Starwars and Game of Thrones are Dune wannabes.

Yea star wars is influenced by so much but i never really heard of the dune influence till i saw the original a few years back….fukking tatooine mightas well have been calle Duntoine.

 

[Jax]

Trust me, dont. Just wait a year on pt 2, then go back to the original (iirc the entire dune part 2 takes place in like the final 30 minutes or so of the original) its a very rushed film that throws alot of stuff at you. Never saw the mini series but ifeel like that might work better.

Yea star wars is influenced by so much but i never really heard of the dune influence till i saw the original a few years back….fukking tatooine mightas well have been calle Duntoine.

funny enough there's a planet called Dantooine.

 

[nieman]

Trust me, dont. Just wait a year on pt 2, then go back to the original (iirc the entire dune part 2 takes place in like the final 30 minutes or so of the original) its a very rushed film that throws alot of stuff at you. Never saw the mini series but ifeel like that might work better.

Yea star wars is influenced by so much but i never really heard of the dune influence till i saw the original a few years back….fukking tatooine mightas well have been calle Duntoine.

The Sci-Fi miniseries was the best adaptation, but it had stuff that didn't work as well.

I don't see the Dune influence in Star Wars, at all.

 

[KevCo]

The Sci-Fi miniseries was the best adaptation, but it had stuff that didn't work as well.

I don't see the Dune influence in Star Wars, at all.

Mainly the planet and messiah story i saw as influences when i saw dune a few years back (then in trash ass 9 they made poe a former “spice runner”) But then again star wars took so many ideas it somehow ended up doubling back on itself to feel original.

 

[Goombreh]

This movie was so dope. Favorite of 2021 by far.

 

[KalKal]

The Sci-Fi miniseries was the best adaptation, but it had stuff that didn't work as well.

I don't see the Dune influence in Star Wars, at all.

Mainly the planet and messiah story i saw as influences when i saw dune a few years back (then in trash ass 9 they made poe a former “spice runner”) But then again star wars took so many ideas it somehow ended up doubling back on itself to feel original.

Han being a former runner of a drug called "spice" isn't new. I don't remember it it was said on screen, but I'm pretty sure it was there in the original OT novelizations.

To go back to the influence of Dune, a lot of it is just at the surface level, but it IS there. Eg the Saarlac pit is basically a stationary sandworm mouth (visually, but not in terms of lore).

In the prequels there are some parallels between Paul and Anakin. Both are chosen ones that can see the future, though Paul's prediction powers are orders of magnitude stronger even though he's much physically weaker. Both had the goal to free the slaves on a desert planet.

Also, both stories had highly advanced galaxy spanning civilizations...that fought by stabbing each other with melee weapons.

 

[The Devil's Advocate]

Han being a former runner of a drug called "spice" isn't new. I don't remember it it was said on screen, but I'm pretty sure it was there in the original OT novelizations.

To go back to the influence of Dune, a lot of it is just at the surface level, but it IS there. Eg the Saarlac pit is basically a stationary sandworm mouth (visually, but not in terms of lore).

In the prequels there are some parallels between Paul and Anakin. Both are chosen ones that can see the future, though Paul's prediction powers are orders of magnitude stronger even though he's much physically weaker. Both had the goal to free the slaves on a desert planet.

Also, both stories had highly advanced galaxy spanning civilizations...that fought by stabbing each other with melee weapons.

All this stuff has been spoken about in length, since the time that both Star Wars and Dune was released

Star Wars Movies Definitely Wouldn't Exist Without Dune

George Lucas' Star Wars wouldn't be the same without Frank Herbert's Dune.

www.denofgeek.com

'Boba Fett' finally confirms a mind-blowing Star Wars-Dune connection

The similarities between Star Wars and Dune are endless, but 'The Book of Boba Fett' just revealed arguably the most important one yet.

www.inverse.com

Star Wars Was Based On Dune, And It Shows

The biggest sci-fi film of 2021 shares plenty of similarities with another famous spacefaring epic.

gamerant.com

Everything STAR WARS Borrowed From DUNE

George Lucas's Star Wars franchise wears many of its influences on its sleeve, most notably elements from Frank Herbert's seminal sci-fi novel Dune.

nerdist.com

 

[Creflo ½ Dollar]

They should have just made this a series…would have been better on all parts.

I wonder will they even do the 2nd book. Most people ain’t even read the second book but I’m my eyes the 2nd book is a really important that just get glossed over. Which is crazy to me.

 

[Lootpack]