ooli@lemmy.world to Movies@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoFrank Herbert always thought Star Wars was a Dune ripoffwww.polygon.comexternal-linkmessage-square70fedilinkarrow-up1229arrow-down115cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1214arrow-down1external-linkFrank Herbert always thought Star Wars was a Dune ripoffwww.polygon.comooli@lemmy.world to Movies@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square70fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareRizzRustbolt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down2·9 months agoMaybe… But at least Star Wars isn’t giving the catholic church a blowie.
minus-squareBlue_Morpho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·9 months agoIf that’s your interpretation, he didn’t do a good job of writing. “He felt that religion was forced down his throat, and his world of Dune was one of the ways he dealt with his childhood.”
minus-squarePulptastic@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·9 months agoWow TIL https://aleteia.org/2021/10/28/the-catholic-influences-found-in-dune/
Maybe… But at least Star Wars isn’t giving the catholic church a blowie.
If that’s your interpretation, he didn’t do a good job of writing.
“He felt that religion was forced down his throat, and his world of Dune was one of the ways he dealt with his childhood.”
Wow TIL
https://aleteia.org/2021/10/28/the-catholic-influences-found-in-dune/