ooli@lemmy.world to Movies@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoFrank Herbert always thought Star Wars was a Dune ripoffwww.polygon.comexternal-linkmessage-square80fedilinkarrow-up1232arrow-down115cross-posted to: scifi@kbin.social
arrow-up1217arrow-down1external-linkFrank Herbert always thought Star Wars was a Dune ripoffwww.polygon.comooli@lemmy.world to Movies@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square80fedilinkcross-posted to: scifi@kbin.social
minus-squareRizzRustbolt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down2·1 year agoMaybe… But at least Star Wars isn’t giving the catholic church a blowie.
minus-squareBlue_Morpho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 year 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-down1·1 year 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/