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**Official** Dune movie by Denis Villeneuve thread **UPDATE- Dune 1 back on IMAX! Part 2 release March 1! (1 Viewer)
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CletiusMaximus
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I may be the last to have just seen that HBO is releasing a Dune spinoff series this fall called “Dune Prophecy.” It’s about the origins of the Bene Gesserit and takes place 10,000 years before the events in the movies.
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beer 30
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Was news to me last night as wellI may be the last to have just seen that HBO is releasing a Dune spinoff series this fall called “Dune Prophecy.” It’s about the origins of the Bene Gesserit and takes place 10,000 years before the events in the movies.
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Obviously I'm in the minority and I know this movie was made to be seen on the big screen (as the big visuals and sound are a HUGE part of the puzzle) but as an at-home experience, I thought part 2 was a snoozer. I watched part 1 and I guess I liked it, but turned off part 2 like 75 minutes in bored out of my mind.
I like sci-fi and fantasy movies. I like complex movies with lots of characters and complicated plots. Just couldn't make it through this, and I can make it through pretty much anything (I think I've probably given up on like 3 or 4 "serious" movies in my entire life). But this one put me to sleep.
I like sci-fi and fantasy movies. I like complex movies with lots of characters and complicated plots. Just couldn't make it through this, and I can make it through pretty much anything (I think I've probably given up on like 3 or 4 "serious" movies in my entire life). But this one put me to sleep.
Leeroy Jenkins
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I may be the last to have just seen that HBO is releasing a Dune spinoff series this fall called “Dune Prophecy.” It’s about the origins of the Bene Gesserit and takes place 10,000 years before the events in the movies.
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Is that "present day" then? I thought Dune was 10,000 years from now?
beer 30
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Not quite but close https://dune.fandom.com/wiki/Timeline_(Expanded_Dune)
Leeroy Jenkins
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the moops
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Me neither but I do love that ultra nerds exist who take the time to write all that down
beer 30
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I'm not a major nerd but after reading a bit I think it goes something like this:
BG stands for "Before Guild" (When used after a date, the acronym B.G. refers to "Before Guild", meaning that was the year prior to the Spacing Guild's monopoly on all space travel, transport, and Imperial banking). The second entry references "the beginning of space travel" with a date of 11200 BG (1960 AD). I take that to mean 1960 as in our dating system and 11,200 years BG refers to that many years before the guild took over space travel and clock resets to 1. If you scroll down, you'll notice the BG dates continue to shrink as you closer to the date the guild took over space travel.
I'm happy to be told otherwise.
It begins this Sunday and I am here for it!I may be the last to have just seen that HBO is releasing a Dune spinoff series this fall called “Dune Prophecy.” It’s about the origins of the Bene Gesserit and takes place 10,000 years before the events in the movies.
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Chadstroma
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Is this where we talk about Dune: Prophecy?
kupcho1
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I went back and forth as to whether I should share this video in this thread as although it purports to be a review of the movie Dune, it is in all actuality a treatise on Frank Herbert's underlying philosophy and the fact (contention?) that Dune was his response to Isaac Asimov's Foundation trilogy. It's also pretty damn long, starting with a brief mention of the Roman Empire, moving then to The Whig Interpretation of History. If you haven't picked up on it, it's long. Very long. BTW, this is described as a "short excerpt" of a forthcoming video.
But, I found it fascinating. Although I've read Dune (and most if not all of the sequels) and Foundation, it never clicked with me how diametrically opposed the two books were. But when you stop and think about it, these books are in part a product of the times in which the authors lived. Times that, much like today, had competing philosphies (political, economic, etc.), all of which contribute to the stories they are telling.
TL;DW
"Asimov was a stout and devout New Deal believer." Foundation is "Whigs in space"
Herbert's Dune was intended to subvert Foundation.
The video makes some very interesting points as he works through the stories in parallel, and lays out the fundamental differences and the outcomes they entail (e.g., both with galactic empires, planet locales on the far fringe of the empire).
Anyway, I thought it was interesting and thought I'd share it.
Foundations of Dune
But, I found it fascinating. Although I've read Dune (and most if not all of the sequels) and Foundation, it never clicked with me how diametrically opposed the two books were. But when you stop and think about it, these books are in part a product of the times in which the authors lived. Times that, much like today, had competing philosphies (political, economic, etc.), all of which contribute to the stories they are telling.
TL;DW
"Asimov was a stout and devout New Deal believer." Foundation is "Whigs in space"
Herbert's Dune was intended to subvert Foundation.
The video makes some very interesting points as he works through the stories in parallel, and lays out the fundamental differences and the outcomes they entail (e.g., both with galactic empires, planet locales on the far fringe of the empire).
Anyway, I thought it was interesting and thought I'd share it.
Foundations of Dune