A bit oversimplified, but true. Both movies depict the fall of a galactic empire. Luke is a hero in the making simple and pure, whereas Paul is corrupt from the day he was conceived. Lucas was paying homage to the media he grew up with, whereas Herbert was warning us about ... well everything.
I better stop before I spend the rest of the evening geeking out over two of my favorite things.
...cool Dune and Star Wars mash up....
I've always believed Lucas was at least partly inspired by Dune, though Star Wars is definitely a different kind of story.
...Dune is a nuanced story...
...wherein Star Wars is an outer space version of "Shane"...
A bit oversimplified, but true. Both movies depict the fall of a galactic empire. Luke is a hero in the making simple and pure, whereas Paul is corrupt from the day he was conceived. Lucas was paying homage to the media he grew up with, whereas Herbert was warning us about ... well everything.
I better stop before I spend the rest of the evening geeking out over two of my favorite things.
...and then there was the Ring trilogy...
...howls....