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.
"Through His Angels, the One Living and Eternal Almighty God is known - more than once - to have said, "Don't be Afraid"; when (for example) meeting with those who might be startled by the appearance of supernatural beings who are sent with good tidings of great joy.
If you can learn to fear God (in joy, in love and in respect) as opposed to being afraid in ignorance and guilt, what do you have to fear?
"Fear is the mind killer...". "Be transformed by the RENEWING of your mind..." So, I wonder... was Herbert referencing Apostle Paul when he named Paul Atreides? "The Trust (in God) must flow..."
...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....
"Yoda! Come BACK, Yoda! :)
"Through His Angels, the One Living and Eternal Almighty God is known - more than once - to have said, "Don't be Afraid"; when (for example) meeting with those who might be startled by the appearance of supernatural beings who are sent with good tidings of great joy.
If you can learn to fear God (in joy, in love and in respect) as opposed to being afraid in ignorance and guilt, what do you have to fear?
"Fear is the mind killer...". "Be transformed by the RENEWING of your mind..." So, I wonder... was Herbert referencing Apostle Paul when he named Paul Atreides? "The Trust (in God) must flow..."
...howls...
...great Shane analogy...
...and Paul Muad'Dib being based on Paul the Apostle, I will need to sleep on that one....