I'm sorry, I recently read those books because the new movie was coming out, and I remembered the older film as being weird, so check the source material.
There are a few pretty cool ideas in there, particularly dealing with people's internal dialog in political and strategic thinking in tense situations. (Aspects of why it would be difficult or impossible to catch in a video form, without extensive narration) the only other element that was well done was to add the notes to put into perspective the individuals into a historical perspective.
Maybe just my opinion, but that series is one of the most heavily overrated pieces of fiction in a long time. It was very clear that the author borrowed much from Bedouin culture.
The most significant plot hole in the entirety is the spice. The spice is needed for interstellar travel, it can only be found on Arakis (originally), a location which they would have needed the spice to get to in order to acquire the space travel tech to reach the planet.
A) nothing, per se. For comparison, the book, "The Mote in God's Eye," there was a similar embracing of Islamic cultures, but kept people and groups distinct. Where the comparison might be a future where Islam had first taken over.
B) that's an interesting perspective, if anything the overall seemed more about the power of the mind over the impulsive desires of the body. Except in the framework of a variation on the heroes journey.
Spice = oil, I would have framed differently, but can't disagree.
It might be overrated, there are definitely better scifi novels out there, but it's pretty great, and it has a lot of interesting political theory in it.
There is also the philosophical elements that I find quite interesting, especially the stoic teachings which are quite pronounced in contrast to the anti-stoic stories told these days.
I'm sorry, I recently read those books because the new movie was coming out, and I remembered the older film as being weird, so check the source material.
There are a few pretty cool ideas in there, particularly dealing with people's internal dialog in political and strategic thinking in tense situations. (Aspects of why it would be difficult or impossible to catch in a video form, without extensive narration) the only other element that was well done was to add the notes to put into perspective the individuals into a historical perspective.
Maybe just my opinion, but that series is one of the most heavily overrated pieces of fiction in a long time. It was very clear that the author borrowed much from Bedouin culture.
The most significant plot hole in the entirety is the spice. The spice is needed for interstellar travel, it can only be found on Arakis (originally), a location which they would have needed the spice to get to in order to acquire the space travel tech to reach the planet.
A) nothing, per se. For comparison, the book, "The Mote in God's Eye," there was a similar embracing of Islamic cultures, but kept people and groups distinct. Where the comparison might be a future where Islam had first taken over.
B) that's an interesting perspective, if anything the overall seemed more about the power of the mind over the impulsive desires of the body. Except in the framework of a variation on the heroes journey.
Spice = oil, I would have framed differently, but can't disagree.
It might be overrated, there are definitely better scifi novels out there, but it's pretty great, and it has a lot of interesting political theory in it.
I didn't hate the books (the first one was best and by a margin), more if it was tagged as science fantasy, it might have been easier.
And yes, the political intrigue, and the concept of "plans within plans" represents most of the best aspects.
There is also the philosophical elements that I find quite interesting, especially the stoic teachings which are quite pronounced in contrast to the anti-stoic stories told these days.
Agreed, the philosophy of mind over the bodies impulses was a strong theme, and the way it was implemented was done quite well in the first book.