In 2021, the first part of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune adaptation managed the remarkable feat of keeping us interested despite focusing almost entirely on the horrifying fall of House Atreides at the hands of the putrid and relentless Harkonnens, and leaving any sense of hope and future glory seemingly buried deep beneath the sand dunes. And yet Dune is not Star Wars, even if Part Two, the first trailer for which dropped this week, will without doubt provide audiences with the burgeoning saga’s most Star Wars-like moment so far. The desert-covered central planet the blending of religion and magic to the point where they are virtually indistinguishable the depiction of a galaxy where democracy has failed and gilded nobles battle for control of solar systems: all are present in both works of sci-fi-fantasy. It has often been noted that George Lucas’s 1977 film Star Wars was greatly influenced by Frank Herbert’s Dune.
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