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Charliekeet t1_j25au9m wrote

Reply to comment by getawy in The 1984 Dune film makes a lot more sense if The Spice is referred to as Space Cocaine instead. by neoengel

I assume the OP was just making a joke, but I always wondered why so many people think Dune is some sort of difficult to follow, impenetrable mess. There are lots of names and competing factions to learn about, I guess?

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getawy t1_j25cg0e wrote

It's got so many layers of meaning, also it's much more subjective than lots of films, there is not much agreed upon. And I think that's intentional. There's a lot to gain from digging into it further and I only wanted to encourage this.

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Sylvurphlame t1_j25taux wrote

Yes. And the hints of what would have happened if Frank Herbert and been able finish the series himself.

I personally subscribe to the theory that he was going to >!introduce an alien race as what the Honored Matres were running from. Not the return of the Machine Empire!<

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