Seorges, that is an old post; the movie's a done-deal; probably only
happened because Berg wanted to do it.
Seriously, mea culpa - I said the argument was thin, no reason to lob
a hand grenade. sheesh.
On Dec 30, 7:10 pm, "Seorges Gorel" <seor...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "Khal" <damagere...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > A New Dune Movie is Suspected in the Works because:
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> > 3. _Dune is an Islamic text, is more Topical than it's ever been_
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> > Do I have to say it, the war in Iraq resembles more Dune than
> > anything that occurred around WWI (Lawrence of Arabia has good
> > resemblance), and it's almost like Frank Herbert had a bit of
> > prescience. Striding with grace the science of religion and the
> > science (fiction) of humanity, Frank Herbert's imagining of the human
> > species is vibrant. Every Iman out of Iran and every Nazrallah shares
> > the same fevered dreams of the general Fremen populace. Herbert's
> > religions, with a dash of Christianity, and a splash of Judaism,
> > distilled with an overcast of conflict and personal strength and
> > sacrifice, drum through everypage with a frequency more in tune with
> > today's news than at any other time. The one thing that might stop
> > Dune from being done as a movie again, and indeed the danger of it,
> > is that this examination of the different religions might be watered
> > down out of fear.
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> That is the worst reason imaginable for wanting to do a Dune movie.
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