Hi, Ty:
I confess....after giving this some thought, assuming arguendo that the
movie WILL indubitably veer from FH's vision, I think it could be FUN. I
mean, what the heck...howza 'bout "Ang Lee's Dune: Witches on Wires?" We
could gasp in awe at Jessica's martial arts capabilities as she flies over
Stilgar's head, performs a triple somersault and ends in a Matrix-like
crane
stance, prepared to wreak havoc if her son is not spared. Or "Spicing
Dukeling, Hidden Kwisatz," in which Chani dons ninja gear, carries a
Crys-sword, and vaults from one "building" to another in a fremen sietch.
And let's not forget the BIG FINISH...the fight between Paul and Feyd.
It's
a shame that Sting has, like the rest of us, aged; I thought he was
cracking
as Feyd, (okay, I admit it, not in any acting sense, but whooo doggie, he
was nice just to ogle...) but now he could play Fenring; Paul and Feyd
could
"duke it out" <groan> in a "Majesty: Revolutions" slapdown in the rain,
wherein as Feyd loses, after being power-kicked blocks away in Arrakeen,
he
could slough away, revealing that underneath his flesh suit is....Reverend
Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam!!!
Sorry...I just simply could NOT resist. The lure of the ridiculous was
overwhelming. If a "Dune" movie or DC movie comes out, I'll try it, of
course...but I suspect it would be hard to disappoint expectations as low
as
mine. :-)
Hitch
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>> Lastly, I also suspect that Berg is more interested in Dune as an Iraq
>> War allegory, and less about the sci-fi. JMHO. Nothing wrong with
Dune
>> as political commentary - after all, it IS political commentary - but I
>> prefer it as FH's political commentary, not someone else's spin
>> thereupon.
>
> Indeed.
>
> This 2004 spoof *should* serve as a warning to those who read what they
> want into Dune:
>
> http://www.sgtstryker.com/
>
> ***
>
> The Democratic Debate
>
> ***
>
> "Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the first Democratic
> primary
> debate of 2004. I'm Jim Lehrer and I will be the moderator for tonight's
> debate. We'll begin with Congressman Kucinich. Mr. Kucinich, you've
> criticized President Bush for the War with Iraq and the subsequent
> post-war
> situation. If you had been President, what would you have done
> differently?"
>
> "Well, Jim-"
>
> "Mr. Kucinich, we are neither friends nor intimates. Such familiarity is
> inappropriate for this forum and indicates a lack of respect for myself
> and
> the viewing audience. You will address me as 'Mr. Lehrer.'"
>
> "Uh...Mr. Lehrer, I believe President Bush's illegal war in Iraq hurt
our
> credibility abroad and began the first steps towards dictator****p in our
> own
> country. Unlike the selected President, I have a greater understanding
of
> the Middle East and its people. You see, the 'Fremen', who've lived in
> that
> desert land for ages, are awaiting the voice from the stars who will
> deliver
> them from the Harkkonens, which is what they call the Bush
> Administration."
>
> "Mr. Kucinich, you are obviously referring to 'Dune", a story set
> thousands
> of years in the future, involving a desert planet that is the only
source
> of
> the spice melange in the Universe. The Fremen, a zen-sunni sect, were a
> wandering and persecuted people vaguely reminiscent of the Bedouin.
Their
> language and customs, while a fanciful variant of Arabic, are not
Arabic,
> but rather the interesting creation of a gifted and quirky Westerner."
>
> "But-"
>
> "Mr. Kucinich, the book can be interpreted as a metaphor of the Middle
> East
> and its oil, but it is not an accurate depiction of the Middle East or
its
> people. Governer Dean, you'd like to respond to Mr. Kucinich?"
>
> "Unlike my opponent, I do know that Dune is a metaphor. It's also my
> favorite book in the Bible,"
>
> "Mr. Dean, Dune is not a book in the Bible. It is a work of fiction from
> the
> mind of Frank Herbert and was published in 1965."
>
> "I'd like to give a shout-out to all my friends and sup****ters tonight.
I
> will treat you well, my sweet angels, so help me Jesus!"
>
> "Mr. Dean-"
>
> ***
> --Ty
>
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