Mechinations Bonus - Dune (1984) and Dune (2021)
It's a break week for the regular Mechinations coverage of Gundam 0079, but good news, Ignis and pmc have folded time to bring you this discussion of David Lynch's 1984 Dune and Denis Villeneuve's 2021 Dune Part 1, with some book thoughts mixed in as well.
Further Reading:
'Dune' Has a Desert Problem by Rorana Hadadi https://www.vulture.com/2021/10/dune-has-a-desert-problem.html
Dune: An accomplished escape into the realm of cinematic Arab appropriation by Hanna Flint https://english.alaraby.co.uk/features/dune-escaping-realm-cinematic-arab-subversion
"Perspective | The novel ‘Dune’ had deep Islamic influences. The movie erases them." by Haris A. Durrani https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/10/28/dune-muslim-influences-erased/
Is 'Dune' a White Savior Narrative? by Ali Karjoo-Ravary https://slate.com/culture/2021/10/dune-2021-movie-vs-book-white-savior-islam.html
Fun Goofs:
Alan Idaho: https://twitter.com/coolranchzaku/status/1454520338121994243
Hamburger Hamburger: https://twitter.com/HeehawwJ/status/1453871931606847490
Thanks to @fretzl for the intro/outro music
Thanks to @JJostar23 for the art
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