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holy shit i just logged into my old wattpad and i found two gangs and a golden girl. other wise known as the best fanfic of all time.
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fucking WHAT
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WHY WOULD YOU TAKE AWAY SUCH A CRUCIAL ELEMENT TO DUNE'S WORLD BUILDING
WHY
//////// this is a rant this is a rant it was a decent movie i just hate how the plot felt dumbed down and this was one such instance
So for movie onlys that may come across this post, the Butlerian Jihad was a holy war waged against machines with the ability to think for us- so not ALL machines, just the ones that directly influence our opinions and thoughts and stuff
It's the reason Dune has things like Mentats, it's the reason the Bene Gesserit can use the voice and stuff- by removing these hindrances on the mind and pushing it to the limit of what it can do, the people of Dune are capable of achieving feats almost superhuman in nature
It also serves to move forward the idea of being in full control of oneself, one's thoughts, et cetera, since machines that think for you do not allow that
((btw this felt kinda neglected to me personally through the movie- like the colonialism thing was definitely a forefront, but what, for example, made the harkonnens evil wasn't their evil bald heads (AND THEY WERENT FUCKING BALD IN THE BOOK EITHER (oh movie feyd-rautha your lack of ringlets will always sadden me)) but their lack of control over their desires which made them more animalistic))
So to entirely remove such a central part of Dune's universe is just incredibly dumb imo
The one argument I've heard so far was because of the word "jihad" being used and ok.
//Note that I myself am neither muslim nor Arab so I'm not sure about the degree to which I can speak on this, and I don't mean to speak FOR them either
I get that it's associated with terrorism. Because the entire religion of Islam and the entire MENA region is generalized and associated with terrorism because of racism and islamophobia. Its so fucking stupid and I hate that but ig that's the reality we live in rn. 🙂
But jihad means holy war. As a technical term it is entirely correct. Given the cultural inspiration Dune takes from Arab regions and Islam its a pretty appropriate use of the word.
If it's too political to use an Arab word like "jihad" in this context, ESPECIALLY in a story like Dune, then why make the movie at all? If western media actually cares "Oh So Much" about representation and not being bigoted or wtv, where are those sentiments here?
Why make a book that inherently discussed controversial things into a movie in the first place if youre only going to dumb it down for the big screen
What even would the point be
Where the fuck is Ray Bradbury when we need him
Supposedly the 1984 version called it the "Great Revolt" and the trailer opted for "crusade" in reference to Paul's war (not the Butlerian Jihad)
And ngl I would take the 1984 mention since despite the censoring of the word "jihad" it does still mean the same thing
But for the newer movie to not mention it all together is just frustrating
(either that or they didn't want to piss of the dumbass tech bros on twitter but what do I know)
(saying this as an engineering kid too)
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this is so fucking real
Just finished reading The Way of Kings and I want to give Kaladin a little kiss on his precious little forehead
I want to give Shallan a little kiss on her precious little forehead
I want to give Syl a little kiss on her precious little forehead
I want to give Dalinar Kholin a sloppy, passionate smooch on the lips (with tongue)
I want to give Szeth a little kiss on his precious little forehead
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“ a dead god can have no prophets”
WHO PUT SANDERSON ON THE TRACK 🔥🔥🔥
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reading words of radiance rn. and the scene where adolin goes into prison for kaladin makes me wanna cry. and the fact that even that they still bully the shit outta eachother 😭
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"Honor is dead, but I'll see what I can do."
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"And for my boon"
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regarding Dune Part 2: i am obsessed with its consistent visual theme of self-destruction. the shot of paul surrounded by his new followers seems triumphant - until the viewer remembers that each crysknife is made from a tooth of shai-hulud, and paul is standing in a circle of them, in the allegorical mouth of the worm. he orders a missile strike, and the viewer sees them fly directly through his head. every victory for the prophecy is a blow to paul himself; he's killing himself with every step he takes towards his destiny, and we know that already, and the film is screaming it, but it's a hell of a thing to watch it happen, isn't it?..
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reading ACOMAF rn… so fucking good bruh better than all the rest
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hannibal nbc is basically just dr lecter having his first teenage girl crush at age 45
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i take my whiskey (coke zero) neat. my coffee (chai latte) black in my bed at 3.
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twilight re watch!! it’s actually not awful and i forgot how they fjcked up my girl bella swan 😭😭
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wrote a poem about ceaser salad today. i think im losing it lmao
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