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> Catchphrases from the book have not entered the language. What an odd framing. True, perhaps, but what about from the 1984 movie? > "The spice must flow!"
by xyzzy_plugh 7y ago
> Catchphrases from the book have not entered the language.
What an odd framing. True, perhaps, but what about from the 1984 movie?
> "The spice must flow!"
> "If you walk without rhythm, you won't attract the worm"
> "It is by will alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the juice of Sapho that thoughts acquire speed, the lips acquire stains, stains become a warning. It is by will alone I set my mind in motion."
Frank Herbert isn't exactly known for succinct, catchy one-liners. Here's at least one I recognize from the book, "Fear is the mind-killer":
> "I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain."
Sure, Dune may not be as big as LOTR or Star Wars, but before the blockbuster films, what catchphrases from LOTR were (are?) remotely commonplace?
- slowmovintarget 7y agoI, for one, regularly put on my best Max von Sydow impression and say "As to their relationship to the spice... Who knows?"
- sli 7y ago> ... what catchphrases from LOTR were (are?) remotely commonplace? "And my axe!" was common enough for a while. Less so now but it's still around. LOTR memes that rely on single lines with varying popularity are pretty common but that's probably stretching it.
- 9nGQluzmnq3M 7y ago"My precioussss", "One does not simply walk into Mordor", "Well yes, but what about second lunch?", etc.
- balfirevic 7y agocough second breakfasts! cough
- dragonsngoblins 7y agoYOU SHALL NOT PASS "What's taters, eh?" and "They're taking the Hobbits to Isengard!" were also pretty memetic.
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