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Dune is "feudalism in Space", and Foundation is "The decline and fall of the Roman Empire, in space". Although, I don't really agree that they're "just" that.
by SideburnsOfDoom 5y ago
Dune is "feudalism in Space", and Foundation is "The decline and fall of the Roman Empire, in space".
Although, I don't really agree that they're "just" that.
> they both seem to be about lessons of past civilizations more than the future
Sure, writers are going to learn from the past and write about current concerns. Even Sci-Fi does that. Dune has
"this one drug is the most valuable thing in the galaxy ... and we mine it in the desert" - it's very 1960s.
- pjc50 5y ago> "this one drug is the most valuable thing in the galaxy ... and we mine it in the desert" - it's very 1960s. Collection of hardline religious insurgents in desert defeat superpower? Very 2021. (the inspiration is clear, e.g. Fedaykin => https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fedayeen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fedayeen )
- SideburnsOfDoom 5y agoOh the new movie definitely has a look around the military vehicles and personnel that reminds me of recent middle-eastern wars. That combo of religious tribesmen in desert robes with traditional weapons, on the ground; and expensive, hi-tec military hardware overhead, which has a distinctive look, is quite the contemporary version.