Frank Herbert always thought Star Wars was a Dune ripoff
Frank Herbert always thought Star Wars was a Dune ripoff
At least Herbert got his revenge with one of the best and pettiest burns in all of sci-fi literature
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I don’t remember a Death Star or a princess to save in Dune. Or robots.
Those three elements were taken from Akira Kurosawa's The Hidden Fortress. There weren't robots, but there were two characters who serve the same function, often as comic relief in the background, but also coming through in some heroic way when it counts.
I don't think it's a rip-off either, but the Dune franchise does actually involve some princesses and robots
Yes, but not a damsel in distress. A trope that has a name from the other stories.
Star wars uses old tropes. Dune uses old tropes. The key is they both did it on ways that tell a story that lots of people found interesting or entertaining.
Which Dune book had robots? I thought that robots had been banned in the Dune universe.
Well, the Butlerian Jihad was a big influence obviously, and later in the series they end up fighting some leftover AIs from that era. But yeah, a very different take on robots between the two
Weren’t the Dune books mentioning these events published after Star Wars premiered?
Yeah, and wasn't even written by Frank.
And also fucking suck. the story is bad and the writing is downright young adult dystopia novel in quality.