ooli@lemmy.world to Movies@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoFrank Herbert always thought Star Wars was a Dune ripoffwww.polygon.comexternal-linkmessage-square80fedilinkarrow-up1232arrow-down115cross-posted to: scifi@kbin.social
arrow-up1217arrow-down1external-linkFrank Herbert always thought Star Wars was a Dune ripoffwww.polygon.comooli@lemmy.world to Movies@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square80fedilinkcross-posted to: scifi@kbin.social
minus-squarehitmyspot@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·9 months agoYes, 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.
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.