Friday, March 21, 2014

Parallels between Star Wars and Dune

1. The resurrection of a beloved character
2. The Clone Army/An army of clones
3. Child leaders
4. Climatic duel observed by the Emperor
5. Centrality of desert planet
6. Emphasis on hand to hand combat
7. Spice
8. The Empire
9. Importance of quasi-religious order
10. Said order using aphorisms to combat fear and employment of mind-control techniques
11. Powerful trade guilds
12. Delusions or methods of immortality
13. Religious overtones
14. Combined use of primitive and advanced technology
15. Dangers of hyperspace navigation
16. Spice smugglers
17. Young prophet becomes rebel leader
18. Semi-insestuous twins
19. Supposed greatest warriors in galaxy defeated by primitive indigents
20. Monopolistic cartels
and 21. should add: Giant worms that can eat a whole space cruiser