“Dune: Part Two” Should Be a Warning Against Extremism — Not a Violent Spectacle

The epic sci-fi film tries to deliver an antiwar warning, but its beautification of violence undermines its message.

“Somebody help me,” a young Paul Atreides cries. He is gripped by a vision of the future in which charred corpses burn, and his soldiers wave his banner and slaughter innocents. “I see a holy war spreading across the universe like an unquenchable fire,” he kicks and screams. “A war in my name!” The young Atreides’s terror in the 2021 film Dune becomes reality in Dune: Part Two. On the surface...

Source

This post was originally published on Latest – Truthout.


Print Share Comment Cite Upload Translate Updates
APA
Nicholas Powers | radiofree.asia (2024-05-11T15:08:58+00:00) » “Dune: Part Two” Should Be a Warning Against Extremism — Not a Violent Spectacle. Retrieved from https://radiofree.asia/2024/03/19/dune-part-two-should-be-a-warning-against-extremism-not-a-violent-spectacle/.
MLA
" » “Dune: Part Two” Should Be a Warning Against Extremism — Not a Violent Spectacle." Nicholas Powers | radiofree.asia - Tuesday March 19, 2024, https://radiofree.asia/2024/03/19/dune-part-two-should-be-a-warning-against-extremism-not-a-violent-spectacle/
HARVARD
Nicholas Powers | radiofree.asia Tuesday March 19, 2024 » “Dune: Part Two” Should Be a Warning Against Extremism — Not a Violent Spectacle., viewed 2024-05-11T15:08:58+00:00,<https://radiofree.asia/2024/03/19/dune-part-two-should-be-a-warning-against-extremism-not-a-violent-spectacle/>
VANCOUVER
Nicholas Powers | radiofree.asia - » “Dune: Part Two” Should Be a Warning Against Extremism — Not a Violent Spectacle. [Internet]. [Accessed 2024-05-11T15:08:58+00:00]. Available from: https://radiofree.asia/2024/03/19/dune-part-two-should-be-a-warning-against-extremism-not-a-violent-spectacle/
CHICAGO
" » “Dune: Part Two” Should Be a Warning Against Extremism — Not a Violent Spectacle." Nicholas Powers | radiofree.asia - Accessed 2024-05-11T15:08:58+00:00. https://radiofree.asia/2024/03/19/dune-part-two-should-be-a-warning-against-extremism-not-a-violent-spectacle/
IEEE
" » “Dune: Part Two” Should Be a Warning Against Extremism — Not a Violent Spectacle." Nicholas Powers | radiofree.asia [Online]. Available: https://radiofree.asia/2024/03/19/dune-part-two-should-be-a-warning-against-extremism-not-a-violent-spectacle/. [Accessed: 2024-05-11T15:08:58+00:00]
rf:citation
» “Dune: Part Two” Should Be a Warning Against Extremism — Not a Violent Spectacle | Nicholas Powers | radiofree.asia | https://radiofree.asia/2024/03/19/dune-part-two-should-be-a-warning-against-extremism-not-a-violent-spectacle/ | 2024-05-11T15:08:58+00:00
To access this feature and upload your own media, you must Login or create an account.

Add an image

Choose a Language



A Free News Initiative

Investigative Journalism for People, Not Profits.