A little infographic I put together to highlight how much Star Wars (1977-) blatantly takes from Dune (1965-1985).
WARNING: Some Spoilers abound. If you have not read Dune and wish to do so, there are reveals here that may ruin certain moments for first-time readers. I’ve been wanting to bring some of these things to light for a while now. I will be doing a series of posts in the future based on other properties that Star Wars rips material from, both visually and thematically; namely Dune and Valerian, among others.
I do not dislike Star Wars (at least Episodes 4 &5). However, much of the DNA it holds is taken verbatim from other sources, with Dune being among, if not the largest of those sources.
Something I put together to bring some similarities (that’s putting it lightly) between Star Wars and Frank Herbert’s Dune, that makes me feel as though Star Wars is nothing more than a thinly-veiled clone of a superior work of fiction.
