• blaue_Fledermaus@mstdn.io
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    5 months ago

    It’s funny/weird that Dune is much more “more fantasy than sci-fi” than Star Wars, but somehow it’s still considered one of the greatest sci-fi stories of all times.

    • yetiftw@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      maybe, just maybe, there actually isn’t that big of a difference between sci fi and fantasy

      • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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        5 months ago

        Eh. Speculative fiction is different from magical realist revanchism in a lot of critical ways.

        But they both routinely serve as metaphors for the modern era.

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      5 months ago

      Well, Dune at least does a half-assed attempt at explaining how this is a projection of a possible human future. Star Wars didn’t.

      That being said, I wouldn’t call Dune “crunchy” sci fi at all. It’s a perfect example of why fantasy gets lumped in with sci fi so much (which, honestly, I hate)