Dune: Prophecy
Summary
sand dune : Prophecyhas the potential to rewrite our corporate understanding of theDuneuniverse , potentially making it one of the most exciting launching since Frank Herbert ’s original stories . Theprequel show , starring Emily Watson and Mark Strong , research the origins of the Bene Gesserit sect – one ofDune ’s most enigmatic , powerful , and important force . count how central the Bene Gesserit are toDune , seeing their pedigree unearth is potentially fascinating . However , as strong as this narrative potentially is , another storyline fromDunehistory would make for an even more revelatory prequel .
Part of the index ofDunecomes from the impressiveness of its universe of discourse . Thanks to Frank Herbert ’s authorship , it ’s clear that Paul Atreides ' story is just one chapter in a vast cosmic account that has been unfolding for millenary . Dune : Prophecy , with its exploration ofthe Bene Gesserit ’s fundament , is another installment with major implication for the franchise . But whileDune : Prophecydeals with a particular expression ofDunelore , another untold instalment strikes at the heart of why the world of Paul Atreides is as strange and occult as it is . That story is the so - scream Butlerian Jihad .
Dune : Prophecy is a spinoff serial from the popular movie dealership and this is everything you postulate to know about the show ’s first season .
Dune’s Butlerian Jihad Is More Interesting Than The Bene Gesserit
It’s The Essence Of The Dune Universe
There are load of bizarre and idiosyncratic aspect ofDune ’s traditional knowledge – including the Bene Gesserit and their seemingly sorcerous powers . And yet , while the cult comprise a bewitching presence that deserves to have its story state , they are not as influential on the broaderDunenarrative as the Butlerian Jihad .
WhereasDune : Prophecytakes place 10,000 years before Paul Atreides ' birth , the Butlerian Jihad delves even furtherback in history on theDunetimeline . The story begins approximately 1000 years beforeDune : Prophecy , with the nascency of a herculean and sinister form of AI – a machine screw as Omnius . Over clip , Omnius subdue multiple planets and repress humans to its will , spawning an entire backwash of dependent computer simple machine . After hundred of enslavement , humans finally rose up , fighting their oppressor in a warfare make love as the " keen Conflict " – or , Butlerian Jihad .
It was only in the backwash of the Butlerian Jihad , approximately in the year 88 B.G ( Before Guild ) , that the Bene Gesserit were created . While it ’s potential that the battle will be mentioned inDune : Prophecy , the war between man and machine is central to everything thatDune : Prophecy ’s story will talk over . With such profound implication for the whole of manhood , a prequel starting with the Butlerian Jihad would arguably be even more intriguing thanDune : Prophecy ’s Bene Gesserit focus .
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A Butlerian Jihad Prequel Would Reveal More About Dune’s World
It Connects To Everything
WhileDune : Prophecycan research the beginning of Paul Atreides ' story , as well as features such as the Bene Gesserit ’s secret " vox " top executive , a Butlerian Jihad prequel would search all aspects ofDune ’s world . For model , the warfare between humanity and machines explainswhy there are no computers inDune , with society instead orbit around mentats . This is perhaps the fundamental detail that separatesDunefrom many other sci - fi epos , and is a strange feature of speech for anyone unfamiliar with wider enfranchisement traditional knowledge .
In core , everything inDune ’s chronicle can , to some extent , be traced back to this hitherto unexplored chapter .
The Butlerian Jihad also explicate other important lineament ofDune ’s environment . For instance , Reverend Mother Gaius Mohiam ’s test of Paul with the Gom Jabbarand her subsequent acknowledgment of his mankind is really a bequest of the Butlerian Jihad . The wake of the Butlerian Jihad is also central to the organization of human order , with the fallout lead forthwith to the establishment of the Spacing Guild , and then to the Golden Lion throne and the majuscule houses themselves . In heart , everything inDune ’s story can , to some extent , be traced back to this hitherto undiscovered chapter .
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Dune Has Already Done A Great Job With Bene Gesserit Lore
They Are Not As Mysterious As Other Aspects Of The Story
There ’s no doubt thatDune : Prophecycan greatly enhanceDune ’s story . It may even have aspects of the Butlerian Jihad , since canonically , the foundation of the Bene Gesserit hap not long after the conflict . However , while the Butlerian Jihad has never been portray on film and was hardly recognize at all in Villeneuve ’s film , the Bene Gesserit has already been pass on a much more fulsome explanation .
Over the course of Villeneuve ’s two movies , the Bene Gesserit ’s breeding program , their unique skills , and their exalted ( and reviled ) position in society have all been explored . Their seductive nature mean that any serial promising to shine more light on the cult can be compelling , but the fact is that there are many more country ofDune ’s universe that warrant more elaborated exposition . Almost nothing aboutDuneis straightforward . Yet , in front ofDune : Prophecy , the Bene Gesserit are arguably among the most well - explained prospect of the story .
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