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<blockquote data-quote="pukunui" data-source="post: 9283252" data-attributes="member: 54629"><p>As you say, it’s not as much an issue in the book. It is an issue that was introduced in the first movie when they cast a white guy as Paul and then made all the Fremen people of color.</p><p></p><p>One thing I think they kind of messed up in the movie was the revelation of Jessica being Baron Harkonnen's daughter. In the 80s movie, the Harkonnens all have red hair ... just like Jessica. In these movies, the Harkonnens get rid of all their body hair and tend to have prominent brows and the like. Jessica doesn't look anything like them. Neither does Paul. I suppose you could say it has something to do with Bene Gesserit DNA manipulation (if they can choose the baby's sex, maybe they can also manipulate other gene factors). I just liked that in the 80s movie, the red hair was essentially a clue.</p><p></p><p>Another thought: while I liked that they made House Atreides a mix of cultures (a Greek name, Scottish bagpipes, Spanish bull-fighting, etc), I'm not sure how I feel about making the Fremen a mix of POC. Yes, it's good that they're not all Middle Eastern as is heavily implied in the books, but I would also think that in 8000 years, an isolated people like the Fremen would end up looking ambiguously ethnic rather than retaining distinct Hispanic, African, and Middle Eastern groupings.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pukunui, post: 9283252, member: 54629"] As you say, it’s not as much an issue in the book. It is an issue that was introduced in the first movie when they cast a white guy as Paul and then made all the Fremen people of color. One thing I think they kind of messed up in the movie was the revelation of Jessica being Baron Harkonnen's daughter. In the 80s movie, the Harkonnens all have red hair ... just like Jessica. In these movies, the Harkonnens get rid of all their body hair and tend to have prominent brows and the like. Jessica doesn't look anything like them. Neither does Paul. I suppose you could say it has something to do with Bene Gesserit DNA manipulation (if they can choose the baby's sex, maybe they can also manipulate other gene factors). I just liked that in the 80s movie, the red hair was essentially a clue. Another thought: while I liked that they made House Atreides a mix of cultures (a Greek name, Scottish bagpipes, Spanish bull-fighting, etc), I'm not sure how I feel about making the Fremen a mix of POC. Yes, it's good that they're not all Middle Eastern as is heavily implied in the books, but I would also think that in 8000 years, an isolated people like the Fremen would end up looking ambiguously ethnic rather than retaining distinct Hispanic, African, and Middle Eastern groupings. [/QUOTE]
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