As a die-hard Dune (1984) and book fan, I'm not really ecstatic yet. Old movie had some unique qualities, and would be a great movie if it was 7 hours long.

Also, why on earth they changed jihad to crusade in new movie?!

> Also, why on earth they changed jihad to crusade in new movie?!

Do you really have to ask or do you not believe words have associations that aren't their exact dictionary definitions?

Dune was written well before the word was associated with religious extremism in modern times, the word didn't have the associations of terrorism and caliphates and 9/11.

Thing is, Dune is literally a book about religious extremism, it is one of it's most important themes.

So changing this term gets massive thumbs down from me.

Says a lot that the word crusade does not carry such associations and colloquially leans more toward an admirable passion.

Aren't they describing the attack by Harkonnen and Imperial forces on the Atreides rather than the later jihad by the Fremen - the latter presumably being in the next movie?

> Also, why on earth they changed jihad to crusade in new movie?!

Have you been in a coma since 1984?

You mean we should not use the j-word for a destructive religious war because it can offend some extremists?

And don't forget about The Foundation! It's a good time to be a fan of Space Opera.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0804484/

Dune (2020) Official Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9xhJrPXop4