Americans are a very silly people (pbs.twimg.com)

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[-] Parzivus@hexbear.net 31 points 8 months ago

I noticed in the first movie they cut out most of the Muslim imagery, as well as the Fremen guy who kamikazes a ship (iirc). Guessing there's more of the same in part 2?

[-] Maoo@hexbear.net 52 points 8 months ago

Nope Americans are just so deeply misinformed they miss the obvious and think all the good guys and resistance fighters are them. Movie has plenty of Arab and Berber allusions.

[-] Smeagolicious@hexbear.net 38 points 8 months ago

Second movie is much better about it, though they still refuse to use "jihad" as a term probably for burger reasons (it would send 80-90% of an american audience into a berserk state)

[-] Tankiedesantski@hexbear.net 34 points 8 months ago

though they still refuse to use "jihad"

The Butlerian Kerfuffle.

[-] Lemmygradwontallowme@hexbear.net 24 points 8 months ago

The Butlerian Struggle Session...

[-] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 19 points 8 months ago

The Outdoorian Cat Crusade

[-] WaterSword@discuss.tchncs.de 28 points 8 months ago

To be fair they don’t refrain from calling it a religious war. Though using the term “holy war” instead of jihad is most definitely to dumb it down for Americans who don’t know “jihad” is not just a term for islamic terrorism

[-] Smeagolicious@hexbear.net 8 points 8 months ago

For sure - the message is the same and the plot isn't harmed in any measurable way, just a kinda pointless/funny concession to the American audience

[-] Barabas@hexbear.net 9 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I mean, they also changed the "Long live the fighters" from the books where it is "Ya Hya Chouhada!".

[-] FnordPrefect@hexbear.net 25 points 8 months ago

frothingfash "Excuse me, but why are they called 'Fremen' then? Don't you get it? Fremen=>Free Men=>Land of the Free=>Americans! And you better believe I'm going to salute Da' Troops! [various barking/grunting noises]"