Riot Bimbo posted:

I generally think there's stuff going on around us that we don't really have a grip on. Spirituality, in an earnest mode, is an attempt to interface with it in some culturally/personally relevant way. I see religion as what is left in the wake of some 'atomic' spiritual moment. It's a scab, or a trauma response, or the corpse of, some strong manifestation of that spiritual impulse.

Idk, to me Dune feels like a (fairly cynical) exploration of the arrival of a Christ-like figure. The trauma that the arrival of a prophet or messiah inevitably inflicts on a populace, and upon the "messiah" themselves, in a world that pre-supposes apparently-supernatural poo poo that is actually systematic and understandable. some POV stuff aside, it mostly seems to make no commitments to its greater meaning one way or the other.

which is not to say I think Gilliam would be bad at adapting Dune. As I mentioned, I certainly would want to see it if it existed, but I'm not sure his outlook would improve on what's there either.

There's plenty there that could work well, when adapted by Gilliam, and there's plenty that would suffer for it.

kalel posted:

tbh if I could choose anyone at all, I'd really love to see kubrick's dune

Ghost Leviathan posted:

That said I still picture Baron Harkonnen as Dr Weird from ATHF for some reason.

Martman posted:

Wes Anderson should do God Emperor

Martman posted:

David Cronenberg should do God Emperor

kiimo posted:

David Cronenberg should do God Emperor

Martman posted:

Wes Anderson should do God Emperor

uber_stoat posted:

John Waters could do some real good poo poo with Stillsuits.

Soul Dentist posted:

kalel posted:

now show me the iasip/dune crossover memes

quote:

FRANK
(excitedly)
I'm in! I've always wanted to make my own booze. Let's get this Death Still and start the Frank Reynolds distillery.

MAC enters the bar, looking sweaty and out of breath.

MAC
(panting)
Guys, guys! You won't believe what just happened. I was out training, and I found this mysterious package in the desert. It had a note that said, "For the chosen ones."

DENNIS
(curiously)
What's in the package, Mac?

MAC
(unveiling the package)
Behold! The Spice!

The gang stares at a small vial filled with a mysterious orange substance.

CHARLIE
(excitedly)
That's the Spice! It's like the most valuable substance in the universe, man. It gives you superpowers or something.

Anne Frank Funk posted:

JAMIS
Ladies and gentlemen, the J.A.M.I.S system is a comprehensive approach to
combat that I have perfected over the years. See, my success in fighting
does not solely stem from my rocking bod and my skills. There is a careful
systemic approach that has allowed me to become the martial arts expert
that I am today.

HARAH
An expert? Is that how you see yourself?

JAMIS
Yes.

KORBA
He has fought a lot of dudes. You know, just shut up, Harah, shut up.

JAMIS
Now, the first step to any hand to hand conquest is to J: Joke About Your
Opponent. In this most recent case, my subject was Geoff, Harah's former
hubby. I joked about the volume of his emmisions. I told him "You give the
seed in such a small quantity, you shall never give a child to your wife.",
thus destroying his confidence.

HARAH
You're snooping on people's cum now?

JAMIS
That's the easy part, Harah.

STILGAR
I would've gone in and bought a set of Magnum maker hooks, thus demonstrating
that I can call a monster worm.

JAMIS
Right, that comes off a little bit desperate, Stil, but if you want to have
a Magnum hook peeking out of your fremkit when you go to ride, that's a different
story. Now, let's move on. Once you've killed with a quality joke, you are
going to want to CALL THEM OUT. Once you've challenged them, you move on to
A: Attack Immediately, I personally try to engage the guy physically without
ever negotiating another outcome, which to me is really just a waste of time
and water. I'll tell him I know this great little sietch, invoke the Amtal rule,
that makes it sound cool. Makes it sound exclusive. And then when we get to the
sietch, the sphincter is closed, as of course it always is during the day. So
I'll feign surprise and say something along the lines of "Well, I guess we
could call a worm and duke it out in Cave of Ridges" And once we're there, it is
game over. I engage him physically and the martial showdown begins.

OTHEYM
Smooth, very, very smooth stuff. Very classy. I'm learning a lot from you right now, dude.

JAMIS
Okay. Now, once you start fighting the man, he will naturally try to kill you.
Okay? All men do this.

KORBA
They certainly do! You got that right!

OTHEYM
Killing men.

KORBA
Once you attack 'em --

OTHEYM
Like that.

JAMIS
Right. Right. Which brings me to the M: Making Your Move, you're gonna want to make
the move that is going to fool him, guys. Attack with the knife, aim for his eyes,
to make him blink and be momentarily blind--

HARAH
Oh, for Christ's sake, you're a complete sociopath!

JAMIS
Don't interrupt, okay? Now, if you've completed all the other steps properly up to
this point, he'll naturally want to take the fighting to the next level. But you're
not gonna do that, you're going to do the exact opposite. Parry, guys, PARRY. Which
brings me to the I: Introduce Treachery. Switch your attacking hand, shift the knife
in his moment of blindness. And that's the perfect time to--

KORBA
Steal Their Water.

JAMIS
Yes, Korba, that's right. I S: Steal Their Water. J-A-M-I-S, the J.A.M.I.S. system.
That, my friends, is the key to winning any fight.

Anne Frank Funk posted:

Ok

Riot Bimbo posted:

i used forbidden technology to make this and it kinda sucks but im not trying harder sorry

Anne Frank Funk posted:

Ok

kalel posted:

I didn't read either of these but they're terrible, I hate them, and you should feel bad

kiimo posted:

ButlerAIn Jihad

kalel posted:

I didn't read either of these but they're terrible, I hate them, and you should feel bad

BeanpolePeckerwood posted:

i'll have y'all know every lyric transplant i've composed itt has been a painstaking waste of time

BeanpolePeckerwood posted:

i'll have y'all know every lyric transplant i've composed itt has been a painstaking waste of time

kiimo posted:

Lyrics should be created by you, the lyric mentat of the thread. You just need the juice of sapho to speed things up. (full disclosure, it's cocaine)

Shoehead posted:

Is the guy who invented ftl floating as a cyborg around a planet Frank or the other two idiots?