The Bene Gesserit’s Link With Thinking Machines in Dune Movies & Prophecy Explained
ComingSoon.netStory by Abdul Azim Naushad
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The Bene Gesserit's complex relationship with forbidden Thinking Machines in the Dune universe revealed, as the series and films offer conflicting portrayals.
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- In the Dune: Prophecy series, the Bene Gesserit use Thinking Machines, which is banned by the Imperium, to further their secret plans of genetic engineering for ideal rulers - a plot point adapted from the Sisterhood of Dune books.
- The Dune films, however, depict the Bene Gesserit as strictly adhering to the 'Great Commandment' of not creating machines in the likeness of a human mind, contradicting the Prophecy series and the original novels.
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Valya Harkonnen, Tula Harkonnen, Raquella, Dorotea, Bene Gesserit, Imperium, Emperor Corrino, Dune: Prophecy, Dune films, Sisterhood of Dune