Inspired by the Dune novel serries written by Frank Herbert
The Dune Cinematic series is inspired by the first book of the Dune novel serries written by Frank Herbert. Frank Herbert wrote a total of six books that cover the Dune series ; Dune, Dune Messiah, Children of Dune, God Emperor of Dune, Heretics of Dune, and Chapter house: Dune.
The Dune Cinematic series covers the first book Dune whereas Part 1 covers one half and Part 2 of Dune covers the other half.
Frank Herbert started his research in 1959 to write the Dune series and published the first novel Dune in 1965. While the first human landed on the Moon by Apollo 11 on July 1969, Frank Herbert incorporated vast imagination and even important messages valid in modern life.
Dune also inspired many other franchises such as StarWars saga. Surely the Dune series is ahead of its time.
History and Background of Dune explained in short. – Reign by Computers and Machines – Omnius, Cymex, Titans, Thinking Machines and the Syncrhonized Empire
Humans scatter across the universe by space travel. Humans suffer from religious and political conflicts over time. Overtime, 20 of the people named ‘Titans’ took power and ruled the galaxy.
Humans utilized A.I, machines and computers but the titans took advantage of these technologies to secure power. Some titans would even transform themselves to Cymex, which are cyborg-like figures to reign over the galaxy forever.
During the reign of the titans, a collective A.I. and computer superpower named the Omnius emerges and takes control of titans. Under the supreme leadership by the Omnius and titans under the name of the ‘Synchronized Empire’ takes control of the galaxy.
Tyranny under the Omnius, titans and the Synchronized Empire causes conflicts and revolts to burst out throughout the galaxy. Among the conflicts, the Butlerian Jihad begins as a crusade against all computer, thinking machine-based technology.
History and Background of Dune explained in short. – Anti-machine. Anti-A.I and Anti-computer becomes a common belief & the Butlerian Jihad
The Butlerian Jihad which was the major galactic-scale revolution against the ‘Thinking Machines’. A.I, computer, cymex and similar technologies were referred to as ‘Thinking Machines’. ‘Human First’ riots and human-centered ideologies prevailed all over the galaxy and Thinking Machines were scorned.
As a result of the Butlerian Jihad, all records and history of previous mankind was lost and all machine-based technology, computer and A.I. type of machinery were destroyed. The secret Bene Gesserit order and House Corrino rise as a main power during the Butlerian Jihad as well.
Damage by machines , A.I.and nuclear powrs during such human v.s. thinking machine conflicts including the Butlerian Jihad shocked mankind to an extent that humans develop a universal ethnicity and belief that is human centered and completely ostracize or strictly exclude A.I., machines and nuclear power from civilization.
History and Background of Dune explained in short. – Computers are replaced by Mentts and the Spacing Guild
Horror caused by the conflicts using such technology, the discovery of mélange spice and development of mentats helped establish such human based universal consensus while successfully replacing machines and technology. This is later furthrr established and authorized by the ‘Great Convention’.
Mentats were trained humans capable of processing information comparably with computers. Only a handful of people were capable of completing mentat training as it required extensive cognitive abilities at birth and intensive training along with constant consumption of sapho juice.
Many mentats would serve as political advisors or mentors of great houses. Melange spice is a spice which enhances lifespan but most importantly drastically enhances one’s foresight.
Melange spice is only produced in Arrakis by the reproduction process of the sandworms. Only with mélange spice consumption, navigators of the Spacing Guild could commence intergalactic travel without machines or computers.
As Melange spice was only produced in Arrakis, Arrakis became the location of core events of the Dune Universe.
History and Background of Dune explained in short. – Formation of the Corrino Empire and the Reign of the Padishah Emperor
House Corrino stood up among the variety of powers during the revolts of humans against machines, A.I. and computers. The accomplishments by House Corrino and its leadership would lead to the formation of the Corrino Empire.
After the ‘thinking machines’ were annihilated, the Corrino Empire, Spacing Guild, and the Council of the Great Houses(Major nobel houses such as House Atreides and House Harkonnen are part of this council) compromise to the ‘Great Convention’ that prohibited atomics(nuclear weapons and technology) and form the universal human focused and anti-machine philosophy in the Dune universe.
History and Background of Dune explained in short. – Major politics and parties in Dune Universe
All the houses in the galaxy including House Corrino, House Atreides and House Harkonnen were part of the Landsraad. The Landsraad was governed by the High Council of Houses and served as the legislative body while the High Council itself was more of the judicial body.
The head of House Corrino would also be crowned as the Padishah Emperor and rule the Corrino Empire. The Spacing Guild was granted monopoly regarding all affairs of space travel.
Anyone who wished space travel must meet terms with the navigators of the Spacing Guild because navigators capable of processing information for space travel were only in the Spacing Guild.
Constant consumption and long exposure to Melange spice and long time in low gravity environments would mutate navigators of the Spacing Guild.
The CHOAM(Combine Honnete Ober Advancer Mercantiles) was a intergalactic trade federation that held great economic stakes throughout the galaxy while the Bene Gesserit secretly maintained power among all parties to control balance of the universe.
The Bene Gesserit plans on the birth of the messiah, the Kwisatz Haderach that would lead humanity to the “Golden Path”.
