What even is the movie dune about except ripping off Arab/Muslim culture?

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Straylight · 31-35, F

Frank Herbert did international use elements of stories from the Middle East, Africa, and Islam.
Studios have decided to scale back those theme considerably for the movies.

Burnley123 · 41-45, M

@Straylight As a fan of the books, it's really not scaled back. It's heavily emphasised.