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The deep meaning of Denis Villeneuve’s DUNE

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The Mystic and the Psychotic in June

Danny Villeneuve brings his trilogy to completion with June part 2 and June Messiah. The Sardica are trained on the prison world of Seleucis Secundus, a world kept in perpetual brutality. Warrior training rituals frequently involve turning boys and young men away from outer reality towards our inner world and dreams. While immersion in the now is a gateway to mystical experience, but it is also a path to psychosis.

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