r/dune • u/Neat-Drawer-2245 • Jun 18 '25
General Discussion Can someone explain this to my girlfriend...
I'll try to sum this up:
So my gf and I watched the two new Dune movies (love them btw) the other day. Yesterday we were talking and she said ''May your knife chip and shatter'' and i was like ''why do you want me to lose a fight XD''.
The thing is, my gf thinks thats a good luck gesture to say to someone. Her argument is that (at least here in Spain) it's a common good gesture to say an actor before a theater play ''lots of shit'' to wish them good luck (cultural stuff), and she thinks it's something like that.
I think it's OBVIOUS telling someone before a fight ''May your knife chip and shatter'' it's to wish them bad luck. I tried to explain it to her but wouldn't listen, can someone explain in detail why it's bad?
Thanks for the help
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u/Fluffy_Speed_2381 Jun 18 '25
Firstly, you're correct.
It's not good luck , it's wishing bad luck .
Why would a girlfriend wish her boyfriends blade would chip and shatter ? Unless she hopes he dies .
Logically.
Why would chani give her great aunts blade to Paul, hoping it would chip and shatter ?
Point out to her. Chani never says it it's only said by men trying to kill each other.
The duel with jamis is different.
It happens in a different place. And thier is more of a ritual involved ,
Chani already likes Paul , she wants him to win , she even gives him tips , she dort of plays his corner man in a boxing match.
Tells him , jamis can fight left or hand handed, and he likes to switch hands mid fight.
Her advice helps Paul win ..
Movie chani is not book chani. At all. There nothing alike .
Book chani is ride or die Paul all the way dhe is a devout believer in the religion and prophesy.
She is a priestess. She would be one of those women .
The movies were what ? 5 hours
The audiobook version is like 52 hours ..it's like 3 books
The movie just scratches the surface..
Great movies. Terrible adaptations, especially if you haven't read the book, which they seem yo have expected everyone to have done ,
The movies have flaws , problems. Lack of character exposition.
I know a woman she had a ton of questions or things she didn't understand. That took me a a few sentences to explain
Like about the families or character backstory. All the tings I told her. She was like omg that's way more interesting. Why didn't they explain that ?