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Some other parallels I haven’t seen mentioned could be the revelation that the Baron is Jessica’s biological father, Chani dying while giving birth to twins, Alia being Paul’s secret sister.
Star Wars being a rip-off is a bit harsh and undeserved but I’d definitely say there was influence from Dune.
Luke and Leia being siblings only happened because Lucas scrapped his sequel trilogy idea after Empire and wanted to resolve that plot in Jedi. Them being twins only happened by narrative necessity when writing RotS.
Some other parallels I haven’t seen mentioned could be the revelation that the Baron is Jessica’s biological father, Chani dying while giving birth to twins, Alia being Paul’s secret sister.
Star Wars being a rip-off is a bit harsh and undeserved but I’d definitely say there was influence from Dune.
Luke and Leia being siblings only happened because Lucas scrapped his sequel trilogy idea after Empire and wanted to resolve that plot in Jedi. Them being twins only happened by narrative necessity when writing RotS.