The main cast of “Dune” doesn’t feature a single Middle Eastern or North African actor in a film that experts say uses Islamic imagery and MENA cultural elements.
“It’s like ... our homes and foods and songs and languages are just right for Western stories, but we humans are never enough to be in them," one critic said.Oct. 29, 2021, 7:42 PM UTCWhen Timothée Chalamet’s character Paul first lands on the “Dune” desert planet Arrakis, the son of Duke Leto Atreides is naturally greeted with a crowd. Onlookers, called Fremen, in dark head and face coverings shout in a tongue almost identical to Arabic.
For Rasoul, the setting, the garb, the use of Arabic and Muslim religious constructs throughout the film were more than enough to feel a distinct cultural influence. Despite the shortcomings, Rasoul acknowledged that “Dune” is a complex work that doesn’t fall completely into orientalist tropes. She also nodded to some diversity in the cast, which features Black and Asian characters in a few prominent roles.
It highlights the narrow set of roles that Muslim actors in Hollywood seem to fit into and the underlying Islamophobia in Hollywood, Rasoul said. Muslim characters in U.S. movies and TV shows tend to be relegated to specific tropes, if included at all.
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