Nope Americans are just so deeply misinformed they miss the obvious and think all the good guys and resistance fighters are them. Movie has plenty of Arab and Berber allusions.

[–] Smeagolicious@hexbear.net 37 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Second movie is much better about it, though they still refuse to use "jihad" as a term probably for burger reasons (it would send 80-90% of an american audience into a berserk state)

[–] Tankiedesantski@hexbear.net 33 points 1 year ago (1 children)

though they still refuse to use "jihad"

The Butlerian Kerfuffle.

[–] Lemmygradwontallowme@hexbear.net 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The Butlerian Struggle Session...

[–] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 19 points 1 year ago

The Outdoorian Cat Crusade

[–] WaterSword@discuss.tchncs.de 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)

To be fair they don’t refrain from calling it a religious war. Though using the term “holy war” instead of jihad is most definitely to dumb it down for Americans who don’t know “jihad” is not just a term for islamic terrorism

[–] Smeagolicious@hexbear.net 8 points 1 year ago

For sure - the message is the same and the plot isn't harmed in any measurable way, just a kinda pointless/funny concession to the American audience

[–] Barabas@hexbear.net 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I mean, they also changed the "Long live the fighters" from the books where it is "Ya Hya Chouhada!".

[–] FnordPrefect@hexbear.net 25 points 1 year ago

frothingfash "Excuse me, but why are they called 'Fremen' then? Don't you get it? Fremen=>Free Men=>Land of the Free=>Americans! And you better believe I'm going to salute Da' Troops! [various barking/grunting noises]"

[–] Adkml@hexbear.net 3 points 1 year ago

I'd like to see this guy doing the same thing at the title card about the rocky movie being dedicated to the Mujahideen.