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Philosophy
fromApaonline
1 day ago

Dune's Discomfort with Religion

Villeneuve's Dune films impose a pro-secular worldview that denigrates faith as foolish, reinforcing Orientalist stereotypes by coding Fremen religion as Islamic and portraying believers as irrational victims needing secular liberation.
Film
fromVulture
3 months ago

Maybe the Conclave Guy Is Actually Bad at Making Movies?

A Western gambler in Macau indulges in orientalist decadence and cultural performance, portrayed as neon-lit exoticism without meaningful subversion of the premise.
Philosophy
fromThe Conversation
5 months ago

Muslim men have often been portrayed as 'terrorists' or 'fanatics' on TV shows, but Muslim-led storytelling is trying to change that narrative

Hollywood long portrayed Muslim men as terrorists or dangerous outsiders, but recent Muslim-led storytelling provides more complex, varied representations.
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