Did Lucas plagierize from 'Dune'?

     In 'Dune', written by Frank Herbert, "Fear is the mindkiller".

     I do not know how much material George Lucas consciously stole from Herbert's masterpiece of science fiction, but it seems like a lot.
     'Dune' a.k.a. 'Arrakis', is a desert planet.
     "Hey!  So is Tattooine!"
     Paul Atreides has some special powers.
     "Hey!  So does Luke Skywalker!"
    
     Both Dune and Star Wars involves a princess.

     Shall I continue?

     Dune was first published in 1965, but Star Wars came out in 1977,

     Dune has an Emperor, and so does Star Wars.

     Being a sci-fi geek, and into Star Trek, I would imagine that George Lucas would have read Dune, but I can't be sure.

     Dune has mammoth sandworms, and 'Empire Strikes Back' has a mammoth worm living in an asteroid, which makes no sense.  How can a worm live there with no air?

     The other thing I keep thinking about is, "Hey!  Lord of The Rings has a little green guy, and so does Star Wars!"

     Last but not least, "Hey!  Flash Gordon has scrolling type in perspective and so does Star Wars!"   ( I'm not kidding.  It's true.  Go watch Flash Gordon on youtube.  You'll even see electricity out of robot's hands. )

     I'm getting tired of this eighty credit crap.  What the hell is eighty credits gonna do?  Geez.
     One friend I talked to said, "I Hate Daily Spin!".
     I'm starting to hate it, too.

  This line is a bunch of b.s.

  The whole idea of heroes if overdone, and I'm sick of it.

  After 'Mad Max 3: Beyond Thunderdome', I agreed with Tina Turner that we didn't need another hero.

Stormtrooper Unemployment

                          A lot of Stormtroopers were out of work when The Death Star blew up.

     I never liked the name 'Dooku'.  It sounds too much like 'DooDoo'.
     Basically, the name is a derivative of 'Dracula' since Christopher Lee played Dracula in Hammer films from the fifties.
     Maybe Dooku just wanted to make a living, and joining the Dark Side and The Seperatists was a better career move.
     Maybe being on the same side as Anakin and Padme was just too boring, schmaltzy, and douschy.

     This quote is from Yoda, who is supposed to be a character that is wise, but he doesn't have smart enough writers working for him.

                                            "Balance is found in the one who faces his guilt."

           Well, most people never do that, is all I have to say.  I have trouble facing my own guilt for all kinds of things, so I don't know how other people do it.

            Maybe most people just sweep things under the carpet, and hope they go away, but I don't think it ever does.

           Guilt is just a thing you have to live with.

           I don't think the U.S.A. will ever get over the guilt of Vietnam, for example.  Yet, we all have to live with it.

                                              "Fear not for the future, weep not for the past."


     To this, I add, "Mope not for the present, sulk not about the guy who stole the lights off your bike, fuss not over details that don't matter, cry not for Argentina, sneeze not when pepper is put into your nose, pee not into your pants, and change not your attitude if it is working for you."

     "Laugh not at other people's misery....haha."

     "Joke not when someone slips and falls into the mud."

         "The Force can have a strong influence on the weak-minded."

         Well, that brings up a good question.  Are stormtroopers stupid?