Oh wow look, another totally organic cultural phenomenon that is definitely not munfactured corporate hype!
I can't wait for all the Dunecore aesthetic TikToks that will mysteriously disappear after the marketing period ends!
this post was submitted on 16 Jan 2026
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I believe Barbieheimer worked because they were distinctly different films tonally and the juxtaposition was funny in an organic way. Dune will be more serious but they're both sci fi action films.
100%. The whole appeal of Barbenheimer was the juxtaposition.
Plus it wasn’t clearly some marketing people trying to copy something relatively organic