A Narratological Study of Streaming Science Fiction Films: The Case of “Dune”

Abstract

As technology continues to advance, science fiction films are adopting new narrative forms. The Hollywood-produced film “Dune” follows the traditional narrative model while also absorbing elements from popular culture, thus becoming a new type of secular mythology. It takes the traditional narrative model one step further and becomes what Deleuze describes as a new paradigm of cinematic narrative, known as “pure optical and sound situations”. By studying the narrative logic and style of “Dune” through the theoretical paradigm of narratology, we can not only focus on the changes in the narrative content and form of science fiction films in the era of streaming media but also explore the aesthetic meaning of science fiction embedded within it.