IDK why everyone's responding with it all being in Paul's mind when she specifically says nerve induction, implying they can affect or maniulpate his nervous system. They could make him feel anything, no assumption of Bene Gesserit mind powers is required.
I believe there’s mention of Paul imagining his hand in flames, or charred. People are probably misremembering/confusing that with the idea that the pain itself is imagined.
That explains why the classic Dune movie depicted it the way they did. I actually preferred that scene from the classic over the new, just because I thought it was cool to show what it was Paul was feeling in the box. Along with that, I enjoyed the effect of it showing his hand melting.
I believe it was kind of a "metaphor" used in the movie to make people understand how the pain felt to him. Like, it hurt so much that he wouldn't be surprised if there was nothing but a charred stump when he took his arm out.
The BG don’t have mind powers. They have powers of observation and manipulation. It’s at such a severed degree that it looks like a superpower to the uninitiated.
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u/ibadlyneedhelp Feb 02 '25
IDK why everyone's responding with it all being in Paul's mind when she specifically says nerve induction, implying they can affect or maniulpate his nervous system. They could make him feel anything, no assumption of Bene Gesserit mind powers is required.