The Pre-David-Lynch worm (as per paintings on mass market paperback books) was of the hairy butthole configuration as were those in the 2000 Syfy series.

[–] TotallynotJessica@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Why do I get the feeling David-Lynch thought long and hard about the sexual symbolism of that worm?

[–] CitizenKong@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

It's more like the designs were by H.R. Giger, whose design principle was "yeah but what if it was a vagina and/or penis?"

EDIT: Not quite right. Giger did designs for Jodorowsky's failed Dune project which Lynch took over. I would still say there some elements in the movie that look quite Giger-y. But his sandworm looked like this: https://www.reddit.com/r/dune/comments/qqavbd/here_is_hr_gigers_design_for_the_sandworms_which/

[–] CptEnder@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Oh well that explains a lot. The dude literally elevated drawing dicks to a critical art form.