Hot take: “I don’t like sand” is actually a phenomenal line and moment. In the midst of their fun and bonding, their smiles fade as they are reminded that they come from two very different worlds. She grew up a princess. She lived a life of luxury. To her, sand represented happy times of a swimming in the ocean and lying on the beach with her loved ones. Life was naturally beautiful and soft. Like the sand of a beach. She believed that if people could just work together in a democratic way, everything would continue to share that beauty. He grew up a slave. To him, sand was destructive and a nuisance. It heightened the danger of the storms and increased the difficulty of his labor. Life was course, rough, and harsh like the sand of the desert. The people in charge made the life of him and his mother unfair. He thought the only way to make things fair was to force them to be fair. Civilization should be treated like a machine. It will work, but only if someone powerful steps in to fix it. This one line in the movie shows the strong juxtaposition between their lives and political worldviews. And I love that!