Atlas Shrugged Part 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k91gP7u3fhs ^ | Nov 25, 2019 | n/a

[Tijeras_Slim]

In the first one, Armin Shimerman played Dr. Potter, a State Science Institute toady sent to get Rearden Metal.

The irony of casting the uber wheeler dealer Quark from Deep Space 9 as a looter.

[IronJack]

If these are the productions that have been on Amazon, then I would have to agree that they were kind of disappointing. There's so much in the book that it's hard to condense into even three separate movies. The switch in the cast was just stupid; no chemistry carried over from volume to volume. And the story seemed -- as someone else said -- like a Hallmark movie: toothless and insipid.

That aside, as someone else said, there are a lot worse things you could watch. Just don't expect a blockbuster. It's not there.

[SuperLuminal]

"I think all three are available on Amazon Prime. "

Thanks for the heads up... Have not seen it listed on Prime over the past couple of years... Will certainly look for it later...

[whodathunkit]

The three movies left out some important details that a viewer who never read the book would need to make necessary associations. I just finished the trio (2nd time) not long ago and found them similar to speed reading the novel.

[chrisser]

I’ve heard that.

I used to read more when I flew regularly, but that was pre 9/11. Now I just can’t justify the time to sit down and do nothing but read a novel. Maybe when I retire...

I do read quite a bit, if you count the Internet, but it’s in short bursts trying to gather information or communicate.

[dynoman]

Jim Taggart.

Remember when Jim got married and at the wedding his new wife told Dagny “I’m the woman in the family now” - to which Dagny replied, “that’s alright, I’m the man.”

[Reily]

I know the managers of Rand’s estate would never allow this but the story needs to be re-written to get it away from railroads. Maybe generalize it enough to make the Taggarts moguls of a transportation empire with railroads being a small part. Then build the story around government interference in the transportation business, use trucking as the lens to focus the story. People can immediately identify with long haul trucking they see them every day. At the time when it came out I went with a group of my daughter’s friends to see it. Several found the railroad emphasis very off putting, so the rest of the story meant nothing to them. For them the story was too old fashioned to have any meaning relevant to their lives.

[upchuck]

Have you seen the 1954 movie "The Fountainhead?" Synopsys:

This drama adapted from Ayn Rand's novel follows architect Howard Roark, a man obedient solely to his own individuality and unfettered expression. His life is depicted as a series of trials in which he must defend his beliefs and artistic integrity.

Excellent movie.

[T. Rustin Noone]

I was ready to accept all of these opinions but I couldn't quite make it to the end.

I agree that the Fountainhead is an excellent book and one the every architecture student on the planet has read at least twice.By the way, I have been an architect fr 40 years now. I am just now making sense out of it. After another 40 years I may have it figured out.

The part I take issue with is Gary Cooper's role as Howard Roark. He is so wooden his performance is cringe-worthy. Most architects I know are smart, funny and have a generally positive attitude about the world. Gary Cooper is stiff, unfunny, and frankly does not come off as being very bright.

[suthener]

“I thought the first one was the best due to the chemistry between the Readan and Dagney actors.”

To me the actors in the first movie were much better for their parts than the second two.

[MayflowerMadam]

We loved Parts I and II, especially the cast of II. Samantha Mathis, Jason Beghe, and Esai Morales were great. Beckel was wonderful in Part I.

Part III was a little “out there” — a let-down after the first two.

[MayflowerMadam]

We loved Parts I and II, especially the cast of II. Samantha Mathis, Jason Beghe, and Esai Morales were great. Beckel was wonderful in Part I.

Part III was a little “out there” — a let-down after the first two.

[wally_bert]

Amazon would also make a good home base

[libertylover]

force all high schoolers to watch the movies before graduation

If there's a condensed version give them the assignment to read it. And with their diploma give them the lyrics to the song "Time" by Pink Floyd.

…

"And then one day you find, ten years have got behind you.

No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun."

[Spacetrucker]

Have read the book at least 5 times in my life - after becoming aware of Ayn Rand’s atheism I looked at the book in a new light, and was still able to come away with the same understanding of how the book is VERY timely to society today.

[castlebrew]

Atlas Shrugged Part 3 on YouTube

[TIElniff]

The first time I read the book I skipped the 20-page speech by John Galt as well, but the second time I read it, I didn’t skip the speech. It turned out to be a very effective attack on “relativism.” It was (is) well worth the time to read it!

[V K Lee]

Thank you, very much. Must not have been fully ‘woke’ as it was not found in my attempt. Will binge tomorrow and watch all three parts.

[V K Lee]

“book is VERY timely to society today.”
_____________________________________
Even more so than when it was first written.
Yes, her lack of Belief was known, and after
watching “The Passion of Ayn Rand”, so was her
lifestyle. However, this takes nothing away from this
tome.

[Spacetrucker]

Truly it doesn’t, though I have to wonder what the book would have been like if she had faith in Christ.