Indeed. If it stayed true to the book (which I’ve never read due to it’s insane length), it would be at least a week long. This is likely to be one of the rare cases where book-based movie is much better than the book.
I’m re-reading it for the fifth time.
By now, I’ve learned to skim over the long oratories.
I remember when Ragnarok (the Norweigian shipping guy) catches Hank Reardon the street and begins a conversation, all the while the police are chasing him.
FIVE PAGES.
Ayn Rand was probably the inspiration of the famouse Seinfeld “yada, yada, yada” skit.