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02/21/2011 1:45:28 PM PST by
MarkL
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To: MarkL
Making a movie of Atlas Shrugged is something that has been talked about for years. It will be interesting to see how true to the book the movie turns out to be.
2 posted on
02/21/2011 1:51:31 PM PST by
JaguarXKE
(Life - It's 10 percent circumstances and 90 percent how you react to circumstances - Sarah Palin)
To: MarkL
Good scene. But I actually wonder if the scene is heavy-handed enough. Lord knows, Rand's book is like a sledgehammer -- very hard to miss her points. But this particular scene, when Philip wants Rearden's money but doesn't want Hank's name on a check -- I actually know people who would feel that this was a logical, practical decision by Philip and that if Hank were a decent and understanding man, he would just wire the money to Philip, as requested. It's for a good cause, you know!
The Left is convinced that they are the Good Guys. In order to show them how immoral their actions really are, you have to slam them upside the head. Hopefully, within the context of the entire movie, this scene carries the moral weight that Rand intended.
To: MarkL
They really do seem to have this spot on.
4 posted on
02/21/2011 1:53:06 PM PST by
drbuzzard
(different league)
To: MarkL
When news of the movie came out, I couldn't help but roll my eyes, BUT the Trailer looks really cool and that scene was neat too.
However I can see it is going to be one of those movies where everyone whispers.
5 posted on
02/21/2011 1:53:17 PM PST by
KC_Lion
(America is on the Brink of War with itself, and no one seems to notice or care.)
To: MarkL
6 posted on
02/21/2011 1:53:50 PM PST by
libertarian27
(Ingsoc: Department of Life, Department of Liberty, Department of Happiness)
To: MarkL
The best part of the ad is the release date:
Coming April 15, 2011
Regards,
TS
7 posted on
02/21/2011 1:54:51 PM PST by
The Shrew
(www.wintersoldier.com; www.tstrs.com; The Truth Shall Set You Free!)
To: MarkL
Thanks for posting this!
This scene was done very close to the book...it provokes the same emotions in me anyway.
I can’t wait for this.
8 posted on
02/21/2011 1:54:51 PM PST by
t-dude
(Sarah causes banal and vituperous evil snarks to shriek in horror!)
To: MarkL
It has been so d@mn long since I read the book, but based on that scene, if I were Hank, I would see to it that my wife began to have her life of luxury withdrawn...for her own good of course.;-)
9 posted on
02/21/2011 1:55:28 PM PST by
SonOfDarkSkies
('And what rough beast, its hour come round at last, slouches towards Bethlehem to be born?' Yeats)
To: MarkL
Is there an Atlas ping list?
10 posted on
02/21/2011 1:56:24 PM PST by
GQuagmire
(Hey now!)
To: MarkL
My daughter, who is a senior in high school, first told me about this book being made into a movie last month. She is very excited about it, having read Atlas Shrugged and being an outspoken conservative in her school. She’s hoping to get her friends to see it.
To: MarkL
Kicks the Left right where it hurts most. I love it.
12 posted on
02/21/2011 2:16:40 PM PST by
E. Pluribus Unum
("If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun." -- Barry Soetoro, June 11, 2008)
To: MarkL
BTTT. I won’t care if it is “true to the book”. As long as it is true to the concepts Ayn Rand was trying to put out. So far the trailers make the movie look good.
13 posted on
02/21/2011 2:22:42 PM PST by
CodeToad
(Islam needs to be banned in the US and treated as a criminal enterprise.)
To: MarkL
It looks like the movie is ‘sticking to the script’. But what I’m going to enjoy just as much as the film is the negative reviews. The mild ones we will be able to categorize as simply vicious. The tougher ones will require a vocabulary long ago banned on FR. This will require a very large supply of popcorn. Can’t wait - it will be such fun.
To: MarkL
17 posted on
02/21/2011 2:46:50 PM PST by
sten
(fighting tyranny never goes out of style)
To: MarkL
Well hell....this thing looks like it has PROMISE....that scene certainly did capture what RAND was getting at in the book....let's hope we gat lucky and the rest of it is as good and this film succeeds in fostering millions of new OBJECTIVISTS...

18 posted on
02/21/2011 2:57:23 PM PST by
flat
To: MarkL
OMG, he gave her a railroad spike, what a cheap insensitive jerk, he should have got her exactly what the Joneses down the street gave his wife, soemthing from Kay or DeBeers.
I mean I know it is the thought that counts but no one really means it unless they are some kinda chump liek this guy was.
/s do i really need a sarc tag.
21 posted on
02/21/2011 3:22:12 PM PST by
GraceG
To: MarkL
If there ends up being an Atlas ping list, please include me!!
Regards
22 posted on
02/21/2011 3:36:42 PM PST by
the lastbestlady
(I now believe that we have two lives; the life we learn with and the life we live with after that.)
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They're starting to leak scenes from the movie.
This one looks good.
23 posted on
02/21/2011 3:39:34 PM PST by
Publius
To: MarkL
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35 posted on
02/21/2011 3:56:22 PM PST by
mad_as_he$$
( "Hokahey, today is a good day to die!" Crazy Horse, Lakota Sioux)
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