I look forward to the film
It should be interesting to see how badly Hollyweird wrecks an excellent book. Angelina Jolie? Kee-rist...
Been waiting for decades - it's been 50 years! But if it's not a mini series, there's no way it can be done right. And I'd like to see someone else other than AJ to play the female lead.
Actually, I'd like to see an unknown - I'm sure there are many accomplished actresses who could pull it off. With an new face, the character of the story would stand out and the viewer would not be constantly aware - "this is Jolie."
Hoping the same for whoever is chosen for Galt, Reardon, Ragnar, etc.
Most readers of Atlas - and Ayn Rand's Objectivist philosophy that sums up 'somewhat' in the line : ""I swear that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another to live for mine." - interpret this as the ultimate in selfishness.
I see it differently - remembering Roarks soliloquy from "The Fountainhead" where he states that no one has a right to the work of his mind except with his permission.
I am an artist. I do not, will not, paint what and how someone else thinks I should. Let them paint what they want themselves. I will not ask anyone else to paint my way. End result: If I put out paintings, according to my own vision, and they are good - then other people can enjoy and benefit from my work. Therefore, by following my 'drummer' my talent, my vision, others DO benefit.
If I try to please others by painting the way they think it should be done, the vision that makes it worth a fig, is gone - and no one benefits.
It's not selfishness.
The other side of the coin, the one the libRats preach, is 'servitude' to the masses - which is what the libRAts would like you to think they are all about. That's called Socialism/Communism. Surely, Ann Rand was an expert on the evils of Communism and the steps that take a society there. (She taught Ronald Reagan - and we know how that benefited the world.)
When individuals follow their talents - whether in art, literature, medical field, industrial, etc,. if they strive for the best they can be/accomplish in their field - then society reaps the benefits. Everyone gains, without servitude, submission or rule from the top aka Socialism/Communism