[Gen. Burkhalter]

Who is John Galt?

[NellieMae]

I hope that the story is told as it should be.

[668 - Neighbor of the Beast]

There was a time I’d have thought this bad news. However, under current conditions, even a crappy rendition of Atlas can only be helpful.
Rand sure saw clearly what was coming our way. We must hope the film removes the scales from other people’s eyes.

[Old Teufel Hunden]

"Whether it’s religion trying to control our spirit or government trying to control our lives—they take so much of the nectar from each life. It’s like a gun to your head, and you have to bargain constantly for permission to live and expand and find self-fulfillment."

This is the one thing I do not like about Ayn Rand is her outright hatred towards religion. I personally believe it comes from her childhood where the Church in Russia was a willing co-conspirator along with the Romanovs in the oppression of the people.

What this gentleman should realize is the difference between religion and government in this society is that people choose to go to a church. They are forced to do things by the government. Should a follower of Ayn Rand not rejoice in someone's free choice and exercising it for religion?

[Red Badger]

[MarineBrat]

FReeper Book Club: Introduction to Atlas Shrugged
Part I, Chapter I: The Theme
Part I, Chapter II: The Chain
Part I, Chapter III: The Top and the Bottom
Part I, Chapter IV: The Immovable Movers
Part I, Chapter V: The Climax of the d’Anconias
Part I, Chapter VI: The Non-Commercial
Part I, Chapter VII: The Exploiters and the Exploited
Part I, Chapter VIII: The John Galt Line
Part I, Chapter IX: The Sacred and the Profane
Part I, Chapter X: Wyatt’s Torch
Part II, Chapter I: The Man Who Belonged on Earth
Part II, Chapter II: The Aristocracy of Pull
Part II, Chapter III: White Blackmail
Part II, Chapter IV: The Sanction of the Victim
Part II, Chapter V: Account Overdrawn
Part II, Chapter VI: Miracle Metal
Part II, Chapter VII: The Moratorium on Brains
Part II, Chapter VIII: By Our Love
Part II, Chapter IX: The Face Without Pain or Fear or Guilt
Part II, Chapter X: The Sign of the Dollar
Part III, Chapter I: Atlantis
Part III, Chapter II: The Utopia of Greed
Part III, Chapter III: Anti-Greed
Part III, Chapter IV: Anti-Life
Part III, Chapter V: Their Brothers’ Keepers
Part III, Chapter VI: The Concerto of Deliverance
Part III, Chapter VII: “This is John Galt Speaking”
Part III, Chapter VIII: The Egoist
Part III, Chapter IX: The Generator
Part III, Chapter X: In the Name of the Best Within Us
Coda: Ten Years After
Afterword and Suggested Reading

[B-Chan]

I’m looking forward to the prequels, when they show how John Galt was turned to the Dark Side of the Force.

I also hope they give him an adorable animal sidekick, like a baby panda or something.

[circlecity]

I don’t think there is three movies worth of content in Atlas Shrugged. Rand, while a good writer of prose, was also a self indulgent writer and “over wrote” Atlas. The book could have been done in half the space of its 1000+ pages and lost nothing. Over half the book consists of very long speeches and soliloquies from its characters which are very repetitious of each other. Don’t get me wrong, I love the book but many find it too tedious to finish because of the problems I raise above. I think many would find three movies of the book the same.

[peggybac]

“The Hollywood press has taken a dismissive view of the project. How could an outsider hope to produce a successful film with so little time, a reported budget of $5 million, a director with limited film experience, and a cast without stars?”

This coming from Hollywood press who knows Hollywood prides itself on low budget, artsy independent films? This is ridiculous.

[Redmen4ever]

Who would’ve known the potential box office for this project back in 1992! With the right to produce the film about to expire, I can understand why filming got underway even without a bankable lead or leads. On the other hand, I don’t know why only part I was produced. As with Lord of the Rings, you’d think all three parts would be filmed at the same time.

[GQuagmire]

bookmark

[SkiKnee]

This project has a few things going for it in my opinion:

First, its being done independently, freeing it from the typically stupid Hollywood mentality. You know, all that T&A, explosions, and mind-boggling action sequences that Hollywood thinks a movie needs in order to appeal to the braindead masses.

Second, the producers and many of those involved seem to “get it” regarding Rand’s vision.

And last, the project is being stretched over three releases ala The Lord of the Rings. This way, the story can be told in it’s entirety, giving the audience the full measure of the vision.

I’m looking forward to seeing it in theatres. The last movie I saw in the theatre was Return of the King.

[GQuagmire]

I wonder if “Mr. Thompson” will be an Obama lookalike. Now that would be funny....

[Dead Corpse]

5 weeks? Most people can’t even read the book that fast. ;-)

[Bodhi1]

ping for later blogging

[ConservaTexan]

Will they alter the story to show it taking place during the reign of the first halfrican American president?

[dfwgator]

I wonder when they'll start filming the sequel

[Publius]

Atlas ping. Good news.

[Future Snake Eater]

Good for them. Can’t wait to see it. I’m a little unsure about the whole idea of updating for current times, but it could still work.

[verga]

Great news