I thought The romance between Hank and Dagny was one of the things that I think was easier to see on the screen as compared with Rand’s prose.
The acting of the Hank and Dagny roles made you really feel the attraction between the two of them.
The difference between the “love” scene with Lillian and the one with Dagny captured what Rand tried to put into words.
I also thought that the pure JOY of the scene at Wyatt’s home when the producers Hank, Dagny and Ellis celebrated after the successful run was in stark contrast to the stilted fake fun of the anniversary ball scene.
I'm not sure that the movie was able to capture the build up to their romance, but I agree that the looks they gave each other in the movie said a lot of what Ayn spent a couple hundred pages telling us.
I may be a little harsh since I've picked up the book again recently. Having it so fresh in my mind makes me more critical of what they left out of the movie. I intended to just read part one to be prepared for the movie, but couldn't stop. I'm about 850 pages in now.
Yes, I noticed that, too. It was real joy that was EARNED.
I saw it at a matinee today and one thing that was lovely was the owner of the theater came down front and center before the film started and spoke to the audience. He said that when he first heard the movie was going to come out he contacted them and was told they were having a lot of problems finding a distributor for it. He asked if he could help with the distribution in any way because he loved the book. Basically he said it wasn't easy getting this film. It was a very nice touch.
On a scale of one to five, I give this movie, production-wise, acting-wise, & script-wise, a three. On the actual story, I give it a five out of five. I haven't read the book (well, I've tried several times but only got about 100 pages in), so I'm really looking forward to the next part of the movie so I can find out what happens next.