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Atlas Shrugged
I had heard something a few years ago - then didn't hear any more. But I just saw this about a week ago (article with trailer):
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/new...-target-175724 Apparently, they've turned Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged into a movie! It is indie produced, with no big stars and done for under $10 million. It's actually the first part of an intended trilogy. If this one doesn't make money, they won't make the others. This one opens tomorrow - April 15. I recognize some Chicago scenes in the trailer, so I suspect some of the filming was done here. I read the book about 10 years ago. It's a biggie - almost 1200 pages. Anyone else read the book? Anyone planning to see it?
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Yeah, when I was about 19 or 20 i went through an anarcho-capitalist phase- went so far left I came out right, as I joked at the time- and read most of her stuff.
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04-16-2011, 10:34 AM | #4 |
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Yes - I saw some early reviews that were very harsh. But many of those zeroed in on Rand's ideas themselves. I saw a few blogs by conservative bloggers who seemed happy that the film was good - much better than they had feared it would be. But those could be plants.
I might watch it - out of curiosity. I've read the book, so I will be able to follow it. Also - I first read it when I was in my late 30's - not 14 (when I was reading LOTR), so I think I can avoid the 'Kung Fu Monkey' results. Frankly, I think there IS a kernel of truth in Rand's ideas. But she sure pounds away at it. And she takes things to a great extreme. Obviously, I'm not in complete agreement with her. Far from it. I just did some reading on her the other day, and found something ironic. She considered herself a 'free thinker' of course. She had a number of followers who would gather around her to meet and discuss things (one of whom was Alan Greenspan!). The ironic part is - she seemed to have been quite tyrannical about the other 'free thinkers' falling in step with her ideas 100%! Still - it's interesting to me that this movie was made at all. I figure I don't have a lot of time to see it.
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Actually - even JRRT wrote about the use of fiction (or 'fairy tales') as a means of revealing truth. I think that's why a lot of fiction gets written.
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I forced myself to read the book years ago, but wasn't all that impressed. A very simplistic and self-centered view of existence. One could make the argument that there is a certain truth to her views, since many people seem to espouse them, but they aren't generally the positive people in our society.
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One of my favorite SF authors has, Ursula LeGuin has a strong tendency to the didactic which sometimes overwhelms. Rand is much better in her shorter fictions- Anthem, or We the Living- even The Fountainhead, which was turned into a not bad film.
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