Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged as a Movie

[MasterShakes]

This is apparently going to happen, and IMDB says it will be in 2007. I wouldn't be surprised if it's much later than that. How bad are they going to fu[/b]ck this up?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0480239/

In the hands a capable writer and film maker, this could be outstanding, but I have a feeling it will be a huge disappointment compared to the book.

[jackdaniels]

There is no doubt in my mind that this will not be equal to the book. I do hope that it will be good nonetheless.

[Warik]

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There is no doubt in my mind that this will not be equal to the book. I do hope that it will be good nonetheless.

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They'd have to do a trilogy like LOTR - maybe more - to truly transfer this masterpiece to the big screen.

Yeah, it won't be as good as the book; however, more otherwise-minded people will watch the movie than read the book... which is exactly what we need at a time like this in our world.

[craig r]

Am I the only one on here that doesn't like Ayn Rand? I was a philosophy major and I feel there is a reason she was barely discussed. And I know that Philosophy is general "liberal", but we discussed other uber-capitalists like Friedman.

craig

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Am I the only one on here that doesn't like Ayn Rand? I was a philosophy major and I feel there is a reason she was barely discussed. And I know that Philosophy is general "liberal", but we discussed other uber-capitalists like Friedman.

craig

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I'm not a fan of hers either, but to be fair I've only read about her philosophy and not the writings themselves.

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Am I the only one on here that doesn't like Ayn Rand? I was a philosophy major and I feel there is a reason she was barely discussed. And I know that Philosophy is general "liberal", but we discussed other uber-capitalists like Friedman.

craig

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I'm not a fan of hers either, but to be fair I've only read about her philosophy and not the writings themselves.

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The writing itself is terrible. I have simply never understood the fascination that faux intellectuals have with Ayn Rand. There's simply nothing interesting about her philosophy.

I guess I should add that I'm generally skeptical of any ethical writing and think it's all junk, but when the writing in question is defending a supposedly shocking ethical system that is simply rehashing traditional egoism and the supposedly philosophical writing takes place in novel form, I think it's particularly bad.

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I have simply never understood the fascination that faux intellectuals have with Ayn Rand.

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-usually identifiable when they refer to her as "Anne" Rand.

[craig r]

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I have simply never understood the fascination that faux intellectuals have with Ayn Rand.

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-usually identifiable when they refer to her as "Anne" Rand.

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Anytime I hear someone pronounce it "Anne" Rand, I tell them that I never read any of those vampire novels. Most don't get it and it isn't funny anyways.

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I was a philosophy major and I feel there is a reason she was barely discussed

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I'm an economics major and the name Mises is utter heresy on school grounds. In fact, on my economics department floor, citing any reaction to statism other than praise is heresy.

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I was a philosophy major and I feel there is a reason she was barely discussed

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I'm an economics major and the name Mises is utter heresy on school grounds. In fact, on my economics department floor, citing any reaction to statism other than praise is heresy.

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I can understand that.

Yeah, there were a lot of philosophers that are proponents of capitalism that we didn't discuss. I think they just might not be considered "important" in the history of philosophy. But, there were some philosophy students who always asked why we spent so much time on Marx? They claimed we aren't a communist country so why should we read him. To study philosophy and not understand Marx, is like being a Christian and never reading the gospels. Marx, and Freud to some extent, is one of the most influential people of the late 19th and the entire 20th century. I am not a communist, nor do I agree with everything he said, but there haven't been any 20th century philosophers that haven't had to refute him at some point. My guess is that Ayn Rand is not very influential or important of an economic philosopher and should only be studied for what she is known for. I guess I can equate it to Bertrand Russell. Math and Logic are his strong points. But, when it comes to religion or politics, no serious student of philosophy is going to spend a lot of time studying him (even if they agree with his anarcho-syndicalist philosophy and atheism).

craig

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