The Fountainhead & Atlas Shrugged

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

I've read over 70% of Atlas Shrugged. The ironic thing is that my english teacher is giving them away for free because the Ayn Rand foundation was giving them away to teachers a couple years ago. Therefore, a book by someone who despised charity is being given away fro free.

Anyway, Atlas Shrugged is basically the story of a world where the common man is glorified, and businessmen are either demonized or are horrible businessmen who just mooch off each other or the government. Eventually, after more and more government regulation, the businessmen start disappearing one by one. I'm not going to give you the ending (you may have already read the ending on wikipedia).

In terms of reviewing it, a friend and I were joking about what a movie about the book might be like (there was actually a "part one" at some point). If it was to be accurate, the camera would have to stare at a character's face for ten minutes (or more) and just watch the slightest shift in the character's expression (trust me, you had to be there). Needless to say, the book is long and it has a lot of description. If you stop reading, it's hard to get back on, though I've done it. If you can stomach all the description and back-story, you might also be offended on how the book rips things such as charity, marriage, and God. However, if you can read it, that alone is an accomplishment.

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

I'm getting a impression from this thread & the authors that China has a lot in common.

The movie would need or could have many layers of rubicon type scripting.

anyone seen the the movie yet.

I saw a trailer for it, and it looked like they changed a lot of the book. However, I haven't finished the book yet. I wonder if it'll be successful enough for a party two, or if it'll just flop.

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

I also virulently dissagree with her views of religion and sex (which probably goes without saying). She seems to be simultaneously arguing that morals are absolute and that morality doesn't exist.

I noticed this too. She seems full of contradictions on stuff like that.