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chasfm11 wrote:

WildBill wrote:

chasfm11 wrote:

Bullwhip wrote:Movie is just part 1. I heard they will make 2 more parts to get the whole book in.

That's my understanding as well. I'm really anxious to see how they flesh out the characters for Hank Reardon and Dagny Taggart on the screen.

For anyone considering it, I'd highly recommend reading the book in advance of the movie. Better yet, consider reading "The Fountainhead" first. It presents many of the same concepts in a less complex form.

That is, assuming that Part 1 doesn't tank at the box office.

I hear that. I watched one of those "the making of" for Atlas Shrugged it seemed like a lot of the whole movie was already in the can. Maybe I just wasn't listening carefully. It sure seemed like they were taking great pains to do it right. As you say, the proof will be at the box office.

chasfm11 wrote:

Bullwhip wrote:Movie is just part 1. I heard they will make 2 more parts to get the whole book in.

That's my understanding as well. I'm really anxious to see how they flesh out the characters for Hank Reardon and Dagny Taggart on the screen.

For anyone considering it, I'd highly recommend reading the book in advance of the movie. Better yet, consider reading "The Fountainhead" first. It presents many of the same concepts in a less complex form.

MasterOfNone wrote:

WildBill wrote:Should I read the book first?

I have a hard time believing that Hollyweird can do justice to the meaning of the book. You may be better of seeing the movie, then reading the book.