{"id":10406,"date":"2011-11-09T16:21:43","date_gmt":"2011-11-09T22:21:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brianjnoggle.com\/blog\/?p=10406"},"modified":"2022-11-19T15:24:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-19T21:24:00","slug":"dvd-review-atlas-shrugged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brianjnoggle.com\/blog\/2011\/11\/09\/dvd-review-atlas-shrugged\/","title":{"rendered":"DVD Review: Atlas Shrugged<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

So the new DVD for Atlas Shrugged<\/em> came out last night, so instead of watching the St. Louis Blues resoundingly defeat the Chicago Wolves (at least, I think they must have looked like a minor league team), I watched it. I was a little sad I missed it in the theaters, you know.<\/p>\n

Some were disappointed, but I was not; I realize that the entirety of the book could not fit easily into a film, no matter how many parts they split it into. Galt’s speech alone runs three hours<\/a> by itself. So if you’re that keen on absolute textual integrity, as so many OBJECTIVISTS probably are, yeah, you’re disappointed. Also, the characters won’t look exactly like you imagined them. Worse, they won’t look exactly like Ayn Rand (PBUH) incarnated them.<\/p>\n

But the themes are there. The main plot points, as I recall them (it’s been almost ten years since I read it, prolly). The plot moves along and the dialog is more punchy than what Ayn herself wrote. So if you’re an objectivist apostate, like me, you’ll probably enjoy it. If you’re not already an Ayn Rand fan, perhaps you’ll find something of a story where increased government intrusion into private industry results in disaster that leads to increased government intrusion into private industry (rinse, blather, repeat). <\/p>\n

But because those are the main themes and the businesspeople are unapologetically the good guys, I wonder if this sort of story can resonate with audiences. The theatrical return were disappointing, if I recall. Maybe the DVD and online sales will prove lucrative. I expect so. It looks like Part II<\/a> is a go. Good.<\/p>\n

But here are a couple nitpicks I had:<\/p>\n