Atlas Shrugged

**Leesa** · 03-30-2010, 07:06 AM

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

I'll watch it, still should read the book though. Bioshock was inspired by it so I think I'll like it o:

Kaini · 03-30-2010, 12:11 PM

What!!! They are making a movie?????? O.O

I read the book

**Hraesvelg** · 03-30-2010, 02:02 PM

What an absolute pantload. It's an incredibly poorly written book about an absolutely ethically bankrupt philosophy.

Kaini · 03-30-2010, 02:49 PM

It is not a poorly written book. It just takes intelligence to understand.

**Hraesvelg** · 03-30-2010, 10:12 PM

Originally Posted by Kaini

It is not a poorly written book. It just takes intelligence to understand.

Galt's speech/monologue is 90-some odd pages long, not to mention all of the characters are 2-dimensional at best. These are signs of a poorly written piece of fiction. You go right ahead and keep insulting my intelligence as though I don't understand it. The sheer bush-league quality of the attempted cheap shot amuses me.

**Leesa** · 03-30-2010, 10:20 PM

I think I read somewhere that in a newer version of the book theres a much shorter speech, not sure though o:

**secbro20** · 03-30-2010, 10:32 PM

I liked some of the ideas presented in the book, regardless of its poorly written word. Reason and thought triumph over the faithful and down right crazy. Kinda my sorta thing I guess. Yeah, the characters didn't have much depth to them. But some of the things presented and events that occurred in the book we've seen, especially within the last few years.

I also enjoyed the Fountainhead as well, the sort of prequel to Atlas Shrugged.

Jikanu · 03-30-2010, 11:04 PM

Originally Posted by Hraesvelg

What an absolute pantload. It's an incredibly poorly written book about an absolutely ethically bankrupt philosophy.

Finally, something we can agree on.

The idea that selfishness can help the whole has been proven wrong time and time again. Feudal system, Stock market, Reaganomics, capitalism, etc.

**Leesa** · 03-30-2010, 11:10 PM

Oh it was about selfishness? Mmm.. "if Atlas shrugged..." leik, da world go pewww kaboom? that the idea?

or if he didn't shrug... or... mmm o-o"

Jikanu · 03-30-2010, 11:15 PM

Uh. Basically, it's mainly about the ideals of Rational Egoism. Republicans, basically.

An article on the philiosophy:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rational_selfishness

I would've liked if they'd made a brave new world movie, but that would break some laws, unless they cut certain scenes out...