Atlas Shrugged Part 2

[WilliamShrugged]

I like the guy that played Hank Rearden in the first, but this one looks better overall. Hope the message covers more than the first one missed out on.

 

[torchbearer]

haven't seen the first one. i think its on netflix. will watch.
i didn't think they were going to finish the movie series?

 

[steph3n]

I'd like to think it only had up to go from the bottom, part 1 was one of the worst movies I'd ever seen. Lifetime TV and Syfy had more realistic, heart grabbing movies than the first!

 

[DerailingDaTrain]

I haven't seen it (Part 1) but from what I've heard it wasn't a very good adaptation.

 

[Occam's Banana]

I saw Part One. I don't think it was horrible - but it wasn't particularly good, either. That's pretty much what I expected. I doubt Part Two will be any different.

The problem is that, by its nature, Rand's fiction just isn't well-suited to cinematic treatment. Her stories are "concrete" representations of highly abstract & very interwoven concepts. Using cinema (pictures & sounds) to convey those representations - instead of (written) words - just doesn't work very well. The result is flat, cold & lifeless.

 

[Elwar]

I enjoyed the first and watched it several times.

I just like putting myself in that world for a moment.

 

[Lucille]

It should have been a teevee miniseries. AMC or some other cable station.

ETA: It would have reached more viewers, and they might have had a larger budget with the ad time they could have sold.

 

[Elwar]

Wish they had not changed the characters. That will make watching the full series at once not as exciting.

I understand why it happens. Just wish it did not.

 

[ninepointfive]

Don't see why some people didn't like the first - it was a very good movie - waiting on watching part2!

 

[BuddyRey]

I just hope they don't cut out too many important plot points, like the story of the 20st Century Motor Company (my personal favorite part of the book).

 

[madengr]

I just hope they don't cut out too many important plot points, like the story of the 20st Century Motor Company (my personal favorite part of the book).

I think they already did. IIRC that was discussed before they find the motor. The movie discussed some of it, not to the extent the book did.

 

[emazur]

I love the book and I'd rate the first movie a B- but personally wouldn't recommend it unless you've read the book already (though some people who haven't liked it anyway). I intend to watch Part II also, don't know if it'll be at the theater or on blu-ray

 

[WilliamShrugged]

I enjoyed the first and watched it several times.

I just like putting myself in that world for a moment.

Same here

 

[muzzled dogg]

Looking fwd

More people serious about the concept of galt's gulch the better off that place will be

 

[Deborah K]

The people from Atlas Shrugged spoke at PaulFestival, showed a preview of the movie, and gave away T-shirts. They were all really great people to work with. And I heard that Esai Morales, who is one of the stars of the sequel, is one of us!

 

[fr33]

I think the struggle of managing industry is maybe not exciting enough for a movie. I'll watch the second one. When we watched the first one my wife got really bored. She hasn't read the book

 

[anaconda]

It should have been a teevee miniseries. AMC or some other cable station.

Yes. It had the look and production values of a made for TV movie. It was a bit disjoint as well. But I enjoyed watching it.

 

[Brian4Liberty]

I saw Part One. I don't think it was horrible - but it wasn't particularly good, either. That's pretty much what I expected. I doubt Part Two will be any different.

The problem is that, by its nature, Rand's fiction just isn't well-suited to cinematic treatment. Her stories are "concrete" representations of highly abstract & very interwoven concepts. Using cinema (pictures & sounds) to convey those representations - instead of (written) words - just doesn't work very well. The result is flat, cold & lifeless.

They need to add chase scenes, and explosions, and guns, lots of guns. Average attention span is what, 2 minutes?

 

[Brian4Liberty]

The Great Libertarian Sean Hannity showed the sneak preview for this...

 

[helmuth_hubener]

The problem is that, by its nature, Rand's fiction just isn't well-suited to cinematic treatment. Her stories are "concrete" representations of highly abstract & very interwoven concepts. Using cinema (pictures & sounds) to convey those representations - instead of (written) words - just doesn't work very well. The result is flat, cold & lifeless.

I think it could work. Just needs a bigger time canvas. A movie, even 3 movies, is too short. Mini-series could be amazing, with the right script. Give more time for character and idea development.