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Attempting to revive her family company, Dagny Taggart's business becomes intertwined with an industrialist, Henry Rearden and his new super-strength alloy that could revolutionize the entire world, provided villainous government regulations don't stand in the way. All the while, hover, something sinister is happening behind the scenes as the greatest minds on Earth begin to disappear.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not as good as the book...but that is usually the case when great books are made into movies,
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This review is from: Atlas Shrugged Part 1 (DVD)
Atlas Shrugged is one of the most influential and best-selling books of all-time. It is also one of the longest.This movie covers the first third of the novel and does an acceptable job of condensing lots of material into a short amount of time. The cinematography is excellent and the acting is good. Please be aware that this is not meant to be a frivolous movie with shallow characters and meaningless dialogue. The main characters love to work hard and create. They respect other people that are productive and passionate about what they do. They don't waste a lot of time with small talk and empty pleasantries. This may cause some viewers to feel that the conversations in this movie are flat because we have been trained as movie-viewers to expect one-liners, sarcasm, and a lot of idle chit-chat. Overall, I really like how they portrayed the main character Dagny Taggart. She is driven and results-oriented but not masculine or overly aggressive. She is actually quite soft-spoken and calm in demeanor. She treats others with respect and although she clearly has self-respect and self-confidence she is not arrogant. What a contrast with how Hollywood portrays other executives (especially female executives) such as in the "Devil Wears Prada", "The Proposal", "Wall Street", etc. Atlas Shrugged is about the importance of individual liberty and how increasing governmental intrusion into our lives restricts our personal freedoms and decreases the overall prosperity of a nation. Taxes and regulations are obstacles to innovation and entrepreneurship--they take all the fun out of creating new businesses and are the cause of many business failures. (How many great ideas have died because of bureaucratical red tape? How many people are working at jobs they hate because the costs of tax and regulation compliance make it unprofitable to pursue their dreams? We will never know.) As in most cases, the movie is not as good as the book. Simply watch the movie first and you will not be disappointed. I look forward to the sequels and will buy them as soon as they are released.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Surprisingly good adaptation,
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Like others, I've worn out heaven knows how many copies of the paperback novel, and often wondered how it would fare as a movie -- in the commentary, even the producers commented that prior to filming, it was the only epic novel that had never made it to the screen.And they did a marvelous job, allowing for having to considerably compress the chronology of the story and to work around a major chunk of Rand's book being expository. Part 1 covers from the beginning to the igniting of "Wyatt's Torch", and does take some artistic liberties with the story-line ... in particular, it's not till much later in the book that the nature of the strike, and the fact that John Galt is a real character, are revealed. My only gripe is with casting ... Matthew Marsden as James Taggart seemed horribly miscast. In the book he's, IIRC, a fair bit older than sister Dagny and a fairly strong, if relatively unprincipled, industry exec. In the film he comes across as not only acting wimpy and whiny, but even looks younger than Dagny. I understand that the *entire* cast was replaced for Part 2, due out later this year, and it'll be interesting to see how that changes things. The maiden trip of the super-train, the first to run on Rearden Metal rails (and over an impressive-looking bridge of the same material) was one of the high points of the book, and is paid proper homage in the cinematography, as at least one other reviewer had noted. Regardless of your socio-polico-economic leanings, this is a great film.
5 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Atlas Shrugged,
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I've read Atlas Shrugged, cover to cover, so many times, I've lost count. Many of my own Rules for Living, attitudes and guidance have come from reading this book. I never thought they would ever make a movie on Atlas Shrugged, due to it's length and Political Incorrect Ideas. I thought it would of made an excellent Mini-Series like Roots and Shogun, but doing the 3 Parts of the Book in 3 different movies was something I would never had guessed. Book 1 was very, very well done. It followed the Book quite closely, but if you haven't read the Book, a lot of the Movie might not make a lot of sense. I feel too much was left out. I liked all the intricate details of the Book. I feel the Movie should of had the scenes of Eddie Willers talking with (then unknown) John Galt in the Terminals Cafeteria. Francisco's background should of been explored, especially how he grew up with Dagny. I am still pleased with the Movie. Although I don't like the rumor that all the Leading Characters in Atlas Shrugged 1 will be replaced in Atlas Shrugged 2 & 3, I find I can't wait to see the rest of the Book come to the Big Screen. Even with all the things about the Movie that I thought were left out, I still rate this Movie 5 out of 5.
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