So I saw Atlas Shrugged with my wife last night, and I had a few quick thoughts. First was that I was surprised how emotional seeing it on screen made me, especially the opening scenes. They do a great job of capturing the essence of the book. The actress who plays Dagny was superb, and really held the movie together. And while the movie had it’s issues, it isn’t nearly as bad as some Objectivist quarters would have you believe.

I did have a few specific issues with the movie however. The movie was only an hour and a half long, which makes some of the editorial decisions questionable. They left out Francisco’s money is the root of all evil speech, which seems puzzling. They totally screwed up the bracelet exchange with Dagny and Lillian. And the Hugh Akston character is all wrong. And they went with these dossier like breaks in the film whenever an executive disappears. And finally, the guy reading the lines for John Galt was terrible. In total, while I enjoyed the film, I do have to wonder about the ability of someone unfamiliar with the book to follow everything in the movie.

In any event, I should hope that enough people see it to be able to finance the remainder of the trilogy. At the theater I went to, it was about 3/4 filled. All told I’d recommend the movie and would encourage you to go see it.

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