Who here has seen the movie "The Passion of Ayn Rand?"

Posted by Maphesdus 10 years, 12 months ago to Movies

Personally, I think it's an incredibly movie, and after seeing it, I really want to read Barbara Brandon's biography on which the movie was based.

Has anyone else already read it? If so, what did you think? :)

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Posted by MikeMarotta 10 years, 12 months ago

The movie does not keep to the intent of the book. Art is a SELECTIVE recreation of reality; and the director chose to give various events different focus and meaning than Barbara Branden did. The events are the same. Their meanings are not. I enjoyed the film, but I would not recommend it to anyone who is not familiar with Rand's life and works.

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  Posted by Maphesdus 10 years, 11 months ago
  
  Oh really? Could you give some examples of events which were given different meanings in the movie than in the book?
  
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Posted by khalling 10 years, 11 months ago

I recommend the book.

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  Posted by Maphesdus 10 years, 11 months ago
  
  Any particular reason why? I mean, I know the book is always better than the movie. That's pretty much always the case with any film adaptation. What did you think of the movie?
  
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    Posted by khalling 10 years, 11 months ago
    
    I agree. with MM. although the events are the same, the directors' interpretation was to portray the intent of the characters differently than Brandon interpreted her own experience with these individuals. I read the book when it first came out and was angry that she wrote it. Later when I was older and by then a parent I reread it and enjoyed it.
    
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      Posted by Maphesdus 10 years, 11 months ago
      
      In what way were the character's intentions portrayed differently in the movie than in the book?
      
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        Posted by khalling 10 years, 11 months ago
        
        But, why even read the book or see the movie before reading more Rand? If you're that interested-why not more Objectivism first?
        
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        Posted by Maphesdus 10 years, 11 months ago
        
        How is a biography of Ayn Rand not a study of Objectivism?
        
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Posted by Hiraghm 10 years, 12 months ago

Helen Mirren was always hawt.
Especially in Excalibur.
Not so much in Calendar Girls...

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