What would you consider the number one priority in the making of Atlas Shrugged Part III?
We want to hear from you. What would you consider the number one priority in the making of Atlas Shrugged Part III?
A. Casting
B. Getting the message of Atlas Shrugged right
C. Cinematography
D. Special Effects
E. Hiring the right Director
F. Other
Leave your answer in the comments below.
A. Casting
B. Getting the message of Atlas Shrugged right
C. Cinematography
D. Special Effects
E. Hiring the right Director
F. Other
Leave your answer in the comments below.
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In all fairness this has happened to many classic ie The Count of Monty Christo, but when you make a 3 part movie, I would think you could get me sucked in a bit more than a mild curiosity.
Maybe the movie industry can't feel true emotion or understand the male bonding aspect of Rands caricatures,and how a man must feel towards another man before he gives a shit. Rand seamed to write her men with more of a dykes feel to them, but her males was strong, Bogart-ish. I feel nothing for any of the caricatures in these movies and no desire to try to understand why they are doing the things that they are doing. My favorite person is Francisco D'Anconia and in the book you see his actions from the view of almost being him or from Dagny's eyes, but you respect him, and the story always explains his bad behavior through one of the other caricatures. In the movies you see him as if you where one the looter watching him. And this happens to all of the main caricatures in the book. So sorry but the movies sucked and I can't put my finger on it. The unknowing viewers will crap when Dagny falls for John and won't even understand why they are so attracted to one another...because the caricature development Sucked.
I had my wife watch it and she said “I thought this was a great story, why would I even read the book?”
Before reading AS, I followed the morality of altruism - which as I discovered, was a very unhealthy way for me to live. The majority of society fall into two camps in my opinion. Half are tied down with altruism - denying themselves, the other are exploiting the first half, with no scruples whatsoever. These seem to be the only choices available to society & that needs to change.
If the message is the main theme of the movie then it will get noticed & have credibility for that reason. If A, C, D & possibly F are prioritised, there is a danger of part three being pretty boring - especially considering the colossal 'Galt speech'. I don't envy you guys with the challenge of pulling that off, without many people losing interest... but then, if people lose interest in Galt's speech, they'll likely lose interest in the book.
I do think E (a good director) is important. I would suggest hiring the biggest a***hole you can find - one that is going to push the actors to their limits. Find the Howard Roark of directors: one who's unknown & possibly laughed at by the majority but who you know will get the job done because he believes in it.
Regarding actors, I preferred Dagny & Rearden in part two for the simple reason that they had more balls. In part one,the Dagny & Rearden characters may have been 'sexier to look at but they (especially Dagny) seemed pretty vague.
If you do use the same actors as you did in part two, I could suggest that you do your utmost to piss Samantha Mathis off before every shoot to ensure that she stays angry. Push her hard & grill her hard over her lines. Make her mad (although that's the Director's job)! There's little more attractive than a woman with presence. Other than that, stick to the plot & the rest should take care of itself.
http://www.examiner.com/review/atlas-shr...
My #1 disappointment with Parts I and II were the very short "speeches". Ayn Rand spent pages and pages and pages on D'Anconia's speeches, Rearden's trial defense speech, Ragnar's speech, and John Galt's radio address. If people can make movies of Shakespeare plays that remain true to the lengthy monologues and still keep them interesting, then Part III can remain true to the lengthy and IMPORTANT speeches by Galt, D'Anconia, etc. which make these great men leave their life's work behind to join Galt's strike.
I have more comments on the films here. I would appreciate it if everyone read them:
http://zachfosterrants.blogspot.com/2012...
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