B

b

I am satisfied with 1 and 2. Keep up the good work and let me know when 3 is ready.

The message first and foremost and then casting. You need the right people to act the parts. I believe Hollywood has become too reliant upon special effects and I prefer British cinema where they rely on quality actors to carry the story forward.

B

The number one priority in the making of Atlas Shrugged III is A, the Casting.

The movie needs to entertain. Atlas Shrugged, the book, was itself a story. Yes it had the core elements of Objectivism, but Ayn Rand wanted it to be a story on an epic level. It was that.

Personally I enjoyed the cast of AS Part I. I connected with them. They were Dagney, Hank, Francisco, Ellis, and scummy little James Taggart. As much as I liked AS Part II, I never connected with the cast, except with the woman who played Lillian Rearden. She was absolutely vile and did a great job.

Hope this helps!

The Number One priority should be getting the message of Atlas Shrugged right. Ultimately, it is the only thing that matters.

A, B, E and ESPECIALLY F. To do A, B and E, you need $$$. You don't have it. So:
CROWDSOURCE IT!!!!
You need to spend the money to make this thing appealing. So get the money!

definitely B. But I liked the cast in one better than 2. That said I thought 2 was a better movie than 1 overall. I feel part 3 must emphasize the decline of the country as a result of the dysfunctional government.

I believe that getting the message correct is the most important, however, if you want more people to see the movie, casting is also a top priority

B. the speech is definitely the most important thing to get right.

It's hard when you change the cast to maintain continuity - but the message is the main thing for me.

E - I have to go with E because I feel like you missed all of these points with part 2 and I feel like a good competent director may be able to take all of the other points listed here 'in hand' and apply them in the right way to make a good movie.

Without a 'good movie' the message only reaches people who have already heard it and loved it. The 2nd movie did not appeal to people who were not already fans of the book. You scored much better with them on the first movie.

E. for sure. That way he/she can make sure A communicates B.
Also, as a visual person I think C is incredibly important. This is a MOVIE and not a radio broadcast or play, after all.
D. should be minimal. Whatever cool effects can be generated now will look outdated in 10 years anyway. Save money on D to spend on A, C, and E.

E is critical to getting the rest of the alphabet in line.

B

Getting the message right, and--almost as important--getting it across.

To get it across, you need to make sure you tell a good story. Your best plot boils down to this: conflict, romantic and otherwise, between John Galt, originator and de facto Mayor of Atlantis, and Dagny Taggart, who sees Atlantis as an indefensible stronghold and believes in carrying the war to the looters. Except that her war is only philosophical--a repeated litany of I-told-you-so's--and not physical, which is the war that Ragnar Danneskjöld wages. (Are you going to introduce Ragnar Danneskjöld? Seems to me that you have to include him, because he, more than John Galt, knows how the men of the mind must win the war in the end.)

You also have a lot of epic scenes in Part III, and you might simply have to discard some of them. Your choices:

The spectacular exit of Francisco d'Anconia from the world stage. ("Brother, you asked for it!")

The riot at Rearden Steel, followed by Hank Rearden's final defection

The demonstration, and then the detonation, of Project X.

John Galt's speech, and reaction to it.

John Galt's captivity and rescue.

A lot of choices.

Oh, and one more thing: find the actor who played the Devil in Roma Downey's "Bible" mini-series. Cast that man as Mr. Thompson. I'm sure you know why.

Casting & Moves a little slow.

The speeches are kind of flat (money speech) but the scene with Danagger explaining his leaving to Dagny were both moving AND illuminating. Hate to kill the 3 hour Galt radio speech in part 3, but bring out the philosophy in the commiseration of friends discussing their plans and futures, etc.

b plus getting it out to a much bigger audience

Galt's speech and more Ragnar

B: This is what the whole thing is about, stick to the book, you have done it so far and it has been grest.

Make us fall in love with the characters. The story tells itself, the message is self evident.
Get the Acting and Directing right. If you have pregnant pauses, poor character development, the movie will flop.

I'll try this again. Message is important but the plot is important and it is a great plot, especially the end. I would love to see John Galt naked being tortured and electrocuted by some government agents and then rescued.

My choice is B...if you are watching and understanding today's news, we are living the nightmare NOW!!!