PJTV interviews those who attended the NYC world premiere of the Atlas Shrugged movie
Atlas Shrugged movie now on Drudge Report
The Drudge Report — arguably the most influential news aggregation site in existence, with over 30 million visits in the past 24 hours alone — currently links to a review by Kyle Smith in the NY Post titled “Rand old time for Ayn adherents.”Though not entirely favorable, the review makes some good points. It begins:In “Atlas Shrugged,” it’s 2016 America. The Dow has fallen below 4,000, gasoline prices are through the roof and infrastructure is falling apart. High-speed rail looks like the future. Government denounces selfish corporate interests and concerns itself mainly with dividing the dwindling wealth.This isn’t loony-bin stuff: Attention must be paid.Though a bit stiff in the joints and acted by an undistinguished cast amid TV-movie trappings, this low-budget adaptation of Ayn Rand’s novel nevertheless contains a fire and a fury that makes it more compelling than the average mass-produced studio item.
He also points out:The subjects the film deals with are fascinating, important — and almost completely ignored at the movies. Even “The Social Network,” the most acclaimed business movie of last year, placed the building of one of the world’s most valuable companies in the background of a personality dispute and some whining about club membership. “Atlas Shrugged” wants to start an argument with you, to force you to (in Rand’s often-repeated words) “check your premises.” [via]
The Drudge Report — arguably the most influential news aggregation site in existence, with over 30 million visits in the past 24 hours alone — currently links to a review by Kyle Smith in the NY Post titled “Rand old time for Ayn adherents.”
Though not entirely favorable, the review makes some good points. It begins:
In “Atlas Shrugged,” it’s 2016 America. The Dow has fallen below 4,000, gasoline prices are through the roof and infrastructure is falling apart. High-speed rail looks like the future. Government denounces selfish corporate interests and concerns itself mainly with dividing the dwindling wealth.This isn’t loony-bin stuff: Attention must be paid.Though a bit stiff in the joints and acted by an undistinguished cast amid TV-movie trappings, this low-budget adaptation of Ayn Rand’s novel nevertheless contains a fire and a fury that makes it more compelling than the average mass-produced studio item.
He also points out:
The subjects the film deals with are fascinating, important — and almost completely ignored at the movies. Even “The Social Network,” the most acclaimed business movie of last year, placed the building of one of the world’s most valuable companies in the background of a personality dispute and some whining about club membership. “Atlas Shrugged” wants to start an argument with you, to force you to (in Rand’s often-repeated words) “check your premises.” [via]
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