Review of Atlas Shrugged: Part I (2011) by Mikhail B — 08 Mar 2012

First part of the movie based on one of the longest and dullest novel ever. The reason behind the poor writing is because first of all, Ayn Rand had a rather reasonable concept (that socialist ideas undermine the deeply rooted American spirit of entrepreneurship) and then she got carried away with the mission squeeze facts into the concept in order to convince us that it was right paying little regard to the probability of the story.

So, the film is a better illustration of the concept because suddenly the people are alive, events are more predictable and connected... Though I am still afraid about the consequent series with the 300-page monologue of the main character (we don't see him yet in the first part).

To put it plainly, Dagny Taggart, a successful businesswoman and co-owner of the largest railroad network strikes deals with other few successful businessmen who keep the country's industry going while the government chokes businesses with the taxes aimed at instilling fake equality between those who work, and whose who feed on social perks.

At the same time other companies close up, and their owners vanish. The movie contains mostly chit-chat, which I didn't appreciate.