Review of Atlas Shrugged: Part I (2011) by Brian W — 11 May 2011

Entertaining, Highly Thought Provoking and Educational, especially when compared with the sequel and remake riddled piles of cow dung coming out of a Hollywood movie industry that is so obviously operating at a critical deficit for talented writers.

When any Industry related "film critic" says not to see something it doesn't peak much interest in me, but when virtually EVERY leftist film critic on the payroll says not to see a film that was made from a book written by one of the most influential writers of the 20th century.

..so much so that Ayn Rand's books were at one time required reading in finer secondary education programs...It DEFINITELY peaks my interest. What don't they want us to see?What the progressive establishment doesn't want people to see is a compelling story of government running amok and grinding under its boot the innovation and creativity of entrepreneurial business people whose ingenuity and innovation have helped to create the entrepreneurial middle class.

In the progressive world, that which cannot be controlled by government must be subjugated or destroyed for the "greater good" which is of course determined by those who would make themselves the masters of those who are either so large that they can easily be coerced by government authority and those who become dependent upon government handout programs for some means of their survival.

Ayn Rand's poignant story draws on her own experiences under the failed socialist/communist policies of the early Soviet Union and the well acted movie highlights the many facets of Rand's philosophy: the market economy, reason, individualism, and what becomes the failure of government coercion.

This first installment in what is to be a trilogy of movies does a more than adequate job of setting the stage for the following films and makes a valiant effort to bring a book and story that has often been called "unfilmable" to the big screen.

Just because a movie isn't filled with a bunch of computerized special effects doesn't mean that it's worthless. In fact it takes real writing talent to keep ones attention when there isn't all those special effects to confuse the mind.

This is the one movie that should be required viewing for anyone under 30.