Review of Atlas Shrugged: Part I (2011) by Robert Webster H — 28 Apr 2011

Simple, clean, authentic, archetypically-aware, and profoundly descriptive of the quagmire of social decline brought on by enforced altruism. Marvelous way opening minutes pinned Rand Philosophy and Prophecy to events and despair of our current time, though you have to have a quick and open mind to perceive it, especially as the philosophy becomes more explicated in the dialogue and formulation of the characters; Ms Schilling is exceptional as Dagny, embodying a smoldering libido and intellect in an impassioned Athena (is she available for matrimony?).

..not a movie for the weak of mind. Beauty of combining engineering mastery, intrapersonal conquest, and beauty of locations brought tears to my eyes, though, I have to admit, it helps to have an engineering and scientific mind to transmute this awareness deep into the heart.

Atavistic, iconoclastic, and iconographic in its structure and presentation, "Atlas Shrugged" harkens back to movies of the 40s & 50s such as Casablanca and For Whom the Bell Tolls. Not so much an entertainment as a measure and guidepost for living and evaluating freedom, or lack thereof, in our time.

John Galt can come to visit me at anytime...just where did I leave that pack of Gold$ cigarettes, and when is the next train to the next iteration of humankind.