Review of Atlas Shrugged: Part I (2011) by Lamont C — 24 Apr 2011

This film is truly great, I was concerned it would be over acted because of the trailer and I did not really know the cast, but each actor is totally convincing, the pacing is good and the slight variation to update the story works well.

Even though it is a novel about ideas and not explosions, it keeps your interest and even has a powerful ending, despite the fact the story has 2 more parts. Liberals hated this film before they saw it, just as they hated the novel without reading it.

After all, why would they want it recognized that man's role is to create and not to parasitically live off the blood sweat and tears of those who do -- like their acolytes and the politicians and some parasitic corporations that are in bed with them and, in the news today, pay no taxes on $14 billion in income.

There used to be a place where the creative and hardworking people could produce and enjoy the results without their efforts being hampered by government and their rewards being bled away for the benefit of slackers.

It was the US. Ronald Reagan put it best: If a company is doing well government will regulate it, if it survives government will tax it, and if it fails government will subsidize it -- that is the modern paradigm.

No wonder for the first time in history, the rest of the world is outpacing the US recovery, the hottest real estate market is around Washington DC, and the only area where jobs and salaries are increasing is for government workers can you not see the connection?