Ayn Rand’s “Atlas Shrugged” was one of the most influential books of the 20th Century. It also became a controversial independent 3-Part film with a mixture of Rand’s economic and political philosophies intricately interwoven with a science fiction twist, romance, intrigue and mystery.
The first two films (Atlas Shrugged I & Atlas Shrugged II) were received with mixed reviews due to the entrepreneurial and political nature inherent in Rand’s worldview but the sci-fi elements were a huge hit with those who love the genre.
Now Atlas Shrugged III a.k.a. “Atlas Shrugged: Who Is John Galt?,” the third and final film of the series is available on DVD and Blu-ray.
Approaching collapse, the nation’s economy is quickly eroding. As crime and fear take over the countryside, the government continues to exert its brutal force against the nation’s most productive who are mysteriously vanishing – leaving behind a wake of despair. One man has the answer. One woman stands in his way. Some will stop at nothing to control him. Others will stop at nothing to save him. He swore by his life. They swore to find him. Who is John Galt?
Atlas Shrugged III stars Kristoffer Polaha (Ringer), Laura Regan (Mad Men), Rob Morrow (Entourage) and Greg Germann (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit). It is directed by James Manera who also co-wrote the adapted screenplay.
Do you REALY want to watch a movie that espouses such off the wall crap from Ayn Rand? Just remember, the far right idolizes this b/s.
Me personally? Never. But every now and then, what the world needs now, is LOL, sweet LOL 🙂
I realize that you are MUCH younger than me, but I refuse to laugh at crap like this, this is the reason why our country is in such trouble now, the young do NOT take this stuff seriously enough.
I don’t think you realize how old I actually am (remember discussions of old school scifi on Kick-Ass Mystic Ninjas?) 🙂
Yes, the fact that so many people in elected positions think this crap is viable and real is crazy, but instead of espousing any sort of “we must destroy them before they destroy the way of life we want to return to that never existed for real” stance like most of the crazy ones seem to embrace, it’s better to just point and laugh at them.
Ridicule was the method the governments used to discredit people who believed in anything that was progressive and outside of the box (vaccinations, organ transplants, UFOs, government regulation as law), so if we in turn start ridiculing the people in governments who have fallen victim to ignorance over education/science/history/common sense, and that begins to turn the tables, well, turnabout is fair play.
Any alternative solution might devolve into wholesale violence, and I’m not down with that.
That said, I have done my best over the years to avoid any and all politically flavored discussions here, and I plan to stick to that going forward.