Is the movie "Atlas Shrugged" and accurate depiction of politics in America?

Is the movie "Atlas Shrugged" and accurate depiction of politics in America? Asked by Rock 8 months ago Similar questions: movie Atlas Shrugged accurate depiction politics America Politics & Law > Politics.

Similar questions: movie Atlas Shrugged accurate depiction politics America.

"It is as if World War II had never happened and the depression never ended. FDR and the recovery thirty years later. I do not think so.

One disclamer - I mean the book. I have not seen the movie.

I always thought that "Atlas Shrugged" was merely the sequel to Ayn Rand's 1943 novel "The Fountainhead. " Both novels should be categorized as science fiction since even if a dystopian society did exist as the novel purports, it would compel individuals to seek a way out of the misery surrounding them, if only for their own gain.

No. Like so many authors with an agenda, Rand wrote a very black/white novel. The problem is that life is never that black and white; there are never people who are either all good or all bad.

I have read Atlas Shrugged probably 10 times. It's a fine story, but it was written as a polemic, and not as a guidebook. Therefore, no, it is not realistic, and people who see it as realistic are drinking from poisoned Koll-Aid.

To comment on Turbo's assessment of the movie - she's right. It sucked. The movie barely scratched the surface.

The book went deeply (sometimes too deeply) into detail about Rand's philosophy. The book was sometimes repetitive, and the characters are wooden. The movie, however, was sort of a badly-written Cliff's notes.

Having read a synopsis of the book, and assuming the movie is close enough to give the impression that the pwrson who wrote the screenplay read more than the back cover of the book: I am not sure whether Atlas Shrugged could be described as the result of a free market conservative eating too much pizza, before bed; or the result of the same, watching to many movies where a hero holds out against impossible odds; but the only connection I see to politics in America is that it seems to be a depiction of what the fright wing is accusing the democrats of trying to do; or a nightmare version of what would happen if backlash against fascism is taken too far. Either way, it is the sort of overly dramatized sensationalism that makes a good story - and bad politics.

It’s been many years since I read the book…and I must say, it bored the hell out of me. As I recall, it’s not about politics…it’s about economics and the philosophy of laissez-faire. I recall it being about Capitalism in it’s extreme form, where Robber Baron is a title of affection and approbation….

Where the world is ruled by a few individuals and institutions and Corporations who engage in a sort of economics anarchy. And the movie is a digest of the book.

I saw the movie yesterday. I read the book many years ago when I was in college. The political situation in the story is the extreme of where today's socialist policies could take us if they are unhampered.

The politicians in the movie enacted several "fairness" doctrines (as Obama's adm. Is so fond of doing) to limit the ability of any corporation to succeed. The labor unions in the movie worked hand in hand with the government to ensure that no worker made any more than any other worker without regard to their skill, job assignment, etc.The movie was not well made, but it could stand as a warning of where we could go if socialism is left unchecked.

Of course not. It tickles me, though, that the conservs have latched onto a book written in 1957 as a "new" idea. It's funny how things that have been around for decades are perverted to fit a new "ideal", and touted as OMG TRUTH!

And, as usual, the movie doesn't really bear any resembliance to the book.

Some of the bills passed in congress to get sucessful people reminded me of the Obama and the Democrats. How abot the rich states giving to the poor states? That sounds like the Obama spread the wealth around philosophy.

Rock 8 months ago .

I mean, you asked about a book, and a movie, and you seem to be slinging deflection instead of expanding the actual subject of your question. When you do, let me know, and we can have a serious discussion, instead of the daily "let's bash Obama" drivel.Thanks.

The movie was not well made, but it could stand as a warning of where we could go if socialism is left unchecked. Well, then it's a good thing that we, in the U S , are not heading toward socialism! .

Oh, and I forwarding this to the Mod for downvoting abuse - both of you. To remind you - voting down a persons opinion, simply because you dislike them and what they said, when it addresses the actual question and does not break ToS, is a bannable offense. Just thought you should know.

No. It's a fair depiction of the book, which was an accurate depiction of Rand's philosophy. As with any philosophy, she had some things right and some things wrong.

The value of studying philosophy is that it teaches one how to identify the errors. Only by knowing the Holy Spirit does one learn how to identify the truth.

" "Movie: ATLAS SHRUGGED has been roundly criticized by movie reviewers for being a waste of time and film, so badly made. " "Why is atlas shrugged so popular today?

Movie: ATLAS SHRUGGED has been roundly criticized by movie reviewers for being a waste of time and film, so badly made.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.