Atlas Shrugged, Part 3

[Doug]

I saw Atlas Shrugged, Part 3 this weekend.
It had low value as entertainment, but moderate to high value as far as message. If you liked the first two, I suggest you see this one.
I particularly liked that the banker "shrugged" when the government forced him to loan money to people who couldn't pay it back and the doctor left society when the government told him what treatment he could give his patients. We have seen that much already.

More and more companies are moving their operations and headquarters overseas because of costs imposed by the government and government interference. This will continue as long as John Galt's message is ignored.

It is possible to have a just and vibrant society, but that won't happen as long as the government values its own power over solving the country's problems.

 

[Dead Duck]

So..........Who is John Galt?

 

[BigBoxaJunk]

So..........Who is John Galt?

He was a wide receiver, played for the Bears and the Raiders. Really fast runner.

 

[ATM]

...It is possible to have a just and vibrant society, but that won't happen as long as the government values its own power over solving the country's problems.

A society that thinks government solves problems will be neither just nor vibrant, they will be ruled by force.

 

[buckstopshere]

He was a wide receiver, played for the Bears and the Raiders. Really fast runner.

That would be Willie Gault.

I didnt realize this this movie had started. Saw the first two and liked them. I'll definitely go seem it soon as I'm sure it won't be at the theater for long.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

He was a wide receiver, played for the Bears and the Raiders. Really fast runner.

....and the University of Tennessee.

 

[buckstopshere]

....and the University of Tennessee.

Ah, hem that explains it. Willie must be the Tennessee hillbilly way of saying John.

 

[bwframe]

I must have missed part two?

 

[Thor]

Yeah, I have both 1&2 on DVD...I'll buy 3 when it comes out.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Ah, hem that explains it. Willie must be the Tennessee hillbilly way of saying John.

Nahhhhh....It would be Johnny, Johnny-Jo, Johnny-Beau, Johnny-Sue but never anything as formal as just plain old John. That ain't the hillbilly way.

 

[BigBoxaJunk]

Nahhhhh....It would be Johnny, Johnny-Jo, Johnny-Beau, Johnny-Sue but never anything as formal as just plain old John. That ain't the hillbilly way.

I don't know, haven't you ever hear that classic Jerry Clower bit about the guy coon hunting, climbs the tree to get the coon and it turns out to be a bobcat?
He says "Knock 'eem out, John.........."

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

I don't know, haven't you ever hear that classic Jerry Clower bit about the guy coon hunting, climbs the tree to get the coon and it turns out to be a bobcat?
He says "Knock 'eem out, John.........."

Mississippi is flat...no hillbillies down there.

 

[JTScribe]

I enjoyed the first one, they did a good job of condensing Rand's at times Godawful dialogue into something you could understand. Did they keep switching the actors out? I know the original Dagny kind of became a big star and moved on. Bob Beckel's (The Five on Fox) brother Graham was also in the first one IIRC.

 

[Hawkeye]

glad to see its out now. limited distribution, but that's to be expected I guess.

 

[confused89]

I haven't seen any of the movies, but I did read the book. Not sure I want to see the movies. It might ruin it for me.

 

[Mgderf]

Part III comes out on DVD and Blue Ray on Tues. 1-6-2015 if anyone is interested.

 

[CathyInBlue]

Straight to video? No theatrical release?

 

[PaulF]

Skip the movie, read the book. Read "The Fountainhead" first, it is more approachable.

Also, try to remember that it is fiction.

 

[hoosierdoc]

Skip the movie, read the book. Read "The Fountainhead" first, it is more approachable.

Also, try to remember that it is fiction.

Haven't read Fountainhead, but Atlas Shrugged nearly caused me to lose my job. I was so ticked off about the current state of the world I wasn't pleasant to be around, especially with our management.

 

[Prometheus]

Haven't read Fountainhead, but Atlas Shrugged nearly caused me to lose my job. I was so ticked off about the current state of the world I wasn't pleasant to be around, especially with our management.

Atlas Shrugged has had a bigger impact on my life than any other book.

I even include the Bible in there because I was born into a Christian household. I was brought up as a Christian and as such, the Bible never changed my life, as it was my life from birth, lol.

It led me to work for myself and be more prosperous than ever. Would I have been able to see the looter sitting across from me (new vice president) when I made the decision that changed my life for the better before Atlas Shrugged? Possibly but after delving deeply into the minds of different types of looters, I recognized this particular one immediately.

If you really want to see inside the evil and ugly minds of people like finestien, obama or reid or schummer, read the book.

It was written 60~ years ago and, while fiction, is more applicable and apt today than ever.

The movies are nothing compared to the book and as a stand alone, they are in the B grade.... that said I haven't seen the third yet. I will see it though.