Posted on 04/17/2011 9:43:01 AM PDT by RonDog
Here’s a marketing question I thought I’d never ask: Well, exactly that appears to be happening with the movie adaptation of Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged.
Would you think that a critically panned, low-budget movie, with a virtually unknown director and cast, could catapult a more than 50 year-old book near the top of the Amazon bestseller list?
(Excerpt) Read more at blogs.forbes.com ...
And the best. :)
Any ideas which book you'll do for the next book club review?
And we at the FReeper Book Club will be happy to assist.
FReeper Book Club: Introduction to Atlas Shrugged
Part I, Chapter I: The Theme
Part I, Chapter II: The Chain
Part I, Chapter III: The Top and the Bottom
Part I, Chapter IV: The Immovable Movers
Part I, Chapter V: The Climax of the d’Anconias
Part I, Chapter VI: The Non-Commercial
Part I, Chapter VII: The Exploiters and the Exploited
Part I, Chapter VIII: The John Galt Line
Part I, Chapter IX: The Sacred and the Profane
Part I, Chapter X: Wyatt’s Torch
Part II, Chapter I: The Man Who Belonged on Earth
Part II, Chapter II: The Aristocracy of Pull
Part II, Chapter III: White Blackmail
Part II, Chapter IV: The Sanction of the Victim
Part II, Chapter V: Account Overdrawn
Part II, Chapter VI: Miracle Metal
Part II, Chapter VII: The Moratorium on Brains
Part II, Chapter VIII: By Our Love
Part II, Chapter IX: The Face Without Pain or Fear or Guilt
Part II, Chapter X: The Sign of the Dollar
Part III, Chapter I: Atlantis
Part III, Chapter II: The Utopia of Greed
Part III, Chapter III: Anti-Greed
Part III, Chapter IV: Anti-Life
Part III, Chapter V: Their Brothers’ Keepers
Part III, Chapter VI: The Concerto of Deliverance
Part III, Chapter VII: “This is John Galt Speaking”
Part III, Chapter VIII: The Egoist
Part III, Chapter IX: The Generator
Part III, Chapter X: In the Name of the Best Within Us
Coda: Ten Years After
Afterword and Suggested Reading
Took one look at this beautiful pic, knew it was Alaska, (got homesick) and it is now my desktop background.
And, BTW, I will now be making a donation to FR.
Billthedrill and I have a lot of work to do on our book on the Federalist and anti-Federalist papers, so we won't be attacking it until late this year.
Not at all surprising. I think “Blind Side” shot back up after the movie came out.
Not at all surprising. I think “Blind Side” shot back up after the movie came out.
One might start to believe the critics-—liberals all— don’t know WTF they are talking about.
Looked it up. Sounds wonderful. Ordered it. Waiting patiently.
[I wrote these comments BEFORE I read the posts on this thread]
Mrs. Taxman and I just returned FRom a special First Coast TEA Party Member matinee screening of “Atlas Shrugged;” it was, in a word, OUTSTANDING! It is true to the book, and captures the essence of Ayn Rand’s message.
I’m no movie expert nor am I a film critic, but IMHO, the movie flowed well – not too fast, not too slow; the cimematography was excellent, and the computer generated scenes were very well done. For a “small budget” film, the producers and directors acquitted themselves very well. The actors and actresses were a most excellent fit for their parts, both in appearance and mannerisms, and were true (IMHO) to the book’s character development.
Obviously, some minor scenes were left on the cutting room floor. That the producers were able to cut 300 pages down to 1 hour and 45 minutes without losing the book’s story line is testament to their ability and thoughtfulness.
I urge you, in the strongest of terms, GO SEE THE MOVIE!
AND, take one or two Friends! If enough Real Americans (that would be US!) attend Part 1, Part II will be produced.
All Americans really need to understand what the looters and moochers have done/are doing to us. “Atlas Shrugged” is a most excellent vehicle for getting that message into the “Popular Culture.”
I’d like some feedback FRom you after you see the movie. Particularly, I’d like to know what those of you who have not read the book think about it.
Mrs. Taxman and I do not ordinarily attend movies — we do not appreciate the cultural corruption Hollywood has engendered, and for that reason, refuse to purchase tickets to movies produced by people who seem intent on tearing America apart.
“Atlas Shrugged” is the first movie we have gone to in roughly 15 years. Since the folks behind it are not contributing to the corruption of our culture, and since the movie has an uplifting message, we heartily recommend you take some FRiends and go see it. More than once, it the mood strikes you. We’ll go again.
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Well, besides spreading the godless, materialist, selfish Objectivist ideology...
The Randian idea that we can have just government, or maintain liberty, without God, without a moral basis for our laws, is one of the leading corruptions in our culture, old friend.
As I'm sure you've gathered from reading my reply, I'll not be attending.
Hope you and your bride are well.
Woo hoo!
Thank you very much!
Is it a family-friendly movie?
just came back from the movie - and I really enjoyed it.
My brother went as well. He hasn’t read the book, but
the movie made him want to reading it.
Just saw it again today!
I saw it this morning with high hopes. Unfortunately your son is correct.
“”The book is taking off again.””
Hallelujah!
Rand may not have believed in God, but she darn sure believed in freedom.
And I believe that God works through each of us.
May God give us strength.
Tatt
America is waking up!
Judging from the early numbers, the film version is doing surprisingly well. According the the tall from Box Office Mojo, “Atlas Shrugged” has the second highest average per screen ($5590) of any film in first run release this weekend. In fact, the only movie with a higher per-screen average is Scream 4, and its showing on 3,305 screens around the country. Atlas Shrugged is pulling in a similar average—in only 300 theaters.
The problem here is distribution. If they can get the film into wider release, Atlas could produce some rather impressive numbers. The problem is getting it into more theaters that are already booked for other films. And, the first wave of big summer movies is just around the corner, so the film really needs to do well over the next two or three weeks to earn back its production and distribution costs, and generate a groundswell for Part II.
Not possible. There is no true freedom without God.
-- The Declaration of Independence"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men..."
Destroy that, and you've destroyed America.
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