I'm not sure this has been covered already, but in case it hasn't...
Ayn Rand's most influential and popular book (possibly her largest, 1100+ pages) has finally come to the big screen. By the time I finished reading the book, I felt like I was a different person. Not that I agreed with everything she wrote about (especially her atheistic premises - FULL of holes!) , but some of her objectivism (a term she coined) philosophy and almost all of her economic philosophies I agree with. If you believe in personal and economic freedom, then Atlas Shrugged is all about that struggle.
I truely hope that the movie is well done to portray the best parts of her book and has a massive impact on our countries culture. If you haven't read the book yet, I recommend it highly! It may even be more current today than in 1957 when she published it.
The link to the movies web site is: http://www.atlasshruggedpart1.com/
The trailers look good. The few snapshot scenes they've released there sound just like how the book is written.
We are fortunate in Utah to have so many theaters showing this movie. I hope it is financially viable and makes a dent in the progressive's ideological armor.
with best regards and a grateful heart,
Chuck
PS.
I wanted to add this. It comes from an email I received today from FreedomWorks.org.
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Go See Atlas Shrugged: Part One
Dear Chuck,
On April 15, the film adaptation of Ayn Rand's classic novel Atlas Shrugged hits over 300 theaters across America. The film, Atlas Shrugged: Part One, celebrates values Tea Party activists hold dear: limited government, free markets and individual liberty.
In the film, the productive members of society or "Atlases" who hold up the world, slowly disappear and thus "shrug" from under the weight of a government that undervalues, suppresses and demonizes individual achievement.
Even though it was written more than 50 years ago, Rand's story shares ominous similarities with our nation today. Government bailouts of failing enterprises, crony capitalists perverting the free market and the skyrocketing price of oil—all newspaper headlines today—are themes ripped right from the pages of Atlas Shrugged.
And while the book and the film are fiction, the message hits home because when we look around at our floundering economy and hapless political leaders, one thing is clear: Atlas IS Shrugging.
To show this, we just released a mashup video and quiz showing the parallels between rhetoric used by Democrats today and government bureaucrats in the film. Watch it here and take our quiz:
Atlas Shrugged: Part One has the opportunity to introduce millions more around the world to the philosophy of freedom. Go see this film, and if it's not playing near you, demand that your theater shows Atlas Shrugged: Part One. If the message of individual liberty in Atlas Shrugged inspires you like it does me, please consider a donation to help us continue spreading this important message across America.
In Liberty,
Matt Kibbe
President and CEO, FreedomWorks
Ayn Rand's most influential and popular book (possibly her largest, 1100+ pages) has finally come to the big screen. By the time I finished reading the book, I felt like I was a different person. Not that I agreed with everything she wrote about (especially her atheistic premises - FULL of holes!) , but some of her objectivism (a term she coined) philosophy and almost all of her economic philosophies I agree with. If you believe in personal and economic freedom, then Atlas Shrugged is all about that struggle.
I truely hope that the movie is well done to portray the best parts of her book and has a massive impact on our countries culture. If you haven't read the book yet, I recommend it highly! It may even be more current today than in 1957 when she published it.
The link to the movies web site is: http://www.atlasshruggedpart1.com/
The trailers look good. The few snapshot scenes they've released there sound just like how the book is written.
We are fortunate in Utah to have so many theaters showing this movie. I hope it is financially viable and makes a dent in the progressive's ideological armor.
with best regards and a grateful heart,
Chuck
PS.
I wanted to add this. It comes from an email I received today from FreedomWorks.org.
****************************
Go See Atlas Shrugged: Part One
Dear Chuck,
On April 15, the film adaptation of Ayn Rand's classic novel Atlas Shrugged hits over 300 theaters across America. The film, Atlas Shrugged: Part One, celebrates values Tea Party activists hold dear: limited government, free markets and individual liberty.
In the film, the productive members of society or "Atlases" who hold up the world, slowly disappear and thus "shrug" from under the weight of a government that undervalues, suppresses and demonizes individual achievement.
Even though it was written more than 50 years ago, Rand's story shares ominous similarities with our nation today. Government bailouts of failing enterprises, crony capitalists perverting the free market and the skyrocketing price of oil—all newspaper headlines today—are themes ripped right from the pages of Atlas Shrugged.
And while the book and the film are fiction, the message hits home because when we look around at our floundering economy and hapless political leaders, one thing is clear: Atlas IS Shrugging.
To show this, we just released a mashup video and quiz showing the parallels between rhetoric used by Democrats today and government bureaucrats in the film. Watch it here and take our quiz:
Atlas Shrugged: Part One has the opportunity to introduce millions more around the world to the philosophy of freedom. Go see this film, and if it's not playing near you, demand that your theater shows Atlas Shrugged: Part One. If the message of individual liberty in Atlas Shrugged inspires you like it does me, please consider a donation to help us continue spreading this important message across America.
In Liberty,
Matt Kibbe
President and CEO, FreedomWorks
