We all know what an abysmal track record Hollywood has when it comes to making movies from great books. With that being considered, I guess I should consider myself lucky that I didn’t read the books that preceded my favorite movies and that most of my favorite books have never made it to the silver screen.
But that doesn’t mean that I haven’t wished that others could see those great stories played out the way I’ve “seen” them in my head. And out of all those I’ve wanted to see put to film, Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged has been on the top of my movie “wish list” for over thirty years!
Well, after many failed attempts, it looks like Atlas Shrugged: Part 1 is finally going to hit the big screen on Tax Day – Friday, April 15, 2011! Several sites have even posted the movie trailer, including Dan Mitchell’s International Liberty: The Movie Trailer for Atlas Shrugged!. Here’s my reblog:
More videos at AtlasShruggedPart1′s Channel on YouTube
The Atlasphere’s Hans Schantz has posted his interview with Screenwriter Brian Patrick O’Toole at Q&A: The Atlas Shrugged movie trailer, and Dan Mitchell has posted his impressions after a pre-release viewing at Having Now Watched the Movie, Here’s a Glowing Review of Atlas Shrugged.
As for myself, I can’t remember ever being both this excited and this filled with dread over the release of a movie!
This post is just one of many posts from the In Her Own Words volume of this blog.
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Can’t wait !! Feel like I’ve been waiting for this since 1968 when I first read ‘Atlas’ !! Chances are, though, I’ll have to wait for the Netfix DVD to be available … drat !!
Ed
Wow Ed, I was beginning to think that no one would even acknowledge this post. Damn the people who’ve ruined this great work with their ridiculously twisted politics!
It sounds like you’ve been anticipating this for about as long as I have. And you know I’m not much for “group activities,” especially when the theater crowds might be filled with nutjobs!
Mak.
Looks good, right? So excited too!
It really does. I get chills just thinking about it!
Another review for ya ………..
http://eriksgoodwin.wordpress.com/2011/03/03/dont-blink-a-review-of-the-new-movie-atlas-shrugged-part-i/
Ed
Thanks Ed. I’m going to check it out ASAP!
I haven’t read the book but am starting to hear more and more, especially from you
found this good documentary on youtube,
…good for us newbies
btw ‘by us’, I mean me…
To me, the most desired personality trait is the mindset that I’m just beginning to learn what I need to know…
That’s a good video. Thanks!
Atlas Shrugged is a thick book, but it’s also a “must read” if you really want to know what all the fuss is about, and you don’t want someone else telling you what to think about it.
This video claims to have the theme music for the movie. It’s nice:
Thanks for that ! Just converted this music to mp3 .. I’m sure it will be on the next CD I put together.
Ed
Now there’s a good idea!
I must admit that I’m too intimidated to even attempt to read Rand.
On the topic of movies – there have been some pretty good movies that’ve been adapted from mediocre novels.
Her fiction work, like Atlas Shrugged, isn’t so hard. Just long!
Maybe that’s why I’d never heard of the books most of my favorite movies were made from!
I’ve always been a big fan of book to movie…. and usually read the book first, or over again. And, I know I should add this to the list, even though it’s long. But I don’t recall enough of the story to not do so.
The problem with knowing and loving a book is the inevitable comparison between the author’s vision and the Hollywood vision. This looks to have few big dollar actors in the prominent male roles and that’s probably a good thing. Thanks for sharing this!
Although I still look forward to seeing it, there are those who’ve seen who felt the movie fell a little short:
Where the Atlas Shrugged movie falls short :: The Atlasphere.
Wow. The preview actually looks good. I hope that the movie lives up to the hype.
Me too, especially considering it’s got to inspire the investments needed to complete the trilogy!
Found another good clip … and good reviews here:
http://santitafarella.wordpress.com/2011/03/25/who-is-dagny-taggart-atlas-shrugged-part-1-the-movie-is-coming-to-theatres-april-15th/
Ed
What an excellent review, and an even better sneak peak. Thanks my friend!
Thought I’d drop in to say that I recently saw “Atlas Shrugged’ was quite impressed. Just one thing: I wish that they had not had the time constraints. A two hr. movie would have given more depth to every aspect they touched on. All in all, though, I give it a thumbs up !
Ed