Because most of it takes place in the heads of the characters; and because normal film length is nowhere near long enough to convey several complex ideas.
Best case would be a limited series, maybe a 7 or 13 episode series. At least then you could build on each of the characters, explaining why they are in the position they are.
The 2 film versions of Shrugged, at least in my opinion, often came out saying the opposite of what the book intended
Babby's First Justification For Being A Selfish c**t In Your Early 20's isn't hard to understand or convey, it hasn't been adapted well because it's unsubtle trash so obsessed with its Message she forgot to write a good book.
because the book is focused on three different things (the soft-bdsm erotica, the sci-fi, and the political arguments), each of which would only appeal to audiences that dislike the other two (not counting objectivists, who are not numerous enough to make an adaptation successful on their own). you need to pick one element and drastically cut back on the other two, but no one who wants to adapt rand understands this.
she presumably understood the "i should be allowed to frick anyone i want" component of atlas
might have missed the part where the character rand does that with is an autistic malebrained railroad engineer, though, not an actress
I know this isn't what the thread is actually about, but Atlas Shrugged would not work at all on the big screen if adapted faithfully. It's full of hundreds of pages of speeches and monologues, and the narrative is just window dressing to Rand's philosophical ideals. The Fountainhead is a much better narrative, and would make for a much better film.
The Fountainhead (1949) is a good movie except that the really ugly architecture in the film wrecks it. It'd be like hiring Anderson Cooper with a lisp to head your anti-homosexual film
One problem is the book really is a doorstopper. Even an 18-hour miniseries would just be scratching the surface of what Rand was saying in the book.
Another problem is that people keep trying to adapt it as film, when really Atlas Shrugged is opera. You have to play the characters as these larger-than-life mythic characters where every aspect has been exaggerated for theatrical effect, not go for the weak-sauce "realist" tone most drama films go for now.
Balancing philosophy and ideology with the romance, dystopia, and the central mystery plot was already awkward in the novel. A faithful adaptation would probably botch it, and the best we would get is something like the monstrous Foundation adaptation that hits some of the same notes of the book while completely fricking up the point of the story.
Her life has been shaped by two car crashes; the first took the life of her best friend, the second was her marriage to Johnny Depp.
because it's a bad book
Because most of it takes place in the heads of the characters; and because normal film length is nowhere near long enough to convey several complex ideas.
Best case would be a limited series, maybe a 7 or 13 episode series. At least then you could build on each of the characters, explaining why they are in the position they are.
The 2 film versions of Shrugged, at least in my opinion, often came out saying the opposite of what the book intended
>complex ideas
lol, kek and, indeed, jej.
Babby's First Justification For Being A Selfish c**t In Your Early 20's isn't hard to understand or convey, it hasn't been adapted well because it's unsubtle trash so obsessed with its Message she forgot to write a good book.
Elon will always be based for that.
That stupid lucky rich frick
I feel sorry for her.
she has a pretty face but that's it.
homie are you gay? i'll refer you to
>wanting more from a woman
because atlas shrugged as a book sucks dick. say what you will about the philosophy, but the story blows hard
because the book is focused on three different things (the soft-bdsm erotica, the sci-fi, and the political arguments), each of which would only appeal to audiences that dislike the other two (not counting objectivists, who are not numerous enough to make an adaptation successful on their own). you need to pick one element and drastically cut back on the other two, but no one who wants to adapt rand understands this.
I can tell you've never read it because you're mistaking it for The Fountainhead. Guess how I can tell you're a Black person homosexual
Atlas Shrugged? More like Mattress Fudged.
Pretty women usually come up with some kind of I-worked-damn-hard cope for why they can sail through life, but going full Rand is pretty moronic
nice
We live in it (Hopefully)
>moral nihilism
>becomes a selfish piece of shit
>eventually get hated by everyone
This b***h cannot fricking read and you expect me to believe she understood fricking Rand?
she presumably understood the "i should be allowed to frick anyone i want" component of atlas
might have missed the part where the character rand does that with is an autistic malebrained railroad engineer, though, not an actress
The worst crime of the Bolsheviks was giving Ayn Rand an education.
I know this isn't what the thread is actually about, but Atlas Shrugged would not work at all on the big screen if adapted faithfully. It's full of hundreds of pages of speeches and monologues, and the narrative is just window dressing to Rand's philosophical ideals. The Fountainhead is a much better narrative, and would make for a much better film.
One fun fact is that Zack Snyder has wanted to adapt The Fountainhead for years but just hasn't gotten around to it.
The Fountainhead (1949) is a good movie except that the really ugly architecture in the film wrecks it. It'd be like hiring Anderson Cooper with a lisp to head your anti-homosexual film
>the really ugly architecture in the film wrecks it.
Isn't that the point of the Fountainhead, that ugliness is being forced upon you?
Oh damn meta layer. But the hero's architecture sucks too and in the book imitating a poop is as bad as being a poop.
aw god DAMN reading is lame!
Where in the book does it say not to poo in loo but to shit in bed
What's with Hollywood prostitutes loving Rand?
>what's with hypocritical selfish and materialistic prostitutes following the hypocritical selfish and materialistic ideology
It's a mystery, anon.
There is no selfless political ideology
But not everyone is equally selfish.
she looks better as a brunette
yeah whoever suggested she dye her hair a generic blonde really shit the bed
>friend dies
>decide that therefore there is no god, the friend is forever gone and no part of her still remain on any plane of existence
Grim
Libertarians are untalented dysgenic morons
One problem is the book really is a doorstopper. Even an 18-hour miniseries would just be scratching the surface of what Rand was saying in the book.
Another problem is that people keep trying to adapt it as film, when really Atlas Shrugged is opera. You have to play the characters as these larger-than-life mythic characters where every aspect has been exaggerated for theatrical effect, not go for the weak-sauce "realist" tone most drama films go for now.
Balancing philosophy and ideology with the romance, dystopia, and the central mystery plot was already awkward in the novel. A faithful adaptation would probably botch it, and the best we would get is something like the monstrous Foundation adaptation that hits some of the same notes of the book while completely fricking up the point of the story.
>I realized it was okay to trade up and be a prostitute.
>all ive ever needed is myself
Except that one time Elon had to threaten to sue the film studio to keep you in Aquaman 2.