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Atlas Shrugged, Part 1 (view source)
Revision as of 02:29, November 26, 2011
, 02:29, November 26, 2011→Novel adaptation
For whatever reason, Atlas Productions decided to set the story in a future America, not the original period. Rand wrote for an era that did not yet know commercial airline travel. The producers of this film set it in an era that has ''abandoned'' commercial airline travel. And also an era in which the American left has achieved its dream of slashing the budget for the American armed services. Only they get more than they bargained for: they have cut the Navy, it seems, to pre-[[First World War]] levels, so that the once-mighty [[United States Navy]] cannot cope with ''one'' man, with ''one'' ship, who seizes foreign-aid cargoes with absolute impunity.
For whatever reason, Atlas Productions decided to set the story in a future America, not the original period. Rand wrote for an era that did not yet know commercial airline travel. The producers of this film set it in an era that has ''abandoned'' commercial airline travel. And also an era in which the American left has achieved its dream of slashing the budget for the American armed services. Only they get more than they bargained for: they have cut the Navy, it seems, to pre-[[First World War]] levels, so that the once-mighty [[United States Navy]] cannot cope with ''one'' man, with ''one'' ship, who seizes foreign-aid cargoes with absolute impunity.
=== Art anticipating life ===
In an uncanny example of "art anticipating life," the film's opening montage contains a scene of a public protest march, in which the marchers carry signs saying "A Job is a Right" and "Capitalism Does Not Work." Participants in [[Occupy Wall Street]] have carried signs having similar or identical messages. The remarkable relevant fact is that [[Occupy Wall Street]] followed the release of ''Atlas Shrugged, Part 1'' by about six months.
== Releases ==
== Releases ==