I'd never thought I'd see the day that ole Ayn gets Hollywood treatment. And even a three part saga!
Love what the Financial Times quipped about her today:
"Rand's fiction was an expression of her philosophical ideas, an unforgiving version of free-market capitalism,
like Adam Smith fuelled up on Nietzsche and amphetamines.
Not everyone is attracted to her world of great men who owe nothing to the inferior mass of humanity."
And this comment was good too:
"There are two novels that can change a bookish 14-year old's life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a life-long obsession with unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world. The other, of course, involves Orcs."
Oh yeah, and of course: "High Priestess of Self-Interest".
Of course, to strengthen my collectivist immune system I'll watch it. Ayn Rand is the flu shot for socialism. If it gets a release here that is. If not, you'll have to send me the DVD, Herr Carlston!