An Open Letter to The Producers and Makers of The Atlas Shrugged Movies.
Today, the third installment of your film adaptation will be shown in theaters across the country.
You, I, and many other people on this board are savvy enough to the Marxists' game of fear, uncertainty, doubt, and agitprop to know what comes next: the savaging.
E.g.: as I write this, the http://IMDB.com page for “Atlas Shrugged: Who Is John Galt?” displays a section labeled “People who liked this also liked...” which features the documentary “I Am Eleven” - “The lives and thoughts of children from all around the world. It weaves together deeply personal and at times hilarious portraits of what it means to stand on the cusp between childhood and adolescence.”
I was at the Las Vegas premiere.
I saw the movie twice.
While I was there, a thought occurred to me.
The same thought has likely occurred to you as well, but I wanted to make it plain.
It is finished.
Let me repeat this, because it is important, and it is powerful.
It is finished.
With this third installment, the story of Atlas Shrugged has been told– a story which Hollywood and our Ruling Class Marxists did not want to be told, especially on film.
Despite their best efforts to stand in your way, you have built your John Galt Line... to the benefit of us all.
And likewise, their reaction to this last film will be the reaction of Atlas Shrugged's looters to Rearden Metal: its value is irrelevant because it poses a social danger to them.
So, when the savaging begins, and it will begin, please accept it as a badge of honor: anything that our Marxist Ruling Class feels that they must destroy must have some value.
I am confident that, as with the novel itself, as time passes, this value will be recognized.
Your trilogy will remain a part of the Atlas Shrugged legacy for years to come.
It has been my distinct pleasure, honor, and privilege to be a member of these boards since they first went on line, before the making of Atlas Shrugged Part One.
In that time I have learned that there are Midas Mulligans who are willing to finance The Gulch, and that there are Producers of every stripe who see enough value in it to offer their best effort in fair trade.
Thank you for the investment you have made.
I feel humbled that in some small way, it was an investment in me.
Rick Poach
“Eudaimonia”
You, I, and many other people on this board are savvy enough to the Marxists' game of fear, uncertainty, doubt, and agitprop to know what comes next: the savaging.
E.g.: as I write this, the http://IMDB.com page for “Atlas Shrugged: Who Is John Galt?” displays a section labeled “People who liked this also liked...” which features the documentary “I Am Eleven” - “The lives and thoughts of children from all around the world. It weaves together deeply personal and at times hilarious portraits of what it means to stand on the cusp between childhood and adolescence.”
I was at the Las Vegas premiere.
I saw the movie twice.
While I was there, a thought occurred to me.
The same thought has likely occurred to you as well, but I wanted to make it plain.
It is finished.
Let me repeat this, because it is important, and it is powerful.
It is finished.
With this third installment, the story of Atlas Shrugged has been told– a story which Hollywood and our Ruling Class Marxists did not want to be told, especially on film.
Despite their best efforts to stand in your way, you have built your John Galt Line... to the benefit of us all.
And likewise, their reaction to this last film will be the reaction of Atlas Shrugged's looters to Rearden Metal: its value is irrelevant because it poses a social danger to them.
So, when the savaging begins, and it will begin, please accept it as a badge of honor: anything that our Marxist Ruling Class feels that they must destroy must have some value.
I am confident that, as with the novel itself, as time passes, this value will be recognized.
Your trilogy will remain a part of the Atlas Shrugged legacy for years to come.
It has been my distinct pleasure, honor, and privilege to be a member of these boards since they first went on line, before the making of Atlas Shrugged Part One.
In that time I have learned that there are Midas Mulligans who are willing to finance The Gulch, and that there are Producers of every stripe who see enough value in it to offer their best effort in fair trade.
Thank you for the investment you have made.
I feel humbled that in some small way, it was an investment in me.
Rick Poach
“Eudaimonia”
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Think of it is a merge of home ec, auto shop, maybe ag class, and some kind of internship out in the real world. A mandatory class for graduation, no exceptions. No academic types in charge either. I would go for successful people to teach it.
The idea would be to give people some idea of how every day things work and handle normal stuff on their own.
I hate the idea of being dependent on others for day to day things and minor problems. I grew up around it.
Please see my comments and expression of gratitude to you and John below.
Best wishes and thank you for all you have accomplished.
O.A.
I take my hat off to you and Mr. Kaslow.
I cannot express my gratitude adequately for what you have done. I wish you both the greatest success and happiness life can bring!
I so look forward to viewing the fruits of your labor this evening. I'm sure I will not be disappointed.
Best wishes,
O.A.
All this is part of the larger problem with schooling today: it teaches too much interdependence and not enough independence.
As I sit here reflecting, your comments have brought a tear to my eye. I wish to express gratitude to you for your loyalty to Rand, to her work and to your support of this film trilogy after 22 years of effort. What we do and what we think is noble and, in time, will change the world for the better.
Thank you.
John Aglialoro
I have been thinking - while reading these posts / articles in The Gulch -- we are essentially preaching to the choir here -- in this forum, we find a safe place to share our respect / differences / observations regarding Rand, Objectivism, current events, etc... However, I think that we can act and write in ways that can be beneficial in bringing Rand's message to millions of people, just as her writing / lectures have done.
Consider the posts on IMDB (regarding the AS films), as well as any of your mainstream media (liberal / progressive) sites: HuffPo, DailyKos, Democracy Now!, FB: The Coffee Party Movement, Amazon [in the context of Rand's books], YouTube commentaries on Rand, etc. Many of the posts denigrate Rand (ad hominem), distort the Objectivist philosophy (fraud) and express outright hatred toward individualism. I propose the following: that we, as individuals, "find a home" so-to-speak, on these sundry media outlets -- and debate, correct and otherwise inform those people that are spreading misinformation regarding Rand / Objectivism. I do not believe that we will convince many of the vitriolic and childish posters to change their thoughts or see things from a different perspective. However, for every individual that posts, there are many more that simply read the exchanges and form their own opinions. There are now over a hundred active members here in The Gulch. If we were to voluntarily (obviously) "sign up" to moderate / respond to the negativity and ignorance posted on these sites, I think we could further affect an awakening among the general population. I want to keep The Gulch alive and flourishing long after the release of the AS films.
Does this idea have merit? Is there some means -- here in The Gulch -- for us to create a Sub-Forum where we can maintain a "sign up list" that would match individual Gulchers to specific sites for moderation? We could share our thoughts and observations on what works and how to improve our outreach. As for me, I will be commenting on YouTube critiques of Rand / Objectivism / AS. I also will chime on on the Facebook - Coffee Party Movement page and the IMDB commentaries.
Thanks for your attention and consideration.
Patrick D. Grengs II / West Richland, WA
My husband and I purchased tickets and are going to the 9:20 showing this evening, luckily there is a large theatre showing the film a half hour away from me. Needless to say, after all of the discussions and promoting of the film, I am extremely excited.
I too would like to express my gratitude to all who have had a part in producing and promoting this effort. To those of you who live the life, spread the word and those who have contributed in other ways, I salute you. It is not always easy, for their are many enemies of reason and Liberty, but you should hold your head up and be proud!
"To be, or not to be: that is the question:
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,
Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,
And by opposing end them?" The Bard.
One day soon, I hope to see the day when we shall end them and once again live the life of Liberty that was our natural right, formed, fought for and promised by our founders.
Never give up the fight for right!
Best Regards,
O.A.
In any event, I wish all the best to all who were involved in this epic adventure. It's been a joy to contribute my small piece of the franchise as I've bought memorabilia, tickets and copies of the movies. I can't wait to add ASIII to the rest of my collection.
I've already purchased tickets to see it back-to-back tomorrow (Saturday) afternoon.
Like most of the rest of this group, I've been anxiously waiting 18 months for this day to come. I think my wife is as glad as I am that this weekend is finally here; I've probably driven her crazy talking about it.
I can't wait for 2:25 tomorrow afternoon to get here.
I have the DVD of part 1 and part 2 and looking forward to DVD part 3. It is a shame that AS3 is showing in limited places and I notice no advertisement or even mention in MOVIES in today ( Friday Sept 12, 2014) New York Times
why are you not advertising this movie?. You cannot win the lottery if you do not buy a ticket .. I am sure AR would say that.
Robert Rosenfeld
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