Justin Caffier tried and failed to indoctrinate himself into Libertarianism by binge watching all three ‘Atlas Shrugged’ movies

Posted by FlukeMan2 9 years, 5 months ago to Movies
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Which of his criticisms are valid, and which are not. Why?

Keep in mind that his criticisms are of the movies.

Don't forget to answer why. Otherwise you're not really contributing to the discussion, but instead just casting some sort of spiritual vote.
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  • Posted by freedomforall 9 years, 5 months ago
    While I agree that the movies are a poor substitute for the book, the only part of this review that got my attention was the photo of the author.
    He looks a bit like the pathetic actor who barely played Rearden in AS3.
    The author apparently feels that he has written an oh-so-clever review, but he's just mooning the reader with his holier than thou attitude.
    A quick google of the author's name shows lots of hits on popular media sites including a list of his 4 articles at scanvine. The titles:
    1. Lyft Drivers Are Burning Their Pink Mustaches
    2. This Tinder Addict Is Also a Virgin
    3. I Got Cocaine Blown up My Ass So You Don't Have To
    4. I Got Paid $150 to Get Tickled on Camera for a Subscription Fetish Site

    What a towering intellect.
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  • Posted by CircuitGuy 9 years, 5 months ago
    "Somehow everyone gets everywhere by train"
    It's not somehow. Energy got very expensive, so market forces pushed people to a more fuel-efficient mode of transportation.

    -I don't understand how they're not changing ties makes them look desperate.

    -" the audience was pretty sure by that point that the bridge is going to hold, so it didn’t make for a very rousing climax."
    The story doesn't rest on suspense as to whether the bridge will hold.

    "“I’m going to protect him from you. I’m the woman in this family now.” Dagny retorts with, “Oh, that’s quite alright. I’m the man.” "
    I thought she was saying sexist words as an ironic way to point out what she perceived as sexism.

    " If it prevents an individual from making more money, but it saves a life, it is bad."
    I don't get this from the movie.

    "Amassing wealth is as un-fun an activity for them as advanced calculus would be for you or I."
    Calculus is not un-fun for I.
    I agree the movie didn't bring out the addiction that drives people to build things. The people who I know who are successful at doing something passionate and border on being addicted. I didn't detect that from the AS heros in the film.
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