B.

Special effects in D were "better" but the reworking of the tunnel scenario was a mess. No railroad would have a camera looking at a turnout to show you it was stuck . . . the book's scenario of the faulty signal system was much more realistic. (Yes, I know something about railroads).

The gulch scenes will be critical. Pulling off the interactions with Thompson will also be key. Don't be afraid to have the "talking heads" accusation of the first movie.

I agree with kathywiso.

B

And Gault's speech!

I'm so glad you asked...

Here is the issue. Libertarians (and to some degree conservatives) think it's the message that matters. Only the message. But the liberals and progressives know this is not true. In fact how the story is told is way more important than the story. This is the secret that they have used for 100 years to advance their view of how the world should be run and why we are almost always in 2nd place.

Our message is better. In fact far superior. However, if you tell the story in a poor manner, the message does not get thru. Hollywood and the big media outlets know this so well. I have watched debates where they are laughing at our side because the person is stumbling to get the words out. The message is good, but if it's told in a poor manner, the listener only hears/sees a small fraction of the story.

So the STORY HAS TO BE TOLD IN AN IMPECCABLE MANNER. Do not worry about getting the message right. That will come naturally. A good story teller knows this. They use illustrations, imaginations, examples, anecdotes, etc. to convey the ideas. That's the key. You must convey the ideas.

Here is another secret the progressives have used for 100 years, and a serious flaw in the libertarian/objectivist/conservative/independent world: Information that is attached to emotion bypasses the rational mind and goes directly into long term memory. You can research this or take my word for it. But most information we get has to be processed. Is this right? Wrong? Likely? Plausible, etc. But when the information is attached to an emotion, especially a strong emotion, that info goes right into the long term memory, bypassing the frontal lobes. That's why they always tell the story with emotion. It's not just that it makes a better story, or more entertaining, but the secret is that it goes into a persons mind without the normal filtering.

Test this out yourself. Think back about the things you "know" to be true. You will find almost all of them at attached to an emotional memory.

B. Getting the message of Atlas Shrugged right.

Since I know you will get the message right, I would say casting. I think changing the actors was a big mistake. Also, I think calling people who have thus far supported and promoted this film "moochers" because they choose not to pay a monthly fee when asked to participate in your surveys is another mistake.

A. Not so much who the particular actors are, but the complete change of cast from part I to II was extremely disruptive.

Among other things, the difference in age between the actors in the two movies made it seem like around 15 years had passed between the end of part I to the start of II. Was this intentional? I don't remember any such time lapse being mentioned in the book.

One specific casting request: bring back Armin Schimmerman. The man was born to play an Atlas Shrugged bureaucrat, but all he got was a cameo in part I.

Hiring the right Director (E) will help to insure all of the other choices. For example, if the message is right there in the script as it was in the book, the right Director (one who understands and is passionate about that message) will insure that it comes across on the screen. For proof of what happens when the wrong director is hired, see 1949's "The Fountainhead"

B. Of course. But the casting of Dagney in II was not good.

B. Getting the message of Atlas Shrugged right: The people "of the mind" hope to demonstrate that a world in which the individual is not free to create is doomed, that civilization cannot exist where every person is a slave to society and government, and that the destruction of the profit motive leads to the collapse of society=A mirror image of the Barack Obama administration and his promise to "fundamentally change America."

Getting the message of Atlas Shrugged right without compromise for artistic or other purposes.

F.Emphasizing the parallels to the EXTREME between the story and current events. Borrow some obama lines! Don't be shy - he steals a lot... I liked the cast of part I a little more. The message ought to get stronger. C,D,E were good in both.

B. Getting the message of Atlas Shrugged right

That's the only answer

B

B

b

A. - Please bring back the cast from Part 1 - they were much more convincing in their roles, which is important for B, the message.

I am satisfied with 1 and 2. Keep up the good work and let me know when 3 is ready.

The message first and foremost and then casting. You need the right people to act the parts. I believe Hollywood has become too reliant upon special effects and I prefer British cinema where they rely on quality actors to carry the story forward.

B

The number one priority in the making of Atlas Shrugged III is A, the Casting.

The movie needs to entertain. Atlas Shrugged, the book, was itself a story. Yes it had the core elements of Objectivism, but Ayn Rand wanted it to be a story on an epic level. It was that.

Personally I enjoyed the cast of AS Part I. I connected with them. They were Dagney, Hank, Francisco, Ellis, and scummy little James Taggart. As much as I liked AS Part II, I never connected with the cast, except with the woman who played Lillian Rearden. She was absolutely vile and did a great job.

Hope this helps!

A and B. There needs to be chemistry between Tagny and John G. That was missing between Tangy and Rearden in second movie.

The popular image of Robin Hood (stealing from the rich to give to the poor) is not the real Robin Hood.

He stole from the thieves and returned to the producers what they had the right to have kept, absent a crushing government with entitlements and taxes to support the powerful.

The Number One priority should be getting the message of Atlas Shrugged right. Ultimately, it is the only thing that matters.

A, B, E and ESPECIALLY F. To do A, B and E, you need $$$. You don't have it. So:
CROWDSOURCE IT!!!!
You need to spend the money to make this thing appealing. So get the money!

definitely B. But I liked the cast in one better than 2. That said I thought 2 was a better movie than 1 overall. I feel part 3 must emphasize the decline of the country as a result of the dysfunctional government.