I only read part I, not the novel

Ahmad 2022-03-22 08:01:04

If it is purely about the feelings of the movie, some bridges show that they cannot understand the logic. Just watching part I, I thought it was just about the love story of two entrepreneurs, and I didn't have the urge to watch part II again. The political intrigue inside is a little weaker than the cosmic-level tricks of House of Cards.

Talk about some feelings:

1. When the economic crisis comes, government intervention may be what the people want.
Talk to some people with no economics training about economic issues, and their first reaction to unsatisfactory aspects of the market is almost always to mess with the government. Is it human nature to rely on government intervention? Why is it that when people encounter market problems, people's natural response is not "Less government and more market?" In the face of economic crisis, people trust visible power more and sneer at invisible hand.

2. This work is a timely work in the ideological struggle of the year. In today's China, it lacks context and is dull.
Back then, when the Soviet Union was strong, liberal countries were in decline, and the West yearned for the Soviet Union's planned economy. Liberal thinkers naturally want to cheer for the ideas they espouse. If you put this work in the early 90s, there may be some resonance. Today, after more than 20 years of high-speed marketization, our society no longer discusses these issues on a large scale.

To put it simply, it's normal for me to have no feelings for this movie.

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Extended Reading
  • Nola 2022-04-23 07:05:36

    In the running account, the ins and outs of the original work are surging and the undercurrents are surging, and there are still a few pages of speech-like dialogues that have disappeared completely, and the two male protagonists are not happy!

  • Veronica 2022-04-22 07:01:55

    The plot is a bit long, I watched it several times, and I forgot a bit earlier. The HD version of the sound is very powerful.

Atlas Shrugged: Part I quotes

  • Sign: I'm leaving it as I found it. Take over. It's yours.

  • Dagny Taggart: It's a real mystery why the Twentieth Century Motor Company failed.

    Henry Rearden: It's no mystery. Bad ideas brought it down.

    Dagny Taggart: Ideas?

    Henry Rearden: As I understand it, the company flattened the wage scale and still paid everyone according to their needs, not according to their contributions.

    Dagny Taggart: Why all these stupid altruistic urges? It's not being charitable or fair. What is it with people today?

    Henry Rearden: so, after a short while, no surprise the smartest managers and the better workers left the company. The hundreds of remaining staff couldn't handle it alone.

    [bird wings flapping away]

    Henry Rearden: Service dropped, quality in their once-great products was gone and that was that. The Twentieth Century Motor Company went under.

    Dagny Taggart: That's depressing.