Atlas Shrugged II: The Strike

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My Lady and I enjoyed it.  There was a certain discontinuity from the actors being different. Hank Reardon is very reminiscent of Ed Harris here, huskier of voice but in the range that Harris can do. Dagny’s pretty-boy brother is well-portrayed, as is Dagny herself.  And I think this Francisco d’Anconia is a significant improvement over the one

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[deckardcanine]

It bugs me a little that people don't quote a more accurate biblical adage. I'm not a stickler for a given translation, but I'm pretty sure it's more like "The love of money is the root of all evil." Of course, Francisco might contest that as well.

As a teen, I considered combining the principle with "Time is money."

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It is "more like" that, but it is not precisely that in the best translations I have seen. The difference is subtle but important. I'll queue this up for next Sunday, as it is a Biblical verse of some significance to me.

And Francisco does indeed address the "time is money" adage in the speech, and in the YouTube link (which I think is more accessible).

===|==============/ Keith DeHavelle

[witteafval]

Here's the Biblical reference:

1 Timothy 6:10

For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

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Ah, that's KJV, isn't it? One too many "the"s were added, which makes a difference.

===|==============/ Keith DeHavelle

[lds]

I preferred the part-I version of Dagny better. She delivered her lines a bit more woodenly, but both in that and in her appearance, she was more faithful to Rand's hard-hewn characterization of her.

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Somehow I'd pictured Dagny a little differently, but the differences between the two actresses took a moment to get used to.

Rand's "hard-hewn" characterization? Hmm.

The circumstances of Part II seemed to depart a little more from the book; certainly the "antique" from the beginning and end produced a different sort of transition. But I was more concerned for the development of core ideas, which was not quite as ... hard-hewn as it needed to be. Mises.org would be a logical next stop for people, but it's not clear that they will get there (or anyplace like that) from the Part II film.

===|==============/ Keith DeHavelle