Atlas Shrugged, Part II

The second installment of this 3-part series was slightly better than the first. The disappearances were done fairly well. But although Rand's political theories seem reasonable in the novel, the attempt to translate them onto the screen just doesn't seem valid. Maybe when she started the novel it did seem that the government was going down a road leading to basically communism, or at least socialism. It was written shortly after FDR's "New Deal" was implemented. But now the idea that the government is discouraging capitalism doesn't really ring true. Of course, that's just my political opinion.

When Dagny finally comes across John Galt, it is an appropriate climax and cliffhanger. Maybe the third one will be better. I hope the screenwriter skips the 100-page tirade Rand puts into the novel.