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6 Movies Contained Within The Fountainhead
The Fountainhead was first published in 1943, and it’s had quite an impact ever since. Its story is so epic and contains so many elements that entire films have been made about plot points that are only small parts of … Continue reading
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Tagged amadeus, ayn rand, books, films, indecent proposal, movies, the fountainhead, the princess bride, the producers, tucker, wolfgang amadeus mozart
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Ayn Rand Predicted the NPC Meme 75 Years Ago
If you’ve never heard of a real-life non-playable character (or NPC), here is a video that explains it quite well:
The Most Important Question in Atlas Shrugged
“Who is John Galt?” is the first line uttered in Ayn Rand’s 1957 novel Atlas Shrugged. It sums up much of the book’s theme as it is a cry of despair in the face of some unknown force at work … Continue reading
Bruce Wayne vs. Francisco d’Anconia
Batman made his debut in Detective Comics in 1939 and then 18 years later a similar character showed up in the Ayn Rand novel Atlas Shrugged. That character is Francisco d’Anconia. These are two of my favorite fictional heroes, and … Continue reading
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Tagged action movies, atlas shrugged, ayn rand, batman, batman begins, bruce wayne, christopher nolan, comic books, dc comics, drama, films, francisco d'anconia, movie review, movies, relationships
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Amadeus vs. The Fountainhead
This isn’t a typical Movie Matchup. In fact, it’s not really a matchup of movies at all because even though The Fountainhead was made into a movie starring Gary Cooper in 1949, I’m just going to be talking about the … Continue reading
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Tagged academy awards, amadeus, atlas shrugged, ayn rand, classic films, classical music, drama, films, movie review, movies, music, oscars, relationships, the fountainhead, wolfgang amadeus mozart
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