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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6W07bFa4TzM

>> No.1547250

There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old's life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world. The other, of course, involves orcs.

>> No.1547248

There's so many sheltered faggots on 4chan, it's no wonder Rand is such a hit here.

>> No.1547254

>>1547250
This post has unlocked > 90000 internet pts.
Is there anything left to do?

>> No.1547280
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1547280

>There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old's life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world. The other, of course, involves orcs.

me laffey alot at this

>> No.1547292

>>1547250
Greatest. Post. Ever.

That's it, I'm quitting 4chan. Seriously, I'll never read anything more spot-on than that post. Bye, guys.

>> No.1547295

>>1547250
Nobody seems to know that this is copypasta from waayyyyyyy back. Lurk moar.

>> No.1547296

Too bad someone else said it before him. So it's not nearly as funny.

>> No.1547297

>>1547254
>>1547280
>>1547292

a bunch of newfags here

>> No.1547313

The movie looks terrible

>> No.1547316

Something which is simultaneously funny and very, very true cannot be posted often enough.

>> No.1547321

>>1547316
Perhaps not. But it can be recognized for its non-original premise.

>> No.1547322
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1547322

>>1547250

>> No.1547319

>>1547316
..because while it will eventually no longer be funny, it will never stop being true.

>> No.1547326

Wait, is it taking place in the 50's or now? Because trains have 0 importance now in America. They should have made Dagny in charge of an car company instead. It would be relevant too. When the government nationalizes GM, Ford, and Chrysler she starts a new car company made of indestructible Rearden metal and saves capitalism.

>> No.1547329

>>1547326
The movie looks like it takes place in modern day

It will bomb so hard

>> No.1547339

>>1547321
Would you have preferred if anon had posted with a disclaimer "I read this a while ago here..."?

Really?

>> No.1547375

>>1547296
It's just as funny as it was the first time I read it, he just doesn't deserve credit for it.

>> No.1547378

As much as I find Atlas Shrugged objectionable in a political sense, this actually does look like a fairly entertaining movie. I do wonder how they're going to deal with the Galt Filibuster - but I think the requirements of making a film instead of a novel, and the involvement of talented people, will remedy many of the defaults of the book on a literary level. Plus, it has Armin Shimerman who is awesome. Would probably see this.

>> No.1547391

>>1547375
Nobody was giving him credit. They just said it was funny. And true. Which it is.

>> No.1547397

>>1547375

>implying you know that he was not the person who created that phrase

>> No.1547400

>>1547397

>implying it was a "he" who wrote it

>> No.1547409

>>1547400
>implying "he" is not the default pronoun when number is clear but gender is not.

>> No.1547414

>>1547409
It certainly is on 4chan

I feel bad about this but I definitely make the presumption that every poster is male on every 4chan board except /adv/ (and /r9k/ when /r9k/ existed, weirdly). It's definitely strange to think of women posting on 4chan and it's not an assumption that I ever really make.

>> No.1547417

>>1547414
It is for the English language in general, singular "they" is gaining ground but is still commonly viewed as an error rather than a deliberate choice.

>> No.1547455
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>>1547326
>Wait, is it taking place in the 50's or now?

It looks like some classy Richie Rich version of modern day.

>> No.1547457

>>1547414
>It's definitely strange to think of women posting on 4chan

I'm of the rare breed who is cynical and has a dark sense of humor.

Too many women are hung up on being positive and matching handbags with shoes.

>> No.1547464

>>1547457
>hey guys i'm a woman but im edgy so it's ok
get the fuck out

>> No.1547469

>>1547457
No I mean I'm fairly confident there are a good number of women on 4chan it's just not something that springs to my mind, if that makes sense. For some reason the discourse and culture on here is SO masculine. Or something.

Glad to have you along for what that's worth.

>> No.1547476

>>1547464
I'm a women, but more of the cheerleader type. Is that ok?

>> No.1547479

>>1547476
UNACCEPTABLE

I am the authority on who can post here and your application is rejected.

>> No.1547480

As much as I disagree with Ayn Rand, I have to admit I've wondered why it hasn't already been done.

It could have potential as a great movie, but not with the c-list actors they're using and the idea of setting it in modern times kind of ruins the whole thing.

I wish a better production company would have got hold of it.

>> No.1547484

>feature film
>production value lower than a daytime show on cable

whatamilookingat?

>> No.1547495

>>1547250
You should at least mention that you plagiarized that line from wikipedia.

>> No.1547496

>>1547480
Who cares how good the production team is when the ideals its based upon are ass-backwards?

>> No.1547498

>>1547476
I dunno, cheerleaders come from a pretty dark place.

>> No.1547499

>>1547495
You mean John Rogers' blog.

>> No.1547504

>>1547499
the quote is featured in the wikipedia article on Atlas Shrugged

>> No.1547507

The trailer looks like advertisement for Obama's high-speed rail project, which conservatives are up in arms about (hurr durr public transport brings niggers into my town).

>delicious Republican tears

>> No.1547510

>>1547504
>reads wikipedia
laughinggirls.jpg

>> No.1547511

>>1547479
Damn, I guess I'd better go then