The movie companion book to Ayn Rand and the Prophecy of Atlas
Shrugged, a feature length documentary film that examines the
resurgent interest in Ayn Rand's epic and controversial 1957 novel
and the validity of its dire prediction for America. This book
picks up where the documentary leaves off, featuring in-depth
interviews and insights from 16 personalities, CEO's, educators,
journalists, authors, biographers, philosophers, Rand associates,
et al. All of them bring deep insight and unique perspective to the
subject. Set in what Novelist and philosopher Rand called 'the day
after tomorrow, ' Atlas Shrugged depicts an America in crisis,
brought to her knees by a corrupt establishment of government
regulators and businessmen with political pull - the 'looters' and
the 'moochers' - who prey on individual achievement. Less a
conventional work of fiction than a philosophical manifesto in the
form of a romantic novel, over the course of a thousand-plus pages,
Atlas tackles no less an essential argument than the one debated by
philosophers and theologians since time immemorial: altruism vs.
self-interest. Am I my brother's keeper - or not? For Ayn Rand, the
answer is an emphatic no. To Rand and the disciples of her
Objectivist philosophy, self-sacrifice is as heinous an act as
murder....murder of the soul. Upon publication, Atlas Shrugged was
widely scorned by critics for its 'preposterous' plot and
one-dimensional characters. Intellectuals and academics from across
the ideological spectrum roundly dismissed the new and original
philosophy called 'Objectivism' that Rand so compellingly
illustrated in the novel. Despite this pummeling, Atlas became a
best seller and has remained in print ever selling a healthy 75,000
or so copies each year. Then with the new century, sales began to
increase dramatically. In 2007, its fiftieth anniversary year,
Atlas sold a record 180,000 copies. Since then Atlas Shrugged -
published over a half century ago - has sold over a million copies.
Why? Because - as evidenced by pointed and frequent references to
Rand and Atlas Shrugged in the media - an increasing number of
Americans - right or wrong - see their society devolving into a
nightmare scenario like the one Rand projected over a half century
ago. Ayn Rand and the Prophecy of Atlas Shrugged looks into Rand's
background for the ideas and philosophy that inspired and shaped
her novel and seeks to determine whether America is indeed headed
for the disastrous outcome she predicted. Writer/Director Chris
Mortensen is a television producer and documentary filmmaker whose
many programs have appeared worldwide. In the U.S. his documentary
subjects have ranged from Field Marshall Bernard Montgomery,
Hermann Goering and John Paul Jones to American Gangsters, the HIV
crisis and the Iraq War. From Professional Wrestling to Halle Berry
to the Suez Canal, his programs have appeared on Discovery,
A&E, History Channel, ESPN, Fox Sports, BET, TV One, et al.
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