Ayn Rand famously wrote her book "Atlas Shrugged" in the 1950s, it is a cautionary tale. What would become of the world if politicians and governments continued to interfere more and more with technology and commerce? What would happen if innovative people had to contribute more and more to the "have-nots" without have a say in the matter?
At the end of part II, two years ago, we see Dagny Taggart's plane enter some sort of phantom zone and crash. But she survives and sees John Galt. This third installment is set in the present time, we see them drinking wine from the 2012 vintage.
This third installment takes up there, after a very brief review of what led up to it. John Galt carries Dagny to safety and explains that he and the other innovators who "went on strike" have settled in that mountainous valley. Their location is secret and, while it is never explained, we see in the sky that they have invented some sort of cloaking technology so that they can see planes passing overhead, some searching for them, but the hunters can't see them.
Dagny is asked to stay with them for 30 days to see if she wants to pledge to their cause and stay with them. But at the end she decides to return to take care of some railroad issues. Leading politicians want to control the rails and the particular issue is whether they will allow trains to go to Minnesota to transport fresh crops to the East Coast. The politicians are willing to sacrifice a few thousand people for what they think is the greater good.
OK, this isn't a great series of films but all of them, including this last installment, are interesting. Each of the three movies has the same primary characters, but each movie has a different set of actors. The actors chosen here work out just fine and the actress playing Dagny looks enough like the others who played Dagny that it isn't an issue.
We finally meet John Galt face-to-face, played by tall (6-3) actor Kristoffer Polaha. Pretty blond Laura Regan is Dagny Taggart. We don't meet a President but we meet Peter Mackenzie as "Head of State" Thompson. And old reliable Greg Germann, who I enjoyed many years ago in "Ally McBeal", is the hapless James Taggart.
I am glad I took the time to watch it, for the interest in how the famous Ayn Rand portrayed the possible dysfunctional future.
At the end of part II, two years ago, we see Dagny Taggart's plane enter some sort of phantom zone and crash. But she survives and sees John Galt. This third installment is set in the present time, we see them drinking wine from the 2012 vintage.
This third installment takes up there, after a very brief review of what led up to it. John Galt carries Dagny to safety and explains that he and the other innovators who "went on strike" have settled in that mountainous valley. Their location is secret and, while it is never explained, we see in the sky that they have invented some sort of cloaking technology so that they can see planes passing overhead, some searching for them, but the hunters can't see them.
Dagny is asked to stay with them for 30 days to see if she wants to pledge to their cause and stay with them. But at the end she decides to return to take care of some railroad issues. Leading politicians want to control the rails and the particular issue is whether they will allow trains to go to Minnesota to transport fresh crops to the East Coast. The politicians are willing to sacrifice a few thousand people for what they think is the greater good.
OK, this isn't a great series of films but all of them, including this last installment, are interesting. Each of the three movies has the same primary characters, but each movie has a different set of actors. The actors chosen here work out just fine and the actress playing Dagny looks enough like the others who played Dagny that it isn't an issue.
We finally meet John Galt face-to-face, played by tall (6-3) actor Kristoffer Polaha. Pretty blond Laura Regan is Dagny Taggart. We don't meet a President but we meet Peter Mackenzie as "Head of State" Thompson. And old reliable Greg Germann, who I enjoyed many years ago in "Ally McBeal", is the hapless James Taggart.
I am glad I took the time to watch it, for the interest in how the famous Ayn Rand portrayed the possible dysfunctional future.