It's easy enough to rip the movie for it's less than stellar casting and somewhat disjointed story. But in my view, the film is not about the acting, screen writing, cinematography or special effects. It's about an idea, an idea that's slowly but inexorably being pushed aside in modern America and the rest of the world. That idea is that 'no man belongs to another' and that the success of one's efforts to be better, in whatever way you want to define it, should be rewarded and not punished. When I read Ayn Rand's novel roughly seven years ago, I was astonished to find that it was so eerily prophetic of conditions that have come to exist in this country in the present era. What may be even worse is that the country is so polarized today that competing points of view aren't even accorded any level of regard or respect. This film will unfortunately be either acknowledged or dismissed depending on one's ideology, which is a shame because there are enough thoughtful ideas presented that could prove useful in defining and potentially solving a lot of our present day problems. Nitpicking the film for cinematic elements that fail to impress is somewhat short sighted. Listening to it's voice is a whole other matter.
