{"id":3398,"date":"2014-09-17T05:23:50","date_gmt":"2014-09-17T05:23:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rationalargumentator.com\/index\/?p=3398"},"modified":"2014-09-17T05:23:50","modified_gmt":"2014-09-17T05:23:50","slug":"the-strengths-and-weaknesses-of-atlas-shrugged-part-iii-video-by-g-stolyarov-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rationalargumentator.com\/index\/blog\/2014\/09\/the-strengths-and-weaknesses-of-atlas-shrugged-part-iii-video-by-g-stolyarov-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"The Strengths and Weaknesses of \u201cAtlas Shrugged: Part III\u201d &#8211; Video by G. Stolyarov II"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/rationalbusinessjournal.rationalargumentator.com\/tophatwhitesm.jpg\" alt=\"The New Renaissance Hat\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong><big><big>G. Stolyarov II<\/big><\/big><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><big>September 16, 2014<\/big><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">******************************<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KRoy7NLrSck\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p>Mr. Stolyarov reviews the final installment in the &#8220;Atlas Shrugged&#8221; film trilogy.<\/p>\n<p>Although Mr. Stolyarov favorably reviewed the first two installments, in his view the third film fails to do full justice to the culmination of Ayn Rand\u2019s magnum opus, where one would expect to witness the coalescence into an integrated worldview of all of the philosophical and plot pieces that Rand meticulously introduced during the first two parts. Atlas Shrugged: Part III is not without its merits, and it is inspiring in certain respects \u2013 especially in its conveyance of Rand\u2019s passionate defense of the creator-individualist. However, the film is also not a great one, and the creators could have made Rand\u2019s source material shine consistently instead of glowing dimly while occasionally emitting a bright flicker.<\/p>\n<p><strong>References<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/rationalargumentator.com\/issue285\/accomplishmentsatlas.html\">The Accomplishments of &#8216;Atlas Shrugged: Part I&#8217;<\/a>&#8221; \u2013 Article by G. Stolyarov II<br \/>\n&#8211; &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rationalargumentator.com\/index\/blog\/2012\/10\/the-lessons-of-atlas-shrugged-part-ii\/\">Rejecting the Purveyors of Pull: The Lessons of &#8216;Atlas Shrugged: Part II<\/a>&#8216;&#8221; \u2013 Article by G. Stolyarov II<br \/>\n&#8211; &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rationalargumentator.com\/index\/blog\/2014\/09\/atlas-shrugged-3-review\/\">The Strengths and Weaknesses of &#8216;Atlas Shrugged: Part III&#8217;<\/a>\u201d \u2013 Article by G. Stolyarov II<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>G. Stolyarov II September 16, 2014 ****************************** Mr. Stolyarov reviews the final installment in the &#8220;Atlas Shrugged&#8221; film trilogy. Although Mr. Stolyarov favorably reviewed the first two installments, in his view the third film fails to do full justice to the culmination of Ayn Rand\u2019s magnum opus, where one would expect to witness the coalescence into an integrated worldview of all of the philosophical and plot pieces that Rand meticulously introduced during the first two parts. 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