"When I was a child, I understood as a child and spake as a child. When I became a man, I put away childish things."
I first saw The Fountainhead many years ago and greatly enjoyed its boldness. Now I find it painfully awkward to watch.
The author behind the movie was - as we all know - Ayn Rand. Rand's life was (understandably) forever shaped by the Russian Revolution which began when she was twelve. This had two effects: (1) she developed no nuance of thought (everything is a rant about collectivism); and (2) emotionally, she never got past the age of twelve. Unfortunately, this comes out in the movie. It is like rereading something you wrote at that age: honest, emotional, and dreadfully embarrassing.
I first saw The Fountainhead many years ago and greatly enjoyed its boldness. Now I find it painfully awkward to watch.
The author behind the movie was - as we all know - Ayn Rand. Rand's life was (understandably) forever shaped by the Russian Revolution which began when she was twelve. This had two effects: (1) she developed no nuance of thought (everything is a rant about collectivism); and (2) emotionally, she never got past the age of twelve. Unfortunately, this comes out in the movie. It is like rereading something you wrote at that age: honest, emotional, and dreadfully embarrassing.