“Government ‘help’ to business is just as disastrous as government persecution… the only way a government can be of service to national prosperity is by keeping its hands off.” Ayn Rand

Atlas Shrugged is the pinnacle to her philosophic objectivism. Her first book We the Living is shorter and more to the point of her overall statement against communism. I’d love to see We the Living made into a film, too.

Here we are with Part one of Atlas Shrugged of a three part movie series. The story is ever so relevant today as it was when the Rand’s book was first published in 1957. Think about it as the studio websites suggests: “What would happen, if our producers disappear – Steve Jobs, Sergey Brin and other industrialists fall off the radar, their companies shuttered and their creative genius no longer powering America? The answer lies in Atlas Shrugged Part I.”

Getting the movie produced and on the screen has taken decades. Even Angelina Jolie was recently attached to the production. Finally, it appears that Atlas Shrugged Part One is a faithful adaptation.

I am not a follower of her philosophy, but I do agree with some of her views.

For those who have never read her books, the movie will plant a seed and much dialogue will follow, particularly among social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter users.

Interestingly, I was compelled to write about Rand’s philosophy instead of the movie production. I am sure other sites and reviewers will follow suit. Never fear, I will talk more about the movie production as posters, featurettes and film clips arrive in my email box. After all, it is entertainment.

The movie opens on the most appropriate day in the US: April 15, 2011.