Atlas Shrugged: Part I (2011) -

Atlas Shrugged: Part I (2011) - Movie Review - Alternate Ending

In a near-future America, the economy is crumbling due to authoritarian government regulations and a mysterious "strike" of the world's most innovative minds. Dagny Taggart, executive of Taggart Transcontinental, struggles to keep her railroad running despite the incompetence of her brother, James, and a shortage of viable resources. Atlas Shrugged: Part I (2011)

She forms an alliance with industrialist Hank Rearden, who has invented a revolutionary, ultra-light alloy called "Rearden Metal". Together, they build a high-speed rail line in Colorado—the "John Galt Line"—to service oil tycoon Ellis Wyatt's booming fields. As they fight government interference, they repeatedly encounter the cryptic question, "Who is John Galt?" while more and more "captains of industry" continue to vanish. Atlas Shrugged: Part I (2011) - Movie Review

This guide covers , the first installment in a film trilogy based on Ayn Rand's 1957 novel. The movie is set in a dystopian 2016 where the United States is on the verge of economic collapse. Plot Summary Together, they build a high-speed rail line in