Well, he’s the embodiment of supreme value. he comes from humble origins, he gathers disciples and makes them fishers of men, he’s betrayed to the authorities by someone he loves, he’s captured and interrogated, he’s tied to an instrument of torture, he rises again and inaugurates heaven on earth, and he gets it on with his chief female disciple.
I think the only way an Atlas Shrugged adaptation could really work would be a mini-series.
But that’s even less likely to happen than a movie.
So who is John Galt? Turns out he’s a trinity, for Christ’s sake.
Well, he’s the embodiment of supreme value. he comes from humble origins, he gathers disciples and makes them fishers of men, he’s betrayed to the authorities by someone he loves, he’s captured and interrogated, he’s tied to an instrument of torture, he rises again and inaugurates heaven on earth, and he gets it on with his chief female disciple.
So basically, Rand plagiarized the Gospels, and tweaked the Mary Magdalen story a bit. Well, more than a bit, I suppose.