One of my very favorite films.
I found this movie to be one of the great standouts among the typical, predictable, formulaic films that typified this era. It is a truly thoughtful film and presents the idea of individualism in its barest sense, for both individualists and non-individualists to consider as the base for their analysis. This is the direct benefit of having Ayn Rand write the screenplay.
The acting was superb for the intended purpose, most especially that of Gary Cooper. The characters are hard and sharp. This was certainly not an accident or oversight in the screenplay as the purpose of the film as to define a philosophy, not to entertain the simple with the typical middle-of-the-road.
The black and white cinematography was wonderfully done. The acting, again, was perfectly suited for the intended purpose. The depiction of Ayn Rand's philosophy was beautiful.
You don't have to agree with Ayn Rand to appreciate this film. You only have to wonder what her philosophy was. The Fountainhead is the answer to that question and a great movie in it's own right.
I found this movie to be one of the great standouts among the typical, predictable, formulaic films that typified this era. It is a truly thoughtful film and presents the idea of individualism in its barest sense, for both individualists and non-individualists to consider as the base for their analysis. This is the direct benefit of having Ayn Rand write the screenplay.
The acting was superb for the intended purpose, most especially that of Gary Cooper. The characters are hard and sharp. This was certainly not an accident or oversight in the screenplay as the purpose of the film as to define a philosophy, not to entertain the simple with the typical middle-of-the-road.
The black and white cinematography was wonderfully done. The acting, again, was perfectly suited for the intended purpose. The depiction of Ayn Rand's philosophy was beautiful.
You don't have to agree with Ayn Rand to appreciate this film. You only have to wonder what her philosophy was. The Fountainhead is the answer to that question and a great movie in it's own right.