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Bennett Karp's avatar

Thanks for this fascinating article. Given that Rand was not pleased with the changes to the play's title, why is it that "Night of January 16th" is still used today?

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Mike Dial's avatar

I recently saw a video by Jason Pargin, who has had one of his books turned into a movie. He makes the point that directors and actors are artists, too. To deny them the opportunity to interpret a work of art in their personal way is to turn them into marionettes, who can only execute what their master dictates. That's why I think that Ayn Rand's books should not be turned into movies. As a jazz musician, I'm quite comfortable with multiple interpretations of a piece of music, but I'm usually disappointed to see someone else's interpretation of a book that I enjoyed.

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