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Bud Brewster
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 Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2015 11:25 pm Post subject: The Fountainhead (1949) |
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If you love good design in any form -- from space craft to computer mice, this movie will appeal to the artist / engineer in you.
Oh, I know -- Ayn Rand's novel and the movie based on it are supposed to be about lofty ideals like the rights of the individual and the oppressive nature of socialism. Well, it certainly champions those worthy causes -- but whenever I watch this movie, what I get from it is a keen appreciation for the passion that people like architects, artists, and musicians feel for what they create and why they create it.
I'm keenly aware that I'm no Hemingway, and I'm certainly no Rembrandt, but if you've roamed around All Sci-Fi enough to run across my two novels and the galleries which display my artwork, you'll know that what really kick-starts my passion is the urge to create something brand new and exciting on a daily basis.
All Sci-Fi is my canvas, and I can't go to bed happy each night if I haven't painted something new and appealing on it.
The Fountainhead doesn't do such a hot job of
presenting its lofty message very well, simply because it talks a lot and says little.
Ayn Rand's books tend to be fat for the same reason. Both the books and this movie are good examples of why less is sometimes more.
With that in mind, I'll finish this post by saying that The Fountainhead should be watched and enjoyed for what it shows us about the virtues of good design and passionate designers -- not for what it says about oppressive societies and tyrannical capitalists.
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This movie is enjoyable in spite of being way over the Wacky Line, but you can't beat the cast, the music score, and the wonderful way it presents its message with the sincerity of Moses comin' down the mountain with the newest version of The Ten Commandments 2.0.
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| Pow wrote: | | Hull would find his true metier playing cranky, eccentric codgers, often in westerns. |
My favorite Henry Hull role is in The Fountainhead (1949), when he played the brilliant elderly architect who encouraged his younger protégé (Gary Cooper) to stand up for modern architecture and not be intimidated by people who resisted change and new ideas.
Cooper remains true to his ideals, even when it costs him lucrative assignments as an architect because he wouldn't conform to the "old way" of designing buildings.
The Fountainhead: A touch of the new, a touch of the old
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Later in the story, Hull's failing career devastate him, and he tells Cooper to give up and conform.
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