Comments on: Ratatouille: The Populist Randianism of Brad Bird http://www.juliansanchez.com/2007/07/06/ratatouille-the-populist-randianism-of-brad-bird/ Just another geek in the geek kingdom Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:38:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: LP http://www.juliansanchez.com/2007/07/06/ratatouille-the-populist-randianism-of-brad-bird/comment-page-1/#comment-2759 LP Tue, 10 Jul 2007 17:28:12 +0000 http://juliansanchez.com/?p=1910#comment-2759 Rand definitely has that 'stickiness' factor, so that if you ever, even just for 2 days after reading Atlas Shrugged, saw that world through her lens, you can never quite shake it off, even as your philosophy matures beyond it. Rand definitely has that ‘stickiness’ factor, so that if you ever, even just for 2 days after reading Atlas Shrugged, saw that world through her lens, you can never quite shake it off, even as your philosophy matures beyond it.

]]> By: Julian Sanchez http://www.juliansanchez.com/2007/07/06/ratatouille-the-populist-randianism-of-brad-bird/comment-page-1/#comment-2758 Julian Sanchez Mon, 09 Jul 2007 23:59:14 +0000 http://juliansanchez.com/?p=1910#comment-2758 Well, in the interviews where Bird has been asked about this, he denies being any kind of Randian or having consciously modeled his movies on her ideas. But he also says he was "into her" back in his college days. Now, I certainly believe that neither film was intentionally modeled on Rand's work, but there are enough thematic similarities, and even some plot parallels, to make me think it's likely some of the stuff that had resonated him back in his early 20s is still knocking around the back of his head. Well, in the interviews where Bird has been asked about this, he denies being any kind of Randian or having consciously modeled his movies on her ideas. But he also says he was “into her” back in his college days.

Now, I certainly believe that neither film was intentionally modeled on Rand’s work, but there are enough thematic similarities, and even some plot parallels, to make me think it’s likely some of the stuff that had resonated him back in his early 20s is still knocking around the back of his head.

]]> By: washerdreyer http://www.juliansanchez.com/2007/07/06/ratatouille-the-populist-randianism-of-brad-bird/comment-page-1/#comment-2757 washerdreyer Mon, 09 Jul 2007 07:58:17 +0000 http://juliansanchez.com/?p=1910#comment-2757 I haven't read Rand or seen <i>Ratatouille</i>, but don't see anything in this post to suggest that this isn't just a case of Bird independently discovering some Randian insights. I haven’t read Rand or seen Ratatouille, but don’t see anything in this post to suggest that this isn’t just a case of Bird independently discovering some Randian insights.

]]> By: AC http://www.juliansanchez.com/2007/07/06/ratatouille-the-populist-randianism-of-brad-bird/comment-page-1/#comment-2756 AC Mon, 09 Jul 2007 01:01:13 +0000 http://juliansanchez.com/?p=1910#comment-2756 Yeah, a similar theme hardly makes it the "animated version of the Fountainhead". Lovely little pic though! Yeah, a similar theme hardly makes it the “animated version of the Fountainhead”. Lovely little pic though!

]]> By: LP http://www.juliansanchez.com/2007/07/06/ratatouille-the-populist-randianism-of-brad-bird/comment-page-1/#comment-2755 LP Sat, 07 Jul 2007 06:39:24 +0000 http://juliansanchez.com/?p=1910#comment-2755 Why I read this blog: posts like this. Not that the other commentary on more traditional blog topics isn't fun, but where else would I go for objectivist deconstruction of pop culture? Why I read this blog: posts like this. Not that the other commentary on more traditional blog topics isn’t fun, but where else would I go for objectivist deconstruction of pop culture?

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