>I always saw Hank Rearden more of a main character in the book than Galt. I wonder how close the movie will follow the book?
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>That's the big question - how close the book will follow.
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>The movie for "The Fountainhead" was a nice movie, but paled greatly when compared to the book. But that was a long time ago.
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>Yeah, Rand's "characters in conflict" were often more interesting than the "pure" heroes. In the Fountainhead, Gail Wynand and Dominique were more intriguing than Howard Roark.
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>For people who have followed this closely, it's been a story since Ayn Rand starting writing a screenplay the year before she died, which was about 25 years ago.
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>Kevin

I never really thought about it, but you're dead on with Roark. It's like he was our guide through the plot rather than part of the plot himself. Though, of course, he was. Interesting.