Exactly. I started fidgeting after the first couple pages of the speech and tried to skip ahead, but I kept running into the same rehash. It sounded angry and not at all what I was expecting of him. He was a man of action not words, right? The text should have shown the character coming straight to the the point. I read that it took Rand three years to write the speech. I don’t know what the editor was thinking.

Rand repeats herself over and over again throughout the speech. Cut the unnecessary repetition. Show flashbacks of how things fell apart as Galt goes through his spiel. Rely on this type of visual stimuli with a well-read voice over.

One of the best reasons to incorporate scenes from the previous movies into the climatic Galt speech (beyond tying it all together) would be to promote interest in seeing the first two movies. Ca-ching.

I would begin the speech just like in the book. In the room with Mr. Thompson, Dagny and everyone else. I'd then fade to people all over the country listening to the speech. Where Galt tells his story there should be flashbacks and finally in the essential, most important points we should SEE John Galt delivering the key strokes ! Just my opinion.

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Very similar to the way Howard Roark’s speech was play in the movie version of The Fountainhead. cut it down to the essentials and show the speaker giving it. I know Galt's speech is over the radio in the book, but a shift to on TV and and a little editing would make it work well in the movie. It is too important not to have it in the movie. But then, The movie is already shot so this is a moot point, right?.

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Gotcha! I'm really glad you cleared that up for me. Seriously. 8-)

I would make ONE point: I am not your milk cow. I will not be robbed by those who view me as a serf that must obediently produce so they can reap my production and distribute it as they see fit.

It explains JG's actions at 20th century. It explains the strike. It explains Francisco's speech. It will hopefully explain Ragnar's actions in part 3.

Seriously - one point. Make any more than that, and I think the typical audience won't absorb it.

totally, I would be very tempted to run part three as a 102 minute version of Richard Gleaves Galt Speaking that is also handling the missing narrative from the tail end of the book. Granted, my idea would be really treading into a art house film version of things that would likely annoy the critics.. Especially since it could be viewed as being too different from the first two installments. At the same time, it might be a good thing to go in a new direction with this part anyways.. The problem with the book and movie format is that you really have to shoe horn the book onto the big screen.

Are you serious? ;-)