Ayn Rand is often remembered as the fierce philosopher of Objectivism, but before The Fountainhead shook the literary world in 1943, she was already shaping stories in a different arena—cinema and theatre.
She worked as a screenwriter in Hollywood and even had a play produced on
Broadway in 1935–36.
Storytelling was not a detour for Rand. It was her
laboratory.
Objectivism—her philosophy of reason, individualism, and
creative self-interest—fits cinema like a glove. Films are born from a
singular vision fighting odds: producers, markets, trends, fear. Rand believed
that the creator must not dilute their truth to please the crowd. In that
sense, every filmmaker faces the same choice her heroes did… compromise or
conviction.
For artists in films, Rand’s life sends a powerful message.
Cinema is not just entertainment. It is a moral statement. A director, writer,
or actor who owns their voice, takes responsibility for their choices, and
refuses to apologize for ambition is already practicing Objectivism—whether
they name it or not.
On her 121st birthday (2nd Feb), Ayn Rand reminds us of this simple,
uncomfortable truth... Great films, like great lives, are made by individuals who dare to stand
alone.
- Manohar Chimmani
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