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Movie Recommendations

2008-04-29T23:26:31Z

Dandv:

This user-contributed list of movies is compiled based on its value (both artistic and thematic) to Objectivists. Such a recommendation does not mean you'll like the movie (you might even hate it), but it is a shortlist from which you might be able to make a shortlist of your own.

'''How to contribute to the list:'''
The method for ordering movies has changed, so read carefully: Each Wiki user gets a single vote for every movie he likes or dislikes. Movies are grouped into two sections: good movies and bad movies. To vote on a movie, add 1-5 asterisks after the movies name, or the last vote, followed by a space. (At some later point, the votes may be processed for a more Amazon-like interface.)

''Note: website administrators and moderators have the power to override any vote by making a particular vote bold, thus keeping it in a particular category regardless of the average vote.'' You can still add your vote, but it will not affect the movie's position.

Please [http://forum.objectivismonline.net/index.php?showforum=29 check for or start a discussion on the forum] and create a link to it from this list.

The initial order of this list will reflect the ordering of the prior system and the initial ranking given to each movie. As you rank movies, move up-higher ranked movies.

See the first movie for an example of good formatting.

== Five-Star Movies (Must See) ==

*African Queen (1962 Adventure) *****
*Amadeus
*Apollo 13
*Armageddon *****
*Ben Hur
*Braveheart
*Bridge on the River Kwai, The
*Casablanca*****
*[http://forum.objectivismonline.net/index.php?showtopic=2865 Chocolat]
*Count of Monte Cristo, The
*Cyrano de Begerac
*Flight of The Phoenix
*Fountainhead, The****
*[http://forum.objectivismonline.net/index.php?showtopic=3559 Gattaca]
*Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, The *****
*High Noon ****
*I Am Legend ***** (great, except for one mention of the main here at the end)
*In the Heat of the Night
*[http://forum.objectivismonline.net/index.php?showtopic=10231 Ice Princess]
*Kiss the Girls **** (great portrayal of the main heroine)
*Last of the Mohicans
*Lawrence of Arabia
*Lord of the Rings
*Love Letters
*[http://www.objectivismonline.net/content/view/10/33/ Matrix I] *****
*Miracle Worker, The
*Name of the Rose, The
*North by Northwest
*Patton
*[http://forum.objectivismonline.net/index.php?showtopic=8185 The Pursuit of Happyness] (2006) *****
*Scarlet Pimpernel, The
*[http://forum.objectivismonline.net/index.php?showtopic=2865 Seven Samurai, The ]
*Shall We Dance?
*Shane
*Shawshank Redemption *****
*Singin' in the Rain ****
*Sound of Music, The
*[http://forum.objectivismonline.net/index.php?showtopic=10230 Stick It]
*Stick It
*[http://forum.objectivismonline.net/index.php?showtopic=1665 Star Wars]
*Terminator 2 *****
*"V" for Vendetta
*We the living

== Three–Four Star Movies (Recommended) ==

*The Edge (with Anthony Hopkins)
*Aviator (great except for the end)
*12 Angry Men***
*[http://forum.objectivismonline.net/index.php?showtopic=1264 1984 ]
*Adventures of Robin Hood, The
*Airplane!*****
*All About Eve
*Amistad
*An American in Paris
*As Good As It Gets*
*Back to the Future (part 1)
*Godfather, The ***

Movie Recommendations

2008-04-26T01:45:19Z

Dandv: The three-four star section is incomplete. There are no two sections ("good" and "bad") as described in the intro.

This user-contributed list of movies is compiled based on its value (both artistic and thematic) to Objectivists. Such a recommendation does not mean you'll like the movie (you might even hate it), but it is a shortlist from which you might be able to make a shortlist of your own.

'''How to contribute to the list:'''
The method for ordering movies has changed, so read carefully: Each Wiki user gets a single vote for every movie he likes or dislikes. Movies are grouped into two sections: good movies and bad movies. To vote on a movie, add 1-5 asterisks after the movies name, or the last vote, followed by a space. (At some later point, the votes may be processed for a more Amazon-like interface.)

''Note: website administrators and moderators have the power to override any vote by making a particular vote bold, thus keeping it in a particular category regardless of the average vote.'' You can still add your vote, but it will not affect the movie's position.

Please [http://forum.objectivismonline.net/index.php?showforum=29 check for or start a discussion on the forum] and create a link to it from this list.

The initial order of this list will reflect the ordering of the prior system and the initial ranking given to each movie. As you rank movies, move up-higher ranked movies.

See the first movie for an example of good formatting.

== Five-Star Movies (Must See) ==

*African Queen (1962 Adventure) *****
*Amadeus
*Apollo 13
*Armageddon *****
*Ben Hur
*Braveheart
*Bridge on the River Kwai, The
*Casablanca*****
*[http://forum.objectivismonline.net/index.php?showtopic=2865 Chocolat]
*Count of Monte Cristo, The
*Cyrano de Begerac
*Flight of The Phoenix
*Fountainhead, The****
*[http://forum.objectivismonline.net/index.php?showtopic=3559 Gattaca]
*Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, The *****
*High Noon ****
*I Am Legend *****
*In the Heat of the Night
*[http://forum.objectivismonline.net/index.php?showtopic=10231 Ice Princess]
*Last of the Mohicans
*Lawrence of Arabia
*Lord of the Rings
*Love Letters
*[http://www.objectivismonline.net/content/view/10/33/ Matrix I] *****
*Miracle Worker, The
*Name of the Rose, The
*North by Northwest
*Patton
*[http://forum.objectivismonline.net/index.php?showtopic=8185 The Pursuit of Happyness] (2006) *****
*Scarlet Pimpernel, The
*[http://forum.objectivismonline.net/index.php?showtopic=2865 Seven Samurai, The ]
*Shall We Dance?
*Shane
*Shawshank Redemption*
*Singin' in the Rain*****
*Sound of Music, The
*[http://forum.objectivismonline.net/index.php?showtopic=10230 Stick It]
*Stick It
*[http://forum.objectivismonline.net/index.php?showtopic=1665 Star Wars]
*Terminator 2 *****
*"V" for Vendetta
*We the living

== Three–Four Star Movies (Recommended) ==

*The Edge (with Anthony Hopkins)
*Aviator (great except for the end)
*12 Angry Men***
*[http://forum.objectivismonline.net/index.php?showtopic=1264 1984 ]
*Adventures of Robin Hood, The
*Airplane!*****
*All About Eve
*Amistad
*An American in Paris
*As Good As It Gets*
*Back to the Future (part 1)
*Godfather, The ***

Movie Recommendations

2008-04-26T01:44:17Z

Dandv: /* Five-Star Movies (Must See) */ Added Armageddon, I Am Legend, Terminator 2

This user-contributed list of movies is compiled based on its value (both artistic and thematic) to Objectivists. Such a recommendation does not mean you'll like the movie (you might even hate it), but it is a shortlist from which you might be able to make a shortlist of your own.

'''How to contribute to the list:'''
The method for ordering movies has changed, so read carefully: Each Wiki user gets a single vote for every movie he likes or dislikes. Movies are grouped into two sections: good movies and bad movies. To vote on a movie, add 1-5 asterisks after the movies name, or the last vote, followed by a space. (At some later point, the votes may be processed for a more Amazon-like interface.)

''Note: website administrators and moderators have the power to override any vote by making a particular vote bold, thus keeping it in a particular category regardless of the average vote.'' You can still add your vote, but it will not affect the movie's position.

Please [http://forum.objectivismonline.net/index.php?showforum=29 check for or start a discussion on the forum] and create a link to it from this list.

The initial order of this list will reflect the ordering of the prior system and the initial ranking given to each movie. As you rank movies, move up-higher ranked movies.

See the first movie for an example of good formatting.

== Five-Star Movies (Must See) ==

*African Queen (1962 Adventure) *****
*Amadeus
*Apollo 13
*Armageddon *****
*Ben Hur
*Braveheart
*Bridge on the River Kwai, The
*Casablanca*****
*[http://forum.objectivismonline.net/index.php?showtopic=2865 Chocolat]
*Count of Monte Cristo, The
*Cyrano de Begerac
*Flight of The Phoenix
*Fountainhead, The****
*Godfather, The **
*[http://forum.objectivismonline.net/index.php?showtopic=3559 Gattaca]
*Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, The *****
*High Noon ****
*I Am Legend *****
*In the Heat of the Night
*[http://forum.objectivismonline.net/index.php?showtopic=10231 Ice Princess]
*Last of the Mohicans
*Lawrence of Arabia
*Lord of the Rings
*Love Letters
*[http://www.objectivismonline.net/content/view/10/33/ Matrix I] *****
*Miracle Worker, The
*Name of the Rose, The
*North by Northwest
*Patton
*[http://forum.objectivismonline.net/index.php?showtopic=8185 The Pursuit of Happyness] (2006) *****
*Scarlet Pimpernel, The
*[http://forum.objectivismonline.net/index.php?showtopic=2865 Seven Samurai, The ]
*Shall We Dance?
*Shane
*Shawshank Redemption*
*Singin' in the Rain*****
*Sound of Music, The
*[http://forum.objectivismonline.net/index.php?showtopic=10230 Stick It]
*Stick It
*[http://forum.objectivismonline.net/index.php?showtopic=1665 Star Wars]
*Terminator 2 *****
*"V" for Vendetta
*We the living

== Three–Four Star Movies (Recommended) ==

*The Edge (with Anthony Hopkins)
*Aviator (great except for the end)
*12 Angry Men***
*[http://forum.objectivismonline.net/index.php?showtopic=1264 1984 ]
*Adventures of Robin Hood, The
*Airplane!*****
*All About Eve
*Amistad
*An American in Paris
*As Good As It Gets*
*Back to the Future (part 1

Virtues

2008-04-26T01:31:55Z

Dandv: Removed "acrocoac". WTF is that?

"The three cardinal values of the Objectivist ethics ... are: [[Reason]], [[Purpose]], [[Self-esteem]], with their three corresponding virtues: [[Rationality]], [[Productivity|Productiveness]], [[Pride]]."-Ayn Rand

The virtues on which the primary values depend are rationality, productivity, and independence. The man who is successful in living is able to derive the values necessary for his life and to translate them into the virtues necessary to gain and keep them. Some skeptics might say that this is a "cold, unemotional, and rationalistic" way to go about life, but nothing can be further from the truth. The man who confidently acts to achieve the values necessary for his life knows that it is his life he is acting to further, and that it is his values that he is achieving. The emotional state of knowing that one is an effectual, capable, productive individual, who is master of his own destiny, is self-esteem. Self-esteem is the confidence one has in his own worth as a human being and his ability to achieve his values. When a man makes the achievement of his values a way of life, happiness is the state of consciousness that results. Thus, the rational, productive, and self-confident man knows the values of their life and takes pride in their achievements.

== List of Objectivist Virtues ==

*[[Rationality]] - this is the cardinal virtue, which leads to all other virtues. Rationality means using reason (and rejecting emotions) to identify reality.

*[[Honesty]] is the refusal to fake reality.

*[[Integrity]] is consistency in the application of reason.

*[[Productivity]] means working to create one's values.

*[[Independence]] means being first-handed, or refusing to leave one's thinking to others.

*[[Pride]] is the pursuit of moral perfection. Pride is related to [[self-esteem]] - the belief that one is capable of gaining and keeping one's values--and that one deserves them.

*[[Justice]] is the principle of applying reason to the actions of other men, or giving other people what they deserve.

[[Category:Ethics]]
[[Category:Virtues]]