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Over the years, the media and entertainment industry has grown in multiple ways and because of it many of the worlds business and government interactions have become increasingly accessible to the eyes of those who watch. In the media today, government interaction between businesses and firms has been portrayed in a variety of ways. Whether it come from news sources consistently covering issues that many may not know about, or Hollywood using the power of screen play to object and display political ideals, our world has changed and information has become more obtainable by all. The movie Atlas Shrugged is one such case. Originally a novel, Atlas Shrugged was developed into a screenplay in the year 2011 by director Paul Johansson. The movie …show more content…

The fact that businesses want to monopolize the markets that they are in has both beneficial and negative consequences. On one hand you want to support the capitalistic approach that everyone has the right to improve upon certain products and make the most out of those products, government also has a role to step in and determine what is actually beneficial and what will hurt the consumers and economy. While the plot in Atlas Shrugged was dramatized a fair amount it is still important that we us literary analysis to develop and underlining thought behind the plot. While it is my opinion that the economy will never reach the point that it got to in Atlas Shrugged, the interactions between firms and government seems reliable. If it means that you will increase your profits, a majority of firms in the market have no problem stepping on the little guy and the consumers. The goal is to make as much money as possible, not be the nicest person and not always act in the highest of moral standards. The interactions that we witnessed in the literature and in real life will never go away, but in 5 years, it is extremely doubtful that government regulators will allow firms to gain as much control as they did without impeding their progress with bills and

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