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More than a Roman character, Catalina reminded me of "Howard Roark" from The Fountainhead. It's been at least a decade since I last read it, but I thought the m
by raajg 2y ago
More than a Roman character, Catalina reminded me of "Howard Roark" from The Fountainhead. It's been at least a decade since I last read it, but I thought the movie was quite influenced by that book.
- wahnfrieden 2y agoHe's said several times that his primary influence in the last decade? of rewrites has been David Graeber and David Wengrow
- Animats 2y agoOh, no, not The Fountainhead. (The 1949 movie version is amusing today. Roark's architecture is bad early brutalism, now a cliche. The art deco office interiors are great.)
- gipp 2y agoI've only seen the posters, an early trailer, and a few paragraphs about it here and there, but I've been surprised this comparison hasn't come up more often. Looking at the poster and the plot synopsis, it's all I can think of.