Would Nietzsche have wanted Thus Spoke Zarathustra to be made into a movie?

Answer 1

No, he would not have.

In the preface to his subsequent work, "Beyond Good and Evil," he wrote, "The Germans invented gunpowder--all credit to them! but they again made things even--they invented the press."

Cinema can be construed as a modern variant of the press, as it is a vehicle that can disseminate ideas to a majority of the populace. Nietzsche did not believe that the majority knew what truth was; he held that the "democratic enlightment," brought forth by the press and newspaper-reading, actually hindered the people's efforts to break free from the shortcomings of dogmatic philosophy. A film based on "Also Spoke Zarathustra" would only confirm his greatest fears about society.

Answer 2

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Nietzsche#Thus_Spoke_Zarathustra

I am certain he would be amused at the attempts of the Hollywood ilk to do so. Would it hurt? I think it could only get better for if you ask Joe or Jane Average about it, they would not even recognize the title let alone know anything of the story, like my self.

Answer 3

Maybe. But what he would mostly want are people to live up to its principles.