{"id":18044,"date":"2011-06-15T11:39:33","date_gmt":"2011-06-15T18:39:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=18044"},"modified":"2020-11-26T14:22:13","modified_gmt":"2020-11-26T21:22:13","slug":"animal-farm-1954","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=18044","title":{"rendered":"Animal Farm (1954)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;No animal shall kill another animal. All animals are equal.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Animal-Farm-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Animal-Farm-Poster-196x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-55132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Animal-Farm-Poster-196x300.png 196w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Animal-Farm-Poster-670x1024.png 670w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Animal-Farm-Poster-84x128.png 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Animal-Farm-Poster-177x270.png 177w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Animal-Farm-Poster.png 729w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA group of farm animals rebel against their cruel owner and take over the farm themselves. But soon two head pigs (Napoleon and Snowball) are vying for leadership, and the animals find themselves back in dire straits.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Animated Features<\/li>\n<li>Revolutionaries<\/li>\n<li>Rivalry<\/li>\n<li>Talking Animals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nMost definitely NOT for little ones, this animated version of <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Animal_farm\">George Orwell&#8217;s classic anti-Communist allegory<\/a> has been criticized as merely a serviceable adaptation of the novel (minus its downbeat ending), and viewed as most suitable for teens required to read the book in school. While there&#8217;s some truth to this (the translation <em>is<\/em> quite literal, and will likely be of most interest to those who&#8217;ve read the novel), this assessment isn&#8217;t quite fair, given that the high-quality animation throughout is consistently impressive, and the animators effectively utilize the medium to tell a tale it would undoubtedly be challenging to relate in any other format. (I haven&#8217;t seen the 1999 live version, so I can&#8217;t comment on this, but I&#8217;ve heard it&#8217;s even more disappointing.) Ultimately, as other critics have pointed out, the use of animation to tell this &#8220;fairy tale&#8221; (the novel&#8217;s subtitle) is actually appropriate &#8212; as long as viewers are prepared for a truly dark and disturbing narrative journey. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Creative animation<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Animal-Farm-Animation5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Animal-Farm-Animation5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18051\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Animal-Farm-Animation5.png 512w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Animal-Farm-Animation5-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Animal-Farm-Animation5-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Animal-Farm-Animation1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Animal-Farm-Animation1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Animal-Farm-Animation1.png 512w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Animal-Farm-Animation1-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Animal-Farm-Animation1-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>An appropriately dark adaptation of Orwell&#8217;s classic<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Animal-Farm-Animation2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Animal-Farm-Animation2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18049\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Animal-Farm-Animation2.png 512w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Animal-Farm-Animation2-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Animal-Farm-Animation2-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Animal-Farm-Animation3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Animal-Farm-Animation3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Animal-Farm-Animation3.png 512w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Animal-Farm-Animation3-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Animal-Farm-Animation3-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, simply for its historical relevance as the first British feature animated (entertainment) film. Listed as a Personal Recommendation in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?page_id=1784#historical\">Historically Relevant<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> (<span style=\"color:red;font-weight:bold;\">Listed in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-static\/1001Movies.htm\"><em>1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die<\/em><\/a><\/span>) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0047834\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/moria.co.nz\/fantasy\/animalfarm1954-animated.htm\">Moria Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s1409farm.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=5878&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/animal-farm\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;No animal shall kill another animal. All animals are equal.&#8221; Synopsis: A group of farm animals rebel against their cruel owner and take over the farm themselves. But soon two head pigs (Napoleon and Snowball) are vying for leadership, and the animals find themselves back in dire straits. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Animated Features Revolutionaries Rivalry Talking Animals Review: Most definitely NOT for little ones, this animated version of George Orwell&#8217;s classic anti-Communist allegory has been criticized as merely&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=18044\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18044","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18044","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18044"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18044\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55136,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18044\/revisions\/55136"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18044"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18044"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18044"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}