Animal Farm is a 1999 political comedy-drama television film directed by John Stephenson and written by Alan Janes. Based on the 1945 novel of the same name by George Orwell and serving as an allegory of the Russian Revolution and its aftermath, the film features an ensemble cast including Kelsey Grammer, Ian Holm, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Patrick Stewart, Julia Ormond, Paul Scofield, Charles Dale, Pete Postlethwaite, Alan Stanford and Peter Ustinov. In the film, a group of anthropomorphic animals revolt successfully against their own human owner, only to slide into a more brutal tyranny among themselves.
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A boar named Snowball renames the place "Animal Farm" and puts down the Seven Commandments of "Animalism" which embody Old Major's feelings and ideas. Meanwhile, Napoleon, a Berkshire boar, calls for a secret meeting in which he has Pincher, one of the farm's dogs, swear loyalty to him and become part of the animal guard before ordering him to sneak out Jessie the border collie's newborn puppies, claiming that it is best for them to receive an education from him, despite Jessie's reluctance.
Pilkington leads an attack into Animal Farm with the aid of other local farm workers led by Frederick, only to lose. Though he is defeated, Pilkington considers working with the animals instead. During a meeting, Snowball's plans to build a windmill to better the animals' lives and improve their operations are opposed by Napoleon, who summons Jessie's puppies (who are now grown up dogs working as his henchmen) to chase Snowball out of the farm. Napoleon decrees the pigs will decide the future and the animals begin the hard work of building the windmill with Boxer's help. Meanwhile, Pilkington hears over a microphone planted in the barn that the pigs can speak English and begins to trade with Napoleon. Later, Jessie reveals she saw the pigs living in the abandoned farmhouse and sleeping in the beds, though the commandment of sleeping in a bed being altered to not sleeping in a bed with sheets.
Jones conspires with his wife to sabotage Animal Farm by blowing up the almost-complete windmill with dynamite as revenge on the animals for taking his farm. Napoleon blames it on Snowball, pigs consume more food, and blame Snowball for the food shortage and that the hens will have to surrender their eggs to the market. When the hens oppose, Napoleon makes feeding a hen punishable by death. Squealer begins making propaganda films about Napoleon showing animals on trial for working with Snowball that are sentenced to death, as well as animals supposedly happy with Napoleon's rule. It is revealed that the alcohol and killing commandments were altered as well into "no animal shall drink alcohol to excess" and "no animal shall kill another animal without cause".
During the rebuilding of the windmill, Boxer is injured, and Jessie and Benjamin, a wise donkey, realize that the van taking Boxer is from the glue factory, causing everyone to unsuccessfully attempt to save him. Napoleon is paid by Pilkington for selling Boxer to the glue factory in exchange for more whiskey, and Squealer's latest propaganda film claims the van was previously the glue factory. That night, Jessie watches through a warped glass window as Pilkington and his wife dine with the pigs in the farmhouse. Napoleon then changes the farm's name back to Manor Farm. The animals can no longer tell the difference between them. Muriel the goat and Benjamin notice that the final commandment, "All animals are equal", has been extended to include "but some animals are more equal than others". Now seeing Napoleon and Squealer's evil nature, Jessie, Muriel, Benjamin and a few other animals sneak out before things can get any worse, while Napoleon (who now "fully resembles a human") enslaves the rest of the farm by falsely declaring all animals free.
Years later, during a disastrous rainstorm, the escapees return and investigate the remains of the now-destroyed Manor Farm. They find Napoleon and Squealer are long gone, having died from their own dictation, though a few animals have survived the fall, including Jessie's puppies (who all recognize her as their mother). Jessie finds out a new family has purchased the farm (although the whereabouts of Jones and his wife is unknown), and vows to not let them or each other go astray and make the same mistakes as Jones and Napoleon.
The book by George Orwell is absolutely wonderful, if I were to be honest I found it easier to read and understand than Nineteen Eighty Four. It tells the timeless story of farm animals seeking a life of equality, harmony and prosperity. This animated film is terrific. It is reasonably true to the style of the book, while taking liberties. One of the more major liberties was replacing the "downbeat"(the words of the producers of the film) ending, with a more optimistic one, that does kind of miss the point of the original ending of the book. Though I have to say, the 1999 film, despite the good voice cast and cute animiatronics missed the point of the book almost entirely. That said, this is extremely good. The animation was surprisingly excellent; while I wasn't crazy about the animation of Farmer Jones, but the backgrounds are very nice and the animals are well drawn. The music is fantastic, if anything else it is very haunting especially the song that the animals sing, I suppose it's a kind of anthem. The characters are very well done, from the intelligent Snowball(his death was horrible though) to the rebellious Napolean. The beginning with Major was also another highlight. And the voices of Gordon Heath as the narrator and Maurice Denham as all the animals were spot on. All in all, this film is great. 8/10 Bethany Cox
Animal Farm is a novella written by George Orwell. The novella is shorter than the novel. The novel was originally published in England on August 17, 1945. The story is about a group of farm animals that rebel against the owner of the farmer in the hopes of living in a society in which the animals may feel justice, freedom, and happiness. The revolt is betrayed and the farm remains a bad place for farm animals to live under the guardian of another animal which is a pig called Napoleon.
There are two versions of movies made based on the Animal Farm novella, one published in 1954 and the other published in 1999. What draws the critics to the movies is that there are some differences between the two versions of the movies and the novel itself.
In the animal farm movie version released in 1954, the CIA, which purchased the rights from the writer's widow, Sonia Orwell, sponsored the production of the movie. The movie is an animated cartoon. The animation gives a vivid description of the novella. The movie includes beautiful scenes and also trimmed and changed other scenes which make the movie somehow dull and different.
Animal Farm is a British-American film directed by John Stephenson and written by Alan Janes that was released in 1999. While the 1954 version of the film uses animated characters, the 1999 version uses real animals which adds more life and reality to the movie. This movie is based on flashbacks which change to a scene in a film, novel, or other work that takes place before the main plot. In other words, stopping the main story to go back in time.
George Orwell wrote the novella Animal Farm. The novella is a shorter version of the novel. On August 17, 1945, the work was first published in England. The plot revolves around a group of farm animals that revolt against the farmer's owner in the hopes of living in a society where the animals may experience justice, freedom, and happiness. The revolution is crushed, and the farm remains a dangerous place for farm animals to dwell, guarded by another animal, a pig named Napoleon.
There are two versions of movies based on the novella Animal Farm, one published in 1954 and the other in 1999. In 1954, the animation depicts the novella in great detail. The film has stunning sequences as well as chopped and modified portions that make the film seem boring and different. While the 1954 version of the film features animated characters, the 1999 version features actual animals, giving the film more life and authenticity. This film is based on a flashback, which is a moment in a film, novel, or other work that occurs before the main storyline. In other words, the main plot is interrupted in order to travel back in time. To summarise, the two versions of the film are erroneous and miss or change significant bits and sequences. As a result, the movie was of low quality and did not adequately convey the underlying themes and message of the book, which included socialism and justice. The two versions do not accurately reflect the text.
The movie is about a group of farm animals that rebel against the owner of the farmer in the hopes of living in a society in which the animals may feel justice, freedom, and happiness. The revolt is betrayed and the farm remains a bad place for farm animals to live under the guardian of another animal which is a pig called Napoleon. 2ff7e9595c
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