Advantages: Those who are not keen on reading will benefit from Orwells lessons visually. Disadvantages: Purists may not be pleased with the alternative ending
...his widely acclaimed book ' Animal Farm'.
We begin the narrative at Manor farm, owned by the cruel and drunk farmer Mr.Jones. Having instilled the notion of fear into his farm animals, exploited their every efforts to feed his drunken pursuits, the animals are made aware of their rights as equals and the right to own the products of their labour.
Old Major, the wise elderly pig, calls an assembly to rouse the animals from the shackles of exploitation. ... ...Marx, Old Major educates each animal that they must spark a revolution against the oppressive nature of Mr.Jones (the Tsar of Russia).
After a collective song to mark the birth of their new found utopia, Old Major passes away, leaving the animals mourning the loss of an inspirational leader.
Keeping in mind that most adaptations i have watched, are not 100% true to the text, I felt that this animated version served to strengthen the irony that ...
rustybrown0 10.11.2007 (11.11.2007)
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Production Year: 2004 - Drama - Director: Nick Cassavetes - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over, 12 years and over - Starring: Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling, Gena Rowlands
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