Product: Animal Farm
Rating: 4.0
Cartoon Adaptation of George Orwell's Classic
In this film we get to see the characters in the story come alive, but don't have the same feeling that the book has. Benjamin the donkey never answers questions with "Donkeys live along time" which is one thing I loved in the story. The ending has changed and many things were left out that were important. Still, this version is wonderful. It's images are memorable such as Mr. Jones at the beginning when he comes home drunk. Watching that part with the lights out gives great atmoshpere. The main story is there and the art direction, music and voice acting is done well. Not refering to the cymbolism of the failure of Communism in Russia does hurt this movie some, but it is really great. I was suprised at how old the movie was because of the quality of the animation. Also, Moses the Raven is in the story, but he isn't Mr. Jones helper. He just observes things on the farm. He sees the beginning and the end of what the animals have named animalism. This movie is wonderful and well made. It may be a cartoon but it is only a cartoon because of the limited technology they weren't allowed the freedoms we do have like CGI and superb puppetering. This movie is not for the kids.