The new TNT version, however, goes even further along this particular road than all previous interpretations. Technically the production is striking throughout. One departure from the book is in the point of view from which the story is told. However, the ending of the film diverges markedly from the text. But what then follows is just dreadful.
New people take over the farm.
A happy American family is shown driving through the farm gate in an open car. The new rulers are the guarantors of peace, freedom and prosperity. A look at the conditions in almost every country in which capitalism has been restored over the last years makes utter nonsense of such an interpretation. The TNT version is a striking example of how art is used by the ruling class for its own purposes, twisted in a particular direction and thereby turned, in this case, into a complete falsification. And to this end, one is expected to close one's eyes to everything bound up with historical reality and artistic intent.