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Animal Farm
1999 91 min United Kingdom, United States of America PG 16+
★6.3
Drama, Comedy
Director: John Stephenson
🎭 Based on
«Animal Farm»
byGeorge Orwell
Trailers
Description
Animals on a farm lead a revolution against the farmers to put their destiny in their own hands. However this revolution eats their own children and they cannot avoid corruption.
Budget:
$23M
Starring
Kelsey Grammer
Actor
Ian Holm
Actor
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Actor
Awards
Saturn Awards 2000
— Best TV Production
Key opinion
This 1999 adaptation of Animal Farm is widely criticized for transforming Orwell's dark political satire into an overly simplified, tone-deaf family film. While the technical execution displays some competence, the film is largely condemned for its tonal inconsistency and significant deviations from the source material's moral nuance.
| Adaptation | The film fails to capture the bleak, complex essence of the source material by diluting it into a simplified and moralistic children's fable. | |
| Screenplay | The narrative structure suffers from the inclusion of irrelevant scenes and an added ending that undermine the story's cohesion. | |
| Humor | The film attempts a lighthearted comedic approach that frequently clashes with the serious political themes of the original allegory. | |
| Cinematography | Visual execution is inconsistent: reviewers oscillate between praising moments of effective cinematography, like the meat-processing room sequence, and criticizing the awkward, amateurish camera work and musical choices. |