Despite being an enjoyable film in itself, the movie of "Animal Farm" cannot compare to the book by George Orwell, whose satirical comments and pessimistic yet brilliant description brings together a wonderful story with a funny novel and a true fact of life. The film however loses Orwell's bleak descriptions are lost and replaced with pathetic fallacies, and instead of the humour of his hilariously true satire, humorously fake animal characters to make us laugh- which does not work too well. One of the main problems with the film is that the character Clover is not represented in any way. Thus, the more feminine side of the book is cut down- not completely gone- but still ruined. And, for anyone who has read the book, the ending is completely changed. However I cannot fault the film as a film rather than a representation of the book. We are brought down to the animals level by well-placed cameras, the moods of scenes are well represented by "pathetic fallacies" and the computer-animated characters are well done. Some scenes are gruesome and graphic, but the effect is well kept throughout.
Review of Animal Farm
