Steve Reviews: Animal Farm

Today we look at another 'kids' film which really isn't a kids film. Though looking like something from the Disney studios, this little gem was actually part funded by the CIA to promote anti-communism. As a result it features a lot of dark themes and frequent animal violence, but is an interesting film none the less!
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[@ivorymantis1026]

The good ending was...added. The original just has the abused citizens of animal farm looking over their new overlords remarking their resemblance to the old farmer in a way that "they couldn't tell the difference". The book ends there.

[@bigboomer1013]

The live action movie ends the same way.

[@snowy2747]

I preferred the book ending. It tells us that if you give into power and don’t fight back sooner, it could be too late. Just because someone is higher above you doesn’t make them right.

[@rabbit8153]

I kinda see the movie ending as an infinite cycle which makes it more sad than the book I might see it wrong but that how I imagine

[@unsuspiciousdweller8967]

Been years since I last saw the live action movie, but I could have sworn it ended with Napoleon dying of old age, and the other animals able to be free only then.

[@pepticgloopys1013]

i personally think that's the most important line of the book

[@dshe8637]

This isn't a kid's film. The book (which is FAR more widely known and recognised than the films btw) is a political allegory of the Soviet system. George Orwell was always highly political in his writing; this isn't a children's story. Each of the characters represents an historical figure directly.

[@trevor4212]

He never said it was a kids movie. He said he watched it as a kid.

[@zsuzsannamezey8361]

@@trevor4212 the thumbnail literally says "DISTURBING KIDS FILM!" in bold yellow letters.

[@hydroastral2830]

woooosh

[@Patrick61804]

D She they make all freshman read it in my school

[@hellonokay1925]

He knew that this was not a kids film he put a ' this on the word kids

[@NotVeryRandomDude]

1945 - Manga 1954 - Anime 1999 - Netflix adaptation

[@ooppetal2183]

that's almost exactly how Watership Down went :0

[@shoozebelstar6664]

Also 1954 - Suitmation.

[@myblueyoshi2967]

2021-Sony animation pictures

[@Chuked]

ThatRandomDude oh then I read the manga first👍

[@oreo3740]

Correction: 1977: Netflix adaptation

[@sadlittleghost8346]

The ending of the book is extremely haunting. After seeing the pigs walking on two legs and wearing clothes, the other animals go back to check the rules because they were sure that wasn’t allowed. There they find “All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others” which is the last line of the book.

[@willphoenix5464]

Don't forget the very last sentence "They looked at a pig, then at a man, and then at a pig, and they couldn't tell which was which"

[@boi-op9lc]

@@willphoenix5464 what a way to end a book it left me with so many emotions

[@thenosebud]

That’s not the last line of the book

[@TheFawfulExpressMustardO-cx6mw]

"They looked from pig to man, then man to pig, then pig to man again, but already it was impossible to tell which was which.

[@TheFawfulExpressMustardO-cx6mw]

Want to know the bets thing about the "some more equal than others" line. It's Benjamin, the donkey who has stayed apathetic and cryptic throughout the whole book, that reads it. Things have gotten so bad that even he can't ignore them anymore.

[@kloverleavezisdeadlol]

Fun Fact: Animal Farm is actually the first British animated film. *looks like the began on a dark note*

[@savageshot3723]

"The began" lmfao

[@nyctea-5218]

SpoopyMemeyBook *cough* Watership down *cough*

[@DenpaKei]

@@nyctea-5218 that came out later

[@blizzardthekleptomaniac100]

-cough cough- animals of farthing woods

[@jasburger]

Hey Flower

[@thenecroticraptor8338]

You know it's bad when the *_raven_* looks away.

[@penguinw7]

his name is Moses

[@a.k8185]

Actually .........*you are right*

[@mediatorraptor3349]

It just witness some of his bird relative get torn into pieces. Of course it would look away.

[@CAPTAPHOENIXF90]

Yup, that one of the clue context that my teacher taught me that horrific death of these animals

[@shuliu4804]

Poor berd.

[@maxtheoutkast69]

As soon as the hogfather pig died of a heart attack, I got an ad of someone flipping burgers and I lost my mind. I couldn't stop laughing.

[@catandrobbyflores]

I got lip gloss

[@RaraZeCat]

I’m just waiting for an ad for pig skin boots, or candy that contians geletan.

[@TheUnheardVoices_]

😂

[@TheBatIsRad6436]

If only it was bacon. That wounded been perfect

[@KFrost-fx7dt]

Are people still not using adblock these days?

[@bellarawding6470]

The ending- In the book, the ending is literally that pretty much everyone is dead, now theres only really Benjamin, Clover (Another Horse), and a few others. Napoleon randomly goes dictator mode, along with another pig, Squealer (Squealer is Napoleons little, lets say, controller I guess. In the book, he is EXTREMALLY persuasive and is constantly convincing the animals that everything is a-okay.) Everyone is now miserable. They all understand whats going on, yet they have so little power, they have to just deal with it by now. The pigs break that whole moral conduct, and now Napoleon is drinking with other farmers, playing cards, showing his full dictator side by now and it's shown that the animals really are overworked, despite Squealer constantly saying they're doing way better than in Jones day. The book ends with the animals unable to tell whos who, human to pig, and an arguement breaking out about cards. The ending is sad. The ending is cruel and not happy at all. That's the point; the ending should not be happy out of a book based off of Dictators, Communism, and Oppression. The book was never supposed to have a happy ending as having one pretty much destroys the point of the plot; dictators are powerful and will silence you and force you into your place. Just my view on the book!

[@milk-ub9zo]

The point of the end of the book is that even the very ones who had sworn to never because like their enemies (humans) became just like them in front of the irresistible thirst for power.

[@TheBeachBoysOfficial]

@@milk-ub9zo *cough* Biden *cough* *cough* Democrats *cough* *cough*

[@milk-ub9zo]

@@TheBeachBoysOfficial what even are you talking about this book was released in 1945 it's about the russian revolution and afterwards

[@Da.Liar-Pig]

I just remembered that I watch the documentary about the production of this animated adaptation It was said that John Halas did not want to change the ending but it was said to do so

[@koyomin241]

"they looked from man And pig, than pig to man. But saw no difference"

[@ploppman7524]

Based on a book by George Orwell? Oh I'm sure it's all sunshine and rainbows from the same author as 1984.

[@thomaspatton926]

Yeah anytime you are talking about communism it’s gonna be sunshine and rainbows

[@thek2despot426]

@mary sunshine Things that look beautiful but are really just destructive and/or lies? I think maybe the "sunshine and rainbows" saying works even better thinking of it like *that* in the contexts it is often used; for example, in this case communism.

[@Outlaw7263]

Archer: Wait, there are animals? Lana: No, Animal Farm. Cyril: How do you not get that? Archer: No, I know what an animal farm is. Cyril: Not an animal farm. Archer: Maybe we can stampede a flock of goats down the hall. Lana: ANIMAL FARM IS A BOOK! Archer: No, it’s not Lana. It’s an allegorical novella about Stalinism by George Orwell, and spoiler alert, IT SUCKS!

[@jessemcelroy2776]

Censorship can be dangerous too.

[@ballislife6034]

Outlaw7263 bro, you just posted *C R I N G E*

[@isaaccrawford5108]

The book doesn't have a happy ending. It just ends all depressing with Napoleon as a horrible dictator. It's so depressing when it ends. Edit: I cant believe so many of you like this comment. You're welcome.

[@Snowfang00]

But the ending of the book brings up the main idea behind the story. In the book, Napoleon and the other pigs are sitting with a group of humans. When the animals looked through the glass at them, they couldn't tell the difference between the two groups. Meaning that Napoleon had completely gone against what Old Major had told them years ago.

[@yeethittter1285]

@@Snowfang00 and Napoleon convinces all animals throughout the book that they are equal, but it ends in a sort of loop when he ends up exactly like farmer joe

[@CheshireCesare]

@@Snowfang00 Man, when the animals started walking upright in the book and essentially becoming "human"... even just reading that freeeaakeddd me out, it was somewhat expected and yet... *not* ...

[@fatmanbatman9374]

Thats how 1984 ended orwell had bad endings

[@Rassilons-hand-me-downs]

That’s why I love the book tbh

[@FiveOClockTea]

Funnily enough in France it's illegal to name your pig Napoleon 🐷

[@christinao9061]

iirc in the French translation of Animal Farm they call the character Cesar

[@hypnoticskull6342]

I wonder why! XD

[@housel9352]

They dont want to taint Napoleon's name with a communist swine

[@girlhelp8364]

But is it illegal to name any other animal the name?

[@crapaudbiscornu7941]

fullmetaljaco Why would anyone do that to begin with ? What would be the point ?

[@madness_mania]

13:50 the pig really said 😭😭😒😭😭 LIKE THAT WAS MY FAVORITE THING EVER

[@Antonio-fj5gs]

The beginning of that fake mourning moment Squealer: 😭I was with him right to the end 👀

[@beastmaster0934]

That’s Squealer, he’s pretty much Napoleon’s yes man and second in command.

[@ThatOneMan830]

>Animal Farm >Kid’s film Pick one, you can’t have both.

[@Bananappleboy]

alex bajayo both

[@Swock010]

@@Bananappleboy dam gottem 👌🏼😂👏🏼👍🏼

[@mrheroprimes]

i remeber this movie Scared the ever Living Daylights out of me as a kid, I think it's from one of those 5 dollar DVDs that were sold a alongside compilation dvds of old 1930/40's Warner Brothers cartoons and superman cartoons, also including two very badly dubbed South Korean anime films Diatron-5 and Defenders of space (it's main robot that appear in this film is basically Inferno from Transformers Generation 1),walmart in the early 2000's.

[@cinnanovelist]

alex bajayo Animal Farm Always

[@bubblenugget1215]

How about neither

[@chronovac]

It's almost like it's based on an Orwell novel

[@melodysafo5437]

It is

[@mastemathedank4043]

@@melodysafo5437 r/woosh

[@Jaynosurname]

I WoNdEr WhY

[@MMoutoo]

@@melodysafo5437 r/woooooooooooosh

[@elisabethnelson5452]

@@melodysafo5437 r/woooooooooosh

[@aidanveldman1378]

Don’t talk about the anime if you haven’t read the manga

[@Ben-uc8ms]

^This

[@theadamfriedlandshow4668]

Amen

[@Zigtyr]

What sort of bad stuff happens in the manga?

[@dutchvanderlinde5855]

Sigtyr Well, the animals don’t win in the book. In fact, the animals don’t even revolt at all in the book. They just look at the pigs and humans and can’t tell the difference between them.

[@slightlyistorical1776]

Rancid Cheese don’t read Manga and don’t watch Anime

[@BigBossMan538]

Maybe I'm misremembering, but Snowball always seemed like he actually had good intentions for the farm and the animals. His mistake was not realizing what Napoleon was up to and how easily exploitable their system was

[@TheCam920]

Yep, if you remember, things were much more prosperous and happy under the democratic system where all animals could vote. It was after Napoleon's betrayal of animalism where life got much harder for the animals

[@dylanpoynor2318]

I just finished the book and that is true. When George Orwell wrote Snowball he based him off of Leon Trotsky, who he greatly admired.

[@Octopugilist]

Snowball truly wanted to help everyone, and while the farm he was building wouldn't have been perfect, he would never have screwed everyone over like Napoleon did

[@JakiKang]

My interpretation of snowball atleast after reading the book was that while he may have seemed to have good intentions, he wasnt nessicarly any better than Napoleon. They were still both pigs and chances are if snowball would have stayed he would have become just as corrupt as Napoleon. Just my interpretation though

[@gaudium-wille9470]

Wasn't snowball in with the pigs when they drank the milk from cows and got the apples, or wa sit just Napoleon and the otehr pigs? I'm asking about the book because in this movie it's Napolen and Squealer who drink from the milk

[@santiagoboscan3277]

I didn’t know that Soviet Union got an anime adaptation

[@frenchsoldier8485]

Animation*

[@Artizap_]

French Soldier *Anime

[@frenchsoldier8485]

@@Artizap_ Animation

[@Artizap_]

French Soldier *Anime

[@Craze_1209]

War in a nutshell: above my reply

[@brandongonzalez_]

I noticed something. As we first see the pups that Napoleon adopts, they are white, innocent pups that have pure souls. But as we see the pups grown up, their skin turns black and dark, corrupted by Napoleon’s dark intent, and the dogs are left to work for Napoleon not knowing of the pure life they could have had.

[@nidohime6233]

They were basically brainwashed as personal assasins.

[@Usher2990]

@@nidohime6233 were*

[@nidohime6233]

@@Usher2990 My bad

[@lordtabs]

):

[@eleonorvoncarter6769]

Of course

[@Metalsluga_]

Fun fact: Snowball didn't get killed, he just got chased off and when the windmill got blown down (not by dynamite, they left out the bit out in the film) they blame it on snowball

[@basilcat3111]

In the animated version, he died.

[@Metalsluga_]

@@basilcat3111 oh yeah, I meant in the book, I forgot to include that

[@crimsondynamo615]

I heard Napoleon sent a weasel to drive a pickaxe through the back of snowball’s head

[@AKIPOPOPOPOOON]

*ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL, BUT SOME ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS*

[@karateparty100]

(Sheep chanting) FOUR LEGS GOOD! TWO LEGS BAD! FOUR LEGS GOOD! TWO LEGS BAD!

[@lynetteglenn8154]

I'm confused too. :)

[@columbidae20]

All chips are equal but some are more equal than others

[@ronald.jchanefeild5279]

3 words Load of bull

[@krakenking8763]

Yyyyessssss???

[@__________5802]

It is not your farm... IT IS *OUR* FARM

[@kartblaster9987]

bro what is that PFP?

[@deeznuts-kw6yv]

*communism intensify’s*

[@michaelboydston313]

In the middle of our street

[@thatoneguywiththevoice328]

USSR national anthem intensifies

[@thatoneguywiththevoice328]

2:14

[@troglodyte4207]

Not sure why’d you expect anything less from an adaptation of a George Orwell book

[@BasicallyGoblin]

Who was an anti authoritarian Brit, but he seemed to skim right the fuck over that shit

[@hollingharris659]

thank you for saying the exact thing i was thinking but too lazy to comment myself

[@datman2433]

I can't wait to see "My 1984 summer"

[@ghostslayer1981]

I always thought it was creepy how napoleon in the book was always able to keep the rest of the farm from overthrowing him and going back to snowball after he's kicked out. He keeps using him as a scapegoat for multiple misdeeds (which never happened) and slowly over the book change who snowball was from a true animal hero who attacked Jones and lead the animal charge to being a traitor to Jones and helping the humans fight, leading the human charge. It's creepy because he does it so well by slowly blurring that line with the animals forgetting all the specifics of the tale and eventually getting it warped due to that. And if anyone questioned it, like say Boxer? Death, as we see. Napoleon knows that to keep control, he needs to build trust and upkeep all his lies. And in the book and movie, he really does that well.

[@meh8982]

Orwell does a similar thing in 1984 with "Goldstein" as the all-purpose scapegoat. I think in Animal Farm the Snowball role was inspired by Trotsky. It's typical of authoritarian regimes. You often see the same thing today.

[@HunhowsShadowStalker]

>Implying Animal Farm was ever meant for children. I'm so disappointed.

[@bigmeknurgle]

It was a cartoon movie released in 1954. Two years later VHS was invented. You think parents, throughout the 60's, 70's and 80's, browsing through videos for low-effort childminding tools (a kid wont wander about or hurt himself if he's sat still watching a film for 2 hours) would look at the cover and think "CLEARLY this is not for children", and thus no child ever saw it? Also, your newfriend status is showing, ass. Such clever people in youtube comment sections. I'm so disappointed.

[@srgtshocwave]

bigmeknurgle I... I think he was joking bud...

[@HunhowsShadowStalker]

@@bigmeknurgle Wow, someone's in a bad mood. I was clearly joking and pointing out a mistake he made when he referred to the video as if it were a children's movie. You should probably develop a sense of humor, because you're acting like an asshole without one.

[@thearchive792]

@@bigmeknurgle Oh now that's E D G Y

[@bigmeknurgle]

@??? It wasn't a mistake, the film was advertised and sold as a childrens movie. The content doesn't matter after mommy and daddy have spent their money and left junior in front of the TV for a few hours. So get over it? _Edit; comedy is subjective, and the OP wasn't funny. It was aloof bragging that came from the assumption of knowing-it-all._ ​ @Ivan Jocic Lotsa butthurt wannabe commies, it seems. With the 10 global monopolies controlling every type of consumable, you think that's gonna happen anytime soon? You think your local government will allocate funds so you can have a chocolate bar or a can of energy drink in your monthly rations? Lol no

[@TehBluPanda]

I love how my high school decided it was a good idea to have us read Animal Farm without any sort of grasp on important concepts like... communism... and politics...

[@Artizap_]

My 6th grade Middle School class thought it was a good idea as well...

[@Chidera420]

I also like how i have to waste my summer over this and fahrenheit 451

[@dogecollection4519]

The idea was that if you learn that absolute control and suppression of the people is bad as a child, you’re smart enough as you get older to understand why communism and fascism are bad. It sets a precedent

[@hissanrach8797]

@@dogecollection4519 Except it's an example of blatant dishonesty and ideological brainwashing in the education sector. Children are told to read stories which are literal propaganda before they have any understanding of what is even being portrayed specifically so it skews and warps their view of history, so they are conditioned to uncritically oppose something they don't understand, ie controlling what they think.

[@SeruraRenge11]

I'm curious, what was their take on the book without understand the subtext?

[@kaywilliams7540]

Steve: The animals begin to build Snowball's- Napoleon: *UNGODLY SCREAM* Steve: I mean, Napoleon's windmill Me: (○-○)

[@wanderingaceminecraftandmo8034]

I swear I laughed at the scream.

[@kaywilliams7540]

@@wanderingaceminecraftandmo8034 I think I laughed too because it was so unexpected

[@wanderingaceminecraftandmo8034]

@@kaywilliams7540 agreed.

[@asriellian3058]

Literal REEEEEEEEEÉEEEEEEEEE

[@BrenTenkage]

@@asriellian3058 exactly, now whenever I see the word reeeeee I will now think of that

[@uyq5726]

I love how Steve forgets boxers name half way in and starts calling him buster.

[@roborabbit159]

Actually the creepy song is really them trying to sing " Beasts of England "

[@autistichades5552]

Mades sense, The Russian Empire were allies with Britain(and France) until the blood covered their flag.

[@mineboom7377]

It even said that in the book.

[@ayhemsellami9912]

Does anyone have the lyrics

[@labellelace]

Extra Funny Meme it’s in the book. You can probably find them online.

[@rhiannonderen1757]

Duh..

[@RaeNapier64]

ANIMAL FARM WAS NEVER MEANT FOR CHILDREN!!!!! IT WAS BASED OFF A GEORGE ORWELL NOVEL. A TYPICALLY DARK ADULT CENTRIC AUTHOR WHO SPECIALIZED IN POLITICAL/SOCIAL COMMENTARY. IF YOU LET YOUR CHILD READ/ WATCH HIS WORK THEN THAT'S YOUR PROBLEM NOT OURS

[@ammla8219]

Rae Napier Ik

[@cyperus4589]

I REALLY HATE SHOUTING ONLINE!!!!

[@jacobmorrison4480]

I’m doing the book for gcse

[@Shift12]

Was looking to see if someone else had mentioned this fact. Just because its a cartoon that doesn't nesecarrily mean that it's for children, for an extreme comparison would you let a child watch Fritz the Cat? Or would you say Fritz is suitable for children?

[@Purplefire0796]

Rae Napier my high school made me read and watch Animal Farm. This was the first year of high school at least for me

[@robertlopez2052]

Snowball was such a good guy. I genuinely loved him. He was so kind, and he genuinely wanted to help out the animals.

[@elainefillname9856]

can you say the same for Trotsky?

[@The-kr9rb]

I mean, more or less he was. Trotsky himself is a bit more complicated, because he isn't a pig.

[@noneofyourbeeswax01]

@@elainefillname9856 Wasn't he supposed to be Lenin?

[@noneofyourbeeswax01]

@@The-kr9rb : _" Trotsky himself is a bit more complicated, because _*_he isn't a pig_*_ "_ Dude... Spoilers!

[@The-kr9rb]

@@noneofyourbeeswax01 lol

[@Miltypooh2001]

I love the fact that the pigs became the very thing they hated, and seeing the pups turn into huge hound dogs was pretty dark. Especially when the donkey in the movie looks at the window and sees the pigs wearing suits and walking on two legs

[@hiddendesire3076]

It’s accurate as well politically speaking. Those who claimed to be anti-fascists and against central government have they themselves embraced fascist tactics, barbarism, and calls for totalitarian regimes where no criticism of their “glorious” ideology is allowed.

[@pugachan9928]

Cant wait for Netflix live action adaptation starring Amy smucher as napoleon.

[@katejuricak7941]

Omg 😂😂😂😂

[@Chaotic_Observer]

My god! 😆😆

[@gubadagoober]

No not napoleon vladimir lenin

[@pulletpocket]

You mean Mr. Jones?

[@anon9579]

Good role for her because she is a pig lol

[@JadeAnnabelArt]

“They looked from man and pig, than from pig to man, and saw no difference.” I recently read the book myself and have been obsessed with everything surrounding it. I found that last line to be open ended, which helped the message. It offered a choice, it offered free thought. To come to your own conclusions. The animated version felt like what was expected. Starving animals don’t put up much of a fight, but a hundred of them will certainly take you down. A hundred starving slaves can kill a small group of slaves. The live action movie is the worst by far. It focused way too much on a single animal (Jessie), who (spoilers) dies of old age in the book without much fanfare. In the book, the puppies are take in plain sight, Napolean giving a half assed excuse, but the animals forget swiftly. In the movie Jessie constantly begs with them to no avail. She’s the main star and she won’t let you forget it. The ending is “Well we left and the elements took care of the pigs.” Which just suggests inaction is the answer. Animal Farm doesn’t need a main character. It’s not about the individuals, which is why the live action really rubbed me the wrong way. It’s about all the animals as a whole. The whole country/community. Anyway the animated movie gave the book justice. It gave the ending we expected the book to have after that chilling last line, and a satisfaction required of a visual media.

[@mattoreo5854]

Nah imo the ending ruined it. Them winning defeated the point. It was supposed to be a cautionary tale, but because the CIA got involved with the movie, it became about overthrowing bad governments. The message of a cycle of revolutions and oppression was defeated by them seemingly defeating communism and bringing forth democracy. I think the book ended where it was supposed to. The story was meant to make you sad, felling hopeless, not overjoyed that democracy rules... But that's just my opinion

[@sebulller]

wait theres a live thing about this? huu

[@AlarchyGaming]

I literally only watched the live action for patrick stewart and thats it

[@saladasss2092]

why desn't the NK starving people do something about their situation? They are hundreds of starving people that are in that situation. Just, they don't have media.

[@Billious]

The live action was actually directed by a man who escaped the Soviet Union and saw its fall. Which is why the ending is the way it is.

[@isamovies1192]

The book was way darker and more depressing

[@froggyslap]

Isa Movies of course, books usually have more detail and events that don’t get into the movies

[@copperbunnies9849]

@@froggyslap yes yes I agree; I do prefer books over the film adaptation

[@raviothethief8292]

Isa Movies yup read it in 5th grade and my fucking God..

[@noahbutler9180]

It is a really good book though

[@noahbutler9180]

@@raviothethief8292 you read animal farm in 5th grade

[@WillieManga]

I must say, the pigs slowly blurring the line between man and beast was essential and I am glad it was implemented in the movie.

[@taliawtf6944]

Always be extremely wary of people claiming they can make a utopia or perfect world or system. More often than not they mean it will be perfect for them and no one else.

[@anon9579]

Utopia can never be

[@rickmarr4478]

One's Utopia is Another's Dystopia.

[@littlemoth4956]

Humanity is too vast of a species to be able to work together long enough to form a utopia.

[@LazyPirate8]

Utopia stands for me myself and I. Not you!

[@littlemoth4956]

@@LazyPirate8 But each person can call themselves "me myself and I." There are over 7 billion people in the world, you know.

[@yeethittter1285]

I actually very recently finished reading the original book. It's actually surprising how different it is. For example, the cat doesn't actually die I'm pretty sure, and the book actually ends on the much lower note of the farm having gone through a loop and the pigs being exactly like farmer Jones. By the way, the "creepy song" at the beginning is a very important song from the book called 'Beasts of England', they just used animal noises instead of english lyrics. The animals did speak.

[@blod9862]

The dog (mother of the puppies, tho technically there was two dogs who where mothers of the puppies) didn’t die in the battle, she died of old age in the last chapter

[@LemonMelonShork]

"Oh GOD! Make it stop!" *Old Major dies* "Thank you."

[@melodicmelody6730]

lmaoo

[@itsmoe0043]

We had to watch the film for class, and we may have laughed hysterically when Old Major died....

[@boop7405]

the boxer plotline disturbed me so much in both the book and movie but imo its worse in the movie cause you see it all happen and seeing boxer scream and cry while he’s getting pulled away to the glue factory. Absolutely traumatized me

[@JeanMurray-wc2mr]

Same, I watched this when I was a kid and I never forgot about it..years later as an adult reading the book it had the same effect on me.

[@jwebcoding7289]

The most cynical part about it was that they used the money from selling him to the knacker to buy a whole case of booze so the pigs could get drunk.

[@KYLE1654-v7m]

Treated him like a piece of 🍖 ready to be Sold.

[@Nukawin]

The moment where the slaughter truck took Boxer away always left me in tears, he was my favourite character throughout the movie. :(

[@ferrugemalemao]

That's when I stopped watching it as a kid. Never watched it again. The trauma was somehow "cured" when we read the book in English class when I was older.

[@1945joshuaruiz]

That how it was tho If you stopped working the state doesn’t see you as useful anymore . You no longer have purpose . Either you and your family die from starvation or simply “disappear “

[@onyxsavior7179]

Napoleon the pig can go fuck himself

[@Freefork]

Boxer is the best animal in media, HANDS/HOOFS DOWN!

[@jeffjeff1445]

I've just finished reading the book for school it's really good

[@pacoramon9468]

The donkey gets thinner and thinner after Napoleon takes over, nice detail.

[@shibainu9043]

detail

[@josephmiranda7047]

welcome to the ricefields *detail*

[@malachi9695]

Benjamin is the donkey

[@hiyallimamythepizzaman9900]

de *tail*

[@wulfulk1000]

DEEPEST LORE

[@pepsidoggo1598]

wait, George Orwell, same one who made 1984?

[@funnguis8163]

Yep! He made 1984 as well. Some books of animal farm also have 1984 in the same book.

[@IdiotPhD]

Ye.

[@dracocrusher]

Not really too surprising in hindsight, I think. The guy definitely seemed to have a strong desire to write stories based heavily around political ideologies and how they can become unfavorable for the common man.

[@indisciipline]

Damn, I didn't know he made 1984. I enjoyed Animal Farm, guess I should read that other book!

[@selkkie6691]

@@indisciipline He's written more books, if you liked animal farm read his other books they're all really good.

[@pyr821]

10:07 Chickens: Rebel against the pigs Napoleon: orders the dogs to kill the cat for no reason

[@Antonio-fj5gs]

Me: oh my god Ok lol.

[@3D-6]

It said that the innocent die with the guilty

[@felipemontero1087]

Almost as if Communism kills everyone for no reason

[@doublebubblebarb7606]

Right? I don’t understand that

[@bilbowagons7932]

Old Major = Karl Marx Napoleon = Joseph Stalin Snowball = Leon Trotsky Boxer = working middle class Squealer = Institutional Propaganda/managers Moses =Institutional Religion This whole movie has communism written all over it

[@scarletshadow4548]

Snowball=Trotsky

[@boistired6825]

your phone isn't cracked Old Major: Lenin Farmer Jones: Nicolas II Boxer: the good worker

[@natalijatheghost]

That's what it was based on

[@jacoba3422]

your phone isn't cracked Second war= more like the battle of Stalingrad

[@sophiatalksmusic3588]

Boxer= the working class, Moses the raven= religion, Mollie= the bourgeoisie

[@monikaradzaj7407]

Animal Farm isn't aimed at kids though. It's aimed to a more adult audience.

[@damiancampbell7534]

Monika Radzaj That didnt stop me from reading the book in school when I was a kid.

[@sem9165]

it’s anti communism. which means it’s for everyone.

[@MultiDiarmuid]

@@sem9165 It's Anti-Soviet, not anti-communist. There's a reason why Old Major and Snowball are portrayed sympathetically in the book.

[@zladdykalash2125]

I watched it in 5th grade, I disagree.

[@nomem_dubium]

Well I saw it when I was 3 Not a good idea , really

[@T-minus-infinite]

The creepy chanting is where the animals sing a song in the book Edit: In the book the animals justify wings counting as legs because wings are used for movement like legs but arms aren't used to walk

[@testerwulf3357]

Anything used for travel is a leg to them basically.

[@seanmacguire3324]

Beasts of England , Beasts of Ireland,

[@whitedragoness23]

Eh, either way wings are features humans don’t have so I guess the wording animal characteristics wouldn’t have flowed nicely with the pigs transformation

[@LocalIdiot388]

They are probably singing (In My Opinion) "The Internationale"

[@T-minus-infinite]

@@seanmacguire3324 yes that was it

[@Floorbie_Nana]

Somewhat fun fact: George Orwell himself described his story as “an animal fable” as if it were just a fun fairytale

[@sudokuacrobatics]

Yeah, it is a fairy tale compared to 1984 😂

[@bretonloveland]

All fables are dark. They have to be.

[@ammarpratama1203]

Random farmer: Uses a gun like a club Me: *He a little bit confused, but he got the spirit*

[@unherolike]

I think the idea is they were trying to take back control of the farm not kill all the animals.

[@IAmTheStig32]

[laughs in 18th century soldier when he's just fired his one bullet]

[@soul6733]

Laugh in WW2 soldiers who refused to shoot germans because afraid of them shooting back. In a war.

[@YourMiddleBroPhil]

Brings a whole new meaning to the term "gun club"

[@ironybob]

Fact : it’s illegal in France to call a pig Napoleon

[@motherofdogs7980]

LeRaptorFrançais I think it's because of this movie

[@juliamavroidi8601]

That's why in the french version if the book Napoleon is called César

[@CedricsSpecialLP]

Julia Mavroidi I think that was what Orwell originally wanted to call him.

[@anissayessaad4737]

Ah bon?

[@Thegamergabe4.0]

Funny how Wario knows this. Love you Wah!!

[@insanemariobros4665]

We read this book in my freshman year and, I’m not gonna lie, I actually enjoyed it. Yes it’s dark, but George Orwell had a thing for historical satire, and I found that compelling myself!

[@vortigan9068]

ikr dark stuff is pretty interesting

[@joeytofil2259]

You might enjoy Chuck Palahniuk, he wrote Fight Club and his genre is twisted satire

[@gabrielcastillo7638]

I read the book in my freshman year and it's great

[@lukedanuser]

Read it yesterday and it was fascinating, couldn’t put it down.

[@snakezlair6671]

Same with me

[@saturnalia3335]

See but here’s the gag: they didn’t actually revolt in the original book so it was even more depressing

[@benchmarking6875]

That is because the book was made in 1945

[@barrettfenwick8028]

They couldn't show the Totalitarian Commie winning in the middle of the Cold War. The CIA actually had a decent amount of input on this film!

[@monkofdarktimes]

Its the last 5 minutes of the first flim that the CIA affected

[@Redbird-dh7mu]

Yeah, the point of the book is to not give away your freedoms because you might not get them back.

[@Nyerguds]

Would be funnier if they were taken over by the cows and the whole cycle just started again :p

[@Iceclaw77]

I would say that while Animal Farm isn't supposed to be a children's book, I can understand why people would (at first glance) think that it is. The language and prose used in it (for the most part) is simple to understand, the plot is easy to follow, the book's length is short compared to most other novels, and even the title gives the impression that it is for a much younger audience. Tl;dr: Animal Farm is an allegory for the rise of the USSR disguised as a novel for adults disguised as a children's book.

[@jerm70]

Eh, its meant to be a kid's book, its just that the modern day standards of child's book is so skewed to where not even Peter Pan is a kid's book.

[@honest_126]

@@jerm70 if it is, it's for children probably, PROBABLY, for kids in a middle school level on.

[@jerm70]

@@honest_126 Instead of is replace it with was. Past tense. Kids are baby'd nowadays.

[@garfieif8187]

It's for kids and adults alike. Kids deserve to read things with depth and meaning, too, and the value of thinking for yourself is one that isn't taught nearly enough.

[@Da_Swifta]

Couldn't have said it better meself mate

[@simplychaff1875]

Did you really say that the movie is more well known than the book? The book has sold over 30 million copies dude.

[@awolfnamedgarry8633]

*(Didn't even know there was a movie, has done three essays on this and loves the book to death)*

[@quantum6692]

@@awolfnamedgarry8633 bold for attention and also is a furry. mental illness at its best

[@tvoovm7254]

@@quantum6692 trolling at its finest... for your dumbass.

[@awolfnamedgarry8633]

I was implying that I have researched this so many times and still didn't know there was an animated movie, showing how well known it was. @@quantum6692.

[@juicyjuustar121]

Yeah, like wtf. I didn't know there was a movie of it until now.

[@Fubukio]

Animal Farm is not all bad... It makes eating bacon much more satisfying.

[@drik4107]

Truth is Truth

[@Artizap_]

Yes I wanted to take that little bitch Squealer and turn him into bacon. Sadly, he’s just a fictional character.

[@gameknight9956]

Dang you need more agreement

[@Matkaizer08]

And that's why pigs are for eating and nothing else!

[@penguinhowser8459]

I want to eat Napoleon

[@eggplantstevens43]

Did you do any research for this video? In america, Animal Farm is required reading in most public schools. It's not somehow hidden or unrecognized and by far the most popular version IS the novel, because everyone and their mother has read it.

[@eggplantstevens43]

Nor is the movie some hidden piece of propaganda, it was a novel written by a man who took part in a socialist revolt and basically spent his whole writing career bashing communism for screwing over the socialists.

[@smileitsjustagame2937]

Honestly I'm glad that this is required reading because it urges young adults to question the status quo and their understanding of what equality really means.

[@lucalinadreemur9448]

I never read this one in American schools

[@lifespore]

I’m from England and we did animal farm analysis for our GCSEs, this guy just didn’t do his research

[@lewisfell2714]

odd elliot still have to do it, I’m in year 11 and we’re still doing it...

[@cthulhufhtagn2483]

7:08 The exact phrase the pig uses in the book is that the wing "is an organ of locomotion, rather than manipulation", which works well enough for me.

[@darthvader2994]

yea i don't get why they didn't just keep that in rather than just "wings = legs"

[@rhiannonm6022]

@@darthvader2994 because it's a 'kids' movie and that would be too confusing

[@Ballin4Vengeance]

7:57 replace “Napoleon” with “Stalin,” “Snowball” with “Trotsky” and You’ve got yourself a documentary

[@Logan_but_not]

I mean that is the whole point. The original book was an allegory of the Russian revolution.

[@justaguywhowatchesyoutube5588]

Who’s Trotsky?

[@pabloprieto3338]

@@justaguywhowatchesyoutube5588 he was an anti-stalinist communist

[@kdcwilliams1839]

Sometimes, I wonder, if Trotsky or “Snowball” would actually have been a good leader in the long run.

[@pabloprieto3338]

@@kdcwilliams1839 well he only was in the story for a short period of time but his character seem to care for his comrades way more than napoleon

[@etps4444]

11:18 My initial thought was, "Where did they get the red paint?" and then, ".... Oh."

[@andreac2698]

Jesus christ

[@gayfurry76]

Thats hot

[@samsung4360]

Thanks😢 , i thought it was buyed 😥.

[@iexistyes_]

Shit did you have to?

[@sillysquee]

Nice luz pfp 👀

[@deeznutz5825]

The first pig was Carl Marx, snowball was Lenin, napoleon was Stalin, the farmer was the tsar, the neighbors were nazies, the banker was America and the west, the crow was the Russian Orthodox Church, the chickens were the rest of the Soviet blok, the dogs were the kgb, the windmill represented the same things as in the movie but mostly industrialization, the horse was the Russian people, the pigs were the bourgeoisie, all the alcohol represented Stalin’s vodka plants, and yes the book was a fairly comprehensive history of the Russian revolution.

[@TheChaosDragoness]

I'd argue more that Snowball was Trotsky.

[@faltanato6375]

Xddss Nel bro, Stalin always have fighted for Revolution he never came to some highter position by brute force unlike Hitler or mussolini or even napoleon... He fighted since age of 17,in the small squirmishes againts Tsar secret police he played a big rol as info delivery, he assisted to the first illegal council of Russia in 1912 and he was a key part to win the Russian Civil war wich it was as bad as WW1 in terms of destruction... He commanded many operations and missions during the war, he commanded the assault to Tsaritsim and volga river wich were crucial to win the war, he save so many people from hunger and canibalism in rural areas that many of the troops screamed while in battle "FOR COMRADE STALIN!!! URAAAA"(well he was againt's culture to the leader, but well he did what he could)... Well,i know he is not an angel since he officially killed 90k persons during USSR, and did not bother to care about his daughter and son...but he was indeed a truly smart and comprensible man discribed by the generals and others(incluiding Kruschnev lol) "very smart and very capable person". He was electer by the communist party to lead USSR and he achive more than lenin(lol obviously),in 1928 he turned USSR more socialist marxis leninist(stalinism term does not exist since the only different action by stalin was to not continue militarising all communist partys know as "Socialism for one country" explaining the socialism most come supported by their people) than before. He also didn't rule during 1938-1945 Also he wanted to leave his charge as chief secretary of Communist party becouse he was old...but communal elections(made by the people) force him to rule more years...well, they technically can force someone to lead em and to leave the charge.(wow is not dictadorship xd).

[@faltanato6375]

@@TheChaosDragoness lenin said that Trostky came to late to the revolution and had their own ideas, he was a infiltrator to deliver information outside the USSR...well something like a Spy...during a mission on Italy stalin got warn that a comrade has betray USSR in his mission and turned out to be Trostky when he was seen at the image of italian newspaper close to mussolini...this only means betrayal. (And you know what this means, death or deported) Trotsky was warned thay stalin will kill him for betrayal so,outside of USSR trotsky made the internationalle turn againts USSR, and spread anti communist propaganda. Trotsky death is well deserved. At least Stalin wasn't like churchill

[@PHAToregon]

Un nombre, Nada mas 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄😂😂🙄😂😂😂.

[@PHAToregon]

Un nombre, Nada mas official records of 799,455 executions (1921-1953), around 1.7 million deaths in the Gulag, some 390,000 deaths during the dekulakization forced resettlement, and up to 400,000 deaths of persons deported during the 1940s - with a total of about 3.3 million officially recorded victims in these categories. The deaths of at least 5.5 to 6.5 million persons in the famine of 1932-33 are sometimes, but not always, included with the victims of the Stalin era. Oof. How many millions did Churchill have?

[@lordstumpy2945]

Even as a kid though I feel like animal farm tells an especially important story, or moral rather, that should be taught more often to children as propaganda, though maybe not as harmful, is still very rife today and thinking for yourself in a world where everyone is more easily influenced by the media is still as important as it always was.

[@Shlankyman545]

I love you and this comment

[@jaskitstepkit7153]

It's a warning about greed creating tyranny while undermining every noble cause

[@elltheclown4285]

I agree, i was forced to read the book for school and i liked it my biggest complaint is how all the characters are one dimensional

[@shannonmcelroy8454]

@@elltheclown4285 I agree, I won't lie about the book's simplicity, and the characters being less developed. Although in the story's context, I feel it is justified given that it's more story focused than character focused. George Orwell often wrote because he wanted to give an important message, and in this case there are times where more developed characters can overwhelm the story and make the reader less inclined to listen when the characters are put through the wringer. By distancing the reader from the depths of character feelings, it helps them swallow the more unsavory features of the story.

[@oakleyjacket7922]

6:57 “Seven Commandments could be in effect reduced to a single maxim, namely “four legs good, two legs bad” This, he (snowball) said contained the essential principle of Animalism. Whoever had throughly grasped it would be safe from human influences. The birds at first objected, since it seemed that they also had two legs, but snowball proved to them that this was not so “A bird’s wing, comrades,” he said, “is an organ of propulsion and not of manipulation. It should therefore be regarded as a leg. The distinguishing mark of man is the hand, the instrument with which he does all his mischief” -Animal farm book by George Orwell, page 34, paragraphs 1 and 2

[@davidhatcher7016]

no

[@oakleyjacket7922]

Yes

[@jayesper4390]

Good for him that ostriches and the like are conspicuously absent from farms.

[@wanderer_42_]

K

[@b_crystals]

“The animals looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again, but it was already impossible to tell which was which” I GASPED AT THAT

[@safiramisantrop8263]

Animal Farm... from George Orwell... author of the 1984... for kids. Right :D Someone needs a little lesson from history of literature :D

[@bigmeknurgle]

animated movies featuring talking animals aren't normally bought by adults for adults to watch. But yes, you know the origin, mad props. Shame you're not clever enough to realise that it ended up in many children's video libraries because of the visuals, not the subject matter. _You'll laugh! You'll cry a little! At the antics of the animals on Animal Farm! The wonder-full length technicolour cartoon!_ - on the front cover of the VHS case "Yeah, that'll keep little Timmy quiet for an hour or two, into the shopping basket it goes." Aaaaand that's why it's always been referred to as a kids movie. Yeah, 54 years later you're so smart for catching on. Gimme a fucking break, lady. Learn your own damn history.

[@safiramisantrop8263]

@@bigmeknurgle I remember writting this, bud I didn't know it sound that stupid. Anyway, I know that it ended up in children's hands because of visuals. Every animated movie is for kids, right. And I also find that stupid cover. It took me a little time, but I find it, and it's stupid, bud the adults should known better, bud I can understand they need break, so the people should let known better, that Animal farm is not for kids.

[@notaseagull3320]

I think the real problem is the marketing and/or making an animated film that looked just like classic Disney movies.

[@therecklessabandable]

@@safiramisantrop8263 He's not talking about the book though. He's talking about a film funded by the CIA to be marketed to children so that they are indoctrinated against communism before they can understand what it is. The film just happens to be an adaptation of a book that wasn't meant for children

[@iapetusmccool]

The live-action version has a happy ending where the farm gets taken over by good farmers who treat the animals well. I don't know if that means the producers completely missed the allegory, or if they were making pro-monarchist propaganda.

[@muhammadfarhan3341]

They were indeed pushing the pro-monarchist propaganda. Ain't no happy ending in this story :/

[@VergilDarkslayer]

The film was in 1990 when the soviet union got oofed the ending was the encouragment that even though the soviet union was in rumbles they can rebuild for a new tommorow

[@iapetusmccool]

@@VergilDarkslayer no, it was 1999, so well after the USSR ended.

[@VergilDarkslayer]

@@iapetusmccool yeah but still my point stands all the eastern countries where in terrible shape

[@Ballin4Vengeance]

@@VergilDarkslayer European history 1700’s-present

[@CJ-hp6fb]

Fun fact: Orwell's real name is Eric- the reason why he changed his name is that he didn't want ppl to know his true name or identity and he also wanted to start fresh when he started writing articles.

[@nevsnm8459]

Say it with me Just cause it's animated doesn't mean it's for kids, just cause it has animals in it, it doesn't mean it's for kids, Just cause it's animated doesn't mean it's for kids, just cause it has animals in it, it doesn't mean it's for kids, Just cause it's animated doesn't mean it's for kids, just cause it has animals in it, it doesn't mean it's for kids, Just cause it's animated doesn't mean it's for kids, just cause it has animals in it, it doesn't mean it's for kids, Do your research. The book was not meant for kids and served as political metaphor. It does not end happily. Fix this.

[@kittykitty101001]

You must be an Enter fan

[@StNick119]

Who is this comment aimed at? Presumably anyone whose watching the video is realizing or about to realize what the content is, and the creator of this video clearly knows it's not a kids film by today's standards.

[@jason-8608]

Say it with me four legs good two legs bad

[@chacha_zemisei]

@@jason-8608 Chicken: "That's speciesist!"

[@jason-8608]

@@chacha_zemisei Napoleon : Did you say anything?

[@rbswords2353]

Differences are: no Molly,the carthorse,Moses the raven isn't there to tell them of Sugar Hill Mountain, the animals are ignorant to "Boxer's" demise,Boxer never says"I will work harder."No name of the mother dog Jessie,no show trials of many animals,Snowball doesn't die,he just flees,a dog attacks Boxer,Old Major dies later on after their meeting,no Mrs Jones here,Squealer isn't mentioned,obviously the pigs aren't taken down at the end.They don't even call each other "comrade" like in the book.

[@night-seeker666]

First of all, it's Sugarcandy Mountain, not Sugar Hill Mountain, that's just ridiculous. Second of all, I think its implied that Snowball is killed. Third, Squealer is mentioned and appears in the film. Finally, the pigs DO refer to each other as comrade.

[@lambadajewo.4143]

In the book it was said that nobody has ever seen Snowball again after he's been banished, but it's never said that he died.

[@vivaciousmyosotis]

Also Boxer has said I will work harder

[@vivaciousmyosotis]

Also the ribbons were pink in the movie and green in the book

[@lambadajewo.4143]

@@vivaciousmyosotis If I remember correctly, they were red. People used to put the red ribbons in manes of biting horses.

[@Tippex_Official]

Steve: why when we brits get involved in animation, it’s always about animal cruelty? Me: well, when you consider that peppa pig is a psychopath, yeah.

[@sillycat103]

I mean she DID eat bacon that one time

[@AhmedEx1.]

@@sillycat103 excuse me *what*

[@ryuzakikurai711]

Tbf everyone in that universe is a psychopath

[@mechagodzilla3674]

hey you plague doc too

[@serenitythesiren5031]

My friend once told me about this episode of Peppa pig when Peppa was eating Sausages in the kitchen and Daddy pig came in and asked where George wasXD

[@felinoidrose]

6:04 animals in minecraft taking damage

[@floproro4]

Minecraft animals revolting against the players for attacking them:

[@chupacadabra5161]

Steve: So, the animals start to build Snowball's- Napolean: *REEEEEEEEEEEEEEE* Steve: I mean Napolean's windmill.

[@ubdrift5904]

LOL

[@ubdrift5904]

@LordDonut1122 I think it means 4 leg animals and 2 leg humans/farmers

[@ubdrift5904]

@LordDonut1122 thank you for knowing what they mean

[@BrownGaijin]

Nice!

[@3digitsonthebac156]

No-one: Any animal on Animal Farm: *C O M R A D E*

[@LadyGrey260]

No Name Oml your profile pic is perfect for this

[@AlfredPennyworth2017]

Yes just yes

[@yeethittter1285]

No-one: Sheep: *_four legs good, two legs bad_*

[@papastalin8656]

NOICE

[@autisticduck3071]

Lucky Vine It's time for a rebellion against memers comrade!

[@alchemistfightinggunupstv5991]

If Peppa Pig was communist

[@The8bitdin0]

Profile picture checks out

[@nalaprodd]

Lol

[@plaguebringer7865]

Crap I can see It in my mind now

[@dez1989]

If you can't tell, you are blind. Hitler, Uncle Joe, in the end they are all the same except for who they allow in their exclusive club...

[@charlezjenkinz9918]

YES

[@ming-tachang988]

I remember watched this film on Taiwan's TV once about 1989-90. I was shocked when Boxer was taken and Benjamin chasing the wagon part, I was hoping that something would happen to save that poor horse as what would happened in most Disney's films. Few years later I had chance to read the book in 9th grade literature and suddenly remembered the film I watched as kid. Great book and film, too bad that is not well known in Asia.

[@Mafon2]

there's a joke in X-Men, where guards mocking Beast for reading kiddie book "Animal Farm".

[@nomadicvaquero2791]

*Hol up*

[@theuserintheroom4450]

It was a political satire.

[@Teddybear6775]

XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

[@bluedragonfly8139]

And then he destroys them with a very apt summary of it. It was a beautiful scene.

[@TheKnightLikeGamer]

The book is way scarier than the movie, seriously read it. Or watch the music video for "the nature of the beast " it tells a really good modern version of it

[@allyy0870]

DUDE I KNOW THAT YOU WERE JUST BRINGING THAT UP BUT LIKE I LOVE ICE NINE KILLS, THE BAND THAG MADE THAT SONG, TO DEATH AND I MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE SCREECHED WHEN I READ THIS COMMENT-

[@bestrobloxparodies5624]

The book is pretty a-ok

[@KonjakTheSober]

In the book they say that fourlegs are good and two legs are okay if you also have wings

[@anon9579]

They declare that because wings are a means of propulsion not manipulation thats what the book says

[@johnnyjoestar6478]

KonjakTheSober because wings are a tool of propulsion and not manipulation

[@videohistory722]

Then towards the end, it's changed to four legs good, two legs BETTER.

[@Spoonable]

videohistory722 cause the pigs started walking in two legs I think

[@Teag_Brohman15]

Orwell would've hated the Ending to this movie

[@plugshirt1684]

Yeah it feels like they wanted a happy ending to the movie but it just doesn’t fit at all and degrades the message

[@72o0_Tehran]

To be fair,it basically predicted the collapse of the soviet union

[@KrimCLmusic]

I think the Movie’s Ending can be interpretated as a cycle, since the new Leader would also repeat the previous leader’s (Napoleon) actions, pretty much like politics most of the times

[@Greggers1516]

The movie definitely isn’t as notorious as the book. Don’t see how you reached that conclusion

[@thatsalotofsodiumcoins1615]

I didn’t know that there was a movie lol and this definitely was never meant to be a kids book/movie

[@luigi7834]

I have read the book and heard about the live action movie but I've never seen this one until this video

[@gravediggey6016]

The movie didn't have as much of a dark ending as the book.

[@bruhmoment6204]

@@gravediggey6016 what happened during the end ?

[@jacknewell1847]

@@bruhmoment6204 In the end, the animals watch the Pigs and Men playing cards, congratulating each other on how well they had tricked the animals into working for their benefit. The last paragraph shows that they where no longer able to tell the cruelty of the Pigs from the cruelty of the Men, saying: “The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.”

[@ThatOneKaijuFan]

When the hogfather pig died, i got an ad for the wendy’s baconator and couldn’t stop wheezing

[@themaskedhec9596]

Copied

[@jebcoe]

Snowballs reasoning of Wings are legs goes like this. (From book btw) Wings are limbs of propulsion, as are legs, while arms are limbs of manipulation. Four Limbs of Propulsion good, two limbs of manipulation bad.

[@burntbacn]

That... actually does make sense.

[@TheLuigiBrother77]

@@burntbacn its not meant to make sense

[@littlemoth4956]

@@TheLuigiBrother77 What?

[@TheLuigiBrother77]

@@littlemoth4956 snowballs reasoning isnt meant to make sense

[@Jordan-wc6nh]

TheLuigiBrother77 but it does make sense

[@quirkykirkplays]

7:08 I seem to recall in the novel this was explained by saying that wings are a limb of locomotion rather than manipulation, so they did count as legs. It's been a few years since I read the book though

[@Bbillnyethe]

I believe you are on the money

[@mckaylamarille8630]

That sounds pretty accurate

[@samirjohnson4524]

I am currently reading the book for a book review, and I can confirm that this is indeed accurate to the novel.

[@supernovatv9514]

8:03 in the book, Snowball never actually dies; I don’t think we ever learn what actually happens to Snowball.

[@samishes1434]

What we know though is that Trotsky dies in Mexico 1940 from mysterious circumstances and since Snowball is based on him, we can presume that he died in the book as well.

[@supernovatv9514]

Mr Universe ...yeah, Snowball most likely died at some point in the book, but I’m pretty sure he wasn’t killed immediately after being driven out of the farm, as it was implied in the video. We’re never explicitly told either way, but in the book, it’s at least implied that he makes it out successfully. Hence why Napoleon blames him for the destruction of the first windmill they try to build.

[@samishes1434]

@@supernovatv9514 yeah sure, but Trotsky didn't die till years later too

[@someman66]

Actually, I think that the book says that he died, but in "another farm".

[@westonkouryfan69]

It doesnt say whether he lived or not, but it does say he lives at a neighboring farm then napoleon just uses this to say he has been spreading the wrong message?? Its been a while since ive read it but i think thats it

[@LOLPot24]

"All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others."

[@MyUniqueBeauty]

Four legs good, two legs bad! Four legs good, two legs bad! Four legs good, two legs bad!

[@reese1719]

Four legs good, two legs better! Four legs good, two legs better! Four legs good, two legs better!

[@CarlosAugusto-rv6op]

Orange man bad

[@raynova8055]

But... the geese...

[@harlanrichards4765]

@@reese1719 fuck he beat me to it

[@justinalder954]

Birds dude (We all read the book)

[@Anthony-hi7bw]

Had to watch it in 7th grade, we knew it was violent, we watched it because we were learning about communism and soviet Russia and North Korea. I remember “all animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others” written on the barn by the pigs, dark movie.

[@SwedishEmpire1700]

As it should be, but i doubt they show this at all anymore since it would upset the commie kids.

[@khldwb1425]

Hobo same

[@Anthony-hi7bw]

jandm600 yeah it is and our teacher told us that.

[@toastedpigs4552]

Hobo I’m in grade 7 rn and my teacher made us watch it because we were learning about communism

[@Anthony-hi7bw]

Krmet its all propaganda, the American school system hasn’t been updated since the industrial revolution, so grade 7 social studies is learning about hostile nations and rogue countries. You might learn about North Korea as well.

[@milmil5350]

*People who keep trying to "correct" Steve,* weren't fully paying attention to the video imo. *Steve never said this was a kid's movie.* He said he saw it as a kid and being that it's a Disney-lookimg film, I imagine many other kids saw it too. Furthermore, *yes, this is an anti-communist film.* Orwell was a socialist, but he also admitted to being against communism. *Judge by the content of the film* and the message it's sending, rather than getting lost on what political stance someone had -- *otherwise the message is lost.*

[@juicejumper]

The thumbnail literally says “DISTURBING KIDS FILM!” In big green letters, so I can see why people think that

[@calhanlon5568]

I see it less as a shot at communism but more a shot at Stalin directly. Communism works fine so long as the people remember their rights and prevent their government from gaslighting them.

[@terrypeace4222]

He still comes across as though he is reviewing for children's stories. I like his videos but was really disappointed with his review.

[@vermelho-1917]

When Orwell admitted being against communism????

[@augur8261]

Hard to take someone with that profile picture seriously.

[@alwaysconfused1641]

I will say, the book does a wonderful job showing how Napoleon and Squealer (his right-hand) use propoganda to get the animals to believe everything they say. The animals don't just accept it; they are threatened by the dogs, given the idea of the old farmer coming back if they don't listen, and are blatantly gaslit over, and over, and over again. It's also noted that the large majority of animals can't read, and don't have good memory - which is why Squealer's gaslighting works so well. In the book, Squealer also trains the lesser educated, blindly loyal sheep to bleat "Four legs good, two legs bad!" every time someone wants to disagree with Napoleon, ensuring that his opposition's voices are literally never heard. By the end of the book, they are taught to bleat "four legs good, two legs BETTER!" as the pigs start walking on their hind legs. But this is comparing two completely different mediums. I think the movie loses the layers of symbolism the book has, but it still gets the message across. Plus all these extra details would have likely driven the movie way over budget.

[@maximillian1109]

I love how you keep going on about how "creepy and disturbing" this film is when that is the point. It is a story about dictatorship, brainwashing, oppression. It is not meant to be happy or cute. It is a dark film, and not for kids. So I find it kind of cute when you rant on.XD Keep up the good work man!

[@monikaszeksztello1284]

K

[@monophone903]

Well, I feel that the film was even darker than the book actually. I feel that, I mean at least in the beginning, it was somewhat lighthearted and that actually helped kind of contrast it with how dark it would get later.

[@surprisedchar2458]

Tyler Chapin That’s because the book is an allegory for the Russian Revolution. When the Czar was ousted things seemed great. But when the reality set in, the country fell into a dictatorship.

[@HammerHedemann]

@Tussock Pride I completely agree. A dark and creepy tone for a dark and creepy movie. I don't no wether to feel sorry for Steve, because his parents allowed him to see such a movie that clearly aren't meant for children, or to be a little irritated for the misusing of dark and creepy all the time.

[@ShiningStar5022]

Well, it DOES have a PG rating much like films such as Shrek, Frozen, & Inside Out.

[@Dusky-Bunn1e]

When the cat got mauled by dogs i got PTSD of when my cat actually got mauled by dogs and i found him dead-

[@raycongaming9534]

Man, now THATS mess up

[@cocolover1237]

W o a h

[@yeetinoofer2605]

Shit just went from 0 to 100 real fucking quick

[@yeetinoofer2605]

F for your cat bro

[@firstone1135]

This is why I am both afraid and hate dogs

[@whatthe5952]

This used to be required reading in American schools . It is playing out in America right now in 2023.. This story has played out in history over and over again.

[@thegameranch5935]

Pretty sure it still is, depends on the school of course

[@SuperGalAngelaDecibel2024]

I recently read the book and watched this movie last year in english

[@hiddendesire3076]

E’yup. People blindly following causes they believe will make people more “equal”, while instead pushing racist policies and ideas. I’ve seen people cheering on segregated graduations, programs, etc for minorities. All the while claiming it is to empower them by giving them their own spaces. Meanwhile i’m over here shaking my head as democrats once again push Jim Crow styled policies. They’re even repeating what the Confederacy did to Abraham Lincoln by removing him from the ballots, but for Trump.

[@DreamDancer82]

"Those who do not learn from history are condemned to repeat it." LEARN FROM HISTORY PEOPLE!!!!!

[@lurch1628]

Steve’s childhood: *exists* Animal farm:I’m about to end this man’s whole career.

[@mohify2174]

I'm you're 100 like I'm excepting a thank you

[@lurch1628]

Mr. Chap thank you.

[@mohify2174]

@@lurch1628 :3

[@AriaCodfish]

Plague dogs: Aww! That’s cute.

[@Akeboun]

One could argue it started it...

[@reallylongsnake]

The animated film actually stays fairly true to the original themes of the book, with only a few very minor changes. Most highschools in america have this book somewhere in their curriculum where every bit of it is dissected as the giant political metaphor that it is

[@antonioricaud5308]

A better word would be political satire or allegory.

[@bellarawding6470]

we got it in england too lmao

[@trickstercj4366]

My school used it as summer reading where you could either: a. Write a character study or b. Take a test to skip said study. I took the test and failed it since I didn't want to read and didn't read it. So I had to write the character study. I somehow found the book lying down in my school's gym/cafeteria and took it for my own and started reading it every day after school. I was throughly surprised how much I enjoyed the book all things considered.

[@zeehero7280]

It should be required reading. too many people these days think socialism is somehow NOT evil.

[@tanimation7289]

The biggest change is the ending.

[@savathunthewitchqueen8299]

Fun fact: i had to watch this for my 7th grade American history class to learn about dictatorship vs democracy. I wasn't traumatized at all as a child, but the scence to where most were killed did scare me a little bit.

[@mediatorraptor3349]

I watched it by accident on youtube as kid. I still dont know how managed to watch the whole movie as kid.

[@unsuspiciousdweller8967]

Glad to see other kids watched this as well. Same thing happened here in australia

[@ushankabg]

Did you know? In France is illegal to name your pig Napoleon.

[@JetSetWave]

You know its bad when even the Crow turns its head in horror.

[@Ludovicus1769]

When you said that the CIA funded it, I couldn’t stop laughing, I knew what the book was about.

[@Iamjustthatguy]

When he was taking about the part of how napoleon controlled the animals in the farm it reminds me of the book 1984

[@vin5486]

@@Iamjustthatguy they were written by same authors too

[@Sumautisticguy]

The CIA made sure the ending was changed so napoleon was overthrown

[@kaisaleh7268]

Right???

[@lunablanca4784]

For more context: Orwell supported Spain's Republic (this means there was no king, it not the same meaning the US gave to the word Republican). This didn't mean Spain was becoming a communist country, just that there was no king. No country supported this republic as much as some (in that moment) fascist countries supported the rebels. Ironically enough, the US negotiated with Spain's former dictator when they considered the country an ally to stop communism.

[@grumpy_roo]

I remember we read the book, watched the animated AND live action movie back in English class in 9th grade. It was indeed fucked but it didn’t scar me that bad. It was kinda intriguing ngl

[@spazman7735]

Hi moxie

[@grumpy_roo]

@@spazman7735 Hello there, Al

[@spazman7735]

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[@Void_Wars]

What the hell?

[@Avarice297]

@@Void_Wars I know, super cringy.

[@Independent_Stars]

well the story was supposed to be creepy and sad because that was the way that the USSR was. With the working class (the animals) being slaves without even knowing it and the people at the top (the dogs and pigs) reaping all the benefits and at the same time keeping the working class from moving up.

[@dr.bright6272]

Man: *okay I have this loaded gun, what can I use it for? Oh I know, a bat!*

[@justmetal227]

you can see that with each confrontation also the force escalates more and more

[@SangerZonvolt]

"They won´t see it coming!"

[@parrot1442]

This mans a Genius..... I like using my gun like how I use my guitar.... LIKE A BAT

[@sleepy-snake267]

this isn't for children it's a political thing

[@mrheroprimes]

if I'm remembering correctly the first time I saw animal farm it scared The living daylights out of me as a kid. if I remember correctly we got the DVD of the film from either Dollar Tree or Walmart it was sold alongside the compilation DVDs of classic Warner Brothers cartoons slash fleischer Superman cartoons from the thirties and forties, as well as some 70's cartoon such as Wacky and Packy and Fraidy Cat, I think it was also one DVD that had the I think there was also one DVD that had the toy town larry the lamb in a number of Popeye compilations dvds. (this what the cover of the movie look like) images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/412BSPARPSL.jpg

[@sleepy-snake267]

@@mrheroprimes i'm aware that it seems to be a children's movie, but this guy is reviewing it as if it was directed at children like the land before time and sponge bob, when in reality, it's a huge political metaphor, and it takes one google search.

[@ericstaples7220]

This is for children. This is how you explain politics to children, with a cartoon. You read the book when you're a kid in school too.

[@largeanteater2919]

Mt entire class read it and had to do a report on it and an essay in 8th grade, and it wasn't that bad.. I dunno, I guess it depends on the audience

[@sleepy-snake267]

​@@largeanteater2919 my class had to do that and watch the movie in 8th grade, frankly, we were laughing at quite a few parts.. but i guess you are right, it does depend on the audience