How successful as an adaptation of the novel is the cartoon version of
Animal Farm
"A film for all the family. It educates and entertains with a story
that is forever timeless."
This was how the animated version of 'Animal Farm' was described. The
eighty-seven page novel written by George Orwell aimed at teenagers
and adults has recently been converted into an hour and ten minute
long film which is suitable and supposedly appealing to young
children. This meant having to cut down and altar some of the
storylines and characters within the novel to suit this age range but
at the same time, trying not to lose the basic structure of the novel
and the messages given out by George Orwell throughout the book.
After viewing the film, we all have our individual opinions on whether
this has been done effectively and whether the purpose of the novel
was fulfilled.
I felt that on a whole, the cartoon version of 'Animal Farm' did not
live up to the standards of the novel, however, you find that this is
the case with most films that have been converted from books. Although
the basic storyline of the novel was suitable for children, the
meaning behind the novel was beyond the understanding of this age
range. I feel that the producers took on a very hard task to try and
convert this high standard novel into a film for all ages.
The purpose of the novel was clear; the critism of Russian communism
and corruption that power can cause. I did not feel however, that this
came across in the film in any way. The film was clearly aimed at
children, as the simplicity of the converted storyline was obvious.
Although they kept to the basic structure of the novel, I felt that
they did not successfully altar the storyline to make it easily
understandable by children as most of the story was described by the
use of a narrator or by visual techniques. The fact that most of the
animals did not speak, didn't help to convey the storyline in the
slightest. I think that if there had been no use of narrator, young
children would have easily become confused.
In some parts, the film went too surreal for the enjoyment of most
teenagers and adults. Even if they were trying to make the film
humorous, which they did in a lot of places by adding extra clips here
and there, it soon turned very unrealistic and unbelievable, which is
all right for young children but not for the older generation. Music
is used throughout the film to convey the storyline.
better mood and plot details which made it much more dramatic and by far a
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