{"id":158,"date":"2014-06-18T16:41:23","date_gmt":"2014-06-18T16:41:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=158"},"modified":"2026-03-03T15:20:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T20:20:12","slug":"animal-farm-1954","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=158","title":{"rendered":"Animal Farm-1954"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Animal Farm-1954<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Director Joy Batchelor, John Halas<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Voices Gordon Heath, Maurice Denhall<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Scott&#8217;s Review #45<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/70015758.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-888\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/70015758-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"70015758\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/70015758-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/70015758.jpg 284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Reviewed June 18, 2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade: B+<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The animated film is based on the classic fable written by George Orwell.<\/p>\n<p>This film is quite different from the typically wholesome Disney animated film of the time, and reportedly, many parents were shocked by the subject matter (didn&#8217;t they read the book??).<\/p>\n<p>Animation-wise, this film does resemble a Disney film as the colors and animals are meticulously drawn and composed.<\/p>\n<p>As anyone who has read the book knows, the tale is dark and satirical\/political. Unfortunately, it is relatable today, as class systems, power, and greed are still quite prevalent in today&#8217;s society.<\/p>\n<p>The ending is changed and is more hopeful than the book ending, presumably to appeal to a larger audience.<\/p>\n<p>The written fable is far superior to the film, though the film is well done and effective and gets the message across.<\/p>\n<p>Made in the 1950s, Animal Farm (1954) still holds up well and a look at the dark side of humanity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Animal Farm-1954 Director Joy Batchelor, John Halas Voices Gordon Heath, Maurice Denhall Scott&#8217;s Review #45 Reviewed June 18, 2014 Grade: B+ The animated film is based on the classic fable written by George Orwell. This film is quite different from the typically wholesome Disney animated film of the time, and reportedly, many parents were shocked &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=158\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Animal Farm-1954<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,37,192,4546,4547,9491,207],"tags":[53,54,193,4548,4549,9500,208],"class_list":["post-158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-1954-films","category-animatedfilms","category-dramas","category-john-halas","category-joy-batchelor","category-maurice-denham","category-satires","tag-1954-movie-reviews","tag-animated-films","tag-dramas-2","tag-john-halas","tag-joy-batchelor","tag-maurice-denham","tag-satires"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=158"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20935,"href":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158\/revisions\/20935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}