• [NEWS] "Animal Farm" trailer (animated, novel adaptation)

    From Your Name@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, December 14, 2025 13:52:52

    I've never read the book, but I doubt it includes a pig driving a
    sportscar into a swimming pool ... so this is, as usual, really just a
    "based on" movie rather than a proper adaptation of the original book.



    Andy Serkis' Animal Farm Movie Trailer Reveals Release Date
    -----------------------------------------------------------
    Angel has unveiled the trailer and release date for Animal Farm,
    Andy Serkis' animated adaptation of George Orwell's famous
    novella of the same name.

    "A group of animals, tired of their old lifestyle, rebel against
    their human owners and take over the farm," the official
    synopsis reads. "With their uprising over, the animals are
    presented with a fresh set of challenges under the rule of a
    cunning pig named Napoleon. It's a situation that forces them to
    find the courage to stand up to Napoleon."

    View the Animal Farm trailer below:

    Trailer (2mins 24secs)
    <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8wLmj9SiKM>

    When is the release date for Andy Serkis' Animal Farm?
    Animal Farm opens in theaters on May 1, 2026. Angel, formerly
    known as Angel Studios, will handle U.S. distribution.

    Animal Farm's voice cast includes Seth Rogen as Napoleon, Gaten
    Matarazzo as Lucky, Kieran Culkin as Squealer, Glenn Close as
    Freida Pilkington, Steve Buscemi as Mr. Whymper, Laverne Cox as
    Snowball, Woody Harrelson as Boxer, Jim Parsons as Carl, Kathleen
    Turner as Benjamin, and Iman Vellani as Puff and Tammy. Serkis
    will voice the farm's owner, Mr. Jones, and an elderly boar named
    Old Major.

    Serkis directs the animated movie from a screenplay by Nicholas
    Stoller. Serkis produces alongside Adam Nagle and Dave Rosenbaum
    for Aniventure, and Jonathan Cavendish for Imaginarium
    Productions.

    Serkis' animated adaptation premiered at the 2025 Annecy
    International Animation Film Festival.

    Animal Farm is Serkis' fourth directorial outing and his first
    since 2021's Venom: Let There Be Carnage. The next movie Serkis
    will direct is The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum. Serkis
    will star as Gollum, the role he originated in Peter Jackson's
    The Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.
    The Hunt for Gollum is scheduled to be released in theaters on
    December 17, 2027.



    <https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/trailers/2073777-andy-serkis-animal-farm-movie-trailer-reveals-release-date>






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  • From moviePig@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, December 13, 2025 22:13:08
    On 12/13/2025 7:52 PM, Your Name wrote:

    I've never read the book, but I doubt it includes a pig driving a
    sportscar into a swimming pool ... so this is, as usual, really just a "based on" movie rather than a proper adaptation of the original book.



    ˙ Andy Serkis' Animal Farm Movie Trailer Reveals Release Date
    ˙ -----------------------------------------------------------
    ˙ Angel has unveiled the trailer and release date for Animal Farm,
    ˙ Andy Serkis' animated adaptation of George Orwell's famous
    ˙ novella of the same name.

    ˙ "A group of animals, tired of their old lifestyle, rebel against
    ˙ their human owners and take over the farm," the official
    ˙ synopsis reads. "With their uprising over, the animals are
    ˙ presented with a fresh set of challenges under the rule of a
    ˙ cunning pig named Napoleon. It's a situation that forces them to
    ˙ find the courage to stand up to Napoleon."

    ˙ View the Animal Farm trailer below:

    ˙ Trailer˙ (2mins 24secs)
    ˙ <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8wLmj9SiKM>

    ˙ When is the release date for Andy Serkis' Animal Farm?
    ˙ Animal Farm opens in theaters on May 1, 2026. Angel, formerly
    ˙ known as Angel Studios, will handle U.S. distribution.

    ˙ Animal Farm's voice cast includes Seth Rogen as Napoleon, Gaten
    ˙ Matarazzo as Lucky, Kieran Culkin as Squealer, Glenn Close as
    ˙ Freida Pilkington, Steve Buscemi as Mr. Whymper, Laverne Cox as
    ˙ Snowball, Woody Harrelson as Boxer, Jim Parsons as Carl, Kathleen
    ˙ Turner as Benjamin, and Iman Vellani as Puff and Tammy. Serkis
    ˙ will voice the farm's owner, Mr. Jones, and an elderly boar named
    ˙ Old Major.

    ˙ Serkis directs the animated movie from a screenplay by Nicholas
    ˙ Stoller. Serkis produces alongside Adam Nagle and Dave Rosenbaum
    ˙ for Aniventure, and Jonathan Cavendish for Imaginarium
    ˙ Productions.

    ˙ Serkis' animated adaptation premiered at the 2025 Annecy
    ˙ International Animation Film Festival.

    ˙ Animal Farm is Serkis' fourth directorial outing and his first
    ˙ since 2021's Venom: Let There Be Carnage. The next movie Serkis
    ˙ will direct is The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum. Serkis
    ˙ will star as Gollum, the role he originated in Peter Jackson's
    ˙ The Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.
    ˙ The Hunt for Gollum is scheduled to be released in theaters on
    ˙ December 17, 2027.


    <https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/trailers/2073777-andy-serkis-animal- farm-movie-trailer-reveals-release-date>

    'Animal Farm' wasn't written for *adult* entertainment, much less kids'.



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  • From Paul S Person@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, December 14, 2025 08:34:18
    On Sat, 13 Dec 2025 22:13:08 -0500, moviePig <nobody@nowhere.com>
    wrote:

    On 12/13/2025 7:52 PM, Your Name wrote:

    I've never read the book, but I doubt it includes a pig driving a
    sportscar into a swimming pool ... so this is, as usual, really just a

    "based on" movie rather than a proper adaptation of the original book.

    <snip-movie-advertising-bumf>

    'Animal Farm' wasn't written for *adult* entertainment, much less kids'.

    Indeed.

    But, for me, the question is: will the guiding principle "All animals
    are equal, but pigs are more equal than others" appear? It is very
    relevant these days.
    --
    "Here lies the Tuscan poet Aretino,
    Who evil spoke of everyone but God,
    Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"

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  • From BTR1701@3:633/10 to All on Tuesday, December 16, 2025 11:14:31
    Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> wrote:
    On Sat, 13 Dec 2025 22:13:08 -0500, moviePig <nobody@nowhere.com>
    wrote:

    On 12/13/2025 7:52 PM, Your Name wrote:

    I've never read the book, but I doubt it includes a pig driving a
    sportscar into a swimming pool ... so this is, as usual, really just a
    "based on" movie rather than a proper adaptation of the original book.

    <snip-movie-advertising-bumf>

    'Animal Farm' wasn't written for *adult* entertainment, much less kids'.

    Indeed.

    But, for me, the question is: will the guiding principle "All animals
    are equal, but pigs are more equal than others" appear? It is very
    relevant these days.

    ANIMAL FARM is a classic story that warns about the dangers of communism.
    Since there's no way the leftists in Hollywood are going to make an anti-collectivist movie, they of course completely changed the story and inserted an entirely new villain into it: an evil billionaire who preys
    upon the innocent little commie farm animals. Rather than the
    anti-communist warning it was written to be, the theme of Hollywood's
    ANIMAL FARM is now "capitalism must be defeated at all costs."

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    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From moviePig@3:633/10 to All on Tuesday, December 16, 2025 11:28:38
    On 12/16/2025 6:14 AM, BTR1701 wrote:
    Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> wrote:
    On Sat, 13 Dec 2025 22:13:08 -0500, moviePig <nobody@nowhere.com>
    wrote:

    On 12/13/2025 7:52 PM, Your Name wrote:

    I've never read the book, but I doubt it includes a pig driving a
    sportscar into a swimming pool ... so this is, as usual, really just a >>>> "based on" movie rather than a proper adaptation of the original book.

    <snip-movie-advertising-bumf>

    'Animal Farm' wasn't written for *adult* entertainment, much less kids'.

    Indeed.

    But, for me, the question is: will the guiding principle "All animals
    are equal, but pigs are more equal than others" appear? It is very
    relevant these days.

    ANIMAL FARM is a classic story that warns about the dangers of communism. Since there's no way the leftists in Hollywood are going to make an anti-collectivist movie, they of course completely changed the story and inserted an entirely new villain into it: an evil billionaire who preys
    upon the innocent little commie farm animals. Rather than the
    anti-communist warning it was written to be, the theme of Hollywood's
    ANIMAL FARM is now "capitalism must be defeated at all costs."

    It's revolting to think that kids will be substituting this bowdlerized version for a universally accessible classic.



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  • From Paul S Person@3:633/10 to All on Tuesday, December 16, 2025 08:50:23
    On Tue, 16 Dec 2025 11:28:38 -0500, moviePig <nobody@nowhere.com>
    wrote:

    On 12/16/2025 6:14 AM, BTR1701 wrote:
    Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> wrote:
    On Sat, 13 Dec 2025 22:13:08 -0500, moviePig <nobody@nowhere.com>
    wrote:

    On 12/13/2025 7:52 PM, Your Name wrote:

    I've never read the book, but I doubt it includes a pig driving a
    sportscar into a swimming pool ... so this is, as usual, really
    just a
    "based on" movie rather than a proper adaptation of the original
    book.

    <snip-movie-advertising-bumf>

    'Animal Farm' wasn't written for *adult* entertainment, much less
    kids'.

    Indeed.

    But, for me, the question is: will the guiding principle "All animals
    are equal, but pigs are more equal than others" appear? It is very
    relevant these days.

    ANIMAL FARM is a classic story that warns about the dangers of
    communism.
    Since there's no way the leftists in Hollywood are going to make an
    anti-collectivist movie, they of course completely changed the story
    and
    inserted an entirely new villain into it: an evil billionaire who
    preys
    upon the innocent little commie farm animals. Rather than the
    anti-communist warning it was written to be, the theme of Hollywood's
    ANIMAL FARM is now "capitalism must be defeated at all costs."

    It's revolting to think that kids will be substituting this bowdlerized >version for a universally accessible classic.

    If that's what it actually does.

    Has it even been finished yet?
    --
    "Here lies the Tuscan poet Aretino,
    Who evil spoke of everyone but God,
    Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"

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    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Paul S Person@3:633/10 to All on Tuesday, December 16, 2025 08:52:43
    On Tue, 16 Dec 2025 11:14:31 +0000, BTR1701 <no_email@invalid.invalid>
    wrote:

    Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> wrote:
    On Sat, 13 Dec 2025 22:13:08 -0500, moviePig <nobody@nowhere.com>
    wrote:

    On 12/13/2025 7:52 PM, Your Name wrote:

    I've never read the book, but I doubt it includes a pig driving a
    sportscar into a swimming pool ... so this is, as usual, really just
    a
    "based on" movie rather than a proper adaptation of the original
    book.

    <snip-movie-advertising-bumf>

    'Animal Farm' wasn't written for *adult* entertainment, much less
    kids'.

    Indeed.

    But, for me, the question is: will the guiding principle "All animals
    are equal, but pigs are more equal than others" appear? It is very
    relevant these days.

    ANIMAL FARM is a classic story that warns about the dangers of
    communism.
    Since there's no way the leftists in Hollywood are going to make an >anti-collectivist movie, they of course completely changed the story and >inserted an entirely new villain into it: an evil billionaire who preys
    upon the innocent little commie farm animals. Rather than the
    anti-communist warning it was written to be, the theme of Hollywood's
    ANIMAL FARM is now "capitalism must be defeated at all costs."

    And yet the pigs' belief that they are "more equal than everybody
    else" is reflected as much in the USA currently as it is/was in any
    communist country.

    And it sounds like the villain has succombed to the "piggies first"
    belief.
    --
    "Here lies the Tuscan poet Aretino,
    Who evil spoke of everyone but God,
    Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.2
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From moviePig@3:633/10 to All on Tuesday, December 16, 2025 14:26:05
    On 12/16/2025 11:52 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
    On Tue, 16 Dec 2025 11:14:31 +0000, BTR1701 <no_email@invalid.invalid>
    wrote:

    Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> wrote:
    On Sat, 13 Dec 2025 22:13:08 -0500, moviePig <nobody@nowhere.com>
    wrote:

    On 12/13/2025 7:52 PM, Your Name wrote:

    I've never read the book, but I doubt it includes a pig driving a
    sportscar into a swimming pool ... so this is, as usual, really just a >>>>> "based on" movie rather than a proper adaptation of the original book. >>>
    <snip-movie-advertising-bumf>

    'Animal Farm' wasn't written for *adult* entertainment, much less kids'. >>>
    Indeed.

    But, for me, the question is: will the guiding principle "All animals
    are equal, but pigs are more equal than others" appear? It is very
    relevant these days.

    ANIMAL FARM is a classic story that warns about the dangers of communism.
    Since there's no way the leftists in Hollywood are going to make an
    anti-collectivist movie, they of course completely changed the story and
    inserted an entirely new villain into it: an evil billionaire who preys
    upon the innocent little commie farm animals. Rather than the
    anti-communist warning it was written to be, the theme of Hollywood's
    ANIMAL FARM is now "capitalism must be defeated at all costs."

    And yet the pigs' belief that they are "more equal than everybody
    else" is reflected as much in the USA currently as it is/was in any
    communist country.

    And it sounds like the villain has succombed to the "piggies first"
    belief.

    Yeah, afaics the book skewers at least three targets: 1) Communism, 2) hypocrisy, and 3) naivete. It should be required reading along with 'Goodnight, Moon'.



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  • From Ubiquitous@3:633/10 to All on Wednesday, December 17, 2025 04:30:42
    psperson@old.netcom.invalid wrote:
    moviePig <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote:
    On 12/16/2025 6:14 AM, BTR1701 wrote:
    Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> wrote:
    On Sat, 13 Dec 2025 22:13:08 -0500, moviePig <nobody@nowhere.com>
    wrote:
    On 12/13/2025 7:52 PM, Your Name wrote:

    I've never read the book, but I doubt it includes a pig driving a
    sportscar into a swimming pool ... so this is, as usual, really just a >>>>>> "based on" movie rather than a proper adaptation of the original book. >>>>>>
    Andy Serkis' Animal Farm Movie Trailer Reveals Release Date
    -----------------------------------------------------------
    Angel has unveiled the trailer and release date for Animal Farm, >>>>>> Andy Serkis' animated adaptation of George Orwell's famous
    novella of the same name.

    "A group of animals, tired of their old lifestyle, rebel against >>>>>> their human owners and take over the farm," the official
    synopsis reads. "With their uprising over, the animals are
    presented with a fresh set of challenges under the rule of a
    cunning pig named Napoleon. It's a situation that forces them to >>>>>> find the courage to stand up to Napoleon."

    View the Animal Farm trailer below:

    Trailer (2mins 24secs)
    <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8wLmj9SiKM>

    When is the release date for Andy Serkis' Animal Farm?
    Animal Farm opens in theaters on May 1, 2026. Angel, formerly
    known as Angel Studios, will handle U.S. distribution.

    'Animal Farm' wasn't written for *adult* entertainment, much less kids'. >>>>
    Indeed.

    But, for me, the question is: will the guiding principle "All animals
    are equal, but pigs are more equal than others" appear? It is very
    relevant these days.

    ANIMAL FARM is a classic story that warns about the dangers of communism. >>> Since there's no way the leftists in Hollywood are going to make an
    anti-collectivist movie, they of course completely changed the story and >>> inserted an entirely new villain into it: an evil billionaire who preys
    upon the innocent little commie farm animals. Rather than the
    anti-communist warning it was written to be, the theme of Hollywood's
    ANIMAL FARM is now "capitalism must be defeated at all costs."

    It's revolting to think that kids will be substituting this bowdlerized >>version for a universally accessible classic.

    If that's what it actually does.

    Has it even been finished yet?

    Did you even read the original article?



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  • From Ubiquitous@3:633/10 to All on Wednesday, December 17, 2025 04:30:43
    psperson@old.netcom.invalid wrote:
    BTR1701 <no_email@invalid.invalid> wrote:
    Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> wrote:
    moviePig <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote:
    On 12/13/2025 7:52 PM, Your Name wrote:

    I've never read the book, but I doubt it includes a pig driving a
    sportscar into a swimming pool ... so this is, as usual, really just a >>>>> "based on" movie rather than a proper adaptation of the original book. >>>>
    'Animal Farm' wasn't written for *adult* entertainment, much less kids'. >>>
    Indeed.

    But, for me, the question is: will the guiding principle "All animals
    are equal, but pigs are more equal than others" appear? It is very
    relevant these days.

    ANIMAL FARM is a classic story that warns about the dangers of communism. >>Since there's no way the leftists in Hollywood are going to make an >>anti-collectivist movie, they of course completely changed the story and >>inserted an entirely new villain into it: an evil billionaire who preys >>upon the innocent little commie farm animals. Rather than the >>anti-communist warning it was written to be, the theme of Hollywood's >>ANIMAL FARM is now "capitalism must be defeated at all costs."

    And yet the pigs' belief that they are "more equal than everybody
    else" is reflected as much in the USA currently as it is/was in any
    communist country.


    TROLL-O-METER

    5* 6* *7
    4* *8
    3* *9
    2* *10
    1* | *stuporous
    0* -*- *catatonic
    * |\ *comatose
    * \ *clinical death
    * \ *biological death
    * _\/ *demonic apparition
    * * *damned for all eternity



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  • From Paul S Person@3:633/10 to All on Thursday, December 18, 2025 08:23:30
    On Wed, 17 Dec 2025 23:36:04 -0800, Pluted Pup <plutedpup@outlook.com>
    wrote:

    On 12/16/25 8:52 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
    On Tue, 16 Dec 2025 11:14:31 +0000, BTR1701 <no_email@invalid.invalid>
    wrote:

    Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> wrote:
    On Sat, 13 Dec 2025 22:13:08 -0500, moviePig <nobody@nowhere.com>
    wrote:

    On 12/13/2025 7:52 PM, Your Name wrote:

    I've never read the book, but I doubt it includes a pig driving a
    sportscar into a swimming pool ... so this is, as usual, really
    just a
    "based on" movie rather than a proper adaptation of the original
    book.

    <snip-movie-advertising-bumf>

    'Animal Farm' wasn't written for *adult* entertainment, much less
    kids'.

    Indeed.

    But, for me, the question is: will the guiding principle "All
    animals
    are equal, but pigs are more equal than others" appear? It is very
    relevant these days.

    ANIMAL FARM is a classic story that warns about the dangers of
    communism.
    Since there's no way the leftists in Hollywood are going to make an
    anti-collectivist movie, they of course completely changed the story
    and
    inserted an entirely new villain into it: an evil billionaire who
    preys
    upon the innocent little commie farm animals. Rather than the
    anti-communist warning it was written to be, the theme of Hollywood's
    ANIMAL FARM is now "capitalism must be defeated at all costs."

    And yet the pigs' belief that they are "more equal than everybody
    else" is reflected as much in the USA currently as it is/was in any
    communist country.

    You are still free to read pro- and anti-communist books in
    the USA, but this right has been totally denied in any
    communist country ever. So there's not much equivalence in the
    field of intellectual inquiry.

    True -- but irrelevant.

    The pigs are in charge here, and Trump is one of them.

    And it sounds like the villain has succombed to the "piggies first"
    belief.

    And if the villain is supposed to represent "Trump and his oligarchs",
    whom we've been told by the Left is specifically evil, that's kind of
    like how in the original story the reactionary pigs change the animals' >slogan from anti-Man to anti-Fredericks, who is a specific man. That
    does sound like today, where the Left has abandoned lip service to >anti-capitalism in favor of personal attacks on specific capitalists,
    as long as the corporate media has given the left their positive
    press.

    Trump isn't a capitalist. He's a con artist. And a bad one at that.
    --
    "Here lies the Tuscan poet Aretino,
    Who evil spoke of everyone but God,
    Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.2
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From moviePig@3:633/10 to All on Thursday, December 18, 2025 14:40:46
    On 12/18/2025 11:23 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
    On Wed, 17 Dec 2025 23:36:04 -0800, Pluted Pup <plutedpup@outlook.com>
    wrote:

    On 12/16/25 8:52 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
    On Tue, 16 Dec 2025 11:14:31 +0000, BTR1701 <no_email@invalid.invalid>
    wrote:

    Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> wrote:
    On Sat, 13 Dec 2025 22:13:08 -0500, moviePig <nobody@nowhere.com>
    wrote:

    On 12/13/2025 7:52 PM, Your Name wrote:

    I've never read the book, but I doubt it includes a pig driving a >>>>>>> sportscar into a swimming pool ... so this is, as usual, really just a >>>>>>> "based on" movie rather than a proper adaptation of the original book. >>>>>
    <snip-movie-advertising-bumf>

    'Animal Farm' wasn't written for *adult* entertainment, much less kids'. >>>>>
    Indeed.

    But, for me, the question is: will the guiding principle "All animals >>>>> are equal, but pigs are more equal than others" appear? It is very
    relevant these days.

    ANIMAL FARM is a classic story that warns about the dangers of communism. >>>> Since there's no way the leftists in Hollywood are going to make an
    anti-collectivist movie, they of course completely changed the story and >>>> inserted an entirely new villain into it: an evil billionaire who preys >>>> upon the innocent little commie farm animals. Rather than the
    anti-communist warning it was written to be, the theme of Hollywood's
    ANIMAL FARM is now "capitalism must be defeated at all costs."

    And yet the pigs' belief that they are "more equal than everybody
    else" is reflected as much in the USA currently as it is/was in any
    communist country.

    You are still free to read pro- and anti-communist books in
    the USA, but this right has been totally denied in any
    communist country ever. So there's not much equivalence in the
    field of intellectual inquiry.

    True -- but irrelevant.

    The pigs are in charge here, and Trump is one of them.

    And it sounds like the villain has succombed to the "piggies first"
    belief.

    And if the villain is supposed to represent "Trump and his oligarchs",
    whom we've been told by the Left is specifically evil, that's kind of
    like how in the original story the reactionary pigs change the animals'
    slogan from anti-Man to anti-Fredericks, who is a specific man. That
    does sound like today, where the Left has abandoned lip service to
    anti-capitalism in favor of personal attacks on specific capitalists,
    as long as the corporate media has given the left their positive
    press.

    Trump isn't a capitalist. He's a con artist. And a bad one at that.

    A 'con artist' doesn't buy his own bullshit ...whereas I think Trump
    kinda does.



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  • From Paul S Person@3:633/10 to All on Friday, December 19, 2025 08:21:11
    On Thu, 18 Dec 2025 14:40:46 -0500, moviePig <nobody@nowhere.com>
    wrote:

    On 12/18/2025 11:23 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
    On Wed, 17 Dec 2025 23:36:04 -0800, Pluted Pup <plutedpup@outlook.com>
    wrote:

    On 12/16/25 8:52 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
    On Tue, 16 Dec 2025 11:14:31 +0000, BTR1701
    <no_email@invalid.invalid>
    wrote:

    Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> wrote:
    On Sat, 13 Dec 2025 22:13:08 -0500, moviePig <nobody@nowhere.com>
    wrote:

    On 12/13/2025 7:52 PM, Your Name wrote:

    I've never read the book, but I doubt it includes a pig driving
    a
    sportscar into a swimming pool ... so this is, as usual, really
    just a
    "based on" movie rather than a proper adaptation of the original
    book.

    <snip-movie-advertising-bumf>

    'Animal Farm' wasn't written for *adult* entertainment, much less
    kids'.

    Indeed.

    But, for me, the question is: will the guiding principle "All
    animals
    are equal, but pigs are more equal than others" appear? It is very >>>>>> relevant these days.

    ANIMAL FARM is a classic story that warns about the dangers of communism.
    Since there's no way the leftists in Hollywood are going to make an
    anti-collectivist movie, they of course completely changed the
    story and
    inserted an entirely new villain into it: an evil billionaire who
    preys
    upon the innocent little commie farm animals. Rather than the
    anti-communist warning it was written to be, the theme of
    Hollywood's
    ANIMAL FARM is now "capitalism must be defeated at all costs."

    And yet the pigs' belief that they are "more equal than everybody
    else" is reflected as much in the USA currently as it is/was in any
    communist country.

    You are still free to read pro- and anti-communist books in
    the USA, but this right has been totally denied in any
    communist country ever. So there's not much equivalence in the
    field of intellectual inquiry.

    True -- but irrelevant.

    The pigs are in charge here, and Trump is one of them.

    And it sounds like the villain has succombed to the "piggies first"
    belief.

    And if the villain is supposed to represent "Trump and his
    oligarchs",
    whom we've been told by the Left is specifically evil, that's kind of
    like how in the original story the reactionary pigs change the
    animals'
    slogan from anti-Man to anti-Fredericks, who is a specific man. That
    does sound like today, where the Left has abandoned lip service to
    anti-capitalism in favor of personal attacks on specific capitalists,
    as long as the corporate media has given the left their positive
    press.

    Trump isn't a capitalist. He's a con artist. And a bad one at that.

    A 'con artist' doesn't buy his own bullshit ...whereas I think Trump
    kinda does.

    Which is what makes him a bad one.

    But it is looking like we are in basic agreement.
    --
    "Here lies the Tuscan poet Aretino,
    Who evil spoke of everyone but God,
    Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"

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