Animal Farm (1999 film)
Animal Farm is a madeforTV film released in 1999 by Hallmark Films. It is an adaptation of the 1945 George Orwell novel of the same name. The film tells the story of farm animals successfully revolting against their human owner, only to slide into a more brutal tyranny among themselves.
As the alcoholic and abusive farmer, Mr. Jones, struggles with debt to neighbor farmer Mr. Frederick, Old Major, the oldest pig at Manor Farm, holds a meeting with the animals in the barn. Old Major tells the animals that mankind is their enemy, for they serve and provide for mankind without reward. Old Major teaches the animals the song, Beasts of the World, which proclaims that animals must overthrow man in order to be free and equal. The meeting is interrupted when Jones stumbles outside the barn and accidentally fires his gun, killing Old Major. When Jones neglects to feed the animals, Boxer, the work horse, leads the animals to the food shed, and the pigs lead a revolution against Jones, his wife, and the farm workers, forcing them off the property.Under the rule of animals, Manor Farm is renamed Animal Farm by Snowball, a pig who has learned to read and write. Snowball paints on the barn doors what he calls the seven commandments of Animalism, which, in accordance with Old Majors views, forbid animals from behaving like humans or killing other animals. The final commandment reads, All animals are equal. Snowball teaches the animals to chant, Four legs good, two legs bad and also reveals the Hoof and Horn, a flag that represents Animal Farm. Napoleon, another pig, declares that the farmhouse is to be preserved as a museum, and the three pigs Snowball, Napoleon, and Squealer oversee the farms operation. Napoleon also takes Jessies puppies from her, claiming that it is best for them to receive an education from him. Snowball, when questioned by the farm animals, confesses that he and the other pigs have taken the farms milk and apples for themselves. Squealer explains that the pigs wellbeing takes priority because they are the brains of the farm. Jessie is the only one unconvinced. ........
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