New "Animal Farm" Targets Capitalism

Frontpagemag ^ | 27 December 2013 | Mark Tapson

[VR-21]

Actor Andy Serkis is set to direct an upcoming movie adaptation of George Orwell’s classic novel Animal Farm. But there will be a slight deviation from the story’s original focus: rather than serve as a cautionary tale about Communist totalitarianism, this updated version will address Hollywood’s predictable, go-to embodiment of evil, the Darth Vader of our time: corporate greed.

Orwell’s brilliant allegory Animal Farm was written during World War II as a satire on Soviet Communism (and very nearly wasn’t published, critical as it was of our Russian ally). It has since been adapted to film twice, a British animated version in the mid-1950s, in which the ending was altered to be more upbeat for its young audience, and a “live-action” take in 1999 featuring talking animals with the voices of an all-star cast including Kelsey Grammer, Ian Holm, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Patrick Stewart.

Serkis, known primarily for his role as Golem in the epic Lord of the Rings movie trilogy, and as the ape Caesar in the Planet of the Apes reboots, announced that his version would address the political aspects of the novella, but not as overtly as the previous films: “First and foremost, we are not making a film about Communism and Stalinism because if Orwell was writing the story today, he would be talking about other relevant topics like globalization and corporate greed,” he explained.

[Maceman]

Orwellian Orwellianism. What will the Hollywood leftist scum think of next?

[tanknetter]

“First and foremost, we are not making a film about Communism and Stalinism because if Orwell was writing the story today, he would be talking about other relevant topics like globalization and corporate greed,” he explained.

"Serkis" means "clueless a**hat" in what language again?

[a fool in paradise]

Stalinists have used 1984, Animal Farm, and Fahrenheit 451 as texts for attacking the Western establishment. This comes as no surprise.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Evil corporations don't live in a vacuum. They are all members of the crony-fascist big-government/big-corporate criminal complex.

Government is the greediest, most corrupt and murderous force on earth. Corporation only exist at the pleasure and service of government.

[a fool in paradise]

Recent editions of Animal Farm and 1984 have cover art by proud Communist "revolutionary" Shepard Fairey (the street punk behind the illegally posted HOPE and CHANGE Obama posters).

[Slings and Arrows]

Doublethink in action.

[VR-21]

I was thinking along the same lines Maceman. It seems that Orwell wrote another novel...1984 that dealt with people like Serkis. Interestingly this post is right on the heels of another post about leftist revisionism, propaganda and their relentless efforts to destroy the bedrock culture of our country.

[a fool in paradise]

First and foremost, we are not making a film about Communism and Stalinism because if Orwell was writing the story today, he would be talking about other relevant topics like globalization and corporate greed,” he explained.

Commuism and Stalinism are at play as much today.

Look at the Reds infested in government. Look at how they lie without morals about any damn thing. They have the spirit of Stalinists.

Just because we aren't in the gulags yet doesn't mean that proud terrorists like Bill Ayers wouldn't still like to see the Weather Underground's projected "25 million" killed (those who resist political re-education).

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Serkis says it was his days in the SWP, and his subsequent rejection of the party line, that made him the actor he is today. As a young socialist he was angry about so much: Thatcher, unemployment, racism, you name it. Actually, his anger went back further. As a little boy he was so angry, throwing such tantrums, that his three older sisters had to hold him down while he kicked, punched and raged. Andy Serkis: From Gollum to Ian Dury

[GeronL]

Well of course. Why am I not surprised?

[faithhopecharity]

“First and foremost, we are not making a film about Communism and Stalinism because if Orwell was writing the story today, he would be talking about other relevant topics like globalization and corporate greed,” he explained.

RESPONSE to above:

Seems to me the Pigs in Animal Farm were always changing the posted rules or preaching revisionist histories, too.....

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[Sgt_Schultze]

Considering the new author’s aversion to corporate greed, I assume the finished product will be uploaded to YouTube as a free offering.

[Salgak]

“Golem” in Lord of the Rings ?? Already the “journalist” shows he’s a clown. . .it’s GOLLUM. . .

[98ZJ USMC]

Any conservative film maker could easily drive this dreck into laughable oblivion.

[Organic Panic]

Double plus good post. And Sirkis will be working for free.

[RayChuang88]

Serkis has got to be kidding. I believe most scholars agree that Orwell's Animal Farm was a parable against the excesses of Communism.

[DFG]

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[staytrue]

I think it is fair to do a 1984 type movie on capitalism.

Corporatism like Big government is godless, souless, inhuman, unthinking in pursuit of its goals.

Corporatism wants to command and control but at least it will achieve material wealth even if peoples’s soul’s and spirituality are left wanting.

Big government is after the same thing, command and control, but not only leave’s man’s spiritual side wanting, it also leaves man’s material side wanting as well.

I think Capitalism run amok can be criticized on this level.

[okie01]

Doublethink in action.

And do you believe the practicioners in this case even realize what they're doing?

Somehow, I doubt Serkis even understands his role -- useful idiot -- in all this.

Does he understand that he is, in fact, twisting Orwell into a knot in order to promote Communism and Stalinism?

Does he even know what these things are...???