Film Review – Animal Farm (2026)

Considering the ways of the world these days, there’s certainly room for another big screen adaptation of George Orwell’s allegorical novella, “Animal Farm.” However, it’s not entirely clear if moviegoers need one that features flatulence, feces, and “The Price is Right” jokes. Screenwriter Nicholas Stoller and director Andy Serkis set out to transform Orwell’s original writing into a more approachable understanding of power and corruption for younger audiences, using Orwell’s work as the foundation for the picture, which is quick to explore other areas of crisis and conformity in an effort to fill a sellable run time. “Animal Farm” retains some potent ideas on political control and community failures, but Serkis and Stoller are after something flashier with the endeavor, and the cartoon-y approach does more to undermine the story’s message than help it reach young minds. Read the the rest at Blu-ray.com