Review: Serkis's Animal Farm adaptation prioritizes spectacle over Orwell's political bite

Summary

Andy Serkis's long-awaited adaptation of George Orwell's Animal Farm, which premiered at Anifilm, is reviewed as a visually impressive but thematically hollow spectacle. The review argues that while Orwell's 1945 novel is a sharp political critique of totalitarianism and revolutionary corruption, Serkis's version prioritizes A-list spectacle and star power over coherent political messaging, ultimately failing to capture the manifesto-like power of the original work.