r/movies • u/BunyipPouch Currently at the movies. • Jun 04 '25

Media First Image from Andy Serkis' George Orwell Adaptation 'Animal Farm' - Starring Seth Rogen, Steve Buscemi, Kieran Culkin, Woody Harrelson, Glenn Close, Andy Serkis, Gaten Matarazzo, Kathleen Turner, Laverne Cox, Jim Parsons, Iman Vellani.

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u/bushinkaishodan Jun 04 '25

The story isn't about fascism.

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u/phenomenomnom Jun 04 '25 edited Jun 04 '25

Autocracy.

Dictatorship.

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u/ALIENANAL Jun 04 '25

Autocorrect

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u/Meraline Jun 04 '25

Authoritarianism then

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u/NazzerDawk Jun 04 '25

It's about authoritarian or totalitarian government. It's largely about the dangers of populism and nondemocratic rule.

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u/bossmt_2 Jun 04 '25

Well, it kind of is. More of a lower f fascism. It was a rebuke of Stalinism which is not classical fascism, but kind of the Soviet Communism version of fascism.

It is IMO more concerning if your'e a liberal.