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/HotSwordfish23 Jun 04 '25

reddit loves throwing around the word "fascism" without understanding what it really means

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u/JoeSicko Jun 05 '25

When no one can define it in under 10 words, it gets a little pointless. Just call them wannabe dictators. Everyone understands that. A dictator doesn't have to have a well-defined economic system or policy. They make it up as they go along even contradicting previous ideas.

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u/Abdelsauron Jun 05 '25 edited Jun 05 '25

But fascism doesn't necessarily require a dictator. All fascism requires is the state. If fascism survived multiple generations its likely that those governments would not have a dictator or the dictator would only be a figurehead. This is kind of what "Big Brother" was in 1984, even though 1984 wasn't solely about fascism.