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demmiblue

(39,291 posts) Fri Dec 12, 2025, 06:48 PM Dec 12

Animal Farm - Andy Serkis - Official Trailer

Did not expect to be demanding something needs to be *more* Orwellian
— Don Moynihan (@donmoyn.bsky.social) 2025-12-12T23:45:24.774Z

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Animal Farm - Andy Serkis - Official Trailer (Original Post) demmiblue Dec 12 OP

Surely, this will be censored. Jim__ Dec 12 #1

K&R 2naSalit Dec 12 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author Jim__ Dec 12 #3

I read the book 45 years ago. I don't remember it being funny. It is Orwellian to me to make it funny, Intractable Dec 12 #4

You've got to be shitting me. LudwigPastorius Dec 13 #5

I must say, I am not impressed. OldBaldy1701E Dec 13 #6

Jim__

(15,091 posts)

1. Surely, this will be censored.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Fri Dec 12, 2025, 07:31 PM

Dec 12

2naSalit

(100,274 posts)

2. K&R

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Fri Dec 12, 2025, 07:31 PM

Dec 12

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Jim__ This message was self-deleted by its author.

Intractable

(1,696 posts)

4. I read the book 45 years ago. I don't remember it being funny. It is Orwellian to me to make it funny,

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Fri Dec 12, 2025, 09:31 PM

Dec 12

however allegorical it may still be.

LudwigPastorius

(14,263 posts)

5. You've got to be shitting me.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Sat Dec 13, 2025, 01:20 AM

Dec 13

The 1954 CIA-funded version is truer to the book than that apparent piece of garbage.

OldBaldy1701E

(10,309 posts)

6. I must say, I am not impressed.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Sat Dec 13, 2025, 09:56 AM

Dec 13

Andy, dude! What gives?

That is not how the story goes, and these days, that story needs to be retold! But, correctly!

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