Animal Farm Movie And Book Comparison Essay

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When it comes to choosing between the book and movie versions of a story, many people choose just to watch the movie while others prefer the book. Often times, though, many details of a story are changed when it is made into a movie. Movies simply aren't long enough to include all of the details in the book. If you just watched the movie, you would get a completely different perspective than if you just read the book and vice versa. The book and film versions of Animal Farm contain many differences. Many major differences even change the meaning of the story. Some of the main differences in the movie include, there was no Battle of the Windmill, there was a different ending, and all of the pigs didn’t walk on two legs. The Battle of the Windmill was a major event in the plot of the book, but the movie failed to mention it at all. In the movie, it shows the windmill being blown up, but there was never an actual battle. This aspect was a very significant event both symbolically and in the book. The Battle of the …show more content…

However, in the movie, the story continued with a new family coming to take over the farm. The conclusion of the movie gave Animal Farm a happy ending, but the book ended with making you realize just how corrupt Animal Farm had become. Symbolically, it doesn't make sense to have a happy ending. The Russian Revolution was just the beginning of Russia/Soviet Union´s hard times. After the Russian Revolution, they were part of the Cold War, and eventually, the U.S.S.R. crumbled. There was no happiness for them. At the end of the movie, the characters all had a hope for a better future, but the book's ending made the characters upset with how their idea of perfection ended up. Just by adding that extra piece of the movie, the characters’ feelings completely changed, and it gave the story a completely different

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