The third film we watched was Animal Farm, a 1954 animated british film, that was funded by the CIA. Knowing this we can assume there are a few ideologies represented in it.
The film is heavily biased towards the risks and dangers communism have. The film begins by showing the harsh cruelty the animals suffer under the heel of their master/owner, Mr Jones. We then see the animals plan and lead a revolution, taking over the farm and evicting Mr Jones. At first it seems like this is an excellent solutions that works for everyone, but soon its 'flaws' begin to show, with one species becoming more important than another, eventually becoming superior to all the other species and ruing them with an iron fist. We then see the animals leading another revolution against the Pigs (communism) a and were ead to believe that capitalism and democracy takes it place and everything is going to be perfect.
The main ideology of this film is that although Mr Jones rule was harsh, it wasnt nearly as horrible as the rule of Napoleon (Communist), one which steals from us all freedom and equal rights. Viewing it now it seems ridiculous that anyone could be oblivious to these ideologies, but at the times these dominant ideologies were used by the government to gather support for them and grow hate and fear for communism, preparing the country for a growing Cold War, something the Soviet Union were doing at the time aswell.
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