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* SoundtrackDissonance: During the second invasion of Animal Farm, the shots of the approaching farmers are set to a cheerful, upbeat theme.
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** When Snowball tries to educate the animals, a pig is seen giving them lessons. From the context this is likely meant to be Snowball, but he's colored a light pink in these scenes instead of white.
** Squealer's design often varies as well, as he's sometimes light pink and sometimes a darker, almost reddish shade. He's also generally short and chubby but appears larger in some shots.

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** When Snowball tries to educate the animals, a pig is seen giving them lessons. From the context this is likely meant to be Snowball, usually pure white but he's is colored a light pink in these scenes instead of white.
some scenes, most notably when he's trying to educate the animals.
** Squealer's design often varies as well, as he's sometimes light well from a lighter pink and sometimes to a darker, almost reddish shade. He's also generally short and chubby but appears larger in some shots.
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* WhiteIsPure: Snowball is an albino in this version, fitting his name, and is one of the only pigs who genuinely cares about the other animals.
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** Napoleon is constantly depicted as such, even when startled he maintains a grimace... and even when affably chuckling at the baby pigs in the front yard he looks more like he's doing a low-key EvilLaugh. Only twice in the movie is his expression completely wicened; the first time is when the windmill blows up and the second time is when [[spoiler: he realises the other animals are going to kill him]].

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** Napoleon is constantly depicted as such, even when startled he maintains a grimace... and even when affably chuckling at the baby pigs in the front yard he looks more like he's doing a low-key EvilLaugh. Only twice in the movie is his expression completely wicened; widened; the first time is when the windmill blows up and the second time is when [[spoiler: he realises the other animals are going to kill him]].
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* WingdingEyes: As Mr. Jones abuses the animals with his whip after they try to feed themselves out of hunger, a few of the rebelling angered animals' eyes, including Snowball's, turn [[RedEyesTakeWarning bloodshot red]]. May count as NightmareFuel to some viewers.

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* OffModel: When Snowball tries to educate the animals, a pig is seen giving them lessons. From the context this is likely meant to be Snowball, but he's colored a light pink in these scenes instead of white.

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When Snowball tries to educate the animals, a pig is seen giving them lessons. From the context this is likely meant to be Snowball, but he's colored a light pink in these scenes instead of white.
** Squealer's design often varies as well, as he's sometimes light pink and sometimes a darker, almost reddish shade. He's also generally short and chubby but appears larger in some shots.
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* DecoyProtagonist: The first third of the film mostly follows Snowball until he's killed by Napoleon, at which point the focus shifts onto Boxer with Benjamin as his {{Lancer}}. It's only when Boxer is sent to the glue factory that it becomes clear that Benjamin was the protagonist all along.

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* KickTheDog: Napoloeon's first scene has him growling at a young lamb simply for bleating in fear when Old Major talks about how Jones abuses them.

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first scene has him growling at a young lamb simply for bleating in fear when Old Major talks about how Jones abuses them.them.
** The farmer who shoots Boxer during the second attack on the farm smiles sadistically as he does it, which makes it all the more satisfying when Benjamin kicks him.
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* OffModel: When Snowball tries to educate the animals, a pig is seen giving them lessons. From the context this is likely meant to be Snowball, but he's colored a light pink in these scenes instead of white.
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-->"To the animals, it now seemed that their world, which may or may not some day become a happy place to live in, was worse than ever for ordinary creatures, and another moment had come when they must do something about it..."
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* SnowMeansDeath: Appropriately, it's snowing the day of Snowball's assassination.
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[[caption-width-right:300: May contain fewer laughs than advertised.]]
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* AmbiguousSituation: In the aftermath of the chicken revolt, Napoleon demands that any other traitors confess their crimes. A sheep and a duck come forward and are executed as well, but unlike in the book they don't actually confess to anything, so it's unclear what (if anything) they did.

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* AmbiguousSituation: In After the aftermath of the chicken revolt, chickens revolt and are sentenced to die, Napoleon demands that any other traitors confess their crimes. A sheep and a duck come forward and are executed as well, but unlike in the book they don't actually confess to anything, so it's unclear what (if anything) they did.
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* AmbiguousSituation: In the aftermath of the chicken revolt, Napoleon demands that any other traitors confess their crimes. A sheep and a duck come forward and are executed as well, but unlike in the book they don't actually confess to anything, so it's unclear what (if anything) they did.
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* SelfDisposingVillain: During the second invasion of Animal Farm, Jones ends up blowing himself up along with the windmill.
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* CatScare: When Old Major is about to speak, the door creaks open, startling the animals, but it's only the cat.

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* FatBastard: Squealer is often referred to as "fat pig Squealer" by the narrator.



* LaserGuidedKarma: Squealer is shown several times to be a coward, often hiding when there's any fighting to be done. Napoleon's reliance on him comes back to bite him at the end, as when the animals rebel against him, Squealer predictably dives under the table rather than defend Napoleon.

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* LaserGuidedKarma: Squealer is shown several times to be a coward, often hiding when there's any fighting to be done. Napoleon's reliance on him comes back to bite him at the end, as when the animals rebel against him, at the end, Squealer predictably dives under the table rather than defend Napoleon.
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* LaserGuidedKarma: Squealer is shown several times to be a coward, often hiding when there's any fighting to be done. Napoleon's reliance on him comes back to bite him at the end, as when the animals rebel against him, Squealer predictably dives under the table rather than defend Napoleon.

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