
A shepherd herds sheep and chases a wolf. The teacher leads his students and chases the naughty one. The priest leads the novices and chases after the indecisive one . The officer leads the soldiers and punishes the deserter. Four groups coming from different directions are mixed in one herd. The officer commands, and everyone marches, even the wolf.
At first glance, “The Good Liar” is a respectable piece of fiction, starring Ian McKellen and Helen Mirren. But underneath everything, the film expertly hones the unpredictability of deceit.
When you first hear that there is a series on Netflix where the lead character’s wife dies from cancer and he becomes dangerously suicidal, you wouldn’t immediately assume that it’s a comedy.
This incarnation of Animal Farm is filled with the generic plot points, immature humor, cardboard characters and visual flaws that you have come to know from today’s lesser children’s films.
Animation as a medium of storytelling can be thought to be open to all ages and as I hope my readings will reveal, they could be interpreted as transgender stories.