Joseph Bellofatto

Many of you know, I’ve been partnering with Angel Studios for 3 years. That’s never been a secret. I’ve interviewed much of the founding team, many of the production members for Sound of Freedom and Cabrini, and was a lead promoter for their movie Cabrini. I love their work. I’m currently watching The Chosen. My daughter loves The Tuttle Twins. I frequently cite Orwell here on X, and was really excited when I heard they were doing Animal Farm. I’m kind of a book snob and was interested to see how closely it followed the book. All the clips and trailers I saw were very cute. There were no red flags. However, I was sent an interview this morning with the director saying he purposefully did not respect the integrity of the book. In other words, he Orwelled Orwell. Knowing this now, I cannot in good faith promote this movie to you all like I did Cabrini and Sound of Freedom. I do want to say that Angel Studios does excellent work. I haven’t actually seen them miss until now. They’re human, and good humans at that, who do mean well, but they’re going to miss sometimes. I’ll miss sometimes too. What is important is considering new information when you receive it and maintaining your integrity. I’m not going to discourage anybody from watching this movie, you should draw your own conclusions. I’m still going to watch it anyway because my curiosity is peaked. You don’t need me to think for you or anyone else. I will continue to promote Angel Studio’s Catholic and history work, as I always have, because I do believe in their mission.

Many people (incorrectly) think Native American tribes lived in peace and harmony. The noble savage myth is merely a myth.