Review of Lord of the Flies (1963) by Tim L — 19 Nov 2008
An ambitious story which explores the very extremes of human behaviour and sociology; and the fine line between civilisation and savagery. But it does this through a scaled down society of children trapped on a desert island.
When presented with paradise, this society chooses power, war and brutality against each other - A chilling commentary on our own world at present. The acting is pretty wooden throughout (Piggy's voice is particularly annoying; though you do warm to the character), and the 'Hardy Boy' mentality of some of the boys may seem (unfortunately) dated in an age of modern technology and so on.
You are left feeling that here is an extraordinary story that could well be more compelling in it's original book form (I've yet to read it, but I'd like to). This said, it doesn't suffer greatly from the things I have mentioned, and is a fun and thought-provoking film once you get into it.
Overall, I liked it.
This review of Lord of the Flies (1963) was written by Tim L on 19 Nov 2008.
Lord of the Flies has generally received positive reviews.
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