Thursday, August 17, 2023

Lord of the Flies Movie review


Lord of the Flies Movie Review: 





Lord of the Flies is a 1963 British drama film based on William Golding's 1954 novel of the same name about 30 schoolboys who are marooned on an island where the behavior of the majority degenerates into savagery. It was written and directed by Peter Brook and produced by Lewis M. Allen. The film was in production for much of 1961, though the film did not premiere until 1963, and was not released in the United Kingdom until 1964.


At the beginning of the movie, it is shown that Piggy's outer look is commented on by his classmates and that he is ostracized. Through this scene, the writer shows the current situation of body shaming.


As the movie progresses, Jack and Ralph's group gets separated. Jack's group goes hunting and Ralph's group tries to find a way to get back from the island. Ralf's main purpose is survival. This scene suggests that people who work hard keep working hard, while others get money even without working hard.


In Ralf's group, there is one guy whose name is Simon. He is an intellectual and visionary guy. In the movie, he is shown thinking about something.


As the movie progresses, a scene is shown in which Jack tells the group members that pork will be given to those who join the group. This scene represents the current electoral system or rather the mindset of the present human being. He goes to the side which sees his profit whether it is right or wrong.


Rumors are spread by the group that the Beast is, when Simon comes to tell the truth to those present, he is killed by Jack's tribe.  And it is called mob lynching.


There is a scene in the movie where some students are beating other students with sticks and others are laughing at it which is called sadism.


In another scene, Piggy's glasses are forcibly taken from him to light a fire and then thrown away. The scene represents that people will call you as long as they need you and then you will be kicked out of their group.


At the end of the movie, Jack's group sets the entire forest on fire. The fire causes suffocation and they come closer to the sea. When they see the naval officer at first everyone thinks that this is their illusion. They touch a naval officer to turn their illusion into reality. And in the eyes of all, remorse is often seen.

   "Maybe there is a beast....   Maybe it's only us. " 

Here I past a blog link that is based on our unit: 1 Lord of the Flies : https://vipuldabhi49.blogspot.com/2023/08/lord-of-flies-by-william-golding.html?m=1

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