Reviews of Lord of the Flies
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Mr. Fuffcans
5Dec08
I’m sorry i’m just not a fan. This is the reason why i never read the book then watch the movie (it is always opposite whenever i muster up the attention span to read a book that i know the ending to..) the stark imagery i created in my head while reading wasn’t there, the harrowing drama was ruined by stilted line readings and horrid acting (i know they were non actors but the choice to use them was unacceptable to me) and the whole thing just went by too fast without giving time for the terror of the children and the narrative to sink in. Again in this case the book is better but that is an endless debate no isn’t it?
- Currently 1.0/5 Stars.
Pierluigi Puccini
27Nov08
The closest adaptation of William Golding’s literary masterpiece.
Peter Brook was mainly a theater director, perhaps that is why his cinematic skills may appear flat, and his handle of kid actors is also average. Despite that, his naturalistic approach is a strength.
The power of the film comes exactly from the allegory, the core of the story, a sour and ultimately devastating microcosmos about death of humanity and reason, and the embrace of anarchy and savagery as the only means of survival.
- Currently 4.0/5 Stars.