Lord of the Flies 1963
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Genre:Adventure ,Drama,Thriller
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Director: Peter Brook
Stars:James Aubrey|Tom Chapin|Hugh Edwards Writer:William Golding, Songmaker:,, IMDB | Views: 1266 |
Lord of the Flies Complete info
Genre :Adventure|Drama|Thriller
Title :Lord of the Flies
Year :1963
Rating :7.0
Duration :92 min
Release :
Star:James Aubrey,Tom Chapin,Hugh Edwards,Roger Elwin,Tom Gaman,Roger Allan,David Brunjes,Peter Davy,Kent Fletcher,Nicholas Hammond
Director :Peter Brook
Writer:William Golding |
Country:English
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Moviescore:100 user
Movie Location:Budget: $250,000 (estimated)
Picture Rating:
Movie Budget:Production Co: Two Arts Ltd. See more ¯
Movie Gross:Runtime: 92 min
Movie Company:Two Arts Ltd. | Two Arts Ltd. |
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Lord of the Flies Tagline : Taglines: Evil is inherent in the human mind, whatever innocence may cloak it...
Lord of the Flies Description
Shipwrecked on an island, the castaway boys eventually revert to savagery despite the few rational kids' attempts to prevent that.
Lord of the Flies Plot
Plot Keywords: no female character | island | plane | fire | hunting | See All (87) ¯
Lord of the Flies Synopsis
A group of young boys are stranded alone on an island. Left to fend for themselves, they must take on the responsibilities of adults, even if they are not ready to do so. Inevitably, two factions form: one group (lead by Ralph) want to build shelters and collect food, whereas Jack's group would rather have fun and HUNT; illustrating the difference between civilization and savagery. Written by &view=simple&sort=alpha">Murray Chapman
Lord of the Flies Critics
I read the book when I was a kid, and I found it to be very disturbing. I didn't really care to think why. Watching this movie as a grown up (especially as a grown up trying to think about anything BUT work) made me ponder several things about human behavior. For instance, what makes one person lead and another follow? Why is there almost always just 2 prominent sides to a situation, even though there are people involved whose opinions may be of varying shades of gray? Isn't it strange that once you commit an act of taboo, that it just makes it so much easier to do the next time? Why is an act that is morally reprehensible to perform individually, become so much easier when it is done in group? Where does one's individualism go when "mob rule" prevails ? I think the movie did a good job of bringing out the "beast", but it didn't surpass my initial impression from reading the book. The acting was commendable, given the age and experience of the actors, and the classic novel they were trying to portray. Ralph was just superb, trying to lead with "reason", but watching his leadership ebb to a much more terrifying alter ego. The relentlessness and inevitability of his fate was captured in all its horror when he is told "They're going to hurt you, Ralph". Its hard to write a review about just the movie, when the story itself (as told in the book) is what makes the biggest impression. The movie is rich in metaphors - innocence lost, war, society in general, right and wrong, etc. In closing, I would recommend this movie to anyone looking for fear, but not of the sensational variety that 'horror movies' are generally associated with. Its a black and white movie, made in the 60's, and stars a bunch of scrawny kids. The fear is what you have to not watch - but live.
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