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Lord of the Flies (1963)
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Evil is inherent in the human mind, whatever innocence may cloak it...Plot Outline:
Shipwrecked on an island, the castaway boys eventually revert to savagery despite the few rational kids' attempts to prevent that. morePlot Synopsis:
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Notorious eyebrow raiser wonders why child cast are under fire. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | James Aubrey | ... | Ralph |
| Tom Chapin | ... | Jack |
| Hugh Edwards | ... | Piggy |
| Roger Elwin | ... | Roger |
| Tom Gaman | ... | Simon |
| Roger Allan | ... | Piers |
| David Brunjes | ... | Donald |
| Peter Davy | ... | Peter |
| Kent Fletcher | ... | Percival Wemys Madison |
 | Nicholas Hammond | ... | Robert |
| Christopher Harris | ... | Bill |
| Alan Heaps | ... | Neville |
| Jonathan Heaps | ... | Howard |
| Burnes Hollyman | ... | Douglas |
| Andrew Horne | ... | Matthew |
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92 minCountry:
UKLanguage:
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Continuity: The boys go on the monster hunt, and leave Piggy behind to take care of the smaller boys. As Piggy looks out to sea, you can see (from behind, at a 3/4 angle) that his left lens is intact. This is after Jack had already broken it in a fight previously. moreQuotes:
Ralph: Someone has to stay behind. Piggy...Jack: [interrupts] Sure, protect Piggy like you always do.
Ralph: Don't be stupid. What can he do with just one eye?
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| Roger | BanjoKazooie1988 |
| I love Simon. I do. | honkerdude |
| Favorite SCENE? | sillynillyx4 |
| This or 1990 remake?? | lisab5552000 |
| How long? | kobi_jae |
| Can someone act, please? | lionsfan101 |
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May I start by saying a pox on those who do not love the cast.
I honestly can't see why you complain. I love the book; I didn't need to read it for school, but I read it anyway and enjoyed it. I understood the message Golding brought about. Then why am I not offended by this movie as I was by Lord of the Rings?
This film is an excellent translation of Golding's novel. It is stark, bold and well directed. The young cast are frighteningly talented, especially Chapin and Edwards. This has everything I expected and much more. Perhaps I was wishing for a more vivid "Lord of the Flies" scene, but it brought it's message across and kept everything in the book alive. I marvel every time I see Edwards' Piggy. I can't understand the capacity the boy had at such an age. Jack was well portrayed also, as was Ralph.
The ending was perfect. I admit the music did throw me off a tad but everything else just came so willingly. The emotions of the boys practically leaked out through to me, and that one little boy in particular (I've forgotten his name, I'm afraid - is it Percy?) looking up at the sea-captain just personified everything that the ending symbolised. This film is one of my favourites and I cannot see how anyone could fault it so drastically.