Lord Of The Flies Book Vs Movie Analysis
Movie productions that are based on novels are usually different and that goes for the movie, Lord of the Flies, as well, which is based on the novel of the same title by William Golding. In the novel, the author captures the readers' attention by the descriptive and provocative plot, even though, some of the scenes are disturbing and heartbreaking. They film adaptation of William Golding's Lord of the Flies loses its significance compared to the novel of the same title because of the modern technologies that are displayed, the absence of significant events and the personality of Piggy.
Verification of the advance technology being used in the movie is shown in the beginning and at the end. At the beginning of the movie, there are a few scenes …show more content…
From the mulberry colour birthmark boy missing to the conch shattering into thousands of pieces, most of the major events are missing in the 1960 movie. Every incident that happens in the novel has its own importance in portraying the story and relating to the understanding and development of the characters. For example, when Piggy finds out that the mulberry birthmark boy is missing--"That little 'un had a mark on his--face--where is--he now? I tell you I don't see him."(p. 47) -- his asthma comes to him and the panic in Piggy's voice shows us what Piggy's personality is like in the novel, which displays care and well-observed characteristics in Piggy. In the film, we cannot resemble Piggy's character due to the absence of certain important events. Another instance would be the event of the conch shattering into thousands of pieces in the novel. "the conch exploded into a thousand white fragments and ceased to exist." (p. 200) One can know or have the sense that the conch is a symbolic item to the boys. It is an item that displays rules and limitation. This event is probably the most significant one out of the rest of the incidents but the 1960 movie edition does not show or mention anything about it. Again, if people have not read the novel before watching the movie, they will not be as interest as they will be with the novel. The lack
Verification of the advance technology being used in the movie is shown in the beginning and at the end. At the beginning of the movie, there are a few scenes …show more content…
From the mulberry colour birthmark boy missing to the conch shattering into thousands of pieces, most of the major events are missing in the 1960 movie. Every incident that happens in the novel has its own importance in portraying the story and relating to the understanding and development of the characters. For example, when Piggy finds out that the mulberry birthmark boy is missing--"That little 'un had a mark on his--face--where is--he now? I tell you I don't see him."(p. 47) -- his asthma comes to him and the panic in Piggy's voice shows us what Piggy's personality is like in the novel, which displays care and well-observed characteristics in Piggy. In the film, we cannot resemble Piggy's character due to the absence of certain important events. Another instance would be the event of the conch shattering into thousands of pieces in the novel. "the conch exploded into a thousand white fragments and ceased to exist." (p. 200) One can know or have the sense that the conch is a symbolic item to the boys. It is an item that displays rules and limitation. This event is probably the most significant one out of the rest of the incidents but the 1960 movie edition does not show or mention anything about it. Again, if people have not read the novel before watching the movie, they will not be as interest as they will be with the novel. The lack