Lord of the Flies

Continental Distributing | Release Date: August 13, 1963

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eagleeyevikingMar 21, 2020

This adaptation gets the foundations of William Golding's classic right, and pairs it with phenomenal acting and technical brilliance behind the camera.

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DawdlingPoetNov 25, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is a somewhat thought provoking film. I was aware of the story, the main story certainly and I found some of the dialogue somewhat poignant. I suppose it's (if in part) a critical look at English colonialism, for one thing. The group/pack mentality is something that's probably just as relevant now as when the book was written and film made, I imagine, if not more so in a sense. The ending is somewhat bittersweet. Yes, I'd recommend this film.… Expand

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JLuis_001May 10, 2022

The scariest aspect of the story as told by the book, and in this case the film, is how little it takes to jump right into the void of anarchy and chaos.

Sure, Lord of the Flies is mostly a tale of innocence lost, but it's more disturbingThe scariest aspect of the story as told by the book, and in this case the film, is how little it takes to jump right into the void of anarchy and chaos.

Sure, Lord of the Flies is mostly a tale of innocence lost, but it's more disturbing when you think that it's their very innocence what stopped them from greater evil.

It's never pleasant when the true nature of man is revealed.

Even for the time of this film's release, the impact of the message is not at all diluted.
The performances are really unremarkable, none of the guys do anything special. The spotlight belongs to the story and for this film that's all that matters.… Expand

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