Lord of the Flies by William Golding

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Lord of the Flies by William Golding Lord of the flies was originally a novel by William Golding, but it has inspired filmmakers to produce films based on the storyline. Two particular versions of the film were made in the 1960's and 1990's. The two versions, although set along the same storyline, are very different in their own ways, obviously there are also a lot of similarities as well. This essay will compare those differences and similarities in one particular scene: The death of Piggy. The original storyline begins with a group of children from different backgrounds congregating on an island after their plane crashes on a uninhabited secluded island. The group devise a scheme to ensure they remain a robust tribe, but the tension caused on the island becomes unbearable and most of the children become savages. Jack Merridew operated the tribe, known to the others as the 'savages'. Eventually every child on the island united with Jacks group, except Piggy and Ralph. The 1st main death in the novel is of a young boy named Simon; he was brutally murdered by the savages in a hectic heat of the moment. The 'Savages' were chanting about killing a pig for them to feast on. One member of the group also murders piggy, where he is struck by a bolder. The novel is finished with the fire becoming out of control and starts to ruin the island. A passenger on a boat notices the smoke and the group are rescued. The two sets of characters in the two versions of the lord of the flies are similar and different in their own ways. In the 1960's version of the film a fair-haired well-spoken young ... ... middle of paper ... ...y the parts of the stranded children. I think that their personal opinion would be that if they used these actors the film would seem more realistic, but in my view the use of these actors failed because they did not have the ability to capture the imagination of the audience. For instance when Piggy dies the facial expressions of the children are not as sympathetic and distraught as you would expect for children who have blatantly never experienced this type of trauma before. I think the lighting in the newer film was effective because it looked more professional and enhanced the emotions of the actors. The dialect was more realistic for they era that the film was made in, although the American accents failed them. I think both films were as imaginative as each other and they both had their superb and appalling parts.

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