Lord of the Flies
Lord Of The Flies is a drama and black
and white film directed by Peter Brook, based on William Golding's
novel of the same name, starring James Aubrey and Tom Chapin as the
main actors. It was shot in 1961 but was only released two years
later, in 1963. This film adaptation deals with a group of British
schoolboys stranded on a desert island after they had survived a
plane crash. They are left with no adults in the context of the
Second World War. As they want to succeed in remaining civilized
British boys, they start to etablish rules and to vote for a leader
in order to create their own micro-society. The boys are divided into
two groups : the first one, managing by Ralph (who is made chief), build shelters and
stay by the fire while the second one, managing by Jack, hunt to feed
everyone. But a rivalry starts growing between Ralph and Jack as they
both want to be in charge. Jack and his group gradually turn into
savages whereas Ralph tries to keep his group civilized, so as to
behave as they were taught during their upbringing. Finally, this
hostility will lead to an unexpected and bloody climax.The title is referring to the emblem of Jack's group : the head of a wild pig drove into a stick, which attracts a lot of flies since it is dead.
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