xRobot: [3/9] Lord of the flies (1963) Videos

Added: Jul 8, 2008

From: grumpy1314

Duration: 9:53

Differences between the book and the filmThe film follows the book very faithfully, but there are a few differences:When they first light the fire on the hill, the fire doesn't spread over the jungle and thus the child that died from this fire is not shown. The killing of the mother sow is not shown, only the boys stabbing at something off-screen. Similarly, the dead parachutist mistaken by "Sam and Eric" for the beast isn't shown, only their reaction to seeing it but they do see the parachute flapping in the wind behind the mountain. Piggy does not make an emotional speech denouncing Jack and imagining a confrontation after the theft of the glasses. Ralph does not insult Piggy as much as in the novel. Piggy hardly ever cleans his spectacles. Due to the producers making up a boy named "Morris", the boy Maurice is called Rupert. The boys spot a plane instead of a ship. Simon has very few lines throughout the film. Simon does not actually talk to the pig head, instead staring at it for a long period of time, as the flies' buzzing grows increasingly louder. When Jack leaves the tribe, the whole re-election scene is left out, instead, he just leaves the tribe and asks who wants to come with him. Piggy tells a story to the "littluns" about Camberley. At the end of the book, Ralph talks to the navy officer and tells him about the deaths of Simon and Piggy; in the movie, it is left out.In the book, Simon is said to have black hair; in the movie, he has blonde hair. In the book, it is said that Ralph is slightly taller than Jack; in the movie, Jack is taller. In the book, Jack's hair is said to be red. In the movie, though it was filmed in black and white, his hair is clearly brown. Simon's death is less violent.

Channel: Film

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