Novel 2009

" Lord of the flies", differences between the book and the film

Today it is normal to make a film with inspiration from a book. I think thatthe book is always better than the movie, except "The lord of the rings". The film leaves out many of the scenes and changes them, and that can destroy some of the functionof the book. I think that "The lord of the flies" is a good example on this. The principal characters where different from the book description. In the book Ralph is described with fair hair, but in the movie his hair is brown. Jack has black hair in the book and in the movie it is red/brown. This destroys some of the points Golding us trying to make. Ralph's hair is suposed to be a sign to the goodness his character symbolize and Jack's hair is a description on the evil he represent. I think Piggy is a bit different to because in the movie he is always wiping his glasses, which is a symbol, but this does not happen very often in the film.

Golding describes the nature around very clearly, but it is difficult for the film to create the same effect. The nature has many symbols and therefore it is impossible to connect this to the plot.

In the end of the book Ralph is talking to the officer about the deaths of Simon and Piggy, this does not happen in the movie. In the movie they barely speak to each other.