Live Life Team
‘Lord of the Flies’ has some chilling scenes to it, and can be seen as an allegorical story for human society. A group of boys from an English school are shipwrecked, and they try to form their own society. Initially, Ralph (James Aubrey), the thoughtful one, is put in charge. He seeks to build shelter and collect food. But, it isn’t long before things start to collapse. Jack (Tom Chapin), the head of the school’s choir, leads a group of boys on a hunt and to just have fun. In their case, this means killing a mother wild pig, which means that essentially they’ll have no food in the future and degenerate into savages.
Some of the scenes are quite chilling, and when the boys engage in some of their savage acts, it’s downright disturbing. Also, there is a good degree of nudity in the film, full frontal nudity, and these are very young boys. So, be prepared for that. This is not a movie for the whole family to watch.
As the story progresses, Ralph continues to try and hold his civilized group together with the help of Piggy, the intellectual (symbolized by the fact that he wears glasses). Of course, the violence continues to rise, and at every turn their society crumbles. When Piggy (Hugh Edwards) is killed, it’s shocking, brutal and surprising.
Ralph learns that he’s to be the subject of the next hunt. In the end, a rescue ship (with the first adult seen in the film) arrives, and the boys are dumbstruck. Will they be able to be re-integrated into society,
