Three major differences between William Golding's Lord of the Flies and the movie written by Harry Hook are the pilot being somewhat alive, the kid with the birthmark on his face not passing away, and the missing appearance of the man in the parachute.
In the movie, as the plane was shot down and the kids stepped foot on the island, they dragged an injured pilot out of the front compartment of the plane, and into the shelter they later built. This made an impact on the way the children would attempt to rationalize, and ask themselves twice: "What would an adult do?" They thought more about making him get well instead of fun and games.
As stated in the novel, the kid with the birthmark on his face was lost. In contrast, in the movie this never occurred. He remained inhabited on the island, and one of Jack's hunters. Without his disappearance, the children take the matter of acting responsibly and taking care of one another for survival, much less seriously. They fail to apprehend the severity of the situation.
In Golding's allegory novel, Sam and Eric mistook a man in a parachute --who died upon his landing on the island--for a beast. This brought more chaos to the island, and frightened the younger once. Chasing down the beast became one of everyone's main objectives (besides getting rescued), and Jacks main goal as chief to prove his mighty strength. Without this event, the movie was mainly focused on the tension between Ralph and Jack.
For these reasons already mentioned, Hook's and Golding's versions vary drastically. Once more I conclude that the death of the pilot, and the kid with the birthmark, as well as the parachutist, were missing elements of the movie's plot. This--in my opinion--made the book far more complete. All these events gave support to the moral that Golding wanted to make evident in his writing.
In the movie, as the plane was shot down and the kids stepped foot on the island, they dragged an injured pilot out of the front compartment of the plane, and into the shelter they later built. This made an impact on the way the children would attempt to rationalize, and ask themselves twice: "What would an adult do?" They thought more about making him get well instead of fun and games.
As stated in the novel, the kid with the birthmark on his face was lost. In contrast, in the movie this never occurred. He remained inhabited on the island, and one of Jack's hunters. Without his disappearance, the children take the matter of acting responsibly and taking care of one another for survival, much less seriously. They fail to apprehend the severity of the situation.
In Golding's allegory novel, Sam and Eric mistook a man in a parachute --who died upon his landing on the island--for a beast. This brought more chaos to the island, and frightened the younger once. Chasing down the beast became one of everyone's main objectives (besides getting rescued), and Jacks main goal as chief to prove his mighty strength. Without this event, the movie was mainly focused on the tension between Ralph and Jack.
For these reasons already mentioned, Hook's and Golding's versions vary drastically. Once more I conclude that the death of the pilot, and the kid with the birthmark, as well as the parachutist, were missing elements of the movie's plot. This--in my opinion--made the book far more complete. All these events gave support to the moral that Golding wanted to make evident in his writing.
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