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Topic	So holywood is remaking lord of the flies but with an all female cast! Yay!!!
Unbridled9 08/31/17 3:06:29 PM #33:	Blightzkrieg posted... darkknight109 posted... So I have zero interest in this movie, but I am very familiar with the source material and I fail to see how swapping for an all female cast in any way detracts from the source material. It's not like the Lord of the Flies has any major plot points that lean on the gender of the participants; the whole underlying message is about the tragic and innate savagery of humanity and our willingness to revert to animalism when the chips are down. That can be accomplished just as easily with a cast of girls as a cast of boys. I have no idea why people are clutching their pearls over this. If anything, the use of girls might enhance the story due to girls' traditional association with purity, passiveness, and pacifism. Nothing guarantees this won't be a shitty movie, but screaming that everything is ruined just because none of the characters have dongs is more than a little sensationalist. I think the all boy cast was an intentional choice to highlight the ingrained aggression of men in particular though. When you're talking about historical/biological violence and aggression in humans, it's not at all controversial to attribute it primarily to the male half. I haven't read the book in ages but I seem to remember the pig scene in particular being almost rapey. If the film is being made with a deliberate counter point ("Women are just as bad as men in this respect") then it might be interesting. But I don't think that was the intention of the original novel at all and if it's just a copy paste job it might feel less interesting. I'm not super passionate about the story though so it's not a big deal either way. If the movie is bad it's hardly a problem for the Lord of the Flies cinematic universe. Do remember, they could go the complete opposite direction and have the girls build a functioning and socialistic (because, let's face it, it's propaganda) society in which the pig is properly cared for and petticured as well. --- I am the gentle hand who heals, the happy smile who shields, and the foot that will kick your *! - White Mage <cite>Unbridled9 posted [p:885789423] in So holywoo... [t:75725670]...</cite> <quote><cite>Blightzkrieg posted...</cite> <quote><cite>darkknight109 posted...</cite> <quote>So I have zero interest in this movie, but I am very familiar with the source material and I fail to see how swapping for an all female cast in any way detracts from the source material. It's not like the Lord of the Flies has any major plot points that lean on the gender of the participants; the whole underlying message is about the tragic and innate savagery of humanity and our willingness to revert to animalism when the chips are down. That can be accomplished just as easily with a cast of girls as a cast of boys. I have no idea why people are clutching their pearls over this. If anything, the use of girls might enhance the story due to girls' traditional association with purity, passiveness, and pacifism. Nothing guarantees this won't be a shitty movie, but screaming that everything is ruined just because none of the characters have dongs is more than a little sensationalist.</quote> I think the all boy cast was an intentional choice to highlight the ingrained aggression of men in particular though. When you're talking about historical/biological violence and aggression in humans, it's not at all controversial to attribute it primarily to the male half. I haven't read the book in ages but I seem to remember the pig scene in particular being almost rapey. If the film is being made with a deliberate counter point ("Women are just as bad as men in this respect") then it might be interesting. But I don't think that was the intention of the original novel at all and if it's just a copy paste job it might feel less interesting. I'm not super passionate about the story though so it's not a big deal either way. If the movie is bad it's hardly a problem for the Lord of the Flies cinematic universe.</quote> Do remember, they could go the complete opposite direction and have the girls build a functioning and socialistic (because, let's face it, it's propaganda) society in which the pig is properly cared for and petticured as well. --- I am the gentle hand who heals, the happy smile who shields, and the foot that will kick your *! - White Mage</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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