After a plane crash in the ocean, a group of military students reach an island. Ralph organises the boys, assigning responsibilities for each one.
When rebel Jack neglects the fire camp and they lose the chance to be seen by a helicopter, the group split under the leadership of Jack.
While Ralph rationalises the procedures, Jack uses the fear of unknown to control the other boys, and hunting and chasing pigs, stealing Ralph's group and even killing people.....
For purists of the source material and the original movie, it's going to irk a few people. Here we don't really have the metaphors of religion and the fear of growing old, it's just a load of boys in pants running amok in the jungle.
But it still sort of works. Getty and th other one are really good as Jack and Ralph, almost Cane and Abel in stature, they are friends, then become the best of enemies, for no good reason.
Soon the island is split in two, one lead by head, the other by heart, but as the heart is deceitful above all things, the 'head' camp gets gradually smaller as the days go by.
It starts off as an adventure for the boys, but soon becomes a nightmare, when people start getting killed.
and this is where the film falters, its too dark and grim and savours too much on the deaths of characters.
Yes, they have to die to keep the material true, but does it have to be so graphic?
Other than that, it's a very wheel made film with some good central performances and quite a good final act.
When rebel Jack neglects the fire camp and they lose the chance to be seen by a helicopter, the group split under the leadership of Jack.
While Ralph rationalises the procedures, Jack uses the fear of unknown to control the other boys, and hunting and chasing pigs, stealing Ralph's group and even killing people.....
For purists of the source material and the original movie, it's going to irk a few people. Here we don't really have the metaphors of religion and the fear of growing old, it's just a load of boys in pants running amok in the jungle.
But it still sort of works. Getty and th other one are really good as Jack and Ralph, almost Cane and Abel in stature, they are friends, then become the best of enemies, for no good reason.
Soon the island is split in two, one lead by head, the other by heart, but as the heart is deceitful above all things, the 'head' camp gets gradually smaller as the days go by.
It starts off as an adventure for the boys, but soon becomes a nightmare, when people start getting killed.
and this is where the film falters, its too dark and grim and savours too much on the deaths of characters.
Yes, they have to die to keep the material true, but does it have to be so graphic?
Other than that, it's a very wheel made film with some good central performances and quite a good final act.