Harry Hook fails to realise this in his version, with a failed attempt at modernisation to try to cater to a new audience. Despite the adequate technology available for the film, the most important parts which could have benefitted were shafted , for example, Simon’s vision of the Pig speaking to him (a pivotal point in the book which could not easily be shown in the 1960’s due to lack of technology) is reduced to mere seconds where he locks eyes with the dead swine. The moral Golding was trying to convey is rooted deeply in the words he uses, so Brook’s choice to directly quote the text was a well-founded choice, unlike the newer version, which chose to instead bring in a completely new and arbitrary sub-plot which brings little to nothing to the real story. There are multiple examples of botched modifications within Hook’s film, including plot, character and especially
Harry Hook fails to realise this in his version, with a failed attempt at modernisation to try to cater to a new audience. Despite the adequate technology available for the film, the most important parts which could have benefitted were shafted , for example, Simon’s vision of the Pig speaking to him (a pivotal point in the book which could not easily be shown in the 1960’s due to lack of technology) is reduced to mere seconds where he locks eyes with the dead swine. The moral Golding was trying to convey is rooted deeply in the words he uses, so Brook’s choice to directly quote the text was a well-founded choice, unlike the newer version, which chose to instead bring in a completely new and arbitrary sub-plot which brings little to nothing to the real story. There are multiple examples of botched modifications within Hook’s film, including plot, character and especially