Warning! Do not, under any circumstances watch this movie!
I am one of those people who hate it when a movie based on the book differs too much from the original story. Seeing the Harry Potter films with me is not a good experience. It goes something like this: "WHAT?!", "Yeah, right...", "Oh, come on!!", "WHAT?!?!?". I hate them. "The Perfume" by Patrick Süzkind actually made a good movie, and so did "Bridget Jones". But the worst thing I've ever seen is the 1990 Lord of the Flies film.
The things I recognized from the book:
-The title
-The names of some of the boys
-Some of the lines
-That Ralph was made cheif
-That Jack made himself cheif of another tribe
-That the same people died
-That there existed a pig's head on a stick
-That Ralph started to cry when he saw the Navy guy.
The things I missed the most:
-That the boys were English
-That Jack had red hair and Ralph blonde
-Ralph's and Piggy's personalitys
-Simon's talk with the Lord of the Flies
-The parachuter
-The war, the atom bomb, and the reason the boys landed on the island
-The meaning of the plot
I just... argh.. What a waste of time!
The reason I saw it: I downloaded the wrong one, and thought I'd just see it because I was looking so forward to seeing the movie. FAIL! But now I hope the one from 1963 is a little bit better.
Friday, June 27, 2008
Monday, June 23, 2008
Summertime
Ah, exams are over and it's SUMMER!
I started the holidays getting sick, with a real fever and everything! I had to stay in bed for a week, and all the while the sun was shining from a cloudless sky and it was extremely hot outside. Then I got well and the rain came. Of course. But I did get to spend a few days in southern Norway, in Kristiansand, with Sigrid and it was great fun. Mostly partying, but what are holidays for?
I have also read my first summer vacation book, The Lord of the Flies by William Golding. I really enjoyed it. It was full of words I didn't recognize, so it was hard reading, but was still consumed by it. It was so scary in the end I had to go and sleep under the protection of the cat. I'm now looking forward to see the movie (the one from 19863, not 1990), because I loved the story - but had trouble with some of the English words.
I think it was interesting how the kids were so unwilling to listen to what Piggy had to say, as he was the only one with much intelligence. Also how they so easily changed sides when Jack started his own tribe, even though Ralph was the one with the plans for a future of survival and Jack's way of life concentraded around the present. Is this a desicion only children would take because they are not as smart as adults, and not yet have the capability (or desire) to plan ahaead? Or would a grown-up after a while start to make the same desicions as time went on and hope started to falter?
I thought a lot about the plane crash in the Andes mountains in the 1970's when a group of about 15-20 yong boys lived in the snowy mountains for over 70 days. Their survival instinct were so strong that they eventually eate the bodies of their friends. They did not turn on eachother, in contrast to the boys in "Lord of the Flies", but is this because they were older or simply because they were too cold?
I also kept thinking about how I myself would react if I was on a deserted island, or even in the mountains. Would my survival instinct be strong enough, or would I give up and try to enjoy the rest of my days?
I warmly recommend the book, not only for people who like to reflect on the ways the mind works under certain circumstances, but also for those who enjoy a scary book!
In five days time I'm off for my own adventure: The Roskilde Festival! I was there last year, and it rained so badly we almost drowned in mud. After only a couple of days there wasn't even a pacth of green grass left! So I really hope it will be better weather this year. But if it's not, I know it won't matter, 'cause we had a blast last year and will this time as well!
I'm looking forward to see the following artists/bands:
Bob Hund
Gnarls Barkley
Judas Priest
MGMT
Radiohead
Slayer
The Streets
Teitur
Neil Young
So I have a lot of planning and packing and CD-making to do.
Must not forget toothbrush or condoms...
I started the holidays getting sick, with a real fever and everything! I had to stay in bed for a week, and all the while the sun was shining from a cloudless sky and it was extremely hot outside. Then I got well and the rain came. Of course. But I did get to spend a few days in southern Norway, in Kristiansand, with Sigrid and it was great fun. Mostly partying, but what are holidays for?
I have also read my first summer vacation book, The Lord of the Flies by William Golding. I really enjoyed it. It was full of words I didn't recognize, so it was hard reading, but was still consumed by it. It was so scary in the end I had to go and sleep under the protection of the cat. I'm now looking forward to see the movie (the one from 19863, not 1990), because I loved the story - but had trouble with some of the English words.
I think it was interesting how the kids were so unwilling to listen to what Piggy had to say, as he was the only one with much intelligence. Also how they so easily changed sides when Jack started his own tribe, even though Ralph was the one with the plans for a future of survival and Jack's way of life concentraded around the present. Is this a desicion only children would take because they are not as smart as adults, and not yet have the capability (or desire) to plan ahaead? Or would a grown-up after a while start to make the same desicions as time went on and hope started to falter?
I thought a lot about the plane crash in the Andes mountains in the 1970's when a group of about 15-20 yong boys lived in the snowy mountains for over 70 days. Their survival instinct were so strong that they eventually eate the bodies of their friends. They did not turn on eachother, in contrast to the boys in "Lord of the Flies", but is this because they were older or simply because they were too cold?
I also kept thinking about how I myself would react if I was on a deserted island, or even in the mountains. Would my survival instinct be strong enough, or would I give up and try to enjoy the rest of my days?
I warmly recommend the book, not only for people who like to reflect on the ways the mind works under certain circumstances, but also for those who enjoy a scary book!
In five days time I'm off for my own adventure: The Roskilde Festival! I was there last year, and it rained so badly we almost drowned in mud. After only a couple of days there wasn't even a pacth of green grass left! So I really hope it will be better weather this year. But if it's not, I know it won't matter, 'cause we had a blast last year and will this time as well!
I'm looking forward to see the following artists/bands:
Bob Hund
Gnarls Barkley
Judas Priest
MGMT
Radiohead
Slayer
The Streets
Teitur
Neil Young
So I have a lot of planning and packing and CD-making to do.
Must not forget toothbrush or condoms...
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