Lord of the Flies is a classic novel written by William Golding in 1954. This book shows the descent from civilization into savagery in young British boys stranded on an unknown island. There have been 2 movies based off of the novel one in 1963 and 1990. Both had different perspectives on the goal, spirit and theme of the book. In my opinion, I think the 1963 movie version of the book holds onto the true meaning of the story because of the time the movie was released, the symbolic meaning of the conch shell and the specific groups of people on the island and their personalities.
The 1963 movie was released closer to the publish date of the book compared to the 1990 version. This gave 36 years for the modern