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Lord of the Flies remake with girls

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TheHodgeoftheHedge · 31/08/2017 16:42

Loving this in a faceplant kind of way...

www.theguardian.com/film/2017/aug/31/lord-of-the-flies-remake-to-star-all-girl-cast

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deadringer · 31/08/2017 17:04

Missing the point is putting it mildly, it would have to be completely re-written, so basically a different story. Did anyone see that programme a few years ago i think it was channel 4; they put two groups of children in two big brother style houses without adult supervision, boys in one and girls in the other. The boys basically went feral and ended up smashing up the house. The girls formed cliques if I remember correctly but they managed to function fairly well. This remake sounds utterly pointless.

Ftumch · 31/08/2017 17:01

But, the whole point is that they're boys... Isn't it? Have I missed the point of the book completely?

Willow2017 · 31/08/2017 16:59

I am with 'Madam' just why?

Of course there will be lots of 'savage' costumes and quite possibly slinny dipping that are INTEGRAL to the plot...

Love the comment about a new version of 'Animal Farm' being done with humans being easier to sell now Grin

LEAVE THINGS ALONE IF YOU DONT UNDERSTAND THEM FFS

MadamMinacious · 31/08/2017 16:49

Can't help but think that bikinis will feature heavily in the costuming

I'm sighing so much now I may start to hyperventilate.

slug · 31/08/2017 16:49

Can't help but think that bikinis will feature heavily in the costuming

MadamMinacious · 31/08/2017 16:49

Honestly I keep trying to type a response to this but what can you say? How bloody ridiculous, it's as if the people remaking the film didn't understand the book at all.

Sigh

More sighing.