Yesterday, Deadline broke the news that an all-female reboot of Lord of the Flies was coming, and people were very confused.
The novel, written by William Golding in 1954 and later adapted into two different films, explores what happens when a bunch of young boys are stranded on an island and attempt to recreate society. Even if you never read it, you know what happens: it does not go well. Boys descend into violence, some of them die. It’s as much a commentary on the intrinsic evil of man as it is about toxic masculinity and how it replicates.
So yeah, people aren’t suuuuper convinced that a bunch of young girls marooned would fall into the same traps. It also doesn’t help that the adaptation is being written by two dudes, Scott McGhee and David Siegel, one of whom told Deadline:
“We want to do a very faithful but contemporised adaptation of the book, but our idea was to do it with all girls rather than boys. It is a timeless story that is especially relevant today, with the interpersonal conflicts and bullying, and the idea of children forming a society and replicating the behaviour they saw in grownups before they were marooned.”
Like we said, people are super confused.
https://twitter.com/rgay/status/903067493966766081
https://twitter.com/rgay/status/903292297340755969
https://twitter.com/froynextdoor/status/903055863178346496
https://twitter.com/savannxhb/status/903273437732507648
Things we need more than an all-female Lord of the Flies:
– Female Director
– Female Writers
– Female Producers
– FEMALES IN HOLLYWOOD— Sarah Cook – Author ✍️ (@CookieNScreen) August 31, 2017
girl 1: i found this horn, i’m in charge now
crowd: 🤔
girl 2: i think i just got my period for the 1st time
crowd: HERE’S THE LAST CHOCOLATE— Cates Holderness (@catesish) August 31, 2017
https://twitter.com/JessicaValenti/status/903066292957171712
https://twitter.com/febryuary/status/903049402067161088
the all-girl remake of lord of the flies wont work bc realistically the girls would set aside their differences & work to get off the island
— kendall logan roy (@vickykrieps) August 31, 2017
https://twitter.com/soalexgoes/status/903033234857967616
https://twitter.com/rachsyme/status/903030302272098306
Some people argued that an all-female Lord of the Flies narrative already exists:
https://twitter.com/GMPaiella/status/903263969674240003
But there’s already an all-female version of Lord of the Flies?? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/mOEewndiQg
— NickRewind (@NickRewind) August 31, 2017
https://twitter.com/morninggloria/status/903237634478178305
If you want to hear about a female Lord of the Flies let me tell you about my experiences in all-girls’ show choir
— Mara Wilson (@MaraWilson) August 31, 2017
https://twitter.com/SquigglyRick/status/903131940093431809
While others had helpful suggestions to how the plot could be improved:
https://twitter.com/sarahmccarry/status/903352453239902214
A female lord of the flies where everything goes fine and they create a society on a secret island wait this is the start of wonder woman
— TechnicallyRon (@TechnicallyRon) August 31, 2017
And look. None of these are necessarily true, but you also can’t prove that they’re not not true.
The all-female Lord of the Flies movie will just be 2 hours of the girls enjoying not having their jokes mansplained to them.
— The Volatile Mermaid (@OhNoSheTwitnt) August 31, 2017
Making an all-female Lord of the Flies makes about as much sense as making an all-male A League of Their Own.
— The Volatile Mermaid (@OhNoSheTwitnt) August 31, 2017
https://twitter.com/innesmck/status/903180609404723200
https://twitter.com/pixelatedboat/status/903110417248993280
The Lord of the Flies movie feels like a studio had a big jar of “Make with Chicks?” ideas & just picked the one that made the least sense.
— Sam (@unegrandefemme) August 31, 2017
Anyway. This is fine. It probably won’t end up a total disaster.
