An All-Female 'Lord of the Flies' Remake Is Happening, and the Internet Isn't Here for It
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This week, it was announced that Warner Brothers would be remaking Lord of the Flies with an all-female cast, but written and directed by two men. And guess what? The Internet isn’t really down for it.
The story choice in particular is what is drawing much criticism, as Lord of the Flies is about a shipwrecked group of young boys whose social hierarchy quickly devolves into chaos and warfare. Because, as writer Roxane Gay wrote, “an all women remake of Lord of the Flies makes no sense because… the plot of that book wouldn’t happen with all women.” Screenwriter Gennifer Hutchinson also weighed in, saying, “A. This is a story about toxic masculinity specifically, so this seems tricky. B. I hope they have some women on the creative end.”
Which brings up another point of contention: the idea that there’s “such little interest in seeking out original stories about girlhood by women that you remake LORD OF THE FLIES with girls,” as SuperDeluxe’s Alex Alvarez tweeted.
The “goal in championing stories about/by women is TO HAVE NEW STORIES, new & different themes, characters, experiences represented in culture,” they continued. “It doesn’t mean replacing stories significantly ABOUT masculinity, about societal expectations 4 young men, male bonding, masculine toxicity.”
Read a few of the responses below:
https://twitter.com/unegrandefemme/status/903050328253227008
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