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Symbols In Lord Of The Flies

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Almost everybody love watching movies, whether it is at the cinemas or just at home with their Netflix. We all see the cast doing a great job, the screenplay was wonderful, the direction was good, the special effects were simply amazing, the set was incredible, we notice almost everything, except for one thing, and those are the symbolisms each films represent. Symbolisms are usually hidden, thanks to the amazing writers, the viewers get amazed when they actually find out there are hidden symbols in the films that they watch, they could see it but not exactly get into it.

Symbolisms lies beneath the story, its very subtle. It doesn't normally affect the film itself or the story for the matter, but filmmakers and screenplay writers still do …show more content…

Peter Jackson, did an exceptional job in this trilogy, that is actually based from J.R.R. Tolkien’s novels of the same name. They even won multiple Academy Awards for these films. A few people may have had noticed it, but most people still seem surprised when they find out about this. It turns out, that The Lord Of The Rings, is about Christianity. Yes, you read it correctly, let's break it down shall we? Gandalf and Saruman are basically Jesus and Satan in the world, which is the Middle Earth. Gandalf being Jesus actually made sense since on the first film, he was Gandalf the Grey, then he was reborn because he made such a huge heroic sacrifice for the brethren. That is exactly almost the same as Jesus dying because he sacrificed himself for the people and was resurrected. However, it gets deeper with the layout of Middle Earth. There is a moment where they were waiting for the King to return, and he indeed return, just like Jesus. It sounds very vague but when Tolkien actually used the ghosts who helped the King to return, it then symbolizes the Christians. The Middle Earth also centers with battles against good and evil, the citizens of Middle Earth, which all belong in different races, basically joined forces just like what people …show more content…

One of the reasons why Spider-Man films were so loved is the fact that anyone can relate to them. It basically symbolizes a teenagers struggles’ to adulthood. Anyone have gone through Peter Parker’s problems but of course they exaggerated it a bit. His transformation from being a loner to a cool superhero symbolizes the transformation of a person from being a teenager to being an adult. Also, when Aunt May was suspecting that Peter was hiding something from her, symbolizes that being a teenager, you can actually tell your guardians everything. He was embarrassed, scared, yet it is completely normal. He was basically unprepared from his responsibilities, and it symbolizes that every teenage is not prepared for adulthood, but that's just how it's supposed to be, and just like Spider-Man, it'll turn out

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