hi i’d just like to give an opinion on this new bbc lord of the flies series
movie makers have had THREE tries now to get the characters to look canon and still failed
this is one of the biggest problems i have with it but STILL simon and roger are being played by probably the whitest kids they could find. i’ve said this once and ill say it again roger is CANONICALLY a poc. “the swarthiness of his skin” swarthy = dark complexioned. and i think simon not being white is quite important to his character (my opinion) as he resembles christ and christ himself was middle eastern. it’s 2025 now and there are so many young talented poc actors out there they could’ve chosen. what also annoys me and DO NOT take this the wrong way is that ralph is a poc but the characters that are canonically poc aren’t. I DO NOT have an issue with ralph being a poc it’s just the fact he is canonically white whereas the characters that are canonically not white are. ralph’s blonde hair was quite important as it was the first thing described about him - “fair hair” - and the word fair was also used to foreshadow him being a fair leader.
less important i guess but jack is also played by a conventionally attractive blonde guy 💔 this kid look exactly how i envisioned ralph to look. jack is supposed to be ugly and ginger and freckly with MENACING pleasegetbrowncontactsyourescaringme blue eyes.
anyway rant over bbc bro i expected better
unrelated but i’m very sorry for not participating in lotftober i cannot draw i am a writer and singer not an artist 💔 im so insignificant in this fandom bro i swear to the beast if i could draw and/or edit id be unstoppable