5605NG+IBD+Letter

Dear Producer,

My sixth grade class recently read the book Island of the Blue Dolphins which is about a 12 year old girl named Karana who gets stranded on an island for about 20 years before being rescued. We then saw the 1964 version of the movie. I enjoyed the movie, but I didn’t feel it matched the book. Being that it is the 50th anniversary makes it a great time to remake the movie because of the genre, lack of special effects, and major battle scenes.

I think this movie could be extremely popular because it is a survival film, and survival is a huge theme. In the past year huge movies have been made from survival films like Lone Survivor, The Hunger Games, and Captain Phillips. Major television shows have been based off survival as well; such as Survivor, Dude You’re Screwed, and Naked and Afraid. And the fact that the Island of the Blue Dolphins is a true story will make it even better.

The 1964 production is also extremely unrealistic. There is a huge lack of special effects in key battle scenes. An example of this is when many of the men get killed and there is no blood. There are also many exciting battle scenes with animals and today’s technology could create these scenes. The movie would be a lot more exciting if our modern technology and special effects were put to use.

Another way to improve upon the Island of the Blue Dolphins is to add in the major action scenes that occur in the book. People love battle scenes. Notice how at the end of many movies there is a huge battle scene. Battle scenes include karana vs. an octopus., sea elephant vs. sea elephant, and natural disasters. Karanah describes the tsunami as “Two giants crashing against each other” All of these things will thicken the plot of the movie greatly.

One might argue that a remake of IBD will cost too much. However the plot of the movie is so great no person could refuse to watch it. You would make your money back for sure! The Island of the Blue Dolphins is a great movie and book that everyone will want to see.

Sincerly, Noah

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