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Dear Universal Studios,

My class and I read the book The Island of the Blue Dolphins and afterwards watched the movie. We all enjoyed the movie, however we did have some issues with the film. The issues were about the casting, and the others were just about missing scenes, that would have been great in the movie. Although it was a good movie, the book was by far better. And putting into consideration that it is the 50 Year Anniversary of when the movie was made, I believe that Universal Studios should remake the movie The Island Of The Blue Dolphins.

One thing that really bothered me, was that major action scenes were not included. One scene that should have been added to the movie is the scene where Karana and Rontu almost die while trying to kill a devilfish, or octopus. Another scene not added was the sea elephant fight, which eventually lead to Karana making her first weapon. Finally, the last scene that was not implemented, but definitely deserved to be, was the scene when Rontu was fighting the two dogs on top of a cliff, which eventually lead to the pack splitting in two. But just imagine how much better the movie would be if those parts were included!

Something else that could make the movie better is improving the casting. In the original movie, Karana’s character was overly dramatic, which could be changed if you found a more professional actress. Also, I feel like the actor that played Ramo, acted excited that they were alone on the island, which is obviously not the case. Finally, in scenes where people died, there wasn’t enough emotion. For example, in the scene where Ramo was killed, Karana acted like she was fine with the fact that her brother was dead, but she should have been mourning.

Finally, the movie could be improved by adding more realism, or more graphic parts to the movie. Some ways to do this, are by using some modern technology that could help with the natural disasters and possibly blood to add during the fights. By adding those scenes, it could lead to really good figurative lines or parts to the book. Like the time when she was in the tsunami, she said, “Like two giants they crashed against each other. There was a roar as if great spears were breaking in battle, and in the red light of the sun the spray that flew around them looked like blood.” Digital Imaging can help with action scenes, so you can include more action. Sound effects can also help implement some sounds that were not present in the first movie. One time you might need it, is if you need to add an animal sound to a certain scene.

Especially since the movie was made 50 years ago, I think that a remake is an excellent idea. And if you think about it, survival themed movies and TV shows are extremely popular to a general audience. Some people might think that remaking this movie would be a waste of time, but they don’t realize that the book Island of the Blue Dolphins was amazing and deserves an extraordinary movie to go along with it. If you do happen to remake the movie, which I think that you definitely should, taking all of the things I mentioned into consideration might be a plus for Universal Studios. Also, this movie could potentially make billions of dollars. A remake of The Island of the Blue Dolphins is a great idea and I think will be well worth your time!

Sincerely, Dimitri B.