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Dear Universal Studios,

Our class recently read the book Island of the Blue Dolphins and thought it was a great book. When we finished the book, we watched the movie. To tell you the truth, the movie wasn’t as good as the book. Maybe you could take a chance and remake the movie. Think about it. It’s the perfect time to remake the movie because it’s the movie’s 50th anniversary. If you reconsider remaking the movie, I’ll bet anything that it will be a hit.

One reason the movie should be remade is because there are many action scenes that were missing in the original movie. When Karana is watching sea elephants, she sees them suddenly break into a fight. This would entertain the audience, as sea elephants aren’t the skinniest animals. As Karana tries to capture an octopus, it grabs Rontu. In the book, it says, “Before I could shout a warning, Rontu had rushed forward and seized him. But the devilfish was too heavy to lift or shake. As Rontu's jaws sought another hold, three of the many arms wound themselves around his neck.” When there are parts like this in a movie, it makes the audience jump out of their seats. Lastly, when Karana wakes up to a tsunami. A scene like this would make this part of the movie suspenseful. I know that in the past when the movie was first made, it would have been hard to add in many of the action scenes, but with modern technology, you can make all of these things happen. All of these scenes together would make a perfect movie. Every review would be positive.

Another reason this movie should be made is that it focuses on the popular theme of survival. Think about movies like The Lone Survivor, The Hunger Games, Life of Pi, etc. What about the TV shows? Survivor, Wipeout, The Biggest Loser, American Idol, etc. Adding to the fact that it is a survival story, it is also a true story. People love stories about survival that are true. Have you ever watched 127 Hours? Do you know how popular it was, and still is?

The overly-dramatic acting and poor cast makes the movie corny in some parts. Because of this, some parts of the movie don’t make sense. Karana doesn’t have long black hair; in the book, it says that her fake name, Won-a-pa-lei, means “Girl with the long black hair.” Rontu isn’t how the book described him; thick fur around his neck, yellow eyes. Captain Orlov doesn’t have a Russian accent. Karana speaks in English. That’s not her language. If the movie is in a different language, all you have to do is give the movie subtitles. Now, does that seem very hard?

Although you may think it would be pointless to recreate Island of the Blue Dolphins, remaking the movie would be a great idea. It would be a popular movie because of its theme of survival, because it is a true story, and you could redeem yourself after making a movie before that is very different from the book. Again, please reconsider remaking Island of the Blue Dolphins!

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