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Dear Producer,

My sixth grade class read the novel Island of the Blue Dolphins, and it was great. After we finished the book, we watched the movie, but the movie by comparison is not nearly as good as the book. It was not as graphic or realistic; a lot of major action scenes were missing, and todays modern technology could really make the movie amazing. I know its a lot to ask, but it would be an amazing movie for you to publish. After all, it’s the perfect time to remake the movie because it is the movies 50th anniversary.

The new Island of the Blue Dolphins movie should have more action scenes that were in the book, but not in the original film. In the book, because Karana made weapons, and its forbidden for girls to touch weapons, natural disasters were to occur. A tsunami, earthquakes, and a hurricane struck her at the island, and she survived them. It states in chapter 27, “The waves of the tsunami were like two giants that crashed together.” Then, there was a scene in the book where two sea elephants were fighting against each other to see who could be the leader, and Karana watched the whole fight. Lastly, when Karana finds the devilfish, she fights it with Rontu, and they both nearly lost their lives. As you can see, many important scenes were not included in the original film.

More Graphic and realistic scenes could really spice up the movie. In the book, it says that Ramo had a deep wound in his throat, but in the movie, he only had dirt on his face. Also, when Rontu was shot in the chest with an arrow, there was barely blood.Lastly, when the Aleuts and Karanas tribes men fought, there was no trace of blood, or cuts. Thats a problem. Therefore, Island of the Blue Dolphins should be more graphic.

One more thing that could help is more modern technology. By that, I mean more green screen scenes, sound effects and more. If there was modern technology, there could have been the natural disaster scene with the tsunami, earthquake, and hurricane. Then, there could have been the sea elephant scene where the two sea elephants are fighting each other to gain dominance. It states that despite their size, the sea elephants move fast as they fight to ones death. Lastly, there could have been better sound effects for the gunshots and for the storms that were suppose to occur. As you can see, modern technology would make this movie irresistible!

Island of the Blue Dolphins was an AMAZING book and could be an amazing movie if you would remake it. With the help of modern technology, all scenes, and more graphic and realistic scenes, the remake of Island of the Blue Dolphins would be a hit. The original movie was good, but it could be better with these additions. You won't regret it! Although some people think that Island of the Blue Dolphins is not a worthy enough book to be remade into a movie, they probably have not read Karanas life changing story. In conclusion, If you would remake this movie to today's expectations, people will never forget it. After all, it Is the 50th anniversary.  Sincerely,  Arianna