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Dear Producer of Universal Studios, In the second marking period of this school year, my sixth grade class read the book Island Of the Blue Dolphins. When we saw the movie it was not to our liking, and we thought a lot of parts were missing that were needed to make the movie almost as good as the book. In this letter I’m going to try to persuade you to remake this movie because of all the amazing features. After all, this is your 50th anniversary of the movie, and you have one of the best books on survival.

Some of the scenes were so unrealistic. How does one get shot, and not show a drop of blood? Just a little more attention to detail would have made the movie more believable. I am assuming that in 1964, technology made it difficult to create intricate climate scenes like a Tsunami. After all the tsunami is described as two giants that “crashed against each other.” It also said in the book, “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, they looked like blood.” I was surprised to see that they didn’t include the part where Karana tries to leave the island. Finally, I think they could have done a better job with Karana’s make-up, she never seems to age past twelve! In this movie, I think the acting wasn't as good as I would have hoped. Basically, the only character that I thought looked and acted like their part, was Tutok, the aleut woman who came to the island. But, what I really didn't like, was that Captain Orlov didn't have a Russian accent, and sounded like he was from California. Karana was way over dramatic, and displayed false emotion. How does one live on a island for thirty years, and not age? If you decided to remake,The Island Of the Blue Dolphins, I am sure it would do a pretty good job.

During the movie, I was really looking forward to seeing Ulape, Karana’s older sister who was desperate for a partner. To my disappointment, she was not even mentioned in the movie. A missing scene that I was anticipating, was when Karana left the island on a canoe, the journey proved difficult so she turned back. Lastly, I really wanted to see the “devilfish” also known as an “octopus battle”. Karana so he wouldn’t end up being a meal for her and Rontu.These missing scenes make the movie less interesting than the book.

To conclude, this movie could be improved upon greatly! Just adding a little technology, some really good 0, and some special effects will really make a difference. I also would like to see some of the characters I enjoyed in the book put back into the movie. I spoke to my friends who also read the book, and saw the movie, and they agree with me that so many things could make it better. We all agreed that we would run out and see Island of the Blue Dolphins if Universal Studios decided to remake it for the 50th anniversary.

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