th115+Argumentative+Essay

Dear Producer,

I feel that the Island of the Blue Dolphins movie should be remade. Recently, our sixth grade class read the Island of the Blue Dolphins book, and I believe it would be beneficial to you to re-create the movie. This book is ingeniously written, and is guaranteed to make you millions. I'm only a sixth grader, but you should seriously think about this opportunity. Remake this movie!

One issue to think about is casting. Celia Kaye, the girl who played Karana, looked about sixteen when the movie started, when Karana was only supposed to be twelve. Some people may think that making Karana look a little bit older throughout the movie would be useless, however people who've actually read the book would really appreciate it. Then there's Tutok. Even though little details are often forgotten when making a movie, something as simple as to darken Tutok's skin and make her a little fatter, would be a bonus for you, and not cost much at all. And what about Chief Chowig? He needed a little bit more muscle than what the old director provided. You want muscle? How about casting Dwayne Johnson as Chowig. If a new Island of the Blue Dolphins movie was made, the casting could be ten times better.

Next, the movie wasn't very true to the book. Captain Orlov shoots Chowig in the movie, when really in the book, he strikes him across the face. Also, none of the Aleuts die in the battle, giving the reader the wrong idea. It's that Ulape doesn't go after Ramo and Karana, however, cutting her and Nanko out entirely wasn't the right choice. The dog who played Rontu, looked like a golden retriever, not a dog resembling a wolf. His dog fights may have been intense, but the dog he was fighting looked more like Rontu than he did.

Looking back, the technology in the 1960s wasn't great, but now, imagine what you could do! At one point in the book, there's a sea elephant fight; it would look awesome as part of the trailer. A few people may argue that a devilfish, an octopus, wrapping it's arms around Karana is too scary, the whole devilfish quest is an outstanding add on. But the best thing to add is the tsunami. it would probably bring in more viewers than the devilfish and the sea elephant fight combined.

As a result, a great movie would come out of all this. Even though the movie got bad reviews the first time, I know you can make it better this time around. A couple of sour grapes may give the movie a sour rating, however the majority of people are sure to give it two thumbs up! And aren't survival movies in right now? Well here's one with a twist. It's a no brainer, the Island of the Blue Dolphins movie should be remade.

Sincerely, TJH