Making World War Z into a movie/ blog post #4

World War Z Adaptation

                       I think that World War Z would be a very difficult book to make into a movie because of the way that the story jumps around forcing you as the reader to have to piece it together. Throughout the story the main charactor goes around the world recording the experiences of people as the zombie outbreak began and was taking place, I think that it would be difficult to take this to the big screen because then the story would not make very much sense because in the book the places and people that are interviewed are rather random, and that would not do very well on the big screen.

                       There would have to be several changes to the book to make it a successful Hollywood movie. I think that the biggest thing they would have to do is introduce an actual main charactor with a personality and name--because in the book you never really learn anything about the man that is interviewing victims of the "Zombie War". Also, there would have to be more action, because in the book there are not alot of action scenes involved, what makes the story scary is not the action scenes but the fact that the people that are being interview go into great detail regarding what they were feeling and the reader can place themselves in that situation.

Despite there being serveral chages that would need to take place they for sure would have to keep some scence and events in the book. For example, I believe that the interview regarding the military stand at Yonkers would have to make it on screen becuase it is the scene with most action and is the point where humanity begins to lose the war against the dead. It is really important to the story becuase it goes into great deatil about how the U.S. military attempted to use some of their strongest military weapons againts the undead but it failed due to the zombies vast numbers and the ineffectiveness of the weapons the the U.S. had. When I read this part in the book I thought that it was really good and that it was one of the first times you get to see how strong the zombies are, I think that this scene would fit perfectly in a movie just taken scene from scene from the book.

 Also I think that the scene from the very begining of the book where a doctor in China meets with the first infected patient should be kept in the book. I think that it should stay because it is when humainty first encouonters the virus that reanimates people into zombies. Also it is just a great scene becuase it never really tells you how the disease started, but it gives you a very vaugue idea. So you can still come up with your own predictions. This scene would have to remain in the movie because the story would not be the same at all without it.

Next I think that they should keep the scene where Israel is the only country to take the disease seriously. In this scene Israel hears about the disease that reanimates humans into creatures  and quickly realizes that they have them in their own country. While the United States and other countries think that is a hoax and do not even investigate--which causes them to pay the price later. I think that scene should be kept in the book because it is kind of how  you would expect some countries to react to somebody saying that there are "zombies". It also is a big part of the plot of the book because it explains why the United States had so many losses in the story.

There are definetly some scenes that the movie could do with though, like the scene where a man describes his job of smuggling people across the border. This scene does help the reader understand one ways the disease spread but in the scene nothing really happens, he just tells the author that his job was to collect money from people who were crossing the border illegally along his route, and how every now and then he would see somebody who was obviously sneaking an infected loved one across the border.

Also, the scene where a boy descibes running away from zombies can be left out. Because all that happens in the entire interview is the boy descibes how he was returning home to his "house" which was really a makeshift shead in Palestine. He tells the author that he was coming home ne day to find that zombies were heading in his direction and that he needed to get out. Really that is all that happens in the interview, so I believe that this scene can be left out.

The Ultimate 1984 Fan Experience!

The ultimate 1984 fan experience: “1984 Mock City theme park”

My Idea:

            Would you like to experience the world of George Orwell’s 1984 first hand? Then come and visit Oceania! This mock city that was built based on the descriptions of Oceania in George Orwell’s 1984. Complete with propaganda and hired actors around the city to make sure that you have one of the most exhilarating experiences of your life at our park—while remaining as close to the story as possible.

Sales Pitch!

Experience the world of Big Brother in the landscape of Oceania—walk through the Victory mansions and feel the telescreens watching your every move as Big Brother monitors your entire “life” here! Even see Winston and Julia’s hide out! Experience the thrill of Big Brother products—have your very own cup of Victory gin, or perhaps smoke a Victory cigarette. Walk though Oceania’s town square and see all of the propaganda that Winston and his comrades saw! Here, you can also be a part of the two minutes hate, get ready to scream and roar for you hatred or Eurasia—or was it Eastasia? As a member of the party you can also go into your very own section of the ministry and forge your own document to erase history, the same work that Winston took part in. And don’t forget to see prisoners of war from Oceania’s enemies get taken to prison. There are many things to choose from when you come to the Oceania theme park—all of which we have put extensive work into to give the fan of 1984 the best and most accurate experience to any fictional story.  

Why I Think It Will Work:

            I think that this idea will work because 1984 is a popular book and read in many schools—so a lot of people will be familiar with the story. Also, because it is going to remain extremely accurate to the book, so people will be intrigued to see what it would be like to walk in the shoes of Winston Smith. I think the fact that there will be actors and people posing as citizens around the park will make the person who comes to the park want to come back, because it will always be different, rather than the same old ride over and over. Next, I believe that the fact that there are so many activates to choose from will keep bringing people back.

How I Got The Idea:

            I got this idea as soon as the project was announced, because while I was reading the book I was just trying to wrap my head around how someone could live in such a dystopian society—and what it would be like. So when the project was assigned I decided that I could make a theme park where you, yourself could actually experience the world rather that imagine it. Some of the activities that are offered directly relate to the book as well. For example, the telescreens that watch you as you go through the park are just like the ones that are described in the book, so are the products that are sold as you walk around the park. So the park doesn’t really relate to any specific scenes in the book—but rather it is more of an experience of everyday live in the society. Despite this some of the activities that are offered directly relate to the book, such  as the two minutes hate, working in the ministry, walking through the Victory Mansions and seeing Winston’s hide out.