Adapting "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close"

When it comes to adapting the book Extremely Loud and Incredibily Close the challenges would be immense. I believe casting Oskar would be very difficult. He is a very complex character and for this movie to gain the approval of critics and fans, Oskar would need to be casted perfectly. Also, The book has different points of view in it such as letters from Oskar's grandmother and grandfather that would need to be incorporated into the movie to in order to better explain things.

Scenes to incorporate:
1. Oskar talking to his Grandmother on the walkie talkies at night.
2. Oskar's memories with his father.
3. Oskar's conversation with his mom on the way to his dad's funeral.

Scenes to cut:
1. Oskar going to the store and looking at all the pen pads.
2. Some of the things Oskar looked into about the key. Calling people, going to a locksmith, ect.

Book One Project

Hunger Games Trading Post

Located in Afghanistan

 District Themed Good for Sale!

District 1: Luxury items and jewelry

District 2: Masonry (Models of buildings and structures from novel)

District 3: Technology

District 4: Fishing (Seafood and fishing gear)

District 5: Power (Batteries and basic electronics)

District 6: Transportation (Models of forms of transportation from the novel)

District 7: Lumber (Wooden models of weapons and structures)

District 8: Textiles (Clothing from the novel)

District 9: Grain (Food from the novel)

District 10: Livestock (Buy farm animals from the novel)

District 11: Agriculture (Produce and natural remedies from novel)

District 12: Main characters' gift shop! And coal...

The idea is to create a small shopping plaza modeling a "Hob-like" trading post. The Hob in The Hunger Games was District 12's black market. "On the way home, we swing by the Hob, the black market that operates in an abandoned warehouse that once held coal." (Collins/Location 119)  The attraction would be in Afghanistan so we can pull in individuals from the middle-east in order to publisize the series and provide them with goods and increase vacationers in that area. Within this trading post we will have characters such as Greasy Sae and The Peacekeepers walking around and selling goods. Every once in awhile we will have a Katniss and Peeta walking around saying some of your favorite lines such as, "'I want to die as myself'" (Collins/Location 1750) and don't forget the best line in the entire book, "Rue is dead." (Collins/ Location 2350) There will be 12 sections and each section will sell the item that its corresponding district specializes in. District 12, alongside selling coal will also be the overall giftshop for the Hunger Games! YES YES YES! I said it! THE OVERALL GIFTSHOP FOR THE HUNGER GAMES NOVELS! The fun doesn't stop there, oh no. You also have a CAPITAL themed section. You can buy Capital clothing, wigs, accessories, and even buy a bouquet of President Snow's signature roses. We have it all here at The Hunger Games Trading Post. Don't be that obese middle aged father who never takes his family on vacation! Pack up the van and hit the road to Afghanistan and spend a week at The Hunger Games Trading Post. OH! Did you hear me correctly? Oh hell yes you did! I said stay a week! We have a motel out back of The Post for your family to shack up in! No running water or heat! Live like an impoverished district citizen!