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Yeah funny you should say that, actually, it was quite difficult to construct this story. I knew there was a story, but the more difficult puzzle was i wanted the whole book to be in Christopher’s voice, but the paradox is that if Christopher was real he would find it very hard, if not impossible, because of his differences, to write a book in the first place. It took me a while to come up with this idea, but i came up with the idea of Christopher being a fan of Sherlock Holmes stories. This way, he didn’t have to put himself in the mind of the reader. The first distinctively unique feature that would make this movie a block buster hit is that of the crime fiction genre. The crime fiction genre is very evident although it has been subverted by having a 15 year old autistic, mathematical savant as the detective. Also in the story the murder victim is a dog. Crime Fiction genre always makes for a great film experience, but even more so now because of the twisted/subverted way Christopher tells his story. For example, Christopher tells us why this novel is a murder mystery. “In a murder mystery novel someone has to work out who the murderer is. It is a puzzle.... i wanted to write about something i knew”. This unique twist to the genre will capture the audience’s attention and really bring to life how the mind of an autistic child works. Yes I agree, Christopher Boone is a very surprising choice of character to be the protagonist in the film. But there is a reason behind my choice. This is because Christopher has so many characteristics that make him unique such as his lack of understanding other people and non-verbal communication. Also his inability to perceive other peoples feeling and his lack of empathy for others. However, all these characteristics make Christopher the perfect choice for the protagonist. As the novel, soon turned film, is about individual differences and different ways of seeing, Christopher’s voice, gives us insight and somewhat empathy for Christopher’s world. Christopher knows all the countries of the world and their capital cities as well as every prime number up to 7507. His use of prime numbers becomes evident in the distinct way he numbers his chapters. One chapter is about the unfolding of the story, whereas the next chapter explores the aspects of his inner mind, not directly relevant to the unfolding of the story. He relates well to animals but has no understanding at all of human emotions. Everyday interactions and communications have little meaning for him. His language is simple and direct but when his emotions grow too strong- such as when he discovers his mother is alive or when he travels to London by himself – his stress and anxiety manifest itself in a more physical manner, such as getting sick or blacking out. This is shown by the use of run on sentences. For Christopher as a 15 year old child to pack his bags and travel to London by himself would take despicable courage. The fact that he suffers from autism, yet puts on a brave face to this big wide world in amazing and inspiring. It shows that no one is perfect and no matter whom you are or what may be the problem, you can just like Christopher be happy and not take even the littlest things for granted. The next unique feature that i believe will capture the attention of so many is that fact that Christopher has a disability. But to Christopher as far as he is concerned we are the ones with the disability not him. Christopher is smarter than your average everyday human and his perception of life is actually quite amazing. He takes us on a journey through his eyes of what life is like living with a disability and shows us his perspective on life. There are really two different kinds of people living in this world. The ones with the disabilities and the one without. You ask any person with a disability and they will tell you exactly the same thing Christopher does, that we are the ones with the disability not them. Which really makes the responders think about taking a new look at how they perceive different situations. Christopher reveals the child-like nature and has a complete lack of awareness of the consequences of his actions, which makes us, like Siobhan his teacher, want to protect him. His isolations from the rest of the world, which is revealed through his comments about yearning for silence and confinement in small, safe places, challenge our perception of life as being about close social connections to friends and family. “So I would love to be an astronaut on my own, and know there was no one else near me for thousands and thousands of miles.” In the film we assume that Siobhan is a teacher’s aid working at the school and Christopher takes a liking to her and opens up. In the film to further emphasis how important Siobhan is to Christopher i would make her his counsellor. I believe that this could be an effective way so show how autistic children can form relationships and show the courage to open up to someone and receive advice to help make sense of the situation they are living in. Now, about that trailer, I have chosen chapter three to star as the trailer for the movie as i believe it gives us insight into the film and a taste of what we might find without actually telling them the main twist. Christopher tells us his name and that he knows all the countries of the world and their capital cities and every prime number up to 7507. He then goes on to tell us that 8 years ago he met Siobhan and she showed him a picture of a sad face. Christopher knew that this meant sad, which is what he felt when he found the dead dog. Siobhan then shows him a happy face, like when Christopher is reading about Apollo space missions. Siobhan then drew some other picture and he was unable to say what these meant. Christopher then got Siobhan to draw lots of these faces and then write down the meaning of them. Christopher keeps this piece of paper and takes it out every time he doesn’t understand what someone is saying. So without giving away too much information to the audience about Christopher and the fact that he has a disability , the trailer will show them that Christopher finds it very difficult to decipher people’s emotion and therefore may lead them to think what may be the difference with Christopher compared to them. This trailer would be filmed in Siobhan’s office, who, in the movie is going to play the role of Christopher councillor, with the camera zooming and focusing in on the emoticons that Siobhan is drawing for Christopher. Throughout the scene, a point of view shot would be used alternating from looking over Siobhan’s shoulder to then looking over Christopher’s shoulder at the emoticons that Siobhan has drawn. When Siobhan hands the drawings to Christopher to look at, the use of an extreme close up shot would be utilized to show us the importance of the drawing yet shows us how simple and recognisable the images are, but to Christopher they do not make sense. The song i would use throughout the trailer would be ‘Mad World” by Gary Jules. I believe that this song would create a sense of empathy for Christopher. This particular part of the song, “All around me are familiar faces, worn out places, warm out faces”, reinforces that fact that Christopher’s mind does function differently to ours and how he cannot just focus on one particular thing. For example when he is at the train station and he is trying to find where to go, but instead of focusing on one sign, all the signs just turn into one big blur for him. Put quite simply, I strongly believe that this novel, if turned into a film, would become a block buster because it has the ability to change people perceptions about the world we live in for the better, because they would walk away with a better understanding of differences and an appreciation of individuality and uniqueness.