“The things they carried”
The short story I would turn into a movie, it would have to be: “The things they carried.” I would do in the style of Stanley Kubrick in “Full metal Jacket” and Francis Ford Coppola in “Apocalypse Now/Apocalypse Now (Redux)”. Both carry the Vietnam War into stark, realistic places; yet allow their characters to redeem their own humanity.
For my cast:
Jimmy Cross: David Boranaz
Bob Kiely: Carmine Gioinazzo
Norman Bowker: Eric Szmanda
Henry Dobbins: Conan Stevens
Kiowa: Adam Beach
Mitchell Sanders: Eddie Cahill
Ted Lavender: Gary Sinise
Martha: Holly Marie Combs
Dave Jensen: A. J. Buckley
Lee Strunk: Christian Slater
This story hits home with me from people I know that have lived through Vietnam. I can relate on how O’Brien breaks down how much each item weighs, from hearing stories from my friends explaining what they carried. From what they have told me, your items and space were something you needed to keep on top of.
Video’s I was use would be:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZP0pzDRtQwhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyPQHkzw_v4
Though the last video is a scene fron Predator, it seemed like something you would see during Vietnam.
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