As I have previously posted I have a deep affinity for the Frou Frou song "Let Go" and believe it would work perfectly for the final scene of Catcher in the Rye when Holden has his epiphany at the carousel scene, that being: all children need to "fall" in order to learn from their mistakes. I have thought about this so much that I can see the scene playing through my head when I listen to the song - even when I'm not teaching Catcher.
This was getting to a point where I needed to do something about it and lacking any knowledge of filmmaking I went to the only film source I had: Krissy McCusker. A former MVP of Miss Macdonald's G Block class, Krissy was most well known for her film "Lady of the Flies" which will be shown in June. "Flies" demonstrates McCusker's own ideas of what would have happened if girls, not boys, had been stranded on the island. It also has phenomenal bloopers and end credits.
The question was: would Krissy dismiss my idea as that of an overly ardent English teacher or would she accept the proposal to craft my daydreaming into a reality? With a big sigh of relief, I hereby announce the film version of "Let Go" - the Catcher in the Rye version by Krissy McCusker. One million thanks to Krissy for taking me seriously and truly bringing to life what has been in my head for the past several years. I LOVE IT!
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