3 Movies that Need to be Made

Just in case Hollywood is running out of ideas, I've concocted a few film ideas to help with their writer's block.

1. Michael Phelps film: He's going to be legendary, and his story serves up a decent plot. He has all the classic requirements of an inspirational film:
- He's extraordinary; no one else can say they own 14 Olympic gold medals (8 of them in just this past Olympics) or broke seven world records in swimming.
- He's just an Average Joe; He grew up in Baltimore, Md. with a policeman father and a mother who was principal of a local middle school.
- He's worked through obstacles; Part of the reason Phelps began swimming was because his Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder left him with excess energy that he needed to work off. His parents divorced when he was young.

2. Documentary on illegal immigration: How has Michael Moore not yet thought of this one? He's already got school shootings, universal health care and 9/11 under his very large belt. This is right up his alley, but I personally think a better director with a less snarky tone would be better suited to produce a film so controversial. The excessive sarcasm of Moore's films tend to reduce their objectivity and therefore their accuracy. Illegal immigration has created so many issues--issues big enough that they're even considered a somewhat high priority in this presidential election. The unfortunate part about it is that many people whose votes are affected by the topic don't actually know much about it. It's a topic on which the U.S. needs to be better educated, and what better way to educate than through a film?

3. Adaptation of "The Lovely Bones": This was originally my third idea, but it seems a better producer than myself thought of it quite a while ago. Peter Jackson, director of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy and the 2005 "King Kong" remake, is directing this adaptation of Alice Sebold's book. Set in 1973, the plot revolves around the young Susie Salmon, who is raped and murdered by a serial killer neighbor. (I never said it was an uplifting story.) The majority of the book follows Susie as she goes to heaven and watches her family on Earth as they attempt to uncover the reasons behind her disappearance. The film's production commenced back in October 2007 and is supposed to be released between September and November 2009. Susan Sarandon, Rachel Weisz and Mark Wahlberg are just a few of its stars.