Picturesque

There are many great scenes int the book that would lend themselves perfectly to a movie. Although the narrative may lead the reader down a long winding road, there are many scenes that are just perfect in the moment. Here is a brief group of these scenes:

1) Dreseden. When Billy first gets off of the boxcar and sees Dresden, he is shocked at the tranquility and beauty of the city. Vonnegut himself even described the city as Oz. This creates a great contrast with the scene that Billy envisioned, as well with the brutal firebombing of Dresden later on. As Billy exists the boxcar, we can have nice wonderous music and display Dresden in a healthy light. This is a great foil to the firebombing that would occur. For the obliteration of Dresden, the scene will be filled with lots of pain, suffering, and mst importantly, confusion.

2) Another great scene to use in the movie would be the scene where Billy is forced to swim...or sink. This instance helps create a base for the insanity that Billy experiences in the future. Such a traumatic experience would starkly stand out in anybody's mind. The confusion and pain of this scene would also lend itself to the confusion that we readers experience from the novel.

3)One of the scenes that stand out in my mind the most is the death scene. Billy is giving a speech to his fans about his experiences on the planet Tralfmadore. As the crowds applause, Billy says to them that he would soon die. He then proceeds to comfort the people by saying that he always will die in this moment, while being alive in every other moment. The impact of this moment just stuck to me like a glue on paper. The focus in this scene would be on the sniper who shoots Billy dead. We can have a camera shot looking straight through the barrel of the sniper rifle. Then we have a scene of the sniper grinning and pulling the trigger, with Billy in the crosshairs of  the scope. *Gunshot* and then darkness.