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Megan,
I totally agree with the fact that the physical appearance of the characters only seemed to change because they had gotten dirty and not that their weight drastically decreased or that their hair/beards were not growing or grown at any point during the film. However, I believe that the cannibalism was definitely a key point to depict because of its extreme importance in the survivors of the crash. Without the flesh they had absolutely not food and I think that it would unbelievable and artificial to add in them finding any other source of food in the middle of the Andes mountains, where no life was flourishing whatsoever. When reading the book, I thought that the image of them cutting flesh was raw, real, and would invoke moment of pure emotion for the audience whether it be shock, disgust, etc. Because of cannibalism’s importance to their survival and the dramatic effect that these images could create in film, I believe that it was key to incorporate to a.) relay the truth of events and b.) break up the monotonous actions of their everyday life.