Based on the famous YA novel by Lois Lowry, The Giver, famous in classrooms nation-wide, has finally made it to the big screen. Find out more in The Giver Movie Review.
YA literature by many students and teachers, up there with Judy Blume and Lois Sachar.
The Giver (Bridges) transfers memories to Jonas (Thwaites)Courtesy of The Weinstein Company
A simple sci-fi novel with serious themes, Divergent series were inspired by this book, so many fans have wondered why a movie wasn't made earlier.
Jeff Bridges and Brenton Thwaites in The GiverCourtesy of The Weinstein Company
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Living in a world where sameness is ideal and intense emotion, experiences and even weather have been regulated to maintain order and calm and general happiness in the public, Jonas (Brenton Thwaites) starts to feel as if he can see things differently than even his close friends, Asher (Cameron Monaghan) and Fiona (Odeya Rush). When it comes time to be assigned their careers by the society Jonas is singled out as special, selected to be The Receiver of Memories by the Elders in The Community. When he starts his training with The Giver (Jeff Bridges) it opens up a whole new world of memories from the past, good and bad, and introduces him to the greatest and worst things humanity have to offer - pain and love. The question is, is the world better when people don't have the right to choose? Only Jonas and The Giver know the truth.
Meryl Streep and Jeff Bridges as The Elder and The GiverCourtesy of The Weinstein Company
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Filmed in black and white and moving partially into color throughout the film, The Giver is visually faithful to the novel (like Fiona's famous red hair and the crisp red apples.) There are major differences between the book and the film, for example the movie plays up the romance between Jonas and Fiona, pumps up the action in and chase scenes in the story, and while the book is famous for being open-ended and leaving the fate of The Community and Jonas a mystery to ponder, the film strives for a happy ending. One that audiences don't have to question.
Jonas has feelings for FionaCourtesy of The Weinstein Company
Highlights of the film include Jeff Bridges excellent performance as The Giver, Hunger Games. It's always nice to see a classic make it to the big screen, but in this case we recommend picking up the book first (if you haven't already.)
The Giver Movie Rating: 55166g
The Giver Movie PosterCourtesy of The Weinstein Company
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