![]() ![]() We see that he had a relationship with The Chief Elder (played by Meryl Streep) and they have a great debate at the end on the value of emotion in which the Giver advocates for love against Streep’s fight for stability. We get to see the details of his backstory, such as his daughter Rosemary and the guilt he feels at giving her the memories of a child lost (euthanized) and how it is common in their world to keep the population in check. The Pros: The Giver – Jeff Bridges plays the Giver and he does an amazing job. ![]() Jonas finds things slowly getting complicated for him as the illusions of his world break down and he is faced with the Community is missing in it’s sameness. It is here our protagonist Jonas is introduced and is assigned the role of the Receiver and to eventually become the Giver (the one who holds all the emotions and memories of the past and present). After the Great War, in 2048 a community is founded where there are no colors and emotions and the world is one of sameness. The basic plot is still the same as the book. Weide) but thankfully only one director (much more and I could see this film lacking any coherence), Phillip Noyce. From three producers (Jeff Bridges, Nikki Silver, Neil Koenigsburg) two screenplay writers (Michael Mitnick, Robert B. “The Giver” film had quite a few people on board with it’s creation. Here is a good article on the differences between the film and book: ![]() ![]() Lois Lowry is a master of the rising tension and the book does so really well. The story is introspective and reflective and reveals the horrors of the community very slowly. The Giver is one of my favorite books from childhood, and the one that introduced me to the Post-Apocalyptic Genre. ![]()
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