Review of The Giver (2014) by Emeraldcity — 03 Sep 2014
A good film but a lot like the also recent science fiction movie Divergent. Hollywood ripping of Hollywood? Who would think it-that would be-just crazy. Well, for what its worth this one might be the better film but since it so derivative it can't really be called original.
"So what" I take it is the order of the day regarding hijacking someone else's movie idea in todays filmmaking world. Not that it matters much. It would just be nice if people were a bit less relying on others work in order to make a product that puts bums on seats.
A trick to get people I the theatre (the promise of something neat and original) fails in the long run. On the good side of it the work is crisp and even a bit visionary-like the early science fiction novels of the 1950's.
I didn't notice if it was based on any old science fiction but it remind me of a whole bunch of things. Anyway-its a safe movie in that the violence isn't visceral (gory) and there ain't no bad words in it.
Go see it. What the hey.
This review of The Giver (2014) was written by Emeraldcity on 03 Sep 2014.
The Giver has generally received mixed reviews.
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