Review of The Giver (2014) by Thegodfatherson — 15 Aug 2014
The Giver is visually arresting, well made and acted. Yes, I've read the book by Lois Lowry. Is it same as the book? No. Director Philip Noyce directs this film about Jonas, who gets recruited for a special job, receiver of memories, where his mentor The Giver tells him secrets of the past that have been hidden all these years.
Love, Color, Happiness, Hunger, Birth. Those are the things that The Community doesn't have. It's a diffrent world from ours, and yes, it's pretty sci-fi. Newcomer Brendon Thwaits does a good job of acting as Jonas, he was smart and energetic.
Jeff Bridges is good as the Giver and Meyrl Streep is okay as the community elder, the woman who thinks if people choose, they will choose wrong. The story is not totally the same. Some honest changes were made.
The film is slow and drags a bit at the climax. But if you don't mind a good movie that treats its subject matter well. Watch, The Giver.
This review of The Giver (2014) was written by Thegodfatherson on 15 Aug 2014.
The Giver has generally received mixed reviews.
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