Post by Rob W. Case on Sept 29, 2014 16:32:56 GMT -6
The Story:
Within an organized and controlled society, managed and overseen by a host of Elders, peace is maintained through a set of rules, a manufactured standard of morality that is institutionalized within the system, omission of any knowledge of the history that preceded its founding, and the prohibition of allowing the citizens who live within it, the normal use of emotions. That said, love, joy, fun, music, feeling, culture, and freedom of expression are forbidden. In this structure, we meet Jonas (Brenton Thwaites), a lively young man who is not like the others, and possesses a sense of fun, excitement, and adventure to him.
That said, the Elders within this society designates for the young people “graduating” from their childhoods, assignments that are designated to serve this societal structure. After every young person receives their assignment, Jonas is left with a very interesting one. Jonas is selected to be the next “receiver of memory,” which requires that he meet with the “Giver of memory” (Jeff Bridges). The Giver of Memory introduces Jonas to the emotions, pleasures and sufferings that are forbiden from the rest of society.
After experiencing these things, Jonas comes out a changed person. He shares some of what he has learned through the Giver with his friends and family, and in doing so, his parents now view him as a concern. A stark contrast is drawn between what he now sees beyond the confines of the order, and what he is subjected to under it. Troubled by Jonas’s behavior, The Chief Elder sees a threat to this, and calls the Giver in to account for what is happening to Jonas. She tells Jonas’s parents to keep a closer eye on him. And yet, the more Jonas learns, and the more he influences his friends and little brother, the more they become endangered as they progressively become targeted for death. Yet in pursuing them, everything must be handled delicately and with the right rationalizations so as not to cause too many concerns among those who interacted with him, and perhaps by seeing what is really happening, disrupt the order.
This is one of those movies that has a sort of a creepy, yet exciting feel to it. It is also a movie that makes one think about how important the things we take for granted really are to our lives as independent individuals. And so, it is a movie that is thought provoking, dramatic, interesting, and suspenseful. That said, it is a movie I highly recommend seeing, and one that I feel, deserves 4 stars.
The film is rated PG-13 and runs 1 hour and 37 minutes.
To view a trailer for the film, please click below.
Trailer 1:
Trailer 2:
For more information about this film, visit:
thegiverfilm.com/
Within an organized and controlled society, managed and overseen by a host of Elders, peace is maintained through a set of rules, a manufactured standard of morality that is institutionalized within the system, omission of any knowledge of the history that preceded its founding, and the prohibition of allowing the citizens who live within it, the normal use of emotions. That said, love, joy, fun, music, feeling, culture, and freedom of expression are forbidden. In this structure, we meet Jonas (Brenton Thwaites), a lively young man who is not like the others, and possesses a sense of fun, excitement, and adventure to him.
That said, the Elders within this society designates for the young people “graduating” from their childhoods, assignments that are designated to serve this societal structure. After every young person receives their assignment, Jonas is left with a very interesting one. Jonas is selected to be the next “receiver of memory,” which requires that he meet with the “Giver of memory” (Jeff Bridges). The Giver of Memory introduces Jonas to the emotions, pleasures and sufferings that are forbiden from the rest of society.
After experiencing these things, Jonas comes out a changed person. He shares some of what he has learned through the Giver with his friends and family, and in doing so, his parents now view him as a concern. A stark contrast is drawn between what he now sees beyond the confines of the order, and what he is subjected to under it. Troubled by Jonas’s behavior, The Chief Elder sees a threat to this, and calls the Giver in to account for what is happening to Jonas. She tells Jonas’s parents to keep a closer eye on him. And yet, the more Jonas learns, and the more he influences his friends and little brother, the more they become endangered as they progressively become targeted for death. Yet in pursuing them, everything must be handled delicately and with the right rationalizations so as not to cause too many concerns among those who interacted with him, and perhaps by seeing what is really happening, disrupt the order.
This is one of those movies that has a sort of a creepy, yet exciting feel to it. It is also a movie that makes one think about how important the things we take for granted really are to our lives as independent individuals. And so, it is a movie that is thought provoking, dramatic, interesting, and suspenseful. That said, it is a movie I highly recommend seeing, and one that I feel, deserves 4 stars.
The film is rated PG-13 and runs 1 hour and 37 minutes.
To view a trailer for the film, please click below.
Trailer 1:
Trailer 2:
For more information about this film, visit:
thegiverfilm.com/
