Written by
Sivapriya Anand
Review for the film "
The Giver"
Runtime:
1 Hour 37 Minutes
CAST & CREW
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This film is an adaptation of Louis Lowry’s novel, “
The Giver
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”. This book was published in 1993, and itself was a patchwork of ideas borrowed from several authors. Director of this movie Philip Noyce stayed faithful to the book while portraying the plots and characters in the movie.
Plot: Jonas, the key character, lives in his own world of contentment. As he starts to spend some time with the Giver,
Jeff Bridges
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, he discovers his community’s secret past which has some dark secrets embarked within. The movie is a full-scale portrayal of developing bonds between Bridges and Jonas, who is selected to inherit the great storehouse of memories his community carries. Once armed with knowledge, Jonas realizes he has to leave the place to protect himself and his loved ones.
Analysis: Compared to his previous movie “
Salt
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”, the director Philip Noyce has improved his skills since he decides to stick to the book totally this time. But as time proceeds this film gets a bit lost and results in a wobbly climax.
Star Performances: Jeff Bridges give the most noticeable performance in the movie. Coming from a family with a film background, his performance as the Giver is top-notch. The same, unfortunately, cannot be said for Thwaites. He doesn’t seem to make a good impression here as he did in his previous appearance, “Maleficient”.
What’s there?
1. It has stunning visuals with a blend of science fiction in it.
2. The strength of the cast pushes the movie with the names of
Katie Holmes
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and Jeff Bridges in it.
3. The soundtrack of the movie is appealing especially ordinary human by “ordinary human” by one republic.
What’s not there?
1. This movie reminds every one of the divergent series or the Hunger Games as it’s pretty much the same.
2. The key character’s performance is not notable and could have been a lot better.
3. The screenplay could have been better because not every book reader might like the movie adaptation.
Verdict: It is a slow paced drama film with unique visual style. It will appeal to the masses where they enjoy films which make them think. If you are not one of them or a book reader, I suggest you, give it a miss.
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