The Giver 2014
I
found this movie very intriguing. It is based on the book by Lois Lowry. I enjoyed it. The premise is that a society has
decided to do away with all war and pain and suffering. They do this by
controlling emotion, the weather, no music, everything. They have even
done away with color; everything is black and white. They do this with
daily injections of pills, and a memory inhibiting force field. Everything is the same for everybody.
Those who are not the same, are released. (This is a polite way of
saying euthanized.) When Jonas (Brenton Thwaites) is chosen to be the Receiver, everything
changes. The Giver, (Jeff Bridges) is suppose to give him memories of
everything from before, so they will be able to advice the counsel.
However
there is another plot going on, of which the Receiver slowly becomes
aware. That is the destruction of the current existence which does not
allow joy for there is no pain, does not allow love, for there is no
hate. The Giver wants to bring back love. To do this, someone must cross the force field where the memories
are kept out.
Glen
Close plays the leader of the counsel. She is very evil in her
looks—so plane that she looks evil. The Receiver is helped by his two
childhood friends, Fiona (Odeya Rush) and Asher (Cameron Monaghan). Taylor Swift has a small roll as Rosemary, a prior Receiver who went bad. Her "release'" is what has been gnawing at the Giver for some time.
This
movie makes you think. Here is Satan’s plan in all its glory. No free
agency, no choice, no love, no one lost. Everyone knows there place.
Even to the point of “releasing” people without really knowing what you
are doing.
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