Cinema Blend: The Giver Poster And Stills Put Jonas And Fiona Front And Center
The Giver Poster And Stills Put Jonas And Fiona Front And Center
The Giver felt like a very sparse story to me. First, there isn't much characterization, so I didn't form an emotional connection with any of the characters -- not even with Jonas or the Giver (two central characters). Asher and Fiona (particularly Fiona) are introduced such that you assume they will play greater roles in the book than they do.
Jonas' training involves receiving, from The Giver, all of the emotions and memories of experiences that the people in the community chose to give up to attain Sameness and the illusion of social order. The first memory that Jonas receives from The Giver is a sled ride down a snow-covered hill.
Other articles where The Giver is discussed: 10 Devastating Dystopias: The Giver (1993), by Lois Lowry: Jonas, an unusual pale-eyed 11-year-old boy turning 12, comes of age and is assigned the prestigious role of Receiver of pain and memories in an apparent utopia where war, fear, pain, and choices have ceased to exist. He meets…
Phillip Noyce directs “The Giver,” based on the best-selling book by Lois Lowry, concerning a young boy coming of age in a futuristic dystopian society. Jonas (Brenton Thwaites) is about to graduate ...
Neither Thwaites nor Rush had read Lowry’s novel prior to reading the script for the feature, but picked up copies soon thereafter. Though their characters – Jonas and Fiona – are four years younger ...
Savannah Morning News: DO Savannah: Tybee Post Theater hosts Savannah Stage Co.'s production of 'The Giver'