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The Giver

2014Movie1 h 37 minPG-13

Drama
50
MediocreGoodWatch score
IMDb6.4Letterboxd2.7/5Metacritic476.2Rotten Tomatoes34%55%
50
MediocreGoodWatch score
IMDb6.4Letterboxd2.7/5Metacritic476.2Rotten Tomatoes34%55%

Summary

In a seemingly perfect community, without war, pain, suffering, differences or choice, a young boy is chosen to learn from an elderly man about the true pain and pleasure of the "real" world.

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  • Family movie night
  • Friends night
  • Teens

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  • You want something to laugh at

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  • Breaks your heart.

Not for laughs.

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Tropes

Monochrome to Colorin 91 titlesThe first part of the film is Deliberately Monochrome. When Jonas is given the memory of color red tones begin to show (as his first color was red).Pragmatic Adaptationin 1,576 titlesThe film skips almost all of the set-up chapters of the book to focus more on Jonas' relationship with the Giver.All 35 tropes

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