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The Giver is a 2014 American dystopian drama film directed by Phillip Noyce and starring Jeff Bridges, Brenton Thwaites, Odeya Rush, Meryl Streep, Alexander Skarsgård, Katie Holmes, Cameron Monaghan, Taylor Swift, and Emma Tremblay. [3] The film is based on the 1993 young adult novel of the same name by Lois Lowry.
The Giver is a 1993 American young adult dystopian novel written by Lois Lowry and is set in a society which at first appears to be utopian but is revealed to be dystopian as the story progresses. In the novel, the society has taken away pain and strife by converting to "Sameness", a plan that has also eradicated emotional depth from their lives.
The Giver Quartet is a series of four books about a dystopian world by Lois Lowry. The quartet consists of The Giver (1993), Gathering Blue (2002), Messenger (2007), and Son (2012). [1] [2] The first book won the 1998 Newbery Medal and has sold more than 50 million copies. [3] [4] The story takes place in the world of The Giver. Each book has a ...
Gathering Blue is a young adult-dystopian novel written by Lois Lowry and was published on September 25, 2000. [1] A companion book to The Giver (1993), it is set in the same future time period and universe, treats some of the same themes, and is followed by Messenger (2004) and Son (2012) in The Giver Quartet.
David Johnson of DVD Verdict criticized the film's "ham-fisted over-acting", "ludicrous plot contrivances", and "nauseatingly hokey soundtrack." [5] Johnson called the film "a big, dumb joke" and said: "Despite some good creature effects, the movie crashed and burned and crashed again, weighted down by preposterous acting [and] corny music." [5]
The Giver (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the score album composed by Marco Beltrami for the 2014 film of the same name directed by Phillip Noyce.The album was released on August 12, 2014 by Sony Music and features 20 tracks from the score.
Son is a 2012 young adult dystopian novel by American author Lois Lowry.The fourth and final book in The Giver Quartet, the story takes place during and after the first book in the series, The Giver.
[36] He was awarded the Australians in Film "Breakthrough Award" for his role in The Giver. [37] Thwaites starred in Gods of Egypt. He played Bek, a human thief. [38] Principal photography on the film began on 20 March 2014 at the Fox Studios in Sydney, Australia, and the film was released worldwide on 26 February 2016. [39]