Wednesday, 24 June 2015

Nothing to give

The Giver (2014)

Directed by Philip Noyce this film based on the novel of the same name stars Brenton Thwaites, Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep and Odeya Rush. In the future a boy living in a community that forces conformity is given the task of receiving memories from the world before.

There is nothing subtle and little original about this dystopian story and it fits in with the classic American tradition of the importance of the individual. Much too briefly the script runs through the usual plot points and really has little new to offer. Using black and white mixed with colour provides an interesting flash in the execution but is not enough to carry this film.


2/5

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