The Giver was an outstanding movie, with the little changes from the book making it more exciting and thrilling to watch. But one change that seems unimportant at first felt like it changed the whole story; it is how Asher was selected as a pilot instead of a director of recreation.
Firstly, this changes his character as a whole. In the book, he is very clumsy and playful, but in the film, he was more reliable and serious after he achieved the role of a pilot. We can tell his personality because he starts obeying rules and he is not warned about “precision of language”. Also, I think his character changes the character of other people around him as well. For instance, Fiona’s character is different as well, and while her personality has not …show more content…
This is shown when Jonas goes beyond the edge and Asher, being a pilot, is asked by the Chief Elder to find him, and when he does, to “lose” him; however, when Asher does find him, he lets him go because he trusted him. He only said “I trust you, Jonas”(or at least I think so), but I think he meant that he trusted that what he was doing was the right thing. I think this is the main point of the theme- trust. And the author’s message is that trusting somebody is a good way to know whether you’re doing the right thing. Asher is usually the Chief Elder’s pet, always following the rules and refuse to slide down an arch with a tray because it was “against the rules”, but he decided to let him go because he trusted him. There was no way of knowing what his plan was, but perhaps he thought about his actions, and the conscience deep within him, the conscience that was more powerful than the rules of the community, woke up. Overall, I think one of the themes that was included in the film is trust- trusting people is the best way to know one is making the right choice. Even in your life, we never know if your friend is actually an extraterrestrial planning on killing you, but you still go to school with them, play with them, and do whatever friends do because you trust
Firstly, this changes his character as a whole. In the book, he is very clumsy and playful, but in the film, he was more reliable and serious after he achieved the role of a pilot. We can tell his personality because he starts obeying rules and he is not warned about “precision of language”. Also, I think his character changes the character of other people around him as well. For instance, Fiona’s character is different as well, and while her personality has not …show more content…
This is shown when Jonas goes beyond the edge and Asher, being a pilot, is asked by the Chief Elder to find him, and when he does, to “lose” him; however, when Asher does find him, he lets him go because he trusted him. He only said “I trust you, Jonas”(or at least I think so), but I think he meant that he trusted that what he was doing was the right thing. I think this is the main point of the theme- trust. And the author’s message is that trusting somebody is a good way to know whether you’re doing the right thing. Asher is usually the Chief Elder’s pet, always following the rules and refuse to slide down an arch with a tray because it was “against the rules”, but he decided to let him go because he trusted him. There was no way of knowing what his plan was, but perhaps he thought about his actions, and the conscience deep within him, the conscience that was more powerful than the rules of the community, woke up. Overall, I think one of the themes that was included in the film is trust- trusting people is the best way to know one is making the right choice. Even in your life, we never know if your friend is actually an extraterrestrial planning on killing you, but you still go to school with them, play with them, and do whatever friends do because you trust