The Giver: Book vs. Movie In my eyes, the overall quality of the film adaptation of The Giver was satisfactory, well produced, and highly anticipated. It stood strong as a movie by itself, but when in comparison with the book written by Lois Lowry, did not fall anywhere near. Drastic changes were made in order to appeal to larger audiences, such as young adults and action lovers. As a result, viewers had strong opinions on the aging of the main characters and the ending of the story. One major difference between the book and the movie was Jonas’s, Fiona’s, and Asher’s age. Lowry had envisioned them as 12-year-old heroes with innocent crushes, but they were transformed into
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While Jonas did not know it, he was racing against the clock to reach the Boundary of Memory to save her. Once he crossed the edge, his memories would be unleashed to the world, and Jonas’s father, who was performing the Release would realize what he was actually doing. In the book, no such thing occurred: Fiona was in the dark about Jonas’s escape and there was no Boundary of Memory. However, in both the film adaptation and the book, Jonas reached a large snowy hill, on which he sled down on, afterwards. The differences begin again, though, when the movie viewers last watch Jonas step up to the log cabin from his memories, at the base of the mountain. In her book, Lois Lowry had ended it with a philosophical ending which would leave the readers wondering whether Jonas had encountered a miracle by reaching the house, imagined everything right before death, or reached the afterlife. The film adaptation gave confirmation that Jonas was still indeed alive. All in all, The Giver was a great movie when standing alone, but had many differences with the original book, by Lois Lowry. Jonas’s, Fiona’s, and Asher’s changed ages were not true to the book, but allowed for romance and more action to be involved, much to the interest of older viewers. But love or hate the changes, The Giver is definitely a worthy companion to the original
While Jonas did not know it, he was racing against the clock to reach the Boundary of Memory to save her. Once he crossed the edge, his memories would be unleashed to the world, and Jonas’s father, who was performing the Release would realize what he was actually doing. In the book, no such thing occurred: Fiona was in the dark about Jonas’s escape and there was no Boundary of Memory. However, in both the film adaptation and the book, Jonas reached a large snowy hill, on which he sled down on, afterwards. The differences begin again, though, when the movie viewers last watch Jonas step up to the log cabin from his memories, at the base of the mountain. In her book, Lois Lowry had ended it with a philosophical ending which would leave the readers wondering whether Jonas had encountered a miracle by reaching the house, imagined everything right before death, or reached the afterlife. The film adaptation gave confirmation that Jonas was still indeed alive. All in all, The Giver was a great movie when standing alone, but had many differences with the original book, by Lois Lowry. Jonas’s, Fiona’s, and Asher’s changed ages were not true to the book, but allowed for romance and more action to be involved, much to the interest of older viewers. But love or hate the changes, The Giver is definitely a worthy companion to the original