The Giver
“After The Ruin we started over, creating a new society, one of true equality. Rules were the building blocks of that equality. We learned them as Newchildren. Rules like: “use precise language,” “wear your assigned clothing,” “take your morning medication,” “obey the curfew, never lie,”……We lived in a world where differences weren't allowed. There was no "popular." “No fame.” “No losers and no winners.” Our Elders had eliminated all of that, so there'd be no conflict between us. Fear, pain, envy, hate, they weren't words so much as sounds. Their echoes were gone, to the other side of history.” The Giver. Dir. Phillip Noyce . Perf. Brenton Thwaites, Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep . Walden Media/The Weinstein Company, 2014. Netflix . Web.
Opening with this chilling quote, Director Phillip Noyce portrays the sadness laced in Jonas’s voice with images of black and white shots. As well as alluding to the meaning of this film. …show more content…
He begins to understand that the rule “precise language” has no meaning if there is no feeling behind your words. Screenwriters: Michael Mitnick, and Robert B. Weide do a wonderful job portraying the themes of sameness and memory. Using symbols of triangles to represent the balance and equality of sameness yet the danger, for it all comes to point raising someone higher. Color to show the beauty and love in difference; showing the contrast of sameness. The baby Gabriel shows the wonder of memory and displaying the love and awe that is shared between Gabriel and Jonas when baby Gabriel receives the memories Jonas experienced. Lastly the eyes, however I believe this is the least talked about and least recognized. Sameness and Memory are not equal nor experienced the same way through eyes. Eyes portray and experience so differently between one person and another that the Elders basically blind the communities of this
“After The Ruin we started over, creating a new society, one of true equality. Rules were the building blocks of that equality. We learned them as Newchildren. Rules like: “use precise language,” “wear your assigned clothing,” “take your morning medication,” “obey the curfew, never lie,”……We lived in a world where differences weren't allowed. There was no "popular." “No fame.” “No losers and no winners.” Our Elders had eliminated all of that, so there'd be no conflict between us. Fear, pain, envy, hate, they weren't words so much as sounds. Their echoes were gone, to the other side of history.” The Giver. Dir. Phillip Noyce . Perf. Brenton Thwaites, Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep . Walden Media/The Weinstein Company, 2014. Netflix . Web.
Opening with this chilling quote, Director Phillip Noyce portrays the sadness laced in Jonas’s voice with images of black and white shots. As well as alluding to the meaning of this film. …show more content…
He begins to understand that the rule “precise language” has no meaning if there is no feeling behind your words. Screenwriters: Michael Mitnick, and Robert B. Weide do a wonderful job portraying the themes of sameness and memory. Using symbols of triangles to represent the balance and equality of sameness yet the danger, for it all comes to point raising someone higher. Color to show the beauty and love in difference; showing the contrast of sameness. The baby Gabriel shows the wonder of memory and displaying the love and awe that is shared between Gabriel and Jonas when baby Gabriel receives the memories Jonas experienced. Lastly the eyes, however I believe this is the least talked about and least recognized. Sameness and Memory are not equal nor experienced the same way through eyes. Eyes portray and experience so differently between one person and another that the Elders basically blind the communities of this