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The Giver is the first Young Adult book I remember reading. It’s got everything you’d want from a current bestseller (post-apocalyptic world, conspiracies, euthanasia) and mixes it all together within an intentionally blase world devoid of color. It’s pretty brilliant. In case you forgot, the story’s about Jonas (Brenton Thwaites), a kid who questions the rules of his world once he meets The Giver (Jeff Bridges) and gains the memories and history once erased by the current “utopia.”
The first trailer may have failed to capture why so many of us read the books as kids (and made it seem like yet another shoddy teen cash in), but this second trailer should remind everyone why The Giver is so special. I remember I made a big fuss about the lack of black and white tones, but that’s not the case as it’s in full force here. Although seeing it in action makes me want to watch Pleasantville again. But I’ll be keeping an eye on this anyway to see Meryl Streep dominate everyone. And Taylor Swift’s here too, so that’s a win-win right there.
The Giver hits theaters August 15th.