Differences Between The Giver Book And Movie

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Have you ever thought of what a perfect society would be like? How would it run? What things would be banned? Would it even be possible? In the book, The Giver, a group of “Elders” attempt to create a perfect society but it's easier said than done. Soon enough, a boy named Jonas finds out what the real world is like and realizes his society might not be so perfect after all. For this book, there is both a book and a movie but in my opinion, the book is better, and here are two reasons why.

One reason that the book is better is that it has better characterization compared to the script in the movie. In the book, Jonas struggles to see color for years, finding color in things every now and then. When Jonas is selected as the receiver of memory …show more content…

“But I want them!” Jonas said angrily. “It isn’t fair that nothing has color!” (Lowry, 122) this shows that Jonas has gotten a growing frustration with the fact that he can’t see color and has realized that he is being deprived of everyday things. This develops Jonas’ character as well as the plot and leads to him developing resentful ideas towards the community one of them being to escape. Compared to the movie, it pales in comparison. In the movie, there is little to no development of Jonas not having the ability to see color. He gets color rather quickly with just a mere memory and doesn’t have to struggle as much and go through hardship to get it. This becomes more of something he just accomplished on his own accord rather than something that affects the plot heavily. It …show more content…

These details make the book better than the movie because getting color is a huge milestone for Jonas and he is one of the only people in the community with access to it and the book helps put emphasis on that. The movie doesn’t put even close to as much as making the book better. The book also makes this have a way bigger effect on Jonas’ character and also helps develop the plot. In the movie this could arguably help develop Jonas’ character as well, it barely helps the plot at all. As a result, this proves why the book is better than the movie.

Another reason that the book is better than the movie is that it has better imagery compared to the special effects in the movie. In the book, Jonas finds the giver on the floor of the annex room (The Giver is the person that gives Jonas his memories and the annex room is where they give memories to him) in pain and goes over to help him. He knows the only way to help the giver is to take the burden off his shoulders. He tells the giver to give him the memory in order for his pain to be lifted and consequently is given the memory of war. Jonas is transported to a beach littered with corpses. An example of this in the book is, “He was in a confused, noisy, foul-smelling place. It was daylight, early morning, and the air was thick with smoke