When that history is revealed to Jonas over the course of his illuminating sessions with the Giver, the young man learns that the wisdom he now holds could dictate the fate of the entire society. A mysterious yet seemingly benevolent figure, the Giver is the sole guardian of the community's dark and hidden history. The society Jonas lives in is a peaceful one, in large part because their collective memories have been entrusted to the Giver (Jeff Bridges). Jonas (Brenton Thwaites) was raised to believe that conformity is the key to contentment. Deciding that all must re-learn to see color, feel pain, and show and receive love, Jonas becomes public enemy number one.Ī young man living in a future where complacency is valued above all else discovers the sinister secrets that hold his fragile society together after being selected to become the Receiver of Memory in this adaptation of author Lois Lowry's Newbery Medal-winning young-adult novel. When Jonas discovers that an infant boy named Gabriel will be terminated, his efforts to save the child put him squarely against his society. As Jonas receives these memories, he breaks the cardinal rule against sharing them with others, thereby getting in trouble with the watchful Chief Elder. They look at memories of the past world, of joy, pain, and love.
Because of this, he meets a mentoring elder Receiver (later called The Giver). When he and his best friends Asher and Fiona come of age, they receive their societal roles, with Jonas given the rare position of Receiver (of Memories). In a seemingly perfect community, without war, pain, suffering, differences or choice, a young boy is chosen to learn from an elderly man about the true pain and pleasure of the "real" world.Ī youth named Jonas lives in an equalized, colorless, but a pleasant society with no knowledge of love or pain.
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