When Thwaites decides that there's something more out there than what he's grown up with, society shakes. Color comes into Thwaites world as it has been in Bridges' and the equation of knowledge with color is a point well made. But The Giver takes its place along side Schindler's List and Pleasantville in using color sparingly and to make a point. The use of color in film is never thought of this day, it's simply assumed that films now will be photographed that way. His training is to telepathically connect with Bridges all the experiences of the past, the good and the bad. He gets the prize as he is chosen to be the Receiver of all the past knowledge from Bridges. A new group of young people are being given new assignments and young Brendon Thwaites sits eagerly awaiting his occupation. The family is abolished, kids are born and then assigned to nurturers, women particularly go into that occupation and it is an occupation like being a plumber. Color is not even allowed everyone wears drab clothing like they were in prison. It's all been abolished the good and the bad, conformity and sameness is the order of things. But we can't have everyone knowing about lest they long for the good things of the past. The ruling body of the society has to be able to refer to the past to be guided in making decisions. Playing the title role is Jeff Bridges who is called that because he has a very special duty to be the one entrusted with the memories of the past. If you think that the world that George Orwell created in 1984 was a rigid one they were positively hedonistic compared to the society shown in The Giver.
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