From my favorite movies..

The acting in this movie is really good.

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

I saw this movie at school, after having to write an essay on the book, which I did enjoy. While the book had some level of intelligence, the movie fails to capture it.I will give credit where credit's due, because The movie isn't an utter failure. I enjoyed Jeff Bridges' performance as well as the way they play with color. I believe the latter one is particularly interesting because it actually has some significance plot-wise.The biggest problem with this movie is that they completely mess up the characters and what their purpose is in the story. In this world, only two people are actual characters: the Giver and Jonas; they're the only ones who can actually FEEL. Everyone else is essentially an empty slate, which is fine considering the context. The movie fails to comprehend this point and gives way to much importance to every other character in the community. This movie could have focused on the relationship between the Giver and Jonas, the only characters that should be able to have relations, but they don't do that. Instead, they choose to include a generic love interest that really doesn't add anything and could have not been there at all. By over-developing the useless characters, it really hurts our connection to the more important ones.In conclusion, this movie is pretty bad; the pacing is off, the music sucks, the acting was ehh, but most of all, the characters where handled poorly.

That is time I will never get back. Starts well, then quickly become a terrible waste of film.

It was good but was really differant compared to the book

I was blown away at the end! If you want to remember what its like to be human, if you are sad or depressed, you should watch this adventure! It will positively destroy you and bring you back to life, all at once!