tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4960074514488243322.post8387314794948525949..comments2023-08-21T16:55:06.540-07:00Comments on Read. Write. Repeat.: Movie Monday: The GiverAlisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08782778978854499305noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4960074514488243322.post-77996277844994074572015-02-28T10:04:03.085-08:002015-02-28T10:04:03.085-08:00Yes! I read that blog post back when you wrote it ...Yes! I read that blog post back when you wrote it and it made me SO apprehensive about the movie. I was glad they ended up doing the black and white thing and surprised that ended up being one of the better parts of the movie. Overall, though, this story is just too complex to really capture on screen for a mass audience. Alisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08782778978854499305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4960074514488243322.post-56017143828710445462015-02-27T14:15:49.112-08:002015-02-27T14:15:49.112-08:00I still haven't seen this movie! Like you (and...I still haven't seen this movie! Like you (and most of the rest of the book-loving internet world) I was super nervous after seeing the trailer. I wrote about it actually (https://tattooedmissionary.wordpress.com/2014/03/22/heres-the-thing-about-trailer-for-the-giver-movie/). I think the book is just too beloved to too many. It would be hard for any movie to do it justice. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4960074514488243322.post-55751710738983769662015-02-11T07:14:31.642-08:002015-02-11T07:14:31.642-08:00That's a good call. Wait for Netflix for sure....That's a good call. Wait for Netflix for sure. Or just reread the book. It's so masterful and the movie just didn't capture that. Makes me sad that Lowry waited so long to have it adapted and then it still didn't capture her book very well.Alisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08782778978854499305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4960074514488243322.post-36865275686385029792015-02-11T06:57:57.214-08:002015-02-11T06:57:57.214-08:00This is why I was too nervous to see the movie. Th...This is why I was too nervous to see the movie. The Giver is one of my favorite childhood books and in my opinion it isn't an easy one to adapt for film or TV. I'm glad they kept the black-and-white aspect in the beginning, but why did they have to add a love story? I MAY watch this if it comes on Netflix Watch Instantly one day, but for now I don't really have an interest in it =P I'd much rather read the book again.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18058817548271961666noreply@blogger.com