![]() ![]() I’m sure because the series was made for younger audiences and because of this, it could be one of the reasons why the film suffered at the box office. ![]() The Giver Series wasn’t written with violence in mind. Violence is a fantasy many of us crave to live which is why many video games, like The Grand Theft Auto Series, are popular. I believe the 2014 film’s lack of violence and blockbuster-esque appeal killed the film before it was even released, although it wasn’t the film’s fault that it didn’t continue. She was able to tell a story of a government keeping humanity bottled up in one man, the giver, and how dangerous and cruel this burden can be. These dystopian films include violence toward the government, including overthrowing leaders, taking over land, and bombing important buildings. Although in today’s film industry we’re plagued by dystopia mania within series’ like Divergent, The Maze Runner, and The Hunger Games Lowry’s four-book series was different from all the others. Lowry wrote about 12-year-old Jonas, who was chosen to receive memories of his society’s past from the giver, Jeff Bridges. Louis Lowry, known for books like Number the Stars, The Anastasia Krupnik Series, and The Silent Boy, reached her peak when she wrote 1993’s The Giver. The opinions and views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not reflect the opinion of Byte or Byte’s editorial board. ![]()
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