Compare/contrast

The Giver, both the movie and the book, the grandparents scene is different. I think the only reason why they put the Grandparents in the beginning is because they wanted to move faster on love and more memories to come. The only reason i could think of as to why they would put the Grandparents into the end for the book is to give the suspense about love and memories - putting it all together at the end instead of having it all figured out in the beginning, giving nothing else at the end.

Personally, I did not like the fact that they chose someone much older. Although, it is okay because it gives more of a mature vibe to kids who are watching the movie. But, if they actually chose a 12 year old, it would give kids an actual lesson that we aren't young enough to know anything in the world. We are not young to not know anything about the world. That we are capable of knowing and solving things no one else can. That, would have been much better. Jonas was seen as a 12 year old boy with pale eyes. Obviously, in the movie he is not 12 nor does he have pale eyes. An actor I would've chosen to be Jonas would be, Chandler Canterbury. Chandler may be 17 but he looks much younger and he has somewhat pale eyes. He would have been a better choice, my opinion.

I would have to say the book gave me a much better understanding. Lowis broke it down and made it more easier to understand than the director of the movie did. The book was more understandable due to it taking its time to actually reach the climax and action of the whole plot. The movie just rushed all of it, it got right to the point. Yes, I like that too but I like suspense of the book way more. Especially, the book explains and gives way more details than the movie.