# They made a movie of "The Giver" & it looks wretched \[book spoilers\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 19, 2014, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-made-a-movie-of-the-giver-it-looks-wretched-book-spoilers/684113 "2014-03-19T20:50:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![KarlGrenze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dbc845/32.png) [@KarlGrenze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGrenze)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2014, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-made-a-movie-of-the-giver-it-looks-wretched-book-spoilers/684113/42 "2014-03-22T08:54:05Z")
Has anyone read the last book in the “series”? It seems the first part is set in the same civilization as Jonas and Gabe, from the POS of Gabe’s birthmother. I wonder if it deals with the aftermath from The Giver ---
**Author:** ![well\_he\_s\_back](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3ab097/32.png) [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2014, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-made-a-movie-of-the-giver-it-looks-wretched-book-spoilers/684113/43 "2014-03-22T13:46:22Z")
In my mind the sequels don’t exist (yeah silly I know) and the powerful ambiguous ending of the novel is kept. ---
**Author:** ![KarlGrenze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dbc845/32.png) [@KarlGrenze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGrenze)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2014, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-made-a-movie-of-the-giver-it-looks-wretched-book-spoilers/684113/44 "2014-03-22T15:24:38Z")
Personally, my interpretation of the ending varied. Sometimes I read the book and thought they made it, other times I thought they didn’t. I tried to see if there were hints in the two previous dreams with the same scenario, but ended up finding that the final scenario combined elements from both (one had a good outcome, the other a bad outcome). But I am glad the ending is what it is. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2014, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-made-a-movie-of-the-giver-it-looks-wretched-book-spoilers/684113/45 "2014-03-22T15:30:05Z")
> [@Askthepizzaguy](#): > > [spoiler]I read it as the giver intentionally forcing the situation to be one where there are no successors to him, not as a doomed mission, necessarily. > > Meaning, once there are no more Receivers, the rest of society will be forced to experience emotion and think freely for themselves.[/spoiler] It’s helpful to give a hint about what’s in the spoiler box. Otherwise, how does one know whether to click or not? ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2014, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-made-a-movie-of-the-giver-it-looks-wretched-book-spoilers/684113/46 "2014-03-22T16:06:03Z")
My childhood… what have they done with it!? ---
**Author:** ![well\_he\_s\_back](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3ab097/32.png) [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2014, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-made-a-movie-of-the-giver-it-looks-wretched-book-spoilers/684113/47 "2014-03-23T01:50:21Z")
Ivorytowerdenizen - the spoiler box contains that poster’s interpretation of the giver’s motives [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-made-a-movie-of-the-giver-it-looks-wretched-book-spoilers/684113.md?page=2)