#1 | The Giver
Just yesterday, I completed The Giver by Lois Lowry and had many thoughts about it. The first being how glad I was to not have chucked the book away after watching the trailer of its movie adaptation, which seemed to be another try hard action movie. Not even the fact that Meryl Streep being in it could have made me spend 2 hours watching it. I have since vowed to never watch a movie based off of a book ever again, unless there are many good reviews for it. Inferno was already such a bad experience ugh. That's another story for another time.
Back to The Giver, my first impressions were that it seemed reminiscent of Divergent and 1984 (book), though a lot milder such that it didn't seem to revolve around corruption or oppression. As mentioned earlier, after having watched the trailer, I found myself expecting it to turn towards that direction often but it never did and I appreciate it very much for that.
If I have to summarise it in a few sentences, I would say it's very much like taking a child through the basics and rediscovering the world again, before realising how much I have taken the little things for granted. Like the ability to see and recognise colours and feeling the warmth of the sun on my skin, to name a few. Bet you never thought much of them till now too.
Ignorance is bliss. I believe many readers have definitely thought of this phrase while flipping page after another. Everyone, except the Giver and the Receiver, are void of emotions and other human experiences, which the both of them clearly saw as both a blessing and a curse, for no one else knows love nor peace, just as much as they know neither pain nor suffering. Everything, that they have been taught from living in the community, has been directed meticulously to ensure order in every form.
You know how people always say you can't have a rainbow without a little rain? I've been thinking very often these past few months about how I wish we had the ability to remove the painful memories from our lives and keep only the good ones (also the reason why I picked up this book). Then I'd try to convince myself that I should not think this way as I would then not be able to fully appreciate the good times since the painful experiences are what give the good ones meaning. Sure, of course everyone knows its reasoning but I would also very much like to say screw that.
There are certainly moments I wish I could change to alter the course of my life but I have also came to terms with the fact that these are all life's experiences and I will do my best to take things as they come. I have a strong hunch that although my life will very likely not be as exciting as my dreams (seriously though, each one of them can be made into a movie), I've been strapped in for an emotional rollercoaster ride, and it's not going to be an easy one. I just hope that it does not end with a terrible crash. I really hope I'll be strong enough to pull through the entire journey.
*P.S. definitely didn't plan for my first post to be so heavy lol but oh well!
Back to The Giver, my first impressions were that it seemed reminiscent of Divergent and 1984 (book), though a lot milder such that it didn't seem to revolve around corruption or oppression. As mentioned earlier, after having watched the trailer, I found myself expecting it to turn towards that direction often but it never did and I appreciate it very much for that.
If I have to summarise it in a few sentences, I would say it's very much like taking a child through the basics and rediscovering the world again, before realising how much I have taken the little things for granted. Like the ability to see and recognise colours and feeling the warmth of the sun on my skin, to name a few. Bet you never thought much of them till now too.
Ignorance is bliss. I believe many readers have definitely thought of this phrase while flipping page after another. Everyone, except the Giver and the Receiver, are void of emotions and other human experiences, which the both of them clearly saw as both a blessing and a curse, for no one else knows love nor peace, just as much as they know neither pain nor suffering. Everything, that they have been taught from living in the community, has been directed meticulously to ensure order in every form.
You know how people always say you can't have a rainbow without a little rain? I've been thinking very often these past few months about how I wish we had the ability to remove the painful memories from our lives and keep only the good ones (also the reason why I picked up this book). Then I'd try to convince myself that I should not think this way as I would then not be able to fully appreciate the good times since the painful experiences are what give the good ones meaning. Sure, of course everyone knows its reasoning but I would also very much like to say screw that.
There are certainly moments I wish I could change to alter the course of my life but I have also came to terms with the fact that these are all life's experiences and I will do my best to take things as they come. I have a strong hunch that although my life will very likely not be as exciting as my dreams (seriously though, each one of them can be made into a movie), I've been strapped in for an emotional rollercoaster ride, and it's not going to be an easy one. I just hope that it does not end with a terrible crash. I really hope I'll be strong enough to pull through the entire journey.
*P.S. definitely didn't plan for my first post to be so heavy lol but oh well!
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