"The Giver" Review

In 'The Giver' Human Spirit Prevails in an Oppressive Future
By: Tom Long
Source: Detroitnews.com
Link to Review: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140815/ENT02/308150006

       Tom Long begins his review with a sense of hope that this movie brings to its audience. He mentions that even though this movie gives its farewell to human feelings and differences in people, it still captures the essence of humans. This movie explains that feelings such as love, pain and fear are necessary for life because it is what makes us human. Tom Long's main claim in this review is claim of value where he states, "The Giver offers more than just the standard clamorous post-apocalyptic claptrap that fuels far too many films these days"(1). This claim explains that "The Giver" brings a different feel to movie watchers. Claim of fact is used in the middle paragraphs of this review when he states his own version of the summarization of the movie and how the movie is based off the popular novel. He mentions that this movie challenges the audience with questions about life such as, "Are emotions a gift or a hindrance?"(1). The author of this review uses logos by stating the author of the book that this movie was based off of and the characters in both the book and movie. In this review pathos is also used when the author of this article explains the importance of Jonas' job as a Receiver. Also when Tom Long states that life has two sides to it: the tough and the pleasant. Jonas, the main character, manages to get through both stages and brings the real memories of the past to life. The reviewer introduces the background to the movie to the audience and then explains that the movie makes the audience think about how their lives would be without human emotion. Tom Long writes about both how the movie could have been better and how it feeds the audience thought and shows the other perspectives of life. This justifies a "good review".