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"\n\nThe Giver is one of those novels your middle school English teacher insisted you read, and you complainingly rolled your eyes\u2014and then you actually read it and it totally blew your mind. At long last, Lois Lowrey's dystopian classic is finally headed to the big screen (which does not mean you shouldn't still read the paperback for your book report\u2014we'd never endorse that kind of behavior), and the first trailer for the August flick has arrived.\n\nAnd, maaaaan.\n\nFirst thing's first: We're a little surprised the movie won't be in black and white, since that's a pretty big plot point. But on the, um, bright side, at least we get to see the killer cast in color. Speaking of, so many famous people. There are loads of A-list actors on the bill, from Meryl Streep to Taylor Swift, and Katie Holmes to Alexander Skarsgard. But the real star of the show is Brenton Thwaites, a 24-year-old Aussie up-and-comer who also snagged the role of Prince Phillip in Maleficent.\n\nThe story, about a futuristic society that attempts to achieve a perfect world by valuing \"sameness\"\u2014thereby eliminating pain, suffering, and human emotion altogether\u2014is not lighthearted, and neither is the trailer. The movie is going to be heavy and sad and thought-provoking and will probably make you cry. But you should see it anyway, because it's an important movie. And also: Brenton Thwaites.\n\nSo watch it up top!"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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