If you have not read The Giver and plan to- stop reading now.
If you have not seen Man of Steel and plan to- stop reading now.
I watched the new Superman movie tonight... and as I was watching it, I thought of The Giver. Now, it's been a while since I read The Giver, and I'm not a huge Superman guru- so be patient.
Without going into too much detail...
In the movie, Kal is given a choice to save his "people" or save Earth. The planet Kal was born on, Krypton, reminds me of the world described in The Giver. On Krypton, babies are born with a predetermined destiny, or purpose for their planet. Just as Jonas was chosen to be the Receiver of Memory. In the book, Jonas is given a choice- to change the world. In the movie, Kal is given the same choice.
I just found it interesting that two seemingly unrelated pieces could be so similar.
A year ago, none of this would have crossed my mind- I guess some of this Library Media stuff is sinking in after all! :)
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