By Courtney Omernick

Based on the 1993 novel by Lois Lowry, this film captures the idea of a perfect world where there is no conflict, racism, or sickness. In this perfect world, every member of society has a specific role. A 16-year-old boy named Jonas is selected to be the receiver of memory and discovers that many years earlier, his forefathers gave up humanity in order to have a stable society.

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