So, let's just say Ansel Elgort (himself!) gave me
two movie tickets to see the Chicago
premiere of 'Divergent' at the press tour...
As I sat in the large theater amongst other
'Divergent' fans, I remember being filled with a myriad of emotions: Eagerness,
Excitement, Happiness, Tiredness, Hungry-ness? That entire night, I went 10
hours without food. Not a good idea.
'Divergent', as many know, is the movie adaption of
the first installment in the dystopian book trilogy. It sets place in the city
of Chicago in the future (post-apocalypse?). Chicago is divided into 5
factions: Abnegation, the selfless; Amity, the peaceful; Candor, the honest;
Dauntless, the brave; and Erudite, the intelligent. As every teenager turns 16
years old, they are faced to go through an aptitude test that tells them what
faction they’re suited to be in. It's up to them to choose whether or not
they want to stay with their family or transfer to a different faction.
Beatrice Prior (Shailene Woodley) discovers that her aptitude test is
inconclusive, which makes her “Divergent”, meaning that she fits into more than
one faction. As she faces her predicament, she learns of the corrupted faction
system and the sinister plans regarding her identity.
‘Divergent’ was a very good movie. I try to use my
words carefully, because in many ways, the movie was lacking. As someone who has read the book, many, many times, I must say there
were some expectations that I had, but were not met in the film. Overall,
the acting and the creative soundtrack tied the movie together perfectly... and I’m
all about movie soundtracks. Shailene Woodley, who is known for her “decent”
role as a pregnant teenager in ABC Family’s ‘Secret Life of an American
Teenager’, definitely shows off her skills as an actress in the movie. She’s relatable
and displays what a true feminist is, and I applaud her for that. Many people
have even asked me about Four (Theo James). As he might be handsome and
talented, Theo portrays Four very well. Although, I wish I would have seen more
character development or more scenes with him in it. Even though in the first
book he IS kind of absent. Another character people have asked me
about was Peter (Miles Teller). Yes, Miles played Peter to justice. What I like
so much about Teller’s portrayal of him, is that he made me want to punch Peter
(of course), but at the same time, laugh WITH him. I never knew how sarcastic
Peter could be until I saw the movie.
CH-CH-CHANGES. I swear, the one thing that bothered
me the most was the ending. I have to confess, it was not what I expected at
all. It was quick and inaccurate (according to the book). Without giving too
much away, I must say, they pulled a “Hunger Games”, and did something completely
different from the novel. Although that was the movie’s “major” change, I hope
that the sequel ‘Insurgent’ will make up for it.
It was a great movie and overall, a great
experience. The day I saw it (March 4th!), was literally the best
day ever for me. I recommend this movie to anyone who enjoys the books and sci-fi/action
movies. I went with my older sister who never read the books or heard of the
cast, and she enjoyed it very much. If you’re worried about the differences
between the book and the movie trust me, you’ll get over it and you’ll learn to
deal with it. Because there’ll be 3 more movies…
I give this movie 4 ‘Four’’s out of 5
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