If you're not familiar with the story of Divergent, it's set in a post-apocalyptic future in the city of Chicago. The survivors have been divided into five Factions based on their predispositions: Abnegation, for the selfless; Amity, for the peaceful; Candor, for the honest; Dauntless, for the brave; and Erudite, for the Intelligent. Each year, all sixteen-year-olds take an aptitude test that will tell them for which faction they are best suited. After receiving the results of their test, they must decide whether to remain with their family or transfer to a new faction.
The main character is sixteen-year-old Beatrice Prior, born into an Abnegation family, she doesn't feel like she belongs anywhere. And after her Aptitude test comes out inconclusive, she has to make a difficult choice, that might endanger her life.
I think I'm going to divide his review into the spoiler free part, and the one with spoilers, because it'll be hard for me to talk in depth about my opinion about this movie without giving stuff away.
So first off is the spoiler free part. You'll know when I get spoilery.
The main character is sixteen-year-old Beatrice Prior, born into an Abnegation family, she doesn't feel like she belongs anywhere. And after her Aptitude test comes out inconclusive, she has to make a difficult choice, that might endanger her life.
I think I'm going to divide his review into the spoiler free part, and the one with spoilers, because it'll be hard for me to talk in depth about my opinion about this movie without giving stuff away.
So first off is the spoiler free part. You'll know when I get spoilery.
First off I just really need to praise the casting, because for me they hit the mark with so many of the characters. Most important one is of course Shailene Woodley, who plays the lead Tris. She was to me perfect for the role. She gives off the shy introvert side of Tris, but can also show the vindictive badass side of Tris without problems. I really loved her in this role, and I think it was good for me not having seen her in anything really. I mean, I've seen a few episodes of her (awful) show The Secret Life of the American Teenager back in the day, and man, has she evolved a lot. Which is good for her, and for fans of the Divergent series.
Next up for praise is Theo James who plays the male lead, Four. Again, I had not seen much of his work before, except for his minor role as Kemal Pamuk in Downton Abbey. But he totally became Four, he was Four and he will go far in this world. He is such a good actor, and it seemed so effortless for him at times, like he wasn't even trying to act.
Next person I have to praise and mention is the fabulous Zoë Kravits. She portrays one of my favourite characters from the book; Christina. In the book she is described as having short black hair with dark brown skin and eyes. And they nailed that. Zoë gave Christina the exact same spunk and spark that makes up most of her character, and loved her from the moment I spotted her on screen. Maybe I'm a bit biased about her, because I both love Zoë and Christina, but she really was great.
Pacing in the movie felt good to me, some might think it was boring in some slower parts, but to me scenes that takes it slowly and lingers on details on the universe and characters, is one my favourite things. The score was also fantastic, but since it's the work between Hans Zimmer & Junkie XL (who worked together on The Dark Knight Rises), it wasn't really a surprise. They captured the feeling of the book perfectly, and tied the whole thing together.
I can't really say much more about it, because I keep wanting to reference the book and the differences and such, so I think I'll just say;
Go see it if you like action and dystopian worlds and strong female characters.
Warning: Spoilers for book and movie alike if you read along!
[this part will come later, because I need to see it again before saying my final words on this movie]
Next up for praise is Theo James who plays the male lead, Four. Again, I had not seen much of his work before, except for his minor role as Kemal Pamuk in Downton Abbey. But he totally became Four, he was Four and he will go far in this world. He is such a good actor, and it seemed so effortless for him at times, like he wasn't even trying to act.
Pacing in the movie felt good to me, some might think it was boring in some slower parts, but to me scenes that takes it slowly and lingers on details on the universe and characters, is one my favourite things. The score was also fantastic, but since it's the work between Hans Zimmer & Junkie XL (who worked together on The Dark Knight Rises), it wasn't really a surprise. They captured the feeling of the book perfectly, and tied the whole thing together.
I can't really say much more about it, because I keep wanting to reference the book and the differences and such, so I think I'll just say;
Go see it if you like action and dystopian worlds and strong female characters.
Warning: Spoilers for book and movie alike if you read along!
[this part will come later, because I need to see it again before saying my final words on this movie]
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