Thoughts On Divergent (The Movie)
So I saw Divergent! Finally I might add. So it was good as a movie and as a book. So lets just get my complaints out of the way, shall we? Then we move on to the good stuff.
In terms of the movie by itself:
-Sometimes there was a slight glitch in the special effects. Okay twice but it still bugged me. It wasn't anything major, it was just a slide transition. I'm just overly critical.
-Peter's actor: Okay I've liked him in other things but as Peter...gah no. Please don't do that role because you screwed him up. I guess this is related to the book but oh well.
Movie to Book Issues:
-The mirror in the beginning with the hair: general idea of what happened in the book but not strictly accurate. It didn't bug me too much.
-What was up with that old ship?
-Jeanine at the end with attacking Tris: That would never happen. Jeanine in the books was so tactical she would have never made an impulse decision in the heat of the moment like that. I actually think that Jeanie might be secretly a Erudite-Dauntless Divergent though.
-Will: He wasn't blonde like he was in the book! No. And he wasn't as big of a character either which upset me. I mean his death should have upset me but no. You didn't get to know him as much in the movie and he just dies oh well. In the book hell was about to go down.
-Four/Tobias in his Fear Landscape: It's your deepest, darkest fears. No person would be as chill as he was and he wasn't in the book.
-Tris in her landscape: Again, idea there but not the 100% truth facts. The last part pissed me off a lot. Tris would shoot herself rather than shoot her family. I mean really?
-Paint guns not simulated bullets. Though simulated bullets are more Dauntless so I guess I'll let it go.
-The whole Jeanine is in Dauntless during the attack and knife stabbing her in her hand. Not in books- but I loved it. I'll go into more detail later.
-The first simulation: The mirrors weren't there in the books and they didn't do the bus in the movie.
-Tris getting on the roof in Abnegation (before she choose). Like that would ever be allowed?
-Edward did not get stabbed in the eye and I wanted to see that.
-Eric did not kick Tris out after the Molly incident. And he wouldn't let her back in.
-Tris had on a whole lot of makeup for an Abnegation.
-Tris and Tobias--their relationship moved way to fast and that make out session- no. That is so different. They didn't move that fast.
-No Visiting Day
-The Dauntless wore some red shirts.
There are more but it's minor and I think you got the point. The changes all fit (mostly) in the context of the movie so I am not really upset by it.
Now to what I liked and some Emily Comments.
Okay so I liked after Eric kicked Tris out and she joins in anyways. He's like "what are you doing here?" And has this sadistic face while she explains. And then he says "okay" as nonchalant as you could be! God, that was hilarious.
I also loved the whole zipline scene. I want to do that. I really do. That was perfect.
I loved how the simulations looked different from the rest of the movie scenes. Perfect.
Christina! Her comments are amazing and I love her.
Natalie Prior was perfection. Like wonderful. And Kate Winslet, the goddess was perfect. I mean wow. Jeanie is not an easy role but wow. She's perfect.
I love when Jeanine says this, I finally have proof that chemistry is evil and I think that my chemistry teacher is Jeanine in disguise.
"It's amazing how thoughts, emotions, memories; all what makes us human can be erased with chemistry".
There is my proof.
Also with Jeanine...I love when Tris and Tobias start shooting in the Dauntless compound (after they get him out of his simulation) all the Erudite panic and Jeanine is just like not even phased as she goes to her technology. Boom.
I also love how Tris throws the knife and it sticks it into Jeanine's hand. That was awesome. And I'm amazed she didn't curse or scream. I mean seriously. And I also respect Jeanine's stubbornness with the simulation. See, I think she is secretly a Dauntless-Erudite Divergent.
Shailene Woodley (Tris) did very well, especially since this is her first action movie or not a more realistic everyday acting role. That's something completely out of her comfort zone and that's awesome she did that well.
With Tris-- I have a comment. Okay her fighting: good defense but seriously those forearm punches would make her loose every fight. It bugged me. Plus hitting like that would hurt yourself. I know it's a movie but....
With the flags in their game--I want one. Will somebody get me one please? And one of those simulated bullet wound guns? And play that game with me? Please?
"Is it just me or are they trying to kill us?" -Christina.
That was perfection.
I heard people complain about how Tris acted with her dad dying but I honestly think she was in survival mode and it makes sense and is accurate so really no complaints.
Overall I give this movie an 7/10. I really liked it and I can't wait for Insurgent! And no that's not just because we get to see Tris on drugs. Okay maybe it is. So what are your thoughts?
In terms of the movie by itself:
-Sometimes there was a slight glitch in the special effects. Okay twice but it still bugged me. It wasn't anything major, it was just a slide transition. I'm just overly critical.
-Peter's actor: Okay I've liked him in other things but as Peter...gah no. Please don't do that role because you screwed him up. I guess this is related to the book but oh well.
Movie to Book Issues:
-The mirror in the beginning with the hair: general idea of what happened in the book but not strictly accurate. It didn't bug me too much.
-What was up with that old ship?
-Jeanine at the end with attacking Tris: That would never happen. Jeanine in the books was so tactical she would have never made an impulse decision in the heat of the moment like that. I actually think that Jeanie might be secretly a Erudite-Dauntless Divergent though.
-Will: He wasn't blonde like he was in the book! No. And he wasn't as big of a character either which upset me. I mean his death should have upset me but no. You didn't get to know him as much in the movie and he just dies oh well. In the book hell was about to go down.
-Four/Tobias in his Fear Landscape: It's your deepest, darkest fears. No person would be as chill as he was and he wasn't in the book.
-Tris in her landscape: Again, idea there but not the 100% truth facts. The last part pissed me off a lot. Tris would shoot herself rather than shoot her family. I mean really?
-Paint guns not simulated bullets. Though simulated bullets are more Dauntless so I guess I'll let it go.
-The whole Jeanine is in Dauntless during the attack and knife stabbing her in her hand. Not in books- but I loved it. I'll go into more detail later.
-The first simulation: The mirrors weren't there in the books and they didn't do the bus in the movie.
-Tris getting on the roof in Abnegation (before she choose). Like that would ever be allowed?
-Edward did not get stabbed in the eye and I wanted to see that.
-Eric did not kick Tris out after the Molly incident. And he wouldn't let her back in.
-Tris had on a whole lot of makeup for an Abnegation.
-Tris and Tobias--their relationship moved way to fast and that make out session- no. That is so different. They didn't move that fast.
-No Visiting Day
-The Dauntless wore some red shirts.
There are more but it's minor and I think you got the point. The changes all fit (mostly) in the context of the movie so I am not really upset by it.
Now to what I liked and some Emily Comments.
Okay so I liked after Eric kicked Tris out and she joins in anyways. He's like "what are you doing here?" And has this sadistic face while she explains. And then he says "okay" as nonchalant as you could be! God, that was hilarious.
I also loved the whole zipline scene. I want to do that. I really do. That was perfect.
I loved how the simulations looked different from the rest of the movie scenes. Perfect.
Christina! Her comments are amazing and I love her.
Natalie Prior was perfection. Like wonderful. And Kate Winslet, the goddess was perfect. I mean wow. Jeanie is not an easy role but wow. She's perfect.
I love when Jeanine says this, I finally have proof that chemistry is evil and I think that my chemistry teacher is Jeanine in disguise.
"It's amazing how thoughts, emotions, memories; all what makes us human can be erased with chemistry".
There is my proof.
Also with Jeanine...I love when Tris and Tobias start shooting in the Dauntless compound (after they get him out of his simulation) all the Erudite panic and Jeanine is just like not even phased as she goes to her technology. Boom.
I also love how Tris throws the knife and it sticks it into Jeanine's hand. That was awesome. And I'm amazed she didn't curse or scream. I mean seriously. And I also respect Jeanine's stubbornness with the simulation. See, I think she is secretly a Dauntless-Erudite Divergent.
Shailene Woodley (Tris) did very well, especially since this is her first action movie or not a more realistic everyday acting role. That's something completely out of her comfort zone and that's awesome she did that well.
With Tris-- I have a comment. Okay her fighting: good defense but seriously those forearm punches would make her loose every fight. It bugged me. Plus hitting like that would hurt yourself. I know it's a movie but....
With the flags in their game--I want one. Will somebody get me one please? And one of those simulated bullet wound guns? And play that game with me? Please?
"Is it just me or are they trying to kill us?" -Christina.
That was perfection.
I heard people complain about how Tris acted with her dad dying but I honestly think she was in survival mode and it makes sense and is accurate so really no complaints.
Overall I give this movie an 7/10. I really liked it and I can't wait for Insurgent! And no that's not just because we get to see Tris on drugs. Okay maybe it is. So what are your thoughts?
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Did you notice that in the movie she got shot in the left arm instead of on the right side like in the book? Yes, yes, kind of nit-picky but still! XD
Also, when I was watching it and I couldn't help but think: Doesn't the chair that Tris sits in for her final simulation test look like a waffle iron? I mean, it's orange and it has square-ish shapes (ish, meaning not really but kind of) and if Jeanine doesn't like the end result, I half expected the chair to fold over and BAM! Dauntless waffle!
Not yet thinking about it
It's really good. I definitely recommend it.
Never seen it, it doesn't seem that good.....
It's good. Not the best I've ever seen but that's because I've read the books.
The acting is there and amazing (minus Miles Teller and some of Theo James moments), special effects WOW. Don't judge it until you try it.
The books seem just weird to me
Have you read it?
Oh yeah I totally saw this movie! It was..... Great. Telling a lie to fit in
Divergent is just one of those movies that everyone is talking about, then you lie and say you saw it because you don't want to get picked on. :P
I loved the books for about three years so I went because of that. And plenty of people haven't seen it at my school and they aren't penalized.
You found pretty much everything and only watched it once. I'm impressed and slightly frightened by your intelligence.
And can I talk to you about the red on the Dauntless? So conflicted. On one hand I hate it because Amity wore it in the books. On the other hand red is traditionally the color of war and aggression and passion so it makes perfect sense for that to be a Dauntless color. I just don't know...
Just accept it. I like red with Dauntless.
I do too and then I don't....
I was kind of disappointed but the movie was generally pretty awesome. The movie-version Tris just didn't seem like the book-version Tris anymore, and I have to say that the book-version Tris was better. Like what Hayley said, I had always thought Tris would be a short, skinny pale girl. But then the movie made her look older, stronger - not to mention taller - and obviously wearing a LOT of make up.
I know. I thought Abnegation didn't wear any makeup. And I get a little makeup because its a film--the guys wear makeup so the lighting doesn't wash them out and then there is the special kind for like bruises and such. But the guys don't look like they are wearing makeup. Do the same with Tris!
I agree but there's something else that annoyed beyond belief Tris was actually TALLER then Christina I mean isn't Christina supposed to be really tall? And I agree the main actress was wearing a lot of make up for a Abnegation.
I guess I was just picky but I didn't like that at all but props for the actress she matched extacly what I thought Tris looked like and the way she sounded.
They picked good actors for the movie but my problem with the acting was kinda what you said is how stoic Tobias was I mean it kinda makes sense because he's aware he's in a simulation but still even if I was aware if I jumped off a 100 foot tall building and it was all just my imagination I still wouldn't do it.
I actually didn't like the part were Jeanine was stabbed in the hand because you wonder how there gonna work with that on Insurgent.
I just think they could've done better with sticking to the stories and I didn't like the going off on a limb kinda stuff.
And they eye. With Peter in it Tris says this to the Amity after she attacks Peter:
"He's evil...he attacked somebody with a butter knife."
And the Will thing. They focus a lot on that in the second
I agree to this so much! That part where Edward got stabbed in the eye .. I wanted to see that so bad! I'd rate this move 5/10 though, because I'm a huge stickler on movies about books. I'd rather watch a 15 hour movie that covers all the important parts of a book, than a around 2 hour movie that only covers some. >.>
I think I rated it higher because I saw it with my crazy friends. They make everything so much better.
I honestly can't wait to see it...and it's no surprise that Kate Winslet was perfect....
If I was a guy and her age I would propose to her.
You don't even know how hard that made me laugh!
"Edward did not get stabbed in the eye and I wanted to see that." Oh, Emily...
And to defend the quicker pace in Tris/Tobias's relationship, they had less time in a movie than they did in a book. Does that make any sense? You can fit a lot in a 300 page book, but you can't fit as much into a 90 minute time frame.
I'm glad you liked it! Yay!
Whenever they had a gun of any sort I'm like "shoot them in the foot. Shoot them in the head. Shoot them wherever."
Just that passionate kiss...Abnegation people there? I mean they are Dauntless now but they kept the stiffness.
Yep! And it proved to me that chem is evil! Thank you Jeanine!
And the movie was 140 minutes
Okay fine. 140 minutes