In Divergent, set in
a Dystopian Chicago of the future, teenagers are given a choice to stay with
what is familiar to them, or switch to a completely different life, or
“faction” to put it in futuristic terms. Once a
choice is made, there is no going back.
Divergent - Official Trailer
Tris,
played by the talented Shailene Woodley, & her fellow dauntless newbies
fight to survive a highly competitive initiation. They
must undergo extreme physical and intense psychological tests, transforming
them all.
Just like Hunger Games, Divergent is also based on a best-selling young adult trilogy. I am sure writer Veronica Roth is pleased with
the outcome.
Shailene Woodley plays one tough
cookie.Kate Winslet does a respectable
job in her first “bad guy” role of her career, playing Jeanine (an answer to Hunger Games Gamemaker role, if you will...) It’s also fun to see Ashley Judd
again. Playing Tris' mother, she looks lovely
as ever and is just as bad ass as she was in Double Jeopardy some 15 years ago.
I promise fans of the book
will not be disappointed when they finally come face to face with the legendary Four, perfectly played by the hunky Theo James.
He rocks in this role. It is quite easy to see why Tris is so easily
distracted by her would be trainer.
It’s a great story that
translates well onto the big screen. It really makes you take stock of
the person you want to become. If given
the choice, would you walk away from your life for a chance to start over
alone, knowing you could never go back?
Divergent will not disappoint,
whether you have read the book or not, it is a fun movie to watch.
But be warned if you are afraid
of heights, be prepared for lots of shut eye.
Watching it in Imax was almost more than I could take!
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