Divergent Movie Discussion

Hello everyone! Happy Divergent Day! \(^0^)/

So yesterday, March 20th 2014, at 8:00 pm, I saw Divergent! IT MADE MY LIFE.


I've been a part of the Divergent fandom for the longest time ever. Divergent was actually the first fandom I ever joined, making it the closest one to my heart. The feeling I had when I sat there in the theater as the movie started cannot be described in words. I've been anticipated this movie for forever, knowing that the cast was great and the book was amazing. I'm always going to be a fangirl, but I will always be the biggest Divergent fangirl.

When the movie started, and "Divergent" appeared on the screen with the names of the cast (I love every single one of them) , I started to cry. It was one of those moments where you are more than just happy and excited and everything just feels unreal. Writing these words out won't interpret my true feelings I had throughout this film, but here is my review.


NON-SPOILER REVIEW


I thought the movie was amazing!!! ASDFGHJKL; It was actually flawless and I loved it way more than I thought possible. Like I knew from the start, the cast was amazing. If you don't already know, Shailene is my favorite celebrity and role model and I'm in love with Theo James.

Although the movie didn't capture every single event of the book, it was an awesome adaptation. It captured all of the main events and aspects in the story and really brought them to life. I loved how the futuristic Chicago looked and how distinct the factions were. The overall look really did feel futuristic.

I couldn't have been more pleased with this film. I did end up sobbing at the end. (Btw, the music used was awesome!)

SPOILER-ISH REVIEW:

Can we take a moment to appreciate all of the scenes they included??

I really loved how the movie began, just like how the book did with Beatrice getting her hair cut. It felt so familiar to the book and I was getting very very emotional.

The aptitude test was pretty similar to the book, but it only had the one test with dog and not the other two that were in the book. The way Beatrice reacts when Tori tells her about Divergents was very similar but in the film, she didn't explain it as much as she did in the book.

The houses in Abnegation really did look the part. I enjoyed the small family moment they had the night before the Choosing Ceremony. Her parents did really reflect the ones in the book.

It was said that in the movie, Jeanine's character was going to be more involved, which it was. Jeanine was introduced more friendly in the book during the Choosing Ceremony, but the suspicion was there. I really liked  the anticipation that lead up to Beatrice choosing; that scene was amazing. The bowls looked great and how we saw Beatrice struggle between choosing Abnegation or Dauntless was done really well.

The way they captured the Dauntless in the movie made me want to jump off a building and train. The energy was so lively and it really showed their braveness! The music was really heart racing! Christina's character was introduced just like how it was in the book and, like the book, they jumped off the train together.

One of the most exact book-to-screen scenes has to be when Beatrice jumps first. I LOVE THEO SO MUCH. He really did portray Four in a great way. In the film, Four at first, seemed a lot more tough and mean than in the book, but I loved that.

I got really excited when I saw Miles Teller as Peter. He was great at portraying that character, but I wish the film showed more of that tension. In the film, it was less violent and it didn't show exactly how mean Peter actually is.

The cafeteria, Pit and the dorm looked great.

The comparison of the two different factions were great. I really liked when all the transfers burnt their clothes and got tattoos!
The montage of Tris getting better at fighting was great as well! I loved how she practice by herself and when Four watched her... *explosion of feels*

The way they did the fighting rounds were different from the book. Instead of pairing up people on the board like the book, it was just called out by Eric. Speaking of Eric, I really liked Jai's interpretation of him!

The chasm did not look like how I pictured it to be. I expected it to be more wet, with a lot of more water sloshing under, but it was understandable why they couldn't do that. I'm glad they included the scene with Christina hanging from it.

There also seemed to be more technological advancements in the film than book. The ranking for the initiates were on a screen, versus a chalkboard, and there where a lot more names than there were in the book.
I really wished we got to see the side characters more, such as Molly.

The relationship between Christina and Will didn't get much screen time sadly. There were some scenes where you can get glimpses of them being together, but it didn't exactly acknowledge it.

The fight between Peter and Tris was pretty cool looking and gruesome. One part that was jaw-dropping was when Eric cut her! I didn't expect that to happen, but I wasn't too upset by it. I loved how she caught up with them in the train and how Four helped her.

The film did miss out on some parts, such as the butterknife scene with Edward,  the drunk chasm. There was no Robert and Susan, or Visiting Day. There was also no romantic connections from Al to Tris.

THE FERRIS WHEEL, KNIFE-THROWING SCENE AND CAPTURE THE FLAG. HAIL TO THOSE SCENES.

The knife throwing scene was just like how it was in the book! When Tris took Al's spot, she got pretty popular over it.

I only wish the Ferris Wheel scene was longer. I loved the capture the flag game! It really stayed true to the book :)

Al's death wasn't as big as it was in the book in my opinion. During that scene when she was getting kidnapped from him, it didn't even show Peter.
I loved when Four came to the rescue her and when he took her to his apartment.

The fear landscapes were done very well although it only seemed that Tris had 5 fears. I loved when Four took her into his fear landscape and helped her practice and show her what a Dauntless would do, not a Divergent.

I think they really captured the whole part when the dauntless were under the simulation
The fight between Tris and Four was pretty intense and I loved the part where she would rather kill herself than him.

Different from the book, Tris and Four used the serum on Jeanine to get her to stop the process. But like the book, the movie ended when they were on the train.

One thing I must say is that the characters did not feel as developed as they were in the book to no surprise. Since the book is pretty long, the movie did seem a slightly rushed, but it was still great. Tris and Four's relationship was different in the movie than it was in the book in my opinion, but it was just as good.

Although some critics aren't in favor of this film, I AM. I think majority of fans, if not all, will appreciate this movie in all its glory.

I couldn't have hoped for a better movie for Veronica Roth's amazing story. It has been announced that Insurgent will be happening! :D Time to sent the countdown again!

(By the way, I totally saw Veronica Roth when she led up some of the Dauntless for the zipline! How awesome!)

For more comparisons from the book and movie go here!:
http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-news/divergent-book-vs-movie-biggest-differences-141358674.html?soc_src=mediacontentstory