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Insurgent (2015)
Terribly Disappointing
Loved the first Divergent movie. Then read all the books and thought Neil Burger did a great job turning the first book into an accurate and entertaining film. I was so sad to know he was not directing Insurgent. And after seeing Insurgent, that sadness was justified.
Robert Schawkle or whatever his name is did an awful job making the 2nd book into a movie. The 2nd book was lamer than the first, but it had a much easier plot to deal with. This movie strayed so far from the story in the book, title should be Insurgent Undone.
They even had a bigger budget for this film, yet made it shorter in length, cramming scenes in with minimal creativity and almost zero character development. Almost everything that occurs is not true to the narrative in the book. Johanna appears to have no scars on her face and she's fat, wtf. The entire villain of Jeanine is tarnished by a completely different take on her motives. Book readers of this story should not watch the film nor appreciate its utter suckiness. Did the director even glance at the book? Did Veronica Roth really approve this movie? I am appalled?
Divergent (2014)
Excellent movie with fresh actors
I can't believe so many people are knocking this movie. My wife introduced me to it and I'm surprised I never heard of the books before. Anyway, it definitely peaked interests in both of us. This movie has fresh young actors and a popular young adult dystopia/post-apocalyptic feel to it. After seeing this movie, I wanted to know the ending and ended up reading all 3 books. Great book to movie adaptation. Although it is similar to the Hunger Games style in many ways, the story is still fresh and excitingly different. Divergent is a must see for teens and young adults.
We have watched almost 10 times in the last year. Four is the obvious star of the show. All the girls love him and he is quite noble and attractive. Other characters do their part to make this an exciting movie and some good character development.