Divergent is the love child of ‘The Hunger Games’ and ‘Mean
Girls’ – you’ve got your strict governmental body who somewhat restrains the
residents of the country in an effort to create a peaceful empire post-war, and
then you’ve got the bitchiness of the clique-y factions, all of whom have 5
very different personalities. This doesn’t, however, mean that ‘Divergent’ didn’t
bring something new to the movie world.
The intricate storyline was not only thought-provoking and
exciting, but it was easily understandable and immediately provoked the
audience to develop their individual theories and hopes for the plot’s
continuance. The characters were well-developed and were far from the cliché protagonists
that I would imagine. I loved the idea of having their fears tapped into, and
it was very interestingly portrayed, making me think of what I would find in my
hallucination (jellyfish, eyeballs and someone in the window as I pull back the
curtain, I think!)
The downside of the movie, for me, was that some aspects of
the story weren’t explained as much as I would have hoped. Now, perhaps this is
because I haven’t read the books, but I would have liked to know more about Tris’s
brother, Caleb, and why he decided to join the Erudite faction. It was a twist
near the beginning of the movie which was never really quite explained. Also, I
loved the catch that Tris’s mum was originally in Dauntless, but this could
also have been elaborated more, but perhaps they’re saving it for a prequel!
Parts of the movie were pretty predictable, and the ending
was disappointing because it was extremely cheesy! But despite this, I think I will
give the books a go – I can see where sequels could lead to, and am pretty sure
this will be a popular one of 2014!
Will you be following up the inevitable sequels to the Divergent movie? Tell me your thoughts in the comments!
