Dystopian Movie: Divergent, Directed By Neil Burger

Divergent, directed by Neil Burger and authored by Veronica Roth, is a young adult dystopian movie. Throughout the movie, Beatrice Prior(Shailene Woodley), nicknamed Tris, is not only trying to determine who she is as an adult, but also trying to fit into the world of adulthood with the help of her romantic interest, Tobias Eaton(Theo James), mostly known as Four in the movie. Surprisingly, Oscar winning actress Kate Winslet, one of the lead characters, was five months pregnant when she filmed the movie. It was released in March 21, 2014, and earned $54,607,747 on the opening weekend. Divergent is a tender and inspiring movie with relatable lead female characters, a beautiful soundtrack that makes the audience feel as if they are part of the
Chicago is surrounded by the wall from all sides to keep the people inside the wall safe. The Amity are known as the peaceful ones, the Candor are truthful, the Erudite are intelligent, the Abnegation are selfless, and the Dauntless are brave. At the Choosing Ceremony, the sixteen-year-old adolescents get to choose which factions they want to be a part of. They can choose to remain in the same factions as their family or change their factions and leave everything that they have known behind. Hence, the movie revolves around Tris as she tries to determine who she is as she goes through trials of friendship and
Shailene Woodley is believable as a teenage girl who is determined to fit into the world of Dauntless. She does a really good job at showing the wide range of emotions of a teenage girl from happiness to sadness to determination. The audience is left cheering for Woodley until the end as she becomes determined to fit into the Dauntless. Kate Winslet is able to instantly develop herself as the sly, scheming, and intelligent leader of the Erudite in the eyes of the audience starting with her first appearance in the movie, where she has a conversation with Tris’s family at the Choosing Ceremony. Although Divergent is an amazing movie to watch with realistic acting, it still has its flaws. Manohla Dargis in her review “Reviews: In ‘Divergent,’ Jolted Awake by Fear and Romance” published at The New York Times writes, “Girl warrior meets boy warrior and, in between punches, kicks, and bullets, they hold hands.” The plot where a girl warrior falls in love with a male warrior is a cliché as almost every action movie has them, but Divergent still managed to work the plot in a way that was essential for the meaning of the