Review of Divergent (2014) by Erin O — 15 Nov 2015
45%.
Saw this on 3/8/14.
The best aspect of this film is it's stars, Shailene Woodley and Theo James. The film does have a good premise, but neither a thought provoking one nor a never seen before kind. The first half of the film is competently made and it does seem good. But as it gets to the second half, the film continuously rides on cliches and more than that, they have no emotion, which tends to be a big problem than the first. Although it turns out to a bit predictable in the first half, we rarely feel it then. Also, similarities with the hit series Hunger Games is also a bit distracting. At some points, the centre premise of the movie is in question, that it would be natural in the future for people to have a single kind of feeling, they either be daring or kind or smart and people can't think differently in the future and those who do are the divergent. Disregarding all this, the film could have still been better had it been properly directed in the 2nd half. It feels as if two different persons made the two halves of the film.
This review of Divergent (2014) was written by Erin O on 15 Nov 2015.
Divergent has generally received positive reviews.
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