Post by Neverending on Jan 9, 2015 18:13:31 GMT -5
I like it.
People have complained because that chick, what's her face, is not a good actress and also because "a movie about originality is not very original." Those are valid points, I guess, but the story is very well-told. It sucked me in almost immediately and kept me emotionally invested throughout the entire running time. That's ultimately what matters.
B+
Jibbs also liked the movie. Although not as much as me:
letterboxd.com/jibbs/film/divergent
People have complained because that chick, what's her face, is not a good actress and also because "a movie about originality is not very original." Those are valid points, I guess, but the story is very well-told. It sucked me in almost immediately and kept me emotionally invested throughout the entire running time. That's ultimately what matters.
B+
Jibbs also liked the movie. Although not as much as me:
letterboxd.com/jibbs/film/divergent
Divergent is about a woman who finds she doesn't fit into any of the 5 groups in a dystopian caste system in the future. What does it mean to be Divergent? Why is she in trouble for being this way? The film never really answers this (although it's probably saving this for future installments) and I think this hurts the film the most. I almost feel like it's keeping it vague so young people don't think too hard about they're swallow feelings of emulation of someone who "doesn't play by the rules." But it does have some good moments. Despite being painfully based on "Hunger Games meets Harry Potter", it was kind of fun to watch and got better as it went along. The characters sure aren't interesting, but the plot never got boring and I was interested to see the outcome.
