Surprisingly Enjoyable

Rating: 6/10 (10 June 2015)

I really didn't expect much from this movie. However, I was surprised to find that it was actually enjoyable.
I have a love-hate relationship with the divided factions idea. As cool as it was, it wasn't done very well. Everyone wore the same clothes, or was at least color-coded, which looked very goofy and unrealistic. Although it is the future, so who knows how people will dress then. However, the factions idea, although not particularly original, was cool and each faction was realistically divided nonetheless.
The acting was okay. Shailene Woodley (Tris) didn't do a particularly good job, but it was good enough. Theo James (Four) did better, but his character felt somewhat flat. I'm not sure if that was his acting or just the character himself.
The characters weren't super well-developed, but somehow I actually cared about the five main ones by the end. Some of the expendables that died didn't affect me, but major character deaths and challenges were somewhat sad, but not sad enough to strike up any tears or serious emotion. The relationship between Tris and Four felt very forced and it was awkward to watch them later on in the movie. It felt like it came out of nowhere, considering the age difference. Thankfully, these exchanges very rarely happened.
Divergent was enjoyable, and set itself up for a better trilogy than movies like the Hunger Games did, only this movie received more hate for some reason (Divergent is better than Hunger Games). With decent acting, good characters, an interesting story, and a good ending, I'm certainly going to see Insurgent. Having not read the book, I probably didn't notice certain flaws that others did, but as a movie I enjoyed it. Overall, Divergent is worth-watching, but its far from amazing. If your looking for something entertaining to watch, then look no further than Divergent.