Reductive

Rating: 6/10 (4 January 2020)

This review will discuss the entire trilogy. Obviously this series rides on the success of The Hunger Games. The budget was doubled for Divergent once THG made so much money. Unfortunately this series lacks in the qualities the made THG so great first and foremost the main character. Katniss is a born - if not reluctant- leader where Tris, our Divergent heroine is more milquetoast. Just like The Maze Runner, the first movie in the series is the best and the last, kinda sucks. Practically the whole thing is shot in front of a green screen and for this era, the CGI is pretty basic. I like a Dystopian YA stuff and really wanted to like this series but it's never more than ok. In THG you cannot help but cheer for Katniss, really feel her pain but with Tris is like whatev. If you're a fan of this genre it's worth a watch on a rainy Sunday but nothing special.