Dystopian world of limited choices

Rating: 6/10 (26 May 2014)

I love science fiction, I do, but somehow I am not really that much into dystopian stories. Those stories always contain a thread of gloom and sadness that does not do much for me. I am actually a deeply optimistic person which may not be gleamed from the surface of my personality. Divergent is a story of young love, growing up and finding oneself. The movie more or less follows that pretext and delivers a compelling story. I suppose that one needs substance to make a movie based on a book. I have not had the pleasure of reading Divergent before watching the movie, and to be honest, after seeing the movie I will definitely not. Unfortunately this leaves me without bases for comparison and deprives me of insight which would help me decide if this is a movie worthy of the story from the book. This is a smoothly flowing story that contains hardly any stumbling points and unnecessary parts. The young cast is likable, very lovely and good looking. They all do a good job and leave a glimpse of promise for their future endeavors. I left the cinema thinking of a nice glass of red, not about the movie I had just seen. That tells a lot about the impression it left on me. If you have time to kill and do not care much how, go and see this movie. If you decide instead to spend time with friends over a nice meal, it may be a better choice. I am looking forward to seeing both main cast actors in new projects. I think they have more to offer at least while they are as good looking as they are now.