a good fantasy film that I enjoyed

Rating: 7/10 (21 March 2015)

With the new film insurgent coming out I though it was about time to see the first film divergent and I was quite surprised as I actually enjoyed this film. This film is set in a dystopian future where the world is split into five different factions for different jobs. Tris is a girl who is what they call a divergent who don't belong to any faction and they are a menace to society so they must be eliminated. Now shailene Woodley plays tris and I haven't seen here in much before but she was really good in this film and I definitely want to see more of her. You feel sympathetic for her character and you believe in her transformation as a character. Theo James plays four her love interest and to be honest yes women will say he is handsome but I don't think he is a great actor and he probably would have been more suited in the twilight franchise. Kate Winslet is a big actress but she was completely underutilized in this film as her role was incredibly small and it doesn't allow you to have any connection with her character at all. It's funny that one guy I did like in this film is Jai Courtney because I have never been a big fan of this guy but this evil role was perfect for him and 8 think he did pull it off well. I like training in films and this film did it well with the transformation of tris being the best part of the film. But they really give you no backstory on the universe you are in and the overall plot isn't really talked about allot and it makes you wonder why we bothered. The script had some really good drama to it towards The end of it but sometimes it was cliché and didn't help the character building. The style of this film was great with the action scenes being shot fantastically and you can see everything that is going on. Overall I enjoyed this film and it definitely makes me want to see insurgent.