only three complaints

Rating: 8/10 (5 April 2014)

The movie is a great action movie. It stays fairly true to the book and the characters were almost exactly how i imagined them when i read the book.
My first complaint is that Edward isn't mentioned in the movie, but he is the reason we know that Peter will do whatever it takes to be first. In the book, when the stage one rankings are final, Edward is first and Peter is second, which prompts Peter to stab Edward in the eye with a butter knife and essentially make Edward factionless. That scene in the book is what tells us the most about Peter's character. I didn't quite understand Peter in the movie other than that he is arrogant and strong. There isn't anything that suggests his evil side.
My second complaint is that the movie did a poor job of showing Tris and Al's relationship. The movie just shows Al helping try to kill Tris and then killing himself when she wouldn't forgive him, but they never hint at why. It isn't a big deal, but i just thought it was important enough to mention.
My third complaint is the reason that Al tried to kill Tris. Peter briefly mentions Tris's rise in the ranks, but the rankings board being shown would have made that scene easier to understand.
Other than those three things(that are more of me being picky than any real flaw), i would recommend Divergent to anyone.