Underrated movie based on great books

Rating: 9/10 (3 November 2015)

I think the reason that the critics were so harsh on this film and why some people on here don't like it is because they take Divergent and compare it so much to The Hunger Games and purposefully try to point out the similarities between them and criticize the movie for it instead of keeping an open mind and really understanding and appreciating the story and movie for what it is. Is Divergent similar to The Hunger Games in some ways? Yes. However, if some people would actually pay attention they would see that Divergent is actually quite different from The Hunger Games in many ways and is not just a "rip-off" of the Hunger Games. Personally I enjoy the Divergent series more than The Hunger Games. So, I really liked this movie. I read the book beforehand and I've got to say that this is actually a pretty good adaption of the movie. The only thing I wished the could've done is make Peter more cold and aggressive like he was in the book. In the movie he just seems like your stereotypical bully. Also I wish they could've included the scene where Edward gets stabbed in the eye as that was pretty disturbing in the book and it would've made the movie a bit darker in my opinion but it's in the deleted scenes so it's all good. I thought the acting was very good, Shailene is superb as Tris as is Theo as Four. I thought Winslet was amazing as the cold, cunning Jeanine Matthews and everyone else was very good as well. I also absolutely loved the soundtrack to this movie, one of my favorites personally. So, again, I think some people and critics are kind of harsh either because they compare it so much to The Hunger Games (which there are going to be similarities, it's the exact same type of genre) or because these types of YA movies aren't for them and if that's the case then maybe they shouldn't be trying to see these movies in the first place. Superb movie in my opinion and good adaption, 9/10.