They have been produced by lucy fisher, pouya shabazian, and douglas wick the series star shailene woodley and theo james as lead. The movie based on the book is directed by robert schwentke. Four is 18 and has risen to prominence within the dauntless faction in the two short years since his own initiation. There are many spoilers in the divergent book to movie comparison. In the ninth episode of the fan club, i talk about the new movie divergent and compare scenes in the book versus the movie. The last book in the trilogy was spliced up into two movies, which is not. Just because these things are different does not make the movie bad. Divergent book and movie comparison and contrast prezi. With the film adaptation of divergent, the first novel in veronica roth.
With divergent, it seemed to be an especially risky cashgrab, given that most fans hated the final book. Divergent official movie site now playing in theaters. So its all too appropriate that the film version of the wildly popular young adult novel struggles a bit to assert. When she discovers a conspiracy by a faction leader kate winslet to destroy all divergents, tris must learn to trust in the mysterious four theo james and.
Veronica roth, divergent divergent trilogy, book 1 divergent is about a girl called tris. The movie follows our young soon to be hero beatrice prior as she tries to decide which faction to choose to live in. A related book, four 2014, presents a series of short stories told from the perspective of one of the trilogys characters. Divergent is all about identityabout searching your soul and determining who you are and how you fit in as you emerge from adolescence to adulthood. Its rare that a movie is as good as the book on which its based. This book to movie adaptation wasnt terrible, especially if your only knowledge of divergent was from the trailer. Please add any differences between the two that you noticed. Divergent was an amazing book, and was centered on some unique characters. Divergent ar en science fictionaventyrsfilm fran 2014, baserad pa boken med samma namn av veronica roth. In a world divided by factions based on virtues, tris learns shes divergent and wont fit in. The divergent book vs the divergent movie book series in. The divergent series is a feature film trilogy based on the divergent novels by the american author veronica roth. The segregation of different personality types into different factions has consequences on both the group and the individual level. Insurgent 510 movie clip you are worth it 2015 hd divergent four and tris full kissing scene game of thrones books free d.
Though the movie stays true to the book, there are a few key changes to look out for when divergent hits theaters march 21. This page contains spoilers from both the divergent novels and the films. I have seen multiple book to movie adaptations recently including city of bones, vampire academy, and catching fire but divergent was by far the best of course it doesnt even come close to the book but they did an amazing job with it. When she discovers a plot to destroy divergents, tris and the mysterious four must find out what makes divergents dangerous before its too late. Tris doesnt fit in to any of the societies, she is. Okay, onto divergent the book versus divergent the movie.
How divergent movies turned into a disaster buzzfeed news. The movie makes two major additions to the storys ending. Perfect for fans of the hunger games and maze runner series, divergent and its. Distributed by summit entertainment and lionsgate films, the series consists of three science fiction action films set in a dystopian society.
Divergent is the debut novel of american novelist veronica roth, published by harper collins childrens books in 2011. In the movie, tris mother must sneak around and find a way to secretly meet with tris because it almost. Divergent is a book about a girl, who, as you may know, choses recklessness and violence above a peaceful structured life with her family. Summit entertainment purchased the media rights to the book, and production on the movie, also titled divergent, took place in 20. Divergent by veronica roth book trailer harperteen. The novel is the first of the divergent trilogy, a series of young adult dystopian novels set in a divergent universe. From the beginning of the book, its clear that the society in divergent has placed unrealistic limits on its members identities. A book trailer i made using imovie for my 11th grade american lit class. Here i tell you all the differences i found when watching divergent for the first time. Also featured are illuminating interviews with author veronica roth, actors shailene woodley, theo james, miles. Director neil burger says he fought to keep his movie as close to veronica roths source material as possible, and it shows. Click on the video to hear author veronica roth discuss the beautifully designed collectors edition, on sale now. Divergent is set in a future world where society has been divided into five distinct factions. Roths first book of short fiction set in the divergent universe is forthcoming july 2014.
So we pretty much already know this is a terrible world. Divergent is a 2014 american dystopian science fiction action film directed by neil burger, based on the 2011 novel of the same name by veronica roth. Instead of all black costumes, the dauntless also wear red, and their hq pit is made of whitelight grey marble as opposed to dark stone in tris priors aptitude test, a female voice tells. Book movie four is 18 and has risen to prominence within the dauntless faction in the two short years since his own initiation filmmakers decided to make four 24 years old. Director neil burger says he fought to keep his movie as close to veronica roths source material as possible, and it. Divergent is a thrilling actionadventure film set in a world where people are divided into distinct factions based on human virtues. Topics divergent, veronica roth collection opensource language english. The divergent movie is finally in the world, and so here we are again, books in hand, ready to pick out every teenytiny little thing that was changed from page to screen. The novel divergent features a postapocalyptic version of chicago and follows beatrice tris prior as she explores her identity within a society that. Even so, as with just about any booktoscreener, the movie did take its fair share of creative liberties with the story, and roths legions of. All the movies the divergent series, in order of release.
Its the second installment in the youngadult, scifi dystopian divergent trilogy, which is made up of divergent, insurgent, and. Even though i knew what was going to happen, the amount of detail and world building found in the bookas opposed to the moviemade for a highly entertaining, addictive read. The meager financial returns of allegiant halted those plans, and in july 2016 it was announced that a tv movie would instead wrap up the story, and also add new. In beatrice priors dystopian chicago world, society is divided into.
Allegiant split the final book in roths trilogy into two films, with production planned to begin on the final movie after its predecessor hit theaters. The simulation means they are aware of whats going on, but unable to control their actions. Packed full of action, danger and underlying conflict, the first book in roths divergent trilogy was a pleasant surprise. Everything you need to know about the divergent series vox. However if you have not read the first book yet please do that. Veronica roth, author of the bestselling book divergent 2011 and its two sequels, partnered in the production of the movie, as author suzanne collins has with the hunger games series. Divergent book to film differences divergent wiki fandom. Beatrice was born into the abnegation faction, and though her familymom, dad, slightly older brother calebtotally rock the abnegation lifestyle, beatrice isnt so great at it. The divergent trilogy is a series of young adult science fiction adventure novels by american novelist veronica roth set in a postapocalyptic dystopian chicago.
Set in a futuristic dystopia where society is divided into five factions that each represent a different virtue, teenagers have to decide if they want to stay in their faction or switch to another for the rest of their lives. However, faithful readers of the book will be sorrily disappointed. The book divergent is about a strong and brave sixteen year old that overcomes her fears by living her security of her family and becoming an adult in a world of mutiny, corruptness and love. The result is a film that is strikingly similar to the novel if not also reminiscent in some ways of hunger games, with some small twists and turns to adapt. What got left out of the divergent movie, and how much it.
Tris grew up in a controlled society where everyone followed. Director neil burger says he fought to keep his movie as close to veronica roths source material as. In beatrice priors dystopian chicago, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtuecandor the honest, abnegation the selfless, dauntless the brave, amity the peaceful, and erudite the intelligent. During the postharry potter boom, there were a number of ya booktofilm adaptations that fizzled at the box office, resulting in either one movie. Taking place in a futuristic chicago in which society is divided into five factions, divergent is the gripping story of a dystopian world transformed by courage, selfsacrifice, and love. Divergent book the ending jeanine matthews, the leader of erudite, activates a serum that induces a simulation in almost every member of the dauntless faction. Do not delve in if you want the film to be a surprise. Tris prior shailene woodley is warned she is divergent and. Divergent is one of the few film adaptations that improves upon its source material. Just because these things are different does not make the.
Themes are the fundamental and often universal ideas explored in a literary work. On an appointed day of every year, all sixteenyear. This dystopian series set in a futuristic chicago has captured the hearts of millions of teen and adult readers. The dauntless army proceeds to the abnegation faction where they begin to kill the. Tris prior shailene woodley is warned she is divergent and will never fit into any one group. Divergent book and movie comparison and contrast in the book, tris gets to see her mother again on visiting day when all the families come to dauntless to see their children. The society author veronica roth created in divergent is a complicated one, with five very different ideologies pieced together to create factions of humans who dress together, eat together and.
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