When the casting news came out about who was going to play Tris and Four I was quite hesitant because in my mind I didn't imagine either of those two, I had attached Saoirse Ronan as being my book version of Tris so I was disappointed that she didn't get the role. But that being said Shailene Woodley had very much convinced me throughout the film that she was Tris Prior, a stubborn annoying character who despite her best efforts is trying to save the community from itself. Theo James on the other hand convinced that he was Four when we were first introduced to his character, he just had Four's presence in every scene he was in.
The relationship between Tris and Four was believable, although there could have been more of a build up because you didn't really get a sense that a romance was in the process of blossoming, however I did like the sarcastic arguments Tris and Four had in the canteen.
Tris' friendships could have been explained in greater detail because there was only a couple of scenes where we got to see Tris, Christina, Will, and Al exploring the Dauntless grounds. The same also goes for Will and Christina's relationship because really there wasn't one and thats going to be difficult to explain in Insurgent especially due to Christina's explosive reaction of finding the news that Will is dead. Even Al's crush on Tris was non existent, the reasoning why he eventually jumped to his death in the chasm because of what he had done to Tris and that she was disgusted by his evolvement with ridding her from the initiates process, an act so evil she would never forgive him for.
Peter was evidently dressed down in the evil department, he's meant to be a very evil character with every intent to harm everyone around him. However in the movie its was very much toned down, but I guess you get the idea that he's not a very nice person at all and is only looking out for himself. This was clearly shown when Tris was his opponent in the ring and knocked her out even when she was already defeated by him, he still had the audacity to knock her out to the point of unconsciousness.
Eric's casting was spot on because Jai Courtney really brought out Eric's dark side and the dominance he has over Four.
I'm glad they added in scenes for Jeanine Matthews played by none other than Kate Winslet, I'm guessing this is due to her being the top billing name.
I was saddened to learn that Uriah wouldn't be making an appearance in this film, however he will be cast for Insurgent so it will be interesting to find out how they'll introduce him. Edward's scenes definitely got shortened down for this movie, we missed some of the most vital scenes that have so much importance for the next instalments. The missing scenes I'm talking about is when Edward gets stabbed in the eye by Peter and eventually has to leave the initiation process because he can no longer compete with just one eye making him factionless.
Other than missing out minor details there were some enjoyable scenes, such as capture the flag where Tris leads her team to the capture point and retrieves the flag from the opposing team. However the only thing I didn't like about this particular scene was the colouring of the flag, it just looked very crude and out of place. I liked that they kept in the zip line even if the CGI background was dodgy, and we even got a cameo appearance of Veronica Roth if you hard enough you'll find her.
Another thing I enjoyed was the combination of musical influence within the film, as many fans know Ellie Goulding was chosen to voice Tris' inner voice and it synced perfectly together.
If your a Divergent fan I'm guessing you've already watched this film by now, but if you haven't you must go see it now whenever it gets released in your country!
****
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I saw Divergent on the UK release day, April 4th 2014.
As always this is an honest review.
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