Insurgent is the follow on from the film Divergent based on the books by Veronica Roth. I was lucky enough to go to a pre screening of this film in 3D IMAX, the graphics are beyond unreal and the story line is pretty good too. They always say that the book is better than the film, but it feels like the book and the film are 2 completely different stories. As a fan of the books I have always stood by them, however I loved this idea of 'The Box'.
The basis of the film is that Jeanine (Kate Winslet) is trying to find all the Divergent to try to open a box that is believed to contain a message from the founders of the faction system. While she's doing that our main characters Tris (Shailene Woodley) and Four (Theo James) are on the run from the whole system, staying in the other factions trying to keep safe. In the book Tris is still on the run but she stays in the other factions much longer and develops other relationships with other characters. in the book there is also no mention of 'the box' but in an interview, Veronica Roth stated that the idea of 'the box' combines most of her favourite scenes within the book.
Don't get me wrong I really did like the film, I think it is amazing and I love the whole story but, I just came out of it feeling confused because I had already read the books and they are nothing alike. I now know what it means now when it says based because it has only got the underline of the book. I just know that the book fans aren't going to be best pleased, but I still came out of it happy and I enjoyed it.
The basis of the film is that Jeanine (Kate Winslet) is trying to find all the Divergent to try to open a box that is believed to contain a message from the founders of the faction system. While she's doing that our main characters Tris (Shailene Woodley) and Four (Theo James) are on the run from the whole system, staying in the other factions trying to keep safe. In the book Tris is still on the run but she stays in the other factions much longer and develops other relationships with other characters. in the book there is also no mention of 'the box' but in an interview, Veronica Roth stated that the idea of 'the box' combines most of her favourite scenes within the book.
Don't get me wrong I really did like the film, I think it is amazing and I love the whole story but, I just came out of it feeling confused because I had already read the books and they are nothing alike. I now know what it means now when it says based because it has only got the underline of the book. I just know that the book fans aren't going to be best pleased, but I still came out of it happy and I enjoyed it.