Divergent
review by
ANIZ FILMVALA
*****
Based on the novel of Veronica Roth ‘Divergent’ is set in
future of a dystopian Chicago where the humans are divided into different
factions of Abnegation, Dauntless and more. Fascinated by the courage and heroism
of Dauntless Shailene Woodley as Beatrice "Tris" leaves her parents Abnegation
and joins them in a ceremony where one has to choose either factions. However she
outsmarts all the test of aptitude and courage, so she is declared a ‘Divergent’
a threat to national security.
Her Dauntless test begins as jumping off from a running
train and leaping off from a high structure into a hole encounters her into
young and ruthless Jai Courtney as Eric a leader of Dauntless also Theo James
as Tobias "Four" who is her instructor.
As the training of the recruits is in progress Tris's
divergence is a reason she surpasses all the tests. While Kate Winslet as
Jeanine Matthews leader of Erudite is planning to carry out a protocol that the
Dauntless are used to kill Abnegation her parents faction as Erudite can come
to power and rule all the factions.
A mind-control serum is injected to all the Dauntless by
Erutide as they can attack and kill the faction of Abnegation. Ultimately Tris succeeds
in the warfare to hold back the attack on Dauntless by Jeanine Matthews.
Director Neil Burger takes you for trip to action and
fantasy with a little diversion as there is limited entertainment but more
puzzling of the script as the theme does not sustain the actual plot of such futuristic
idea of what happens to the civil society after the war. Shailene Woodley outshine’s
the role with hardly has any nuance of super woman. Some good stunts of jumping
of the train and acrobatics by the lead cast will keep you hooked in some
portion but rest goes in vain.
Cast
Shailene Woodley as
Beatrice "Tris" Prior
Theo James as Tobias
"Four" Eaton
Ansel Elgort as Caleb
Prior
Ray Stevenson as
Marcus Eaton
Kate Winslet as
Jeanine Matthews
Zoë Kravitz as
Christina
Maggie Q as Tori
Mekhi Phifer as Max
Jai Courtney as Eric
Miles Teller as Peter
Ben Lamb as Edward
Ben Lloyd-Hughes as
Will
Christian Madsen as
Al
Tony Goldwyn as
Andrew Prior
Ashley Judd as
Natalie Prior
Amy Newbold as Molly
Atwood
Justine Wachsberger
as Lauren
