Of course, once something floods, it will bring negative effects. Just like the aesthetic fatigue we have in superhero movies, the birth of a large number of teen dystopian sci-fi movies has also caused serious homogenization and uneven quality. Aside from most of the empty content and vain show-stopping works, even the most famous "Hunger Games" series in the genre is inevitably criticized for its weak plot, confusing logic, and procrastination.
The same type of "Divergent" is also from Summit Entertainment, which can be regarded as a sister of "The Hunger Games", so it has a similar routine of changing the soup without changing the medicine: for example, "The Hunger Games" divides people into twelve districts, And "Divergent" is divided into five factions; "The Hunger Games" protagonist Katniss and "Divergent" protagonist Triss are both female characters; the themes of the two series are also inseparable from power struggle and resistance to totalitarian elements.
Even if it is a cliché, but since it is popular, it means that this type of film must have an attractive place. Handsome guys and beauties can be counted as one (not many really beautiful ones), special effects can be counted as one (not many really high-end ones), and the other One should be the spiritual core. Take "Divergent" as an example, the motifs about life choices and common personalities it tells are very suitable for teenage audiences.
Triss comes from a selfless family among the five factions, and should join the selfless faction by convention, but she chose the fearless faction. And as a dissident who was suppressed, she calmed down the factional struggle with the attitude of "go down and go up". The former shows a personality that does not follow tradition and follows the heart, while the latter shows courage and wisdom, which are undoubtedly the plus points of the film.
But the film's shortcomings are also obvious. One is the structural imbalance, which is also a common problem in most N-parts. In the first part, the growth of the characters is always explained. Tris's training in the Fearless Group occupies a lot of space, which relatively compresses the time of the climax; The core is vague. The Divergent's discussion of belonging, choice, and social factions is a bit new, but the positioning of the entertainment film makes it stop there, and it is difficult to have a more in-depth analysis.
As for the actors, Shailene Woodley, who played the heroine, was mediocre at first glance, her eyes were a little asymmetrical, but she belonged to a good-looking girl, and she had a good figure, and her long legs were very dazzling. . Woodley has earned the nickname "Big Cousin" in China over the years with films such as "Divergent" and "The Fault in the Stars", which is a contrast to "Big Cousin" Jennifer Lawrence. Compared with the latter, Woodley has good acting skills and a certain aura, but there are not many works that he can produce. At the same time, the topicality and popularity are very different, and it still needs time to polish.
The actor Theo James is not bad, and there is a bit of James Franco's shadow between his eyebrows, at least he has more star appearance and presence than Josh Hutcherson in "The Hunger Games".
To be honest, teen dystopian sci-fi films will continue to be popular for a period of time under the premise of closely following the current market demand, and there will be a large wave of similar literary works waiting to be adapted, but if there is no innovation and breakthrough, they will always fiddle with these With the homogenized setting, the audience will get bored sooner or later. The "money" in the picture is still a long way to go, but there is still a long way to go before a mature genre movie. Of course, compared to our own teen films, even if they are not, they are still much stronger in spirit than "Little Times" and other scumbags.
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