Four is 18 and has risen to prominence within the dauntless faction in the two short years since his own initiation. Divergent book and movie comparison and contrast prezi. Fans of the divergent novels are in for quite the surprise with the next installment of the movie adaptations, allegiant. In the ninth episode of the fan club, i talk about the new movie divergent and compare scenes in the book versus the movie. Back at the junket, roth said her top priority was the characters. Just because these things are different does not make the. After paying close attention to the movie, this is a list of most of the differences we picked up. Will allegiant have a different ending from the book. Chasm was just a deep ravine without any rocks or rushing water. 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. Please add any differences between the two that you noticed. For todays post i wanted to compare the book and movie adaptation of divergent. Tris injects a control serum into jeanine after throwing a knife through her hand. Divergent book and movie differences popsugar entertainment.
I originally read the book a few years ago but never got around to seeing the movie until recently. Hunger games is more of a rip off of battle royale a much bloodier movie. The film is the first installment in the divergent series and was produced by lucy fisher, pouya shahbazian, and douglas wick, with a screenplay by evan daugherty and vanessa taylor. The book allegiant swaps perspectives between tris and tobias in chapters. Max was convicted and executed in the allegiant movie.
The novel is the first of the divergent trilogy, a series of young adult dystopian novels set in a divergent universe. Important scenes and supporting characters taken out, a change in which which character does what. Divergent is a thrilling story of romance and action that will leave viewers on the edge of their seats and readers racing to the book store to find out what happens next in the second book in the trilogy. One of the major plot twists of the book is that the bureau slipped the serum used at the end of divergent to jeaninethe serum she used to try and wipe out abnegation. I know, both book and movie have been out for awhile. Insurgent, the sequel to the fantastic divergent, is only the second book by author veronica roth. The film, which hits theaters march 18, is the third movie in the. That said, the movie adaptation of the final novel in the divergent series was terrible. What are the differences between the divergent books and. Divergent, the first book in the trilogy, tells the story from the point of view of a teenage girl named tris. Two of the things that bothered me, other than the eye stab and complete obliviousness of the edd character, were.
Tris hangs onto her abnegation clothing during initiation. I think that it made sense to have jeanine matthews running the simulation rather than tobias. Divergent book to film differences divergent wiki fandom. In the second book of the divergent series, tris being scared to shoot a. In both the movie and the book, when tris realizes david plans to wipe the memories of her hometown. However if you have not read the first book yet please do that.
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. Divergent series fans are simultaneously pumped and nervous about the film adaptation of allegiant, which promises some differences from the. After the initiates receive a tour of the sleeping quarters, four asks them to. The book and movie of divergent are both excellent. In the novel, a memoryerasing serum plays a big role in the story, as it does in the film. It stars shailene woodley, theo james, ashley judd, jai. Allegiant book to film differences divergent wiki fandom.
This dystopian series set in a futuristic chicago has captured the. With the film adaptation of divergent, the first novel in veronica roth. Its rare that a movie is as good as the book on which its based. The movie makes two major additions to the storys ending. The world veronica roth created with her dystopian divergent series is a. According to the recent trailers and advertising of the divergent movie, the makers seem to follow the story line and the book. The divergent series is a feature film trilogy based on the divergent novels by the american author veronica roth. There are many spoilers in the insurgent book to movie. The divergent book vs the divergent movie book series in. Both the book and the movie take you on a torturous journey into mias past to show her backstory, and then continue reading if i stay movie vs book. 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. Divergent is out in theaters today, and though your enjoyment may rest on whether youve read the book or not, if you did read the book, the movie is a special treat. Director neil burger says he fought to keep his movie as close to veronica roths source material as possible, and it.
Although the movie was very accurate to the book, there were some scenes that differed from what occurred in the story. The novel divergent features a postapocalyptic version of chicago and follows beatrice tris prior as she explores her identity within a society that. There are many spoilers in the divergent book to movie comparison. In the novel, the action cuts back and forth between the young and old losers club as they battle pennywise. Do not delve in if you want the film to be a surprise. Christina and tris dont have any time to fight about their differences, and. Most of the time, theres a huge difference between a book and a movie. I was skeptical when i started reading it since i was told by many that the third book in the series was the worst because of something tris does. Divergent movie book book the event with edwards eye being stabbed is completely left out. The following are noted differences between the original divergent book and divergent film.
Much like most people after the hunger games, i was looking for a new young adult dystopian. The book allegiant swaps perspectives between tris and tobias in chapters the allegiant. There are fewer factions in divergence than there are districts in hunger games. Divergent is the debut novel of american novelist veronica roth, published by harper collins childrens books in 2011. If you go into this book expecting not to cry, you are a fool. There are some differences between the insurgent book and film that are good, but too many are questionable. Now, on to my spoilerific comparison of the book and the film. Although they did a fine job with the movie there are still some essential things they changed to add to the entertainment value, like violence, action and suspense, and the overall pace. I expected the divergent movie to at least portray the book as well as the hunger games movies did. Now, on to my spoilerific comparison of the book and the film the book. What are the similarities and differences between the. 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. Whats the difference between divergent the book and divergent the movie. In the movie, tris mother must sneak around and find a way to secretly meet with tris because it almost.
Distributed by summit entertainment and lionsgate films, the series consists of three science fiction action films set in a dystopian society. The main difference between the book and the movie is a structural one. Allegiant movie and book differences and spoilers hollywood. If you actually watch this movie and dont cry, you have no soul. Okay, onto divergent the book versus divergent the movie. Movie may be spoilers comments showing 125 of 25 25 new.
Just because these things are different does not make the movie bad. This isnt referenced in the movie although we wouldnt be surprised to see this come up in ascendant. Spoilers included in this video please dont watch past the spoiler warning point if you havent read or watched the movie. The books were a hit, leading to the popular 2014 flick divergent, and this weeks sequel, insurgent, which follows tris and four as they attempt to infiltrate the erudite faction and determine. Divergent had everything i wanted as a movie, just like the book did.
The insurgent movie is full of great action sequences, memorable characterdriven moments, and gets across the general theme of the book. The later one, in color, is so divergent from goldings writing that it can hardly be called based on the novel. Bringing jeanine into the movie more was a great decision. Director neil burger says he fought to keep his movie as close to veronica roths source material as possible, and it shows. Divergent is a good story, and the movie did a great job following the book. However, she writes as if shes been publishing for years, and unless the upcoming movie is a complete failure, she will surely be close to j. Divergent posted on march 25, 2014 march 31, 2014 by lindsey divergent is the latest in a long line of young adult novels to be adapted into films, with the hopes of spawning a lucrative film franchise for lionsgate.
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