Gabrielle: Commence the FOUR way review of Divergent…
Cachie: Well, I really enjoyed it. It was fast paced and easy to follow. The cast was amazing and the acting was great. Better than a lot of other book films. Theo has a great smolder. Lol You guys are so cute with your references
Melissa: LOL. Can’t help it.
Gabrielle: I agree with Theo’s smolder… But overall, I thought the movie was good, not great. I feel like it didn’t have that “oomph” I wanted it to have (as a book fan).
Melissa: I thought it was good, too. It didn’t spark in all the right places for me, but it was enjoyable.
Tyler: I can’t say I was a huge fan, unfortunately. I thought the two leads were particularly charming and had strong enough chemistry to keep the core romance from going stale, but other than that I found the film to be an overlong mess that stuffed too much into a poorly-written script. I can see it being a much better book, but it didn’t work for me here.
Cachie: Well, I didn’t read the book, so this is from a non-readers perspective.
Tyler: I’m coming from a non-reader perspective too.
Gabrielle: Pretty much what Tyler said. The script was the movie’s biggest issue. And the book is fast paced, so it’s NOT that hard to adapt it into film. From the beginning, I never liked the movie’s screenwriter anyway.
Cachie: I actually don’t think I want to read the book after seeing the movie though, because I
don’t think a lot of the scenes are readable.
Melissa: What do you guys think it was about essentially?
Tyler: A group of teens divided into twelve districts who two are chosen from to fight to the
death in a —Sorry wrong franchise.
Melissa: LOL!!
Cachie: Yeah it is hunger games-y.
Melissa: The way it’s written in the book, you’d think this would totally be a movie because it’s so action-packed…
Gabrielle: Clearly, the movie didn’t set itself apart, which should’ve been the screenwriter’s first priority.
Melissa: I agree. After you watch it, you might have enjoyed it, but nothing real
Cachie: Well, I really enjoyed it. It was fast paced and easy to follow. The cast was amazing and the acting was great. Better than a lot of other book films. Theo has a great smolder. Lol You guys are so cute with your references
Melissa: LOL. Can’t help it.
Gabrielle: I agree with Theo’s smolder… But overall, I thought the movie was good, not great. I feel like it didn’t have that “oomph” I wanted it to have (as a book fan).
Melissa: I thought it was good, too. It didn’t spark in all the right places for me, but it was enjoyable.
Tyler: I can’t say I was a huge fan, unfortunately. I thought the two leads were particularly charming and had strong enough chemistry to keep the core romance from going stale, but other than that I found the film to be an overlong mess that stuffed too much into a poorly-written script. I can see it being a much better book, but it didn’t work for me here.
Cachie: Well, I didn’t read the book, so this is from a non-readers perspective.
Tyler: I’m coming from a non-reader perspective too.
Gabrielle: Pretty much what Tyler said. The script was the movie’s biggest issue. And the book is fast paced, so it’s NOT that hard to adapt it into film. From the beginning, I never liked the movie’s screenwriter anyway.
Cachie: I actually don’t think I want to read the book after seeing the movie though, because I
don’t think a lot of the scenes are readable.
Melissa: What do you guys think it was about essentially?
Tyler: A group of teens divided into twelve districts who two are chosen from to fight to the
death in a —Sorry wrong franchise.
Melissa: LOL!!
Cachie: Yeah it is hunger games-y.
Melissa: The way it’s written in the book, you’d think this would totally be a movie because it’s so action-packed…
Gabrielle: Clearly, the movie didn’t set itself apart, which should’ve been the screenwriter’s first priority.
Melissa: I agree. After you watch it, you might have enjoyed it, but nothing real
