But the big difference is how she handles that final challenge. Divergent owes its big box office to this one major change. Sep 15, 2015 veronica roth responds to major changes in divergent movies. The movie makes two major additions to the storys ending. Divergent book to film differences divergent wiki fandom. Dec 18, 2012 the main character tris in the book divergent by veronica roth changes a lot throughout the book. The following are noted differences between the original divergent book and divergent film. What would you change in divergent, the movie or book to. The film divergent is the newest installment of dystopia books turned hollywood films. Tris, upon turning sixteen, is forced to choose whether she wants to remain in her faction abnegation with her family, or choose to change to. A related book, four 2014, presents a series of short stories told from the. Get an answer for what are some major differences between the book divergent and the movie. 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.
The divergent movie is the worst novel adaptions i have ever watched. 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. Its pretty common to split the final movie of a booktofilm series into two films. Honestly, while the entire faction system is fascinating and all. Packed full of action, danger and underlying conflict, the first book in roths divergent trilogy was a pleasant surprise. Theres a few changes the ending goes slightly different for example but it generally sticks very true. Tris should live at the end of the last divergent movie allegiant part 2. I guess i can let the character appearance go because you cant always find someone with the exact features of the person in the book but you can come close which was not the case in divergent but still. Divergent book by veronica roth essay 931 words cram. The simulation means they are aware of whats going on, but unable to control their actions.
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 ohso. Even though i knew what was going to happen, the amount of detail and world building found in the bookas opposed to the moviemade for a highly entertaining, addictive read. Divergent the book was published april 2011 and the movie was released march 2014. One concern everyone has when they read a book and then theres a movie made is how close it will be to the book. Its rare that a movie is as good as the book on which its based. Ascendant is an upcoming drama series on starz and is the second part of the film adaptation of allegiant by veronica roth. Divergent the book is about a dystopian society set in chicago. While the book and movie share similar aspects and plot points, there were many changes that left us confused and lets be honest a little worried about the final movie, ascendant. Tris and tobias deserve to succeed and be together at the end of it all.
The film doesnt have the same luxury of introducing you to cara, matthew, nita, amar, david, and the rest of the bureau of genetic welfare in a. It will be directed by lee toland krieger and written by legend of tarzan screenwriter, adam cozad. Divergent will inevitably be compared by many to that other ya book series, hunger games. Beatrice prior, the narrator and protagonist of divergent, is a smart and stubborn sixteenyearold girl. Please add any differences between the two that you noticed. Although the movie was very accurate to the book, there were some scenes that differed from what occurred in the story. 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. It skips crucial points and changes many scenes unnecessarily. Two of the things that bothered me, other than the eye stab and complete obliviousness of the edd character, were. Its pretty common to split the final movie of a book tofilm series into two films.
Divergent book and movie comparison and contrast by. The movie version of tris fear landscape differs in all kinds of ways from the book version. Roth told mtv news that there would be some changes between the. Even though i knew what was going to happen, the amount of detail and world building found in the book as opposed to the movie made for a. Even if you dont consider yourself to be a major fan of the series, its hard not to be intrigued about the last movies in the divergent franchise. What got left out of the divergent movie, and how much it mattered. But given that divergent movie fans are really attached to tris. The climax of the movie occurs as tris fights herself in the final simulationtest to. After paying close attention to the movie, this is a list of most of the differences we picked up. For todays post i wanted to compare the book and movie adaptation of divergent. The movie made the whole thing just seem more real. Neil burger talks divergent, changes from the book. In this movie, there are unexpected romances, tough battles, and extreme bravery shown through tris that she didnt know she had in her. Is the movie actually better than the book or vice versa.
First, you cant be sure it was the director who made the changes. The divergent book vs the divergent movie book series in. Most of the major scenes are in it and they did a great job. Initially, she lives with her mother, father, and brother in abnegation, the faction focused on selflessness and humility, but its clear as the novel opens that she isnt at home there. However if you have not read the first book yet please do that.
Divergent is the debut novel of american novelist veronica roth, published by harper collins childrens books in 2011. The divergent series is a feature film trilogy based on the divergent novels by the american author veronica roth. Movies divergent owes its big box office to this one major change expanding the villains role may have led to a huge box office weekend for divergent. Allegiant movie and book differences and spoilers hollywood. Tris prior shailene woodley is warned she is divergent and will never fit into any one group. I originally read the book a few years ago but never got around to seeing the movie until recently. In the movie, tris mother must sneak around and find a way to secretly meet with tris because it almost. Director neil burger says he fought to keep his movie as close to veronica roths source material as possible, and it shows. When she discovers a conspiracy by a faction leader kate winslet to destroy all divergents, tris must learn to trust in the mysterious four theo james and. Along with this transition from book to movie, changes were made for theatrical effect and with a time cap. Everything you need to know about the divergent series vox.
With the film adaptation of divergent, the first novel in veronica roth. Tris is known as divergent in the novel, and this means that no matter how hard she tries to fit into a specific group or faction, she will never be able to. Much like most people after the hunger games, i was. There are a lot of people involved in a large production and the studio that is footing the bill have a tremendous amount of power. Author veronica roth had the same reaction a lot of the fans of her books did when first seeing the second film adaptation of her divergent book series, insurgent, which was a little shock at the box. Mar 22, 2014 here i tell you all the differences i found when watching divergent for the first time. Apr 20, 2015 one of the most significant changes from roths book to schwentkes film is the introduction of the box, a device that can only be unlocked by someone who is 100% divergent.
Despite being small in stature, tris manages to become very headstrong by the end of the book and think for herself. I expected the divergent movie to at least portray the book as well as the hunger games movies did. Tris prior, experiences changes over the course of the book that emphasize the book s main theme of rite of passage. Here i tell you all the differences i found when watching divergent for the first time. This paper does contain spoilers of the movie and book. There are many spoilers in the divergent book to movie comparison. Theres a few changes the ending goes slightly different for example but it generally sticks very true to the book. The divergent trilogy is a series of young adult science fiction adventure novels by american novelist veronica roth set in a postapocalyptic dystopian chicago. The biggest changes then, mostly stem from lionsgates need to keep the movie at a pg level when some of the dystopian content from the book is harrowing and ultimately unsettling. The film, which hits theaters march 18, is the third movie in the franchise and based on part of the third book, which has been split into two final movies. Now, had i not read the books, i probably would have liked the movie more but i could not get past all of the changes from the book. Just because these things are different does not make the.
I loved them in the first two movies and they were great in this movie. Divergent official movie site now playing in theaters. The novel is the first of the divergent trilogy, a series of young adult dystopian novels set in a divergent universe. The biggest changes then, mostly stem from lionsgates need to keep the movie at a pg level when some of the dystopian content. If the directors change the ending, they can regain most of the lost and disappointed fans. Divergent is set in a future world where society has been divided into five distinct factions. I think that the fact tris mothers sacrifices her life to save her daughters by drawing away the dauntless members under the simulation is a much better representation of the abnegation faction.
Tris changes a lot in her physique as well as in the way she thinks. Why do directors insist on changing important details when. I know, both book and movie have been out for awhile. Most notable is that jeanine suddenly zeroes in on tris.
Do not delve in if you want the film to be a surprise. What are some major differences between the book divergent and. Beatrice prior, who later changes her name to tris, an abnegationborn and. The divergent book vs the divergent movie book series in order. The fact that there are levels of divergence is already something not in the book and something discussed above, but the mere fact that tris is 100% divergent changes things in the plot. Veronica roth on the box and the other changes to insurgent. Tris has characteristics of multiple factions in the book but ends up joining the dauntless faction because she thinks it will fit her best. Thankfully the hunger games has seemingly set a trend and the movie divergent is extremely close to the book. One of the most significant changes from roths book to schwentkes film is the introduction of the box, a device that can only be unlocked by someone who is 100% divergent. What got left out of the divergent movie, and how much it. Triss changes throughout divergent the main character tris in the book divergent by veronica roth changes a lot throughout the book. Divergent book and movie comparison and contrast by karissa. This page contains spoilers from both the divergent novels and the films. Mar 17, 2015 the divergent series author talks about the complicated insurgent plot and her favorite moments as ansel elgort, maggie q, todd lieberman and more weigh in on book movie differences.
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. Fandom apps take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. During the interview, burger talked about how divergent is the biggest movie hes ever done, if he read any fan sites before shooting, changes from the book, the casting process, the runtime. It will not contain spoilers for insurgent or allegiant, the latter two books in the divergent trilogy. Mar 21, 2014 the film divergent is the newest installment of dystopia books turned hollywood films. The third novel was originally going to be split into two movies called the divergent series. Divergent book the ending jeanine matthews, the leader of erudite, activates a serum that induces a simulation in almost every member of the dauntless faction. Have any suggestions for books to read or movies to watch in the future. And while both books have strong young heroines, the books and movies are actually quite different. Distributed by summit entertainment and lionsgate films, the series consists of three science fiction action films set in a dystopian society. First of all this article will contain spoilers for the book movie divergent. Dauntless, erudite, amity, candor and abnegation, are the basis of the whole function, tris prior discovers that shes divergent, therefore does not fit into. It was the main criticism id hear when id discuss the book with any friend so only tris is able to be brace and intelligent and selfl.
A related book, four 2014, presents a series of short stories told from the perspective of one of the trilogys characters. The trilogy consists of divergent 2011, insurgent 2012 and allegiant 20. Just because these things are different does not make the movie bad. Its such a big aspect that at times it didnt feel like we were watching a story from the insurgent book. Fans of the divergent novels are in for quite the surprise with the next installment of the movie adaptations, allegiant. Download divergent divergent trilogy, book 1 pdf ebook. Personally if people are going to make a book into a movie than it better be and 18 hour movie with everything correct.
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