Insurgent

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense violence and action throughout, some sensuality, thematic elements and brief language.
Run Time: 119 Minutes
My Rating: 4/5
So today my wife and I saw Insurgent, the latest installment in The Divergent series based upon the popular book series by Veronica Roth.  The film stars Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Ansel Elgort, Miles Teller, and Kate Winslet all of which reprise their roles from the previous film.  This installment also adds the incredible talent of Octavia Spencer (The Help) and Naomi Watts (St. Vincent).  The film picks up right where the last film left off with Tris Prior (Shailene Woodley) and Four (Theo James) on the run after thwarting Jeanine's (Kate Winslet) plan to destroy the Abnegation faction.  However after Jeanine comes upon a mysterious box, which can only be open by a Divergent who has passed through the 5 Factions tests h, she is in dire need to capture Tris Prior in order to open it.  Supposedly this mysterious box holds the greatest secret of their world.  Now, Tris has the decision to either form a rebellion against Jeanine and her followers or sacrifice herself in order to unlock her world's greatest secret.
So first off, I want to talk to those that have read the book.  If after reading my summary and you think that it doesn't sound anything like the book, well you would be correct.  This film has only a few similarities to the book and other than that it is all new.  That is not to say that it is bad, because personally I thought that this new interpretation was very intriguing, I just wanted to let you know not to go in expecting to see what you read.  Also with that being said, the way that this film ended, I can already tell you that the next films in the series will also deviate from their source material.  While this may not be a complete tragedy, this is the reason why this film did not receive a perfect score.  I feel like if you are going to base your film off of a book, you should at least try to follow the same story.
So, with that in the past, let me say I thought the movie was great.  This is a great action film with a lot of interesting ideas to it.  There were some incredible scenes in the film and they all come together to create a pretty great movie.  However, probably the best part of the film is the acting.  All of the actors do an absolutely amazing job with the source material that they are provided with.  The new additions to the cast fit in perfectly.  With that being said, Shailene Woodley stands above and beyond everyone else.  She is incredible and truly makes the most out of every scene.  She has great chemistry with all of the cast members which makes the film that much better.  She has a very bright future ahead of her and I can't wait to see what she does next.
Overall, I thought the movie was great.  Yes, there were a few issues here and there, but I would definitely go see this film again.  Now if you did not like the first movie in the series or don't want to see how the film greatly differs from the book, then I wouldn't recommend see this film.  Also for those that never saw the first film, do not go see this film until you have seen the first one.  The concept is way to complicated without having that background.  So if you don't fit into any of those 3 categories than go see this film.  I promise you that it will not disappoint.

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