Film Review

DIVERGENT

This assignment is made to fulfill the second semester in writing practice.

Name: Galuh Ajeng Rahmadhani
Class: XII. IPA 4

SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 2 BEKASI

2015

Outline
DIVERGENT
Directed by

: Neil Burger

Produced by

: Douglas Wick
Lucy Fisher
Pouya Shabazian

Screenplay by

: Evan Daugherty
Vannesa Taylor

Based on

: Divergent by Verovica Roth

Starring

: Shailene Woodley as Beatrice Tris Prior

Theo James as Tobias Four Eaton
Ashley Judd as Natalie Prior
Jai Courtney as Eric Coulter
Ray Stevenson as Marcus Eaton
Zo Kravitz as Christina
Miles Teller as Peter Hayes
Tony Goldwyn as Andrew Prior
Ansel Elgort as Caleb Prior
Maggie Q as Tori Wu
Mekhi Phifer as Max
Kate Winslet as Jeanine Matthews
Ben Lloyd-Hughes as Will
Christian Madsen as Al
Amy Newbold as Molly Atwood

Genre

: Science fictions, Dystopia, Young Adult fiction

Music by

: Junkie XL

Cinematography

: Alwin H. Kchler

Edited by

: Richard Francis-Bruce
Nancy Richardson

Production Company : Red Wagon Entertainment

Summit Entertainment
Distributed by

: Lionsgate
Summit Entertainment

Release Date

: March 18, 2014 (Los Angeles Premiere)

March 21, 2014 (United States Premiere)

Running Time

: 139 Minutes

Country

: United States

Language

: English

Budget

: $85 milion

Box Office

: $288,747,895

Preface
First of all, Id like to thank to Allah SWT for the bless that I got, so that I
could finished this second semester assignment. And also for my English Teacher
Mrs. Tia who already help me by showing me an example of afilm review.
This movie review is submitted to Mrs. Tia in partial fulfiliment of the second
semester 2014/2015 in writing practice.
After making a great effort, I finnaly completed this movie review. However, I
realize that there are still many shortcoming in this paper. Therefore I enthusiastically
welcome the objective criticism and contructive suggestion for the improvement of
this paper.
Finally, I hope that this paper will be useful not only for me but also for the
readers.

Bekasi, January 28 2015

Writer

Galuh Ajeng Rahmadhani

Review
DIVERGENT (FILM)
Divergent is a 2014 American science fiction action film directed by Neil
Burger, based on the novel of the same name by Veronica Roth. The film is the first
installment in The Divergent Series and was produced by Lucy Fisher, Pouya
Shabazian, and Douglas Wick, with a screenplay by Evan Daugherty and Vanessa
Taylor. It stars Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Ashley Judd, Jai Courtney, Ray
Stevenson, Zo Kravitz, Miles Teller, Tony Goldwyn, Ansel Elgort, Maggie Q, and
Kate Winslet. The story takes place in a dystopian post-apocalyptic version of
Chicago where people are divided into distinct factions based on human virtues.
Beatrice Prior is warned that she is Divergent and thus will never fit into any one of
the factions and soon learns that a sinister plot is brewing in her seemingly perfect
society.
Divergent was released on March 21, 2014 in the United States. The film
received mixed reviews from critics, but reached the #1 spot at the box office during
its opening weekend. Since its release, the film has grossed over US $288 million
worldwide against its budget of US $85 million, making it a financial success.
In a futuristic dystopian Chicago, the survivors of a mysterious great war live
in what's left of the downtown behind a great wall keeping something unknown out,
the climate is unexplainedly dry and mild, with the Lake dried up. The society is
divided into Six factions: Abnegation (the selfless, pejoratively called stiffs), Amity
(the peaceful), Candor (the honest), Dauntless (the brave), and Erudite (the
intelligent), and those not faction members are simply called Factionless. Members
join a faction based on their preference but are initially given a suggestion by an
aptitude test. Beatrice Prior (Shailene Woodley) has grown up in Abnegation, the
faction that runs the government, yet has always been fascinated by Dauntless. Her
father, Andrew (Tony Goldwyn), serves on the ruling council along with the head of
Abnegation, Marcus Eaton (Ray Stevenson).
Every year, 16-year-olds undergo a serum-based aptitude test that indicates
the faction into which they would best fit and informs their choice at the Choosing
Ceremony. Beatrice takes the test with a Dauntless woman named Tori (Maggie Q) as
her proctor. Her test shows attributes of three factions (Abnegation, Erudite and
Dauntless), meaning she is Divergent. Tori records her result as Abnegation and
warns her to keep the true result a secret, telling her that since Divergents can think
independently and the government therefore cannot control them, they are considered
threats to the existing social order.
The next day at the Choosing Ceremony, Beatrice's brother Caleb
(AnselElgort) chooses Erudite, while with hesitation, Beatrice chooses Dauntless.
After the ceremony, Beatrice meets Christina (Zo Kravitz) and Al (Christian
Madsen), two Candors who chose Dauntless, and Will (Ben Lloyd-Hughes), an

Erudite who also chose Dauntless. The Dauntless initiates are given tests such as
jumping from a moving train and taking a leap of faith from a tall building into a
large dark hole. During these tests, the initiates meet Eric (Jai Courtney), a brutal
leader of Dauntless, and Four (Theo James), the transfer initiates' instructor. Beatrice
volunteers first to jump off the building and leap into the hole, which has her branded
as First Jumper. After the jump, when Four asks her name, Beatrice decides to shorten
it to "Tris."
Tris initially struggles in Dauntless training, ranking 32nd out of 33 after the
first evaluation, but slowly improves. After being forced to fight her enemy Peter
(Miles Teller) and being hospitalized, Tris almost fails out of Dauntless, but redeems
herself by playing a key role in winning a capture-the-flag game.
After the physical stage of Dauntless training, the initiates are put into
simulations in order to face their fears. Tris divergence allows her to excel at these
tests, but Four, who begins a relationship with Tris, warns her to conceal the reasons
behind her success and to solve the challenges the way a true Dauntless would.
Tris visits her brother, Caleb, in Erudite, who tells her that Erudite is planning
to overthrow Abnegation and become the ruling faction. On her return to Dauntless
headquarters, Tris is attacked due to her success in training, with Peter, Al, and Drew
attempting to throw her into a chasm. She is eventually rescued by Four. The next
day, Al pleads with Tris for her forgiveness but she refuses and calls him a coward.
Later, she is shocked to learn Al has killed himself by jumping into the chasm.
In preparation for her final test, Four takes Tris into his own fear simulations,
where she finds out that one of his fears is taking orders he doesn't want to do. She
also finds out that his real name is Tobias, and he is the son of Abnegation leader and
head of government, Marcus Eaton. After the simulation, Four and Tris realize their
feelings for each other and share a romantic kiss. When the day of the test comes, Tris
passes without revealing she is Divergent. During the post-test celebration, the
Dauntless are injected with a serum which is said to be administered as a tracking
device, but which is revealed to be a mind control serum.
Controlling the heavily armed members of Dauntless through the serum,
Erudite manipulates them into attacking Abnegation. Divergents are unaffected, so
Tris and Four have to blend in and act as though they are affected by the serum.
During a raid at Abnegation, Eric spots that Four is not under mind-control, and he
and Tris both get captured. Four gets separated from Tris while she subsequently is
about to be executed. Tris' mother Natalie (Ashley Judd) appears and rescues Tris.
Her heroic act of bravery then reveals that she once was Dauntless. During the
escape, Tris is forced to kill Will when, under the effects of the serum, he attacks her.
Shortly after an attempt to cross an alleyway, Tris mother is shot and killed. Tris seeks
her father for help to stop Erudite's plan. Tris, her father, brother, and Marcus sneak
into the Dauntless headquarters. Seeing that Peter is not under the serum, Tris orders
him to take them to Erudite's operations room. Her father sacrifices himself in a

shootout. Tris goes in alone and finds Four, who is now under a more advanced form
of mind-control that works even on Divergents. After a fight she manages to wake
him from his stupor, knowing he cannot shoot her while looking at her face, for that is
one of his fears. Erudite leader Jeanine (Kate Winslet) is about to start the protocols
that will make Dauntless kill every Abnegation. Before Jeanine pushes the button,
Tris intervenes by throwing a knife that stabs Jeanine's hand. Tris cannot make
Jeanine abort the program nor kill her since she knows the code. Instead, she injects
Jeanine with the serum and orders her to stop the program. She does and when
everyone is released from mind-control, she is as well and attacks Tris. Tris knocks
her out and escapes Dauntless with Caleb, Peter, Four, and Marcus on the train,
intending to ride to the end of the tracks.

Draft
Introduction:
The film title is Divergent. It is a Science fictions, Dystopia, Young Adult
fiction film. It was directed by Lucy Fisher, Pouya Shabazian, and Douglas Wick. The
film was adapted by the novel of the same name by Veronica Roth. The film stars are
Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Ashley Judd, Jai Courtney, Ray Stevenson, Zo
Kravitz, Miles Teller, Tony Goldwyn, Ansel Elgort, Maggie Q, and Kate Winslet. The
music in the film was created by Junkie XL. The film was edited by Richard FrancisBruce and Nancy Richardson.
Evaluation:
The story about a dystopian post-apocalyptic version of Chicago where people
are divided into distinct factions based on human virtues. In the setting film was in
Chicago after nuklir war. Divergent films similar to the Hunger Games movie. Both
tells about the world that consists of some fraction (in the Hunger Games called
district). It is high quality production of Summit Entertainment and Red Wagon
Entertainment. Perfect appearance of acting Shailene Woodley, Theo James and Kate
Winslet. Effect stunning movie by Alwin H. Kchler. Many seasoned with action
scenes intense. Because quite a lot of actions scenes, so every time the action scenes
very quickly and must make serious to watch missed the movie or scenes the scene
cool of the character in the movie.
Conclution:
The deepening of the characters in my opinion still not enough. There is still
something that has not been described in movie or less explained. Divergent film is
still better than the Hunger Games, both have the concept competition but Divergent
not only depends on the strength physical, but also ingenuity. Consider just when
Four train Beatrice to finish test by Dauntless. There is one scene in the Divergent
similar to Inception, natural dreams and hallucinations. Had makes me smile, but is
acceptable because it is still according to the story. Divergent also be added more
interesting. The scene I liked best in film when Beatrice try to realize Four who was
injected by serum fight her and Beatrice said that she loves him after that Four realize
and they can stop program together. 139 minutes does not seem boring. Interesting
story seasoning with friendship and Four romance and Beatrice. At last, I say to the
readers. All people must watch the film because it is very inspiring us to believe in
your self.
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