Divergent Book Vs Movie Essay

Divergent, along with many other books, has been made into a film. Along with this transition from book to movie, changes were made for theatrical effect and with a time cap. Divergent the book was published April 2011 and the movie was released March 2014. This paper does contain spoilers of the movie and book. Divergent the book is about a dystopian society set in Chicago. They have a government system that separates people through five factions: Dauntless, Abnegation, Candor, Erudite, and Amity. These factions are what the government thinks will keep peace in their society. They believe by taking the aptitude test that each individual will be placed in the right faction for them. Based on the title, we find there is one that’s never talked about and that’s Divergent. A Divergent is someone who symbolizes all …show more content…
The film is two hours and nineteen minutes. The movie and the book are very similar but having it acted out in a movie made it more relatable and the connection with the characters were closer. The casting of the film was great; the actors that portrayed the characters in the book brought them to life. Shailene Woodley plays the role of Tris and Theo James plays the role of Four (also known as Tobias Eaton). The overall format of the movie was projected well. The flow of the movie and the length are respectable. The soundtrack and special effects were placed in the right times to add additional emotions to the movie. The Box Office sales for Divergent were 288.9 million dollars. (Google) The overall theme of Divergent is finding yourself and knowing who you are. The book and the movie do a great job of getting that message across. The movie has a better pacing of revealing certain aspects to the viewer and a more details are given based on the set or emotions the characters convey. My expectations of the dialogue amongst the characters in the film were