As a book lover taking the chance to see a motion picture of any book can be a risky proposition because the movie may not correctly portray the book. In some cases seeing the book on screen can be a disappointment, but in others the reader is satisfied with the result. The movie Divergent portrays the book Divergent by Veronica Roth accurately while bringing events from the book to life through the scenes of the movie. Accuracy from the book to the movie includes major scenes involving the main character Tris when she receives her test results, chooses a faction, and the moment her secret of being Divergent is revealed.
In order for Neil Burger the director of the movie Divergent to recreate Veronica Roth’s book he had to go through many …show more content…
The five factions include Erudite value knowledge, Amity value kindness and harmony, Candor value honesty and order, Dauntless protect the city and are soldiers, and Abnegation is the selfless faction that helps others. Children are born into these factions but given an aptitude test when older that reveals their true faction and gives them the chance to choose the faction that fits their true values. In rare cases test results are inconclusive meaning a person fits with more than one faction and these people are called Divergent. The main character Tris’ journey begins with her aptitude test that changes her …show more content…
Four administers both of Tris’ training fear tests and while watching them and realizes that she is Divergent. In the book Four says to Tris “You’re Divergent…Don’t play stupid, I suspected it last time, but it’s obvious. You manipulated the stimulation: you’re Divergent”. Once Tris realizes Four knows she is Divergent she says to him “As soon as all the others find out they’re going to kill me”. Four then reveals he is also Divergent and is willing to help her complete the test like a Dauntless would in order to hide the secret and survive. Though the relationship between the two characters is described thoroughly in the book the visual from the movie shows emotions of the characters readers may not have picked up while
In order for Neil Burger the director of the movie Divergent to recreate Veronica Roth’s book he had to go through many …show more content…
The five factions include Erudite value knowledge, Amity value kindness and harmony, Candor value honesty and order, Dauntless protect the city and are soldiers, and Abnegation is the selfless faction that helps others. Children are born into these factions but given an aptitude test when older that reveals their true faction and gives them the chance to choose the faction that fits their true values. In rare cases test results are inconclusive meaning a person fits with more than one faction and these people are called Divergent. The main character Tris’ journey begins with her aptitude test that changes her …show more content…
Four administers both of Tris’ training fear tests and while watching them and realizes that she is Divergent. In the book Four says to Tris “You’re Divergent…Don’t play stupid, I suspected it last time, but it’s obvious. You manipulated the stimulation: you’re Divergent”. Once Tris realizes Four knows she is Divergent she says to him “As soon as all the others find out they’re going to kill me”. Four then reveals he is also Divergent and is willing to help her complete the test like a Dauntless would in order to hide the secret and survive. Though the relationship between the two characters is described thoroughly in the book the visual from the movie shows emotions of the characters readers may not have picked up while