*SPOILER ALERT* *SPOILER FOR BOTH BOOK AND MOVIE*
I get how
book two in a series could be dragging because it usually is. Book two usually
isn’t the strong one in a series either because it’s just a follow up of the
first book, or it could lead to a totally different plot that we aren’t used to
(in book 1). I guess, that’s Insurgent for me. But either way, it was my
favorite book because I got to see different factions when Tris and Four and
the some of the survivors of the simulation attack visited each faction even
the hide-out of the factionless. But yeah, I hated Tris for almost half of the
book but she came right through in the end.
How it went bad to terrible:
I don’t know
what to expect to be honest. I haven’t watched any trailer after that first
trailer with Tris and her mom which I think threw me off the first time. I
haven’t reread the book and resigned myself not to reread it because if it’s a
good movie it will feel like I’ve read the book again. It looked like I
remember the book when I’m watching the movie not because it’s good but because
I remember it’s not what happened in the book! Anyway, I entered the cinema
still unbiased and I’ve got quite a low expectation, quite, because I saw a lot
of people liked it.
Tris’ hair.
I’m sorry I know it’s just hair but it was pretty symbolic to Tris and reminds
her of her mother that’s why she cut it. Take note, SHE cut it herself. But her
hair in the movie was so high fashion and so stylish I can’t even look at her
because I don’t think she belong with any of them. I always imagined for it to
be short and a bit unruly, rough not like you hired a hairstylist for it.
The factions
weren’t properly explored. I get it. I get that there’s only 2 hours for this
movie but I really hope that they take time to know the faction, like throw a
bit of them getting to know Amity, Factionless and Candor because it will be
the first time we will see them. Although, yes, they don’t specifically played
a big part in the coming scenes but knowing them could add substance to the
Divergent world. They didn’t even show how Amity maintain the peace and love
and harmony (yeah, the drugs in the bread). I can’t believe there’s a tree in
the middle of their compound, was it in the book? Do they have to show the logo
of Amity? What even that tree have to do with the peace-loving Amity? I don’t
know apart from it’s their logo.
Those
factionless in the train, though, was pretty badass, I like the little action
until Four mentioned his real name. They didn’t get to explore how factionless
was able to survive and how much the people there felt a bit free of their own
skin not being tied up to one faction. That there’s a lot of Divergent in
factionless.
Candor was
very interesting when I read it in the book because it’s the faction that I
won’t be able to qualify and I don’t want to be. So anyway, so the truth serum
right. So Tris and Four are Divergent, right, meaning, cannot be controlled
because they are immune to serums thus making them aware and conscious that
they are in simulation, that it isn’t real. But for some reason, they were
affected by truth serum, why is that you ask? Well, because it wasn’t a good adaptation.
In the book, Four struggled a bit to fight the truth serum but Tris didn’t even
flinch, she wasn’t affected at all, meaning, she can lie all she want (although
she chose not to) and the people in Candor won’t know because they have faith
in their truth serum. But since Tris is a Divergent she is immune to serums and
truth serum is no exception. She confessed that she killed Will on her own not
because truth serum forced her. But in the movie, she’s not immune? And like
she’s constipated while fighting the truth serum. It was horrible to watch, I
am sorry.
But the most
insane thing that ever happened in the movie was THE BOX. The box they found
out in Prior’s manor when they attack Abnegation.
I was really
laughing inside with that box, and only a divergent powerful enough to complete
the simulation will be the one to open it? Oh my god!
Again,
sorry, but it was ridiculous. The simulation the divergent has to go through
was mad I thought I’d lose it. There are, I don’t know what you call it, but
it’s like a cord, 8 cords with needle that contain the simulation. Every simulation
will test the Divergent’s ability in Dauntless, Erudite, Amity, Candor, and
Abnegation and when the Divergent passed all 5 simulated tests, the box will
open.
Another
funny thing was the divergent-o-meter, lol, the one Eric used to determine the
Divergent level of Divergents by scanning their face. IT WAS FUNNY. Of course,
Tris got 100%.
The
supposedly execution of Tris was by far my most favorite scene in the book
because that was very intense and exciting and that was the time Tris woke up
and got back to her old self again. It was kinda downplayed in the movie. L
The whole
Erudite thing in the movie was a mess.
Let me
explain the whole thing that happened in Erudite. According to the book.
Forgive me
if I missed anything, this just came to me after watching that whole Erudite
fiasco. Spoiler ahead.
First, you
have to know that in the book, Jeanine already knew what’s in the box. But
okay, before this, let me tell you there’s no box whatsoever.
I’m not
really sure but I don’t think they found anything when they attack the Abnegation.
Tris’ mother and father and Marcus were successful in hiding the files to
Jeanine. In the book, Jeanine already knew the video of their founder. She has
it on one of her computers in the Erudite building.
Jeanine was
scared that people from Chicago will learn about the truth, that video. And she
will do everything just so no one will get to this video. She was totally
hungry for power. And for her to be able to protect the truth, and protect her
position, she needs to control every living people inside the Chicago and that
is by a tracking serum, I’m not sure what it’s called but through that, once
that is installed in a person, Jeanine can always activate it then that person
will be under her control and will listen to her instructions. This will work if
the person is not Divergent because Divergents are immune to simulations/serums
or basically anything that Jeanine created. So it is a constant struggle for
Jeanine to develop a serum that will make Divergents under her control.
So Jeanine
wants to study the behavior of the Tris’ brain. Tris will be her subject in
developing a serum for Divergents. And she summoned Tris by those suicides and
attacks in the Candor. Tris then went to Erudite and she became Jeanine’s
subject. But Jeanine still can’t figure out how to create a serum for Tris
because whatever she created when it was tested to Tris, Tris usually got back
to her senses and realized that she is under simulation and that was failure
for Jeanine.
Jeanine gave
up and ordered execution for Tris. But Peter saved the day. All this time
Jeanine knew that Tris was dead. Then they went out of Erudite, regroup with
factionless then they plan on attacking Erudite only Tris has other plan.
To make long
story short, after that attack with Erudite, they played the video and it was
the end of the book.
Okay, see
how the plot about the simulation of tris to open the box in the movie was so
misleading with the real story in the book? Argh.
Okay. In the
book, everyone was confused with the message in the video (also because the
book ended there) but continuing on Allegiant, the people in Chicago didn’t
have an inkling to leave Chicago because they can’t. The gates are surrounded
by factionless to guard it. By Allegiant, Evelyn is the new Jeanine. It was
only Tris and Four and some of their friends who want to know the truth and
want to learn what’s out there. BUT IN THE MOVIE, immediately after they
watched the video, they went to the gate and I just went nuts. And gave up with
this movie. Good thing, it was the end.
I don’t know
why there’s a need to change the plot but it just doesn’t fit. Divergent was a
great adaptation and Insurgent just wasn’t.
What are
your thoughts about the adaptation of Insurgent? Where you satisfied? Did you
think it’s great? Let me know!
Love, Kaye
