A friend invited me out to see Divergent yesterday. I hadn't originally planned on seeing this film; it had looked kind of boring to me (I have NOT read the books, so don't judge me). She had free tickets, however, so I wasn't going to pass up an opportunity to see a free movie!
I definitely do not regret watching this. It was a really great movie! Keep in mind that I am not comparing this to the book, as I have not read the book. I am looking at this separate from the book it is based on.
It was very fast-paced, which I liked, but not so fast that too much information was thrown at you; it was just right. I am not going go say much on the film, as I don't want to ruin it for those who have yet to see it, but I will mention a few of my favorite moments/things.
One moment I really enjoyed was the first time Tris (Shailene Woodley) met Four (Theo James). After a shot of the two of them in frame, it goes to a point-of-view close-up shot of Four's face, but only briefly. The way it resulted in was the feeling of attraction to him from Tris' point-of-view. I've never seen that sort of thing portrayed that way before. It was unique.
Basically, this movie, on it's own, was really good. You'll have to ask my friend if it matched up with the book or not, though, since she's read it.
I give Divergent a 7 out of 10.
