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Another week, another Hollywood Young Adult (YA) film adaptation. This time, it’s Veronica Roth’s Divergent that’s getting the film treatment. Directed by Neil Burger (Limitless), the film’s universe takes place in a future Chicago where people are split into five different factions according to their personality traits: Daunting (The Brave), Abnegation (The Selfless), Amity (The Peaceful), Erudite (The Intelligent), and Candor (The Honest). However, there are some people who are considered “Divergent,” having the ability to fit into more than one faction.
For some reason, the government doesn’t trust Divergent people and would rather kill them than let them live. This poses a problem for the film’s protagonist, Tris (Shailene Woodley), who must find a way to fight back… or something. Divergent is very YA-oriented with its subversive message about self-identity, but the trailer did showcase some instances of action scenes that might attract older audiences, too. The film’s definitely targeting the Harry Potter and Hunger Games audiences, so hopefully it’ll catch on in the box office.
Divergent hits theaters on March 21st, 2014. For the film’s official synopsis and an infographic on the five factions featured in the film, click below.
DIVERGENT is a thrilling action-adventure set in a future world where people are divided into distinct factions based on their personalities. Tris Prior (Woodley) is warned she is Divergent and will never fit into any one group. When she discovers a conspiracy to destroy all Divergents, she must find out what makes being Divergent so dangerous before it’s too late. DIVERGENT is based on the best-selling book series by Veronica Roth.
