Among the senior stars, Ashley Judd makes a nice comeback of sorts playing Tris' mother, who had major secrets of her own. Jai Courtney, who played Bruce Willis' son in 'A Good Day to Die Hard' last year, brutally plays Tris' tormentor in the training camp. Miles Teller, who was recently in 'That Awkward Moment', plays bad boy Peter, whose role in the film is much diminished compared to the book. Zoe Kravitz, who was in 'After Earth' last year, is not exactly how I envisioned Tris' best friend, but she won me over as the film went along. More up and coming actors play other more minor characters. Coincidentally, Elgort has an upcoming movie with Shailene Woodley later this year called 'The Fault in Our Stars' where they play boyfriend-girlfriend. His Caleb is less dynamic than I imagined him in the book. Ansel Elgort, who played Tommy Ross in 'Carrie' recently, now plays Tris' brother Caleb.

The director gave James a lot of lingering close-ups for the benefit of the teenage fan girls. Theo James had very good romantic chemistry with Shailene, so his Four never really felt like a threat to Tris, unlike the initial parts in the book. For people who have not read the books, they will not be aware of any discrepancy at all. However, I thought Shailene gave an excellent portrayal of Tris' character, how she developed from a shy dependent girl to a confident fearless warrior. As I suspected, the tall and beautiful Shailene Woodley is definitely not the small and mousy Tris we imagine while reading the book. I thought the version in the book was so much more better set-up and executed than the less-dramatic altered version we saw on screen. There was one big change towards the end about how a climactic surprise rescue transpired. Most did not really affect the story-telling, like changing how Tris meets her Mom during Visiting Day, or glossing over a particularly violent episode where Peter stabs a fellow initiate in the eye. There were some parts which were reinterpreted in the film. How director Neil Burger showed us most of the memorable scenes in the book, like the choosing ceremony, the jumping on and off the trains, the fear landscapes of Tris and Four, and the invasion of Abnegation were all very well done. In the first few scenes where they show the color-coded clothes distinguishing each faction was quite clear. The film was a perfectly conceived interpretation of the book. Does being brave mean jumping off running trains, having piercings and tattoos, beating each other up mercilessly, or even killing yourself? This may give immature readers the wrong ideas about courage. It is also disturbing the way the author describes the Dauntless. These traits simply cannot be mutually exclusive from each other. I had some problem with the book and the way they try to make the Factions distinct from each other, when it is easy to see that overlapping does happen. Meanwhile, an uprising is brewing in Erudite against the government run by Abnegation. However, her examination results are revealed to be inconclusive, so she has to make her own decision. Our heroine Beatrice Prior has been born to the Abnegation faction with their grey clothes and disdain for any form of vanity. Those who fail to be accepted into a faction becomes factionless, as they become hopelessly poor and destitute for life. He may follow the suggestion of the exam results, or he may decide on his own. At the age of 16, a child takes an examination to help him choose which one will be his faction for the rest of his life. Their society is divided into five distinct Factions based on personality traits: Dauntless (brave), Amity (friendly), Candor (honest), Erudite (intelligent) and Abnegation (selfless). The setting is the walled city of Chicago after a great war. Like the others, the treatment of the story was cold, But its descriptions of the initiation rites were very much more violent. There was obvious inspiration from various other futuristic young adult books I have read, like 'The Giver', 'Ender's Game' and the 'Hunger Games' books. Just finished reading the book 'Divergent' before the movie opened today.

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