Film Review - Insurgent

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Film: Insurgent

Cast: Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Kate Winslett

Directed by: Robest Schwentke

Duration: 2 hrs

Rating: * * 1 / 2

The second book of the Divergent trilogy by Veronica Roth, Insurgent follows from where Divergent left off. Tris (Shailene Woodley) who is hiding in Amity territory is chased by soldiers sent by Jeanine (Kate Winslett). She manages to escape along with Four (Theo James) and others and land up in another territory which is held by the Factionless.

From there they go to the Dauntless while Jeanine is trying to open a secret box for which she needs the help of a Divergent. Under pressure, Tris surrenders leading to a fairly impressive climax.

To even understand the basics of this film, you need to be familiar with either the book or the first film otherwise you’ll be as lost as a man who has discovered that he has lost his wallet. The concept of various factions, depending on their skills was quite fascinating in Divergent but there isn’t much originality here. Watch it only if you are a fan of the series.  

Published in The Navhind Times, Goa on 22nd March 2015

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