03-31-2014, 11:50 AM
I saw Divergent this weekend. I had only seen part of the trailer. I wasn't up on the story. I hadn't even read DM's book review. All I know was it was a dystopian Sci-Fi flick. DM nailed it with the Hunger Games meets Harry Potter. Maybe a little Starship Troopers thrown in for good measure.
As for "teen" or YA fiction, when the heroine gets kissed by the hunky co-star, she says "I want to go slow", and then they wake up the next morning. All in all, I found myself not drawn into the story. I didn't find Shailene all that compelling. The fight scenes were awful. The story pretty predictable. I was stunned all of the audience applause at the end of the film. I was surprised there was any at all, actually... It really makes me wonder about "kids these days".
--tg
As for "teen" or YA fiction, when the heroine gets kissed by the hunky co-star, she says "I want to go slow", and then they wake up the next morning. All in all, I found myself not drawn into the story. I didn't find Shailene all that compelling. The fight scenes were awful. The story pretty predictable. I was stunned all of the audience applause at the end of the film. I was surprised there was any at all, actually... It really makes me wonder about "kids these days".
--tg