Film Review: Allegiant

Based on the final book in Veronica Roth‘s young adult dystopian Divergent trilogy, The Divergent Series: Allegiant is the third instalment in The Divergent Series of films and is the first in a two-part adaptation of the final book.

Directed by Robert Schwentke and set in the aftermath of Insurgent after the release of a video that revealed the truth about the faction system, announcing that the Divergent are needed outside the borders of the city. Tired of waiting for the self-appointed leaders of a now factionless city to make a decision, Allegiant sees Tris (Shailene Woodley) and Four (Theo James) venture outside of the walls that enclose the only world they know, a futuristic Chicago in ruins, for the first time ever. Once outside, old discoveries are quickly rendered meaningless with the revelation of shocking new truths. Taken into protective custody by a mysterious agency known as the Bureau of Genetic Welfare, Tris and Four must quickly decide who they can trust, as a ruthless battle ignites. In order to survive, Tris is forced to make impossible choices about courage, allegiance, and sacrifice.

Book v Film: The Divergent Series – Allegiant

“There are so many ways to be brave in this world. Sometimes bravery involves laying down your life for something bigger than yourself, or for someone else. Sometimes it involves giving up everything you have ever known, or everyone you have ever loved, for the sake of something greater. But sometimes it doesn’t. Sometimes it is nothing more than gritting your teeth through pain, and the work of every day, the slow walk toward a better life. That is the sort of bravery I must have now.”

Based on the final book in Veronica Roth‘s young adult dystopian Divergent trilogy, The Divergent Series: Allegiant is the third instalment in The Divergent Series of films and is the first in a two-part adaptation of the final book.

Directed by Robert Schwentke and set in the aftermath of Insurgent after the release of a video that revealed the truth about the faction system, announcing that the Divergent are needed outside the borders of the city. Tired of waiting for the self-appointed leaders of a now factionless city to make a decision, Allegiant sees Tris (Shailene Woodley) and Four (Theo James) venture outside of the walls that enclose the only world they know, a futuristic Chicago in ruins, for the first time ever. Once outside, old discoveries are quickly rendered meaningless with the revelation of shocking new truths. Taken into protective custody by a mysterious agency known as the Bureau of Genetic Welfare, Tris and Four must quickly decide who they can trust, as a ruthless battle ignites. In order to survive, Tris is forced to make impossible choices about courage, allegiance, and sacrifice.

Divergent’s ‘Allegiant – Part 1’ Begins Filming

(Written for Filmoria)

Production on the penultimate instalment of the Divergent series is officially underway, Lionsgate have announced this week.

The Divergent Series: Allegiant – Part 1, the first part of the final book in Veronica Roth‘s best-selling young adult dystopian trilogy of novels, is currently being filmed in Atlanta.

DVD Review: That Awkward Moment

Written and directed by Tom Gormican and serving as his directorial debut, That Awkward Moment is about three best friends – Jason (Zac Efron), Daniel (Miles Teller) and Mikey (Michael B. Jordan) – who find themselves all too often in that confusingly awkward moment when you’re forced to decide “So… where is this going?” Jason has just been dumped, even though he didn’t even realise they were going out, Mikey’s wife has Vera (Jessica Lucas) just asked him for a divorce, and perpetually single Daniel is… well, single. In a bid to stay single together, will these three young philanderers be able to resist the temptations of romantic entanglements and cope with their realisations of growing up?

Film Review: 21 & Over

Rating:

Written, directed by, and serving as the directorial debut of Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, 21 & Over is an American comedy that follows a promising student Jeff Chang (Justin Chon) who, the night before his big medical school interview, celebrates his 21st birthday with his two best friends, Miller (Miles Teller) and Casey (Skylar Astin). What was supposed to be just one beer, however, soon becomes a night of humiliation, over indulgence and utter debauchery. But what more would you expect?