Shailene Woodley’s Tris is one of the more dynamic characters that I’ve seen in a film series. In the first film of the series she was a timid, young girl who was, in many situations, unable to make the difficult decisions necessary to get the job done. She drastically changed her approach to things in the second installment, becoming incredibly ruthless and much more gung ho than she needed to be in many situations. Tris makes her greatest transformation between the second film and this chapter of the Divergent series, becoming much more logical and strategic in her decision-making. While her character was still naive at times, she developed so much from the first time audiences see her on screen that it’s almost possible to overlook her shortcomings at this point. Theo James and Miles Teller followed their performances in the previous films with a phenomenal presentation in this installment as well. The story in this film was more intriguing than the stories from the first two films due to its unexpected nature. The audience was never sure of what to expect from the new characters (Jeff Daniels’ David, Bill Skarsgård’s Matthew and Nadia Hilker’s Nita). Being on the fence trying to determine what these character’s roles were and what move they were going to make next added a new dimension to the film and allowed the director and his crew to play with the audience and their perception of what was going to happen next. Director Robert Schwentke followed his previous installment with new twists and turns and while he was not the one who wrote the original material, he manipulated everything that went on in a fashion that was easy on the eyes. The introduction of new technology, new groups of people (in a far more civilized land than before) and new struggles presented the idea of a dystopian society in a different light. Each of the previously mentioned aspects of the film, along with ever-progressing acting from the lead actors, worked together to form what was potentially the best film of the series. At the end of each film, I was delightfully prepared for what the series would present to me next; I can’t say that by the end of this film I possess the same optimism after hearing what would happen next. It has already been announced that the fourth installment of the Divergent series will be released as a television movie and will lack the accompaniment of Woodley, James and Teller, making this film a disappointment long before its release. I struggle to understand how whoever picks the fourth film up will continue without the presence of the three main characters and still have the film appeal to the audience of the series. While I was pleasantly surprised with the three films that I’ve watched so far, I will not anticipate the conclusion the way I did with other film series and the fact that I feel this way actually put a bit of a damper on the ending to this film. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3410834/?ref_=nv_sr_1
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