Over the years many popular novels, or Young Adult series, have become major motion pictures. From
Harry Potter to
The Hunger Games, popular books series have managed to become hit movie franchises. Well perhaps hit is a inappropriate title as several studios have tried to adapt popular YA novels; only for the movies to fail in some form or way. Fortunately for Summit,
The Divergent Series does not fall into that category. Last year, Summit Entertainment found a new franchise in Veronica Roth's sci-fi book series dealing with factions and those who are divergent. The first film hit theaters last March and received a fair reception. I on the other hand did not care for
Divergent. I did not hate the movie, but there were several elements about
Divergent that bothered me; such as its underwhelming presentation. However my dilemma with
Divergent did not prevent the second installment,
Insurgent, from hitting theaters. From watching the trailer, the second installment looked to be a bigger film. While I had my skepticism about
Insurgent, perhaps this sequel could improve the series and make me a believer in
The Divergent Series. The end result was something that was tolerable believer, but did not make me a fan of the series.
The plot of
Insurgent takes place three days after the events of the first film. Tris (Shailene Woodley) is on the run from Jeanine (Kate Winslet) and the rest of Eurdite. Along with her companion/boyfriend Four (Theo James), Tris discover the Factionless who are led by Four's mother Evelyn (Naomi Watts). As a rebellion begins to form, Trice discovers that Jeanine needs her to open an ancient artifact that is said to bring order back to the system.
