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In response to "loved it (I've watched it at least a dozen times). One of my favorite YA books too -- nm" by decline

I...I...literally can't understand this.

Posted by Dignan (aka Dignan) Jan 22 '16, 13:11

I get that art is subjective, and I can usually understand how people might enjoy even the movies I hate the most, but...

-There isn't a major movie cliche that they didn't shoehorn into those two hours.
-Leads with no chemistry.
-Dreadful dialogue.
-A hilariously ham-handed overarching "conformity is bad!" theme.
-Zero subtlety.
-The balls to use possibly the most overused trope in science fiction (overcoming your worst fears).

There quite literally wasn't a single interesting or new idea, or scrap of dialogue in the entire movie. Not one.

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The main element of the movie doesn't even make sense (spoiler) - Dignan Jan 22, 13:20 4
- It's a complete rip-off of the Hogwarts Sorting Hat! And the Hogwarts Sorting Hat sucks! -- nm - Dignan si Jan 22, 13:26 1
  - It's a pretty cynical cash grab, really. nm - Dignan Jan 22, 13:43
- I forgot the worst part! (spoil) - Dignan Jan 22, 13:23 1
  - Uh....there's more backstory in the books - JD Jan 22, 13:57
I've watched the sequels and still can't make any sense of why being Divergent is relevant even within context of its universe - Max Jan 22, 13:17 1
- Being divergent essentially means being human. nm - Dignan Jan 22, 13:21

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I...I...literally can't understand this.

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