Divergent—Book vs. Movie
In the first of the Divergent series, there are several differences between the movie and the book. These differences prove to make the book more enjoyable to readers. It is a typical thing in literature for a book to be more enjoyable to the reader than the movie will be as the reader has the freedom to decide what his own scenes look like. The book is superior to the movie in that the representations of violence are less in most ways than in the book. Also, the characters portrayal is much different when comparing the book and movie. Lastly, there is a significant difference in the chemistry and feelings of love, at least that are portrayed in the book are nonexistent in the movie. One major aspect that plays a large role in book to movie adaptations is the screenwriter’s ability to transform the book. The screenwriter must be able to not only transform the book, but he must have the critical adaptability to make it successful. “This involves first distribution, then audience reception.” (Jeanelle 99) The screenwriter has to be able to get into the audience’s head and determine whether they will have a good interpretation of the illustrations being made. They must be able to take out enough of the book to substantially bring down the time limit for the movie. A major struggle for screenwriters, however, is not loosing any important aspects that make the book and the story what it is. In Divergent, the society is divided into five factions: Abnegation (the selfless), Amity (the peaceful), Candor (the honest), Dauntless (the brave), and Erudite (the intelligent). Each person is born into a society, but at the age of sixteen they must take the aptitude test, which should tell them which faction they would fit best into. Tris, our main character goes to take the test to find out that she is a mix of Abnegation, Dauntless, and Erudite. This means that she is divergent, in other words she fits into multiple factions, which is a dangerous thing because the leaders of their society want to be in control of everything. Four, whom Tris falls in love with, is a divergent as well, though they both end up in the dauntless faction. Tris and Four work together to attempt to hide Tris’ true identity in the final test from the leader of the erudite, Jeanine, who oversees these tests. The first scene where we see Tris fight in the book she has to fight Peter, who is about a foot taller than she is and way more muscular of course Peter wins. …show more content…
Or turn to liquid. Or burst into flames.” (Roth 143) This is the first time we understand that Tris has romantic feelings towards Four. In the book, the feelings continue and spiral into “love”. In the movie, Four and Tris don’t know each other well, but they somehow end up together. This is a big aspect change because in the book, their love tension grows and captivates the readers. "He lifts his head and slips his fingers through my hair, tucking it behind my ear. We stare at each other in silence. His fingers move absently over a lock of my hair. 'You got me through it, ' he says finally."(Roth 331) This is one of the scenes in the book that illustrates Four and Tris’ relationship far beyond what it is in the
In the first of the Divergent series, there are several differences between the movie and the book. These differences prove to make the book more enjoyable to readers. It is a typical thing in literature for a book to be more enjoyable to the reader than the movie will be as the reader has the freedom to decide what his own scenes look like. The book is superior to the movie in that the representations of violence are less in most ways than in the book. Also, the characters portrayal is much different when comparing the book and movie. Lastly, there is a significant difference in the chemistry and feelings of love, at least that are portrayed in the book are nonexistent in the movie. One major aspect that plays a large role in book to movie adaptations is the screenwriter’s ability to transform the book. The screenwriter must be able to not only transform the book, but he must have the critical adaptability to make it successful. “This involves first distribution, then audience reception.” (Jeanelle 99) The screenwriter has to be able to get into the audience’s head and determine whether they will have a good interpretation of the illustrations being made. They must be able to take out enough of the book to substantially bring down the time limit for the movie. A major struggle for screenwriters, however, is not loosing any important aspects that make the book and the story what it is. In Divergent, the society is divided into five factions: Abnegation (the selfless), Amity (the peaceful), Candor (the honest), Dauntless (the brave), and Erudite (the intelligent). Each person is born into a society, but at the age of sixteen they must take the aptitude test, which should tell them which faction they would fit best into. Tris, our main character goes to take the test to find out that she is a mix of Abnegation, Dauntless, and Erudite. This means that she is divergent, in other words she fits into multiple factions, which is a dangerous thing because the leaders of their society want to be in control of everything. Four, whom Tris falls in love with, is a divergent as well, though they both end up in the dauntless faction. Tris and Four work together to attempt to hide Tris’ true identity in the final test from the leader of the erudite, Jeanine, who oversees these tests. The first scene where we see Tris fight in the book she has to fight Peter, who is about a foot taller than she is and way more muscular of course Peter wins. …show more content…
Or turn to liquid. Or burst into flames.” (Roth 143) This is the first time we understand that Tris has romantic feelings towards Four. In the book, the feelings continue and spiral into “love”. In the movie, Four and Tris don’t know each other well, but they somehow end up together. This is a big aspect change because in the book, their love tension grows and captivates the readers. "He lifts his head and slips his fingers through my hair, tucking it behind my ear. We stare at each other in silence. His fingers move absently over a lock of my hair. 'You got me through it, ' he says finally."(Roth 331) This is one of the scenes in the book that illustrates Four and Tris’ relationship far beyond what it is in the