Movie Title: The Divergent Series: Allegiant
Grade: D
Rating: PG-13,
2 hours 19 minutes
In a Nutshell: Filled with TONS of CGI and special effects, this third
installment in the Divergent
franchise stretches out the story probably more
than it should.
You definitely need to have seen the first two movies in the
series in order to understand what the heck is going on in this one. This isn’t really a stand-alone movie.
Click here to read my movie reviews for Divergent and Insurgent and be sure to watch the movies in the correct order so they make more sense.
Click here to read my movie reviews for Divergent and Insurgent and be sure to watch the movies in the correct order so they make more sense.
Uplifting theme:
- “Great leaders don’t seek power. They’re called out of necessity.” – Johanna (Octavia Spencer)
- What
do we do when we lose our humanity?
- ‘I don’t
know who told you that being different was a bad thing…” – David (Jeff Daniels)
- “Maybe
it’s time to start embracing everyone instead of dividing them into
groups.” - Tris Prior (Shailene Woodley)
Things I liked:
- Shaleilene Woodley looks more grown up and beautiful. Super cute hair cut.
- I liked the concept of the cool bubble things that surround people and allow them to float, although it definitely looked CGI and fake.
Things I didn’t like:
- Everything
looks fake. While “Star Wars
Awakens” used a lot of CGI, they were successfully able to create enough real sets that made the scenes truly believable.
- Characters
are paper thin.
- Lots
of crowds of extras yelling and shaking their fists halfheartedly.
- “Purify
the human genome” sounds a lot like what Hitler was trying to do…
- That’s
hilarious that the other side of the wall has such advanced technology, yet a
lot of their areas still look like beat up warehouses.
- The chase scene towards the end was super fake and lame.
- Some of the actors seemed as bored as the audience.
Funny lines:
- “This is fun. I’m glad we did this.” – Peter (Miles Teller)
Interesting lines:
- “You are the only one worth saving.” - David
- “Hello. I come from outside the wall, where we have all but destroyed each other.” – narrator
- "We created factions to create peace.” - narrator (What kind of logic is that?)
- “Sometimes walls are designed to protect us.” – announcement lady on screen
- “It’s impossible.” – Tori (Maggie Q) “So.” – Tris
- “People
are sheep and they need a shepherd to guide them…and when they resist,
they are slaughtered.” – Max (Mekhi Phifer)
- “Why did you go to war with Janine if you were just going to become her?” – Four (Theo James)
Tips for
parents:
- Point
blank shooting in the head.
- You
see Shalene’s naked body (silhouette) in the dark.
- Lots of shooting, explosions, fighting
- Dead bodies on the ground
- No profanity.
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