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Something great has happened to "action" movies starting with the revolution of the Coen brothers’ No Country for Old Men and continuing through the humane and haunting James Bond of Skyfall. The studio that has completely picked up on this is Lionsgate. They have gone from sexy vampires to screen versions of Suzanne Collins’ Hunger Games books. Comes now something different, something intellectually challenging without being tedious for a second – Divergent.
It’s a very credible action movie, especially since the lead actor does his own stunts. It’s also a masterful presentation of past and future dystopias. A special, delicious cookie is offered to the audience -- the question being, "Who it is morally necessary to hide and cover for." The test proctor (also herself a tattoo artist) and the police academy chief trainer demonstrate precisely how to offer help and prepare the necessary disguises.
All people who find themselves erudite must go see Divergent on the big screen. You’ll be humbled, but you won’t be sorry.
Why is social justice such a vapid, unworkable chimera? Kate Winslet, perhaps in the role of her lifetime, tells us why in this film. To dree our weird, we must pay strictest attention to her whenever she’s on the screen.
This is a firecracker of a movie. As a bonus, it is also a genuine romance. See it.
Something great has happened to "action" movies starting with the revolution of the Coen brothers’ No Country for Old Men and continuing through the humane and haunting James Bond of Skyfall. The studio that has completely picked up on this is Lionsgate. They have gone from sexy vampires to screen versions of Suzanne Collins’ Hunger Games books. Comes now something different, something intellectually challenging without being tedious for a second – Divergent.
It’s a very credible action movie, especially since the lead actor does his own stunts. It’s also a masterful presentation of past and future dystopias. A special, delicious cookie is offered to the audience -- the question being, "Who it is morally necessary to hide and cover for." The test proctor (also herself a tattoo artist) and the police academy chief trainer demonstrate precisely how to offer help and prepare the necessary disguises.
All people who find themselves erudite must go see Divergent on the big screen. You’ll be humbled, but you won’t be sorry.
Why is social justice such a vapid, unworkable chimera? Kate Winslet, perhaps in the role of her lifetime, tells us why in this film. To dree our weird, we must pay strictest attention to her whenever she’s on the screen.
This is a firecracker of a movie. As a bonus, it is also a genuine romance. See it.
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