2014 · action · sci-fi · drama
Divergent (2014)
Directed by Neil Burger2h 20m2014
In a world divided into factions based on personality types, Tris learns that she's been classified as Divergent and won't fit in. When she discovers a plot to destroy Divergents, Tris and the mysterious Four must find out what makes Divergents dangerous before it's too late.
Our read: Divergent (2014) (2014) reads as a neutral, kinetic, grounded action · sci-fi · drama entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Neutral, kinetic, measured action / sci-fi, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, measured.
- brisk
- intense
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