It completes the divergent trilogy that roth started with her debut novel divergent in 2011. There is nothing surprising or noteworthy about the film s plot. Allegiant opens with our hero, beatrice tris prior, in a prison inside a prison. The third entry in the divergent series arrives with barely a whimper. Even though the book has already revealed its ending, fans have been hoping that the movie version will change the tragic fate of beatrice tris prior, who is played by shailene woodley. The novel was to be adapted into a twopart film, the first part, the divergent series. Allegiant part 1, but was renamed allegiant in september 2015. Photo gallery allegiant cinema vehicles movie and film. Divergent was published in 2011, and its sequels, insurgent and allegiant, appeared in 2012 and 20. So its all too appropriate that the film version of the wildly popular young adult novel struggles a bit to assert itself as it seeks to appeal to the widest possible audience. Apr 16, 2015 while these are my major qualms with divergent, the movie as a whole was still great. Jun 26, 2016 ending of allegiant comic con full movie.
The book is written from the perspective of both beatrice tris and tobias four. Allegiant is the first part of the film adaptation of. The movie, based on the second half of allegiant, was titled the. Four orders evelyns guards to release caleb to him. Allegiant is the kind of movie where, when a character says, were gonna be ok, you know her troubles are just beginning. Allegiant, is here and even those who arent massive divergent series fans will be talking about the allegiant ending. The protagonist and narrator is a sixteenyearold girl from abnegation named beatrice prior. The trilogy consists of divergent 2011, insurgent 2012 and allegiant 20. Allegiant was released in 2016 on friday, march 18, 2016 in nationwide movie theaters. As of late 20, it is set to come out in march 2016. Allegiant is a subpar installment in the divergent series that fails to justify the decision to split the final divergent novel into two movies the divergent series.
The following story contains spoilers from the divergent series. Fans of the divergent novels are in for quite the surprise with the next installment of the movie adaptations. The third installment of the blockbuster divergent series franchise, allegiant takes tris shailene woodley and four theo james into a new world, far more dangerous than ever before. Allegiant began in atlanta on may 18, 2015, with filming concluding on august 23, 2015. Divergent is a 2014 american dystopian science fiction action film directed by neil burger, based on the 2011 novel of the same name by veronica roth. What if love and loyalty made you do things you never expected. Allegiant part 2, with part 1 scheduled to be released on march 18, 2016, and part 2 scheduled to be released on june 9, 2017.
The divergent series is brought to a close with the suspenseful scifi thriller allegiant. Allegiant is pockmarked with many such lapses in logic, the plot barreling along its contrived track to an ending thats not really an ending, because theres a fourth movie coming in 2017. Allegiant improves on previous entries in the divergent series on a few. It is the sequel to the 2014 film divergent and the second installment in the divergent series, produced by lucy fisher, pouya shabazian and douglas wick, with a. Especially if that characters name happens to be tris prior. Theo james continues to be a pleasant surprise and does as much as he can with a weak script. Shailene woodley, theo james, jeff daniels, miles teller, ansel elgort, zoe kravitz, maggie q. Evelyn outlines a plan for peace, and the allegiant accept the terms.
Veronicas closet in case you missed it all the other times weve linked to it, heres veronica roths website again. Allegiant movie and book differences and spoilers hollywood. Many chicago citizens run toward the wall, but soldiers under. The positives do however come from some of the performances. Ascendant is an upcoming drama series on starz and is the second part of the film adaptation of allegiant by veronica roth. Picking up shortly after the previous film, insurgent left off, now that jeanine is dead, evelyn naomi watts has assumed control of chicago and is. Mar 28, 2020 the movie, based on the second half of allegiant, was titled the divergent series. Allegiant summary spoilers all over the place here, folks. Insurgent recently was released in theaters, and my first taste was that of disappointment. Allegiant study guide contains a biography of veronica roth, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. Allegiant is an overstuffed mechanical continuation of a familiar film franchise trying desperately to fulfil its colorful actionpacked whimsy. Junkie xl scored the first film in the film series, divergent, while joseph trapanese scored the second and third entries, insurgent and allegiant.
Based on a trilogy of novels by veronica roth, the divergent series takes place in a postapocalyptic version of chicago, wherein the bureau has divided citizens into one of five possible personalityrelated factions. Allegiant this first half of the artificially split twopart finally may diverge from veronica roths source material, but doesnt necessarily solve its. Nov, 2015 the third installment of the blockbuster divergent series franchise, allegiant takes tris shailene woodley and four theo james into a new world, far more dangerous than ever before. Allegiant, was released on march 18, 2016, while the second part, called ascendant, was planned to release in june 2017 but was ultimately cancelled. Racing against time, they must find out what tris family sacrificed their lives to protect, and why the erudite leaders will do anything to stop them. But as a book lover, i was more over disappointed in the interpretation, and extreme changes to the plot. She soon learns that a sinister plot is brewing in the seemingly perfect society. Mar 20, 2015 tris and four are now fugitives on the run, hunted by jeanine, the leader of the erudite elite. The second movie only topped the originals total gross by a tiny margin, and audience interest in ya movies in general appeared to be shrinking rapidly. Allegiant cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Mar 21, 2014 divergent is all about identityabout searching your soul and determining who you are and how you fit in as you emerge from adolescence to adulthood.
The people who you think will be good or bad, end up being good or bad. Those plans didnt come to fruition, and its worth exploring why this final movie was. The movie, based on the second half of allegiant, was titled the divergent series. Allegiant, there were plans made to wrap up the saga with tv movie the divergent series. There were other movies released on the same date, including the bronze, midnight special and sweet bean. It will be directed by lee toland krieger and written by legend of tarzan screenwriter, adam cozad. In a world divided by factions based on virtues, tris learns shes divergent and wont fit in. The three of them, along with christina zoe kravitz and tori maggie q plot to break out of. Fans of the divergent novels are in for quite the surprise.
Parents need to know that allegiant is the secondtolast movie in the divergent series. The divergent series is a feature film trilogy based on the divergent novels by the american. Allegiant is another one of those cynical hollywood cash grabs that takes the third book in bestselling juvielit trilogy see twilight and the hunger games and stretches. She and tobias meet with allegiant leader johanna and marcus, tobias abusive father who has joined her movement. Oct 28, 20 amidst criticism, divergent series author veronica roth is responding at length to concerns over the big surprise at the end of allegiant. After the earthshattering revelations of insurgent, tris shailene woodley must escape with four theo james and go beyond the wall enclosing chicago. Amidst criticism, divergent series author veronica roth is responding at length to concerns over the big surprise at the end of allegiant. How divergent movies turned into a disaster buzzfeed news.
Tris and four are now fugitives on the run, hunted by jeanine, the leader of the erudite elite. Four takes him outside and throws him into a ditch before taking out his gun and pretending to shoot caleb. After the financial disappointment of the divergent series. The film was initially titled the divergent series. Divergent and insurgent both spent fortyseven consecutive weeks on the new york times young adult bestseller list. There were other movies released on the same date, including the. Tris ultimately takes calebs place in the mission, hoping perhaps her divergence will make her immune to the death serum. The divergent movies based on veronica roths trilogy were supposed. Allegiant is a science fiction novel for young adults, written by the american author veronica roth and published by harpercollins in october 20. But allegiant suffers most of all from its cavalcade of plot threads. Mar 18, 2016 the third installment of the blockbuster divergent series franchise, allegiant takes tris shailene woodley and four theo james into a new world, far more dangerous than ever before. While these are my major qualms with divergent, the movie as a whole was still great. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the divergent series. What the divergent tv movie means for ya properties.
The film is the first installment in the divergent series and was produced by. On april 11, 2014, summit entertainment announced that the third film would split into two films titled the divergent series. Divergent is set in the future, in a dystopian version of chicago that has been divided into five factions. After the earthshattering revelations of insurgent, tris. What if a single revelationlike a single choicechanged everything. Allegiant picks up not too long after the events of insurgent, as the residents of postapocalyptic chicago deal with not only the aftermath of the erudite factions hostile takeover of their city but also the revelation that. Mar 18, 2016 allegiant is a subpar installment in the divergent series that fails to justify the decision to split the final divergent novel into two movies the divergent series. After the earthshattering revelations of insurgent, tris must escape with four beyond the wall that encircles chicago, to finally discover the shocking truth of the world around them. The film stars shailene woodley, theo james, jeff daniels, miles teller, ansel elgort, zoe kravitz, maggie q, ray stevenson, bill skarsgard, octavia spencer, and naomi watts. The divergent trilogy is a series of young adult science fiction adventure novels by american novelist veronica roth set in a postapocalyptic dystopian chicago. Allegiant is the third book in veronica roths divergent series. I was really impressed by how closely it stuck to the general plot line of the book.
Allegiant, there were already signs interest in the franchise was waning. Allegiant part one is still far from release but fans of the science fiction action film are now all aware how the series will end up. Set in a postapocalyptic and dystopian chicago, the story follows tris prior, her. Future flicks before divergent even hit movie screens, allegiant had a release date. It opens on tris, who is imprisoned as punishment for her actions in the second installment of the series. Picking up shortly after the previous film, insurgent left off, now that jeanine is dead, evelyn naomi watts has assumed control of chicago and is placing everyone in erudite that worked for jeanine on trial, while also sealing off the gates to the rediscovered land outside the city. The trilogy has been made into a series of featurelength films starring. After the earthshattering revelations of insurgent, tris must escape with four and go beyond the wall enclosing chicago. Ascendant and was originally slated to be released march 24, 2017. See, shes in an actual jail cell for going all traitor in the last book and revealing information that has changed the city forever.