Based on the bestselling dystopian books by veronica roth, insurgent continues the story of heroine tris shailene woodley and her love, four theo james. Mar 20, 2015 if insurgent is any indication of whats in store with allegiant part 1, the answer is a firm no. Insurgent spends roughly half of its running time showing its characters heroes and villains alike explaining and telegraphing their every single move and. If insurgent is any indication of whats in store with allegiant part 1, the answer is a firm no. Beatrice prior must confront her inner demons and continue her fight against a powerful alliance which threatens to tear her society apart with the help from others on her side. Parents need to know that insurgent is the second installment in the divergent trilogy. Insurgent the movie spends much of its running time revisiting the factions who are still operating after the crack in the system caused by the events of divergent. Its getting harder and harder to keep all these postapocalyptic, youngadult. July 21st, 2015 by lionsgate home entertainment, released as insurgent. Insurgent this movie is a scifi, action and drama movie based on a book by veronica roth, about a girl who is running with her boyfriend and brother from the enemy, while unleashing new secrets about her familys past and her mysterious divergence.
Dragging the story out into two more films seems pointless given the slow pace of this second movie. A lot of the time, the second book in a trilogy becomes a filler book, basically just to fill the gap between an amazing start and brilliant ending. Of course you have to suffer the angst mental anguish of the principle characters and that just eats into valuable 3d time, but get through that and the 3d cgi is entertaining. While the first film of the series presented a fairly intriguing intro to this.
The film is the first installment in the divergent series and was produced by lucy fisher, pouya shahbazian, and douglas wick, with a screenplay by evan daugherty and vanessa taylor. Insurgent raises the stakes for tris as she searches for allies and answers in the ruins of a futuristic chicago. Insurgent to your watchlist to find out when its coming back. A running time that clocks in 20 minutes shorter works to the movies advantage, as well. Racing against time, they must find out what triss family sacrificed their lives. Insurgent movie trailer, cast, plot, and release date starring shailene woodley and theo james. Like the first movie, insurgent is less violent than the book, but theres still mass shootings of mindcontrol trackers, executionstyle. Sixteenyearold tris prior shailene woodley lives in a society divided into five factions. If you find it yourself, pay attention to what the movie is doing and when. Its getting harder and harder to keep all these postapocalyptic, youngadult series straight these days.
Whereas divergent split its time between abnegation and dauntless, the new film attempts to give equal time to the other classes, including the. Do not delve in if you want the film to be a surprise. Mar 23, 2015 insurgent the movie spends much of its running time revisiting the factions who are still operating after the crack in the system caused by the events of divergent. 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 this was not the case with insurgent, it held its own, and gave us a lot of vital information as well as. Much of the film is spent building towards a showdown that ultimately lacks impact, and the impressive visual effects dont help shake the. Of course you have to suffer the angst mental anguish of the principle characters and that just eats into valuable 3d time, but get through that and the 3d. As demonstrated with the fact that the first divergent wasnt in. Pg for intense violence and action throughout, some sensuality, thematic elements and brief language. Robert schwentke being another young adult franchise taking place in a dystopian future, the divergent series seems to be always behind someone else. Movie insurgent 2015, story, trailers times of india.
Image from left, theo james, miles teller and shailene woodley in the divergent series. From the beginning, women have been the heroes, villains, role models and leaders in veronica roths divergent series, so it should come. Insurgent is far too long for the minimal plot it encapsulates, features little in the way of meaningful character development, and is riddled with instances of poorly conceived, contrived developments. Insurgent 410 movie clip hand over tris prior 2015 hd by movieclips.
Tris woodley and four james are now fugitives on the run, hunted by. It is the sequel to the 2014 film divergent and the second installment in the divergent. However, i can fully relate to the reason behind tris wanting to simplify her beauty regimen, especially since she spends so much of her time on. Mar 18, 2015 insurgent is a surprisingly superior sequel the second movie in the divergent series is a whole lot better than the first, weighty and serious and exciting. Below you will find everything you need to know, including cast, release date, rating, runtime, movie budget and, box office results. This in my opinion is better than the previous instalment, divergent. In december 20, summit entertainment announced that a film adaptation of insurgent would be released as the divergent series. In the insurgent film, tris cuts her hair into a pixie cut, as shailene woodley was also filming the fault in our stars at the time the peace serum was used in the novel when tris attacked peter for taking the hard drive for the simulations put on the dauntless the peace serum is not said to exist, but tris does attack. Insurgent raises the stakes for tris shailene woodley as she searches for answers and allies in this starpowered, actionpacked second adventure from the divergent series. Mar 11, 2015 from the beginning, women have been the heroes, villains, role models and leaders in veronica roths divergent series, so it should come as no surprise that its yearlater sequel insurgent.
Insurgent trailers and video, including teasers, extended looks, exclusive clips, footage, sneak peeks, interviews, and more on moviefone. This has more violence than divergent and is definitely not appropriate for kids. Image from left, theo james, miles teller and shailene woodley in. Allegiant part 1, but was renamed allegiant in september 2015. Insurgent on march 20, 2015, as a sequel to the film adaptation of divergent with brian duffield originally chosen to write the script for the film. In the insurgent film, tris cuts her hair into a pixie cut, as shailene woodley was also filming the fault in our stars at the time. Racing against time, they must find out what tris family sacrificed their lives to protect, and why. I steeled myself while anticipating the harrowing moment that was hinted at in the trailer. Not a lot happens during the course of the movies 119minute running time and much of what does happen is disappointingly generic. Tris woodley and four james are now fugitives on the run, hunted by jeanine winslet, the leader of the powerhungry erudite elite. Insurgent is a surprisingly superior sequel the second movie in the divergent series is a whole lot better than the first, weighty and serious and exciting.
There are many spoilers in the insurgent book to movie comparison. Jul 15, 2015 if you find it yourself, pay attention to what the movie is doing and when. Insurgent is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Language includes one quickly uttered fk and a couple uses of st, bullst, and bitch, but its not frequent. Tris and tori manage to grab christina and hector in time, but marlene. Racing against time, they must find out what triss family sacrificed their. In fact, the audience may have been better served if insurgent had been trimmed to a swift 45 minutes and added to allegiant part 1.
Insurgent picks up a little bit after divergent left off, with tris shailene woodley and four theo james hiding out in the amity faction with tris brother, caleb ansel elgort. Insurgent was a last minute 3d conversion, and for the most part it shows. Mar 20, 2015 insurgent spends roughly half of its running time showing its characters heroes and villains alike explaining and telegraphing their every single move and motivation. Some of those films include red, the time travelers wife, r. Pg intense violence and action throughout, some sensuality, thematic elements and brief language quality. Insurgent, the second of four movies, is fresh evidence that divergent is the hunger games with training wheels. Dont just let it run and come back to the procmon some time later. Young adult dystopian films are apparently here to stay.
Insurgent is an ultimate example of a major film faux pas, which is the endless amount of telling us what is going on rather than relying on just showing us. Insurgent descends into a valley of ennui not generally reached until the penultimate film. As tris, the freethinking fugitive hero of the clumsily titled the divergent series. 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. Mar 18, 2015 even shailene woodley cant save insufferable insurgent. Jeanines kate winslet has issued an order that all divergents need to. It is the sequel to the 2014 film divergent and the second installment in the divergent series, produced by lucy. Its this quest that consumes most of the films running time, and its not a. Insurgent is the halfway mark of a series, and, despite the dazzle, it failed to deliver the excitement or intensity that the first film however naive promised. The last time, the knowitalls in erudite were looking to take over.
Naomi watts shows up as the estranged insurrectionist mother of our heroines boyfriend. Even shailene woodley cant save insufferable insurgent. Mar 17, 2015 insurgent is an ultimate example of a major film faux pas, which is the endless amount of telling us what is going on rather than relying on just showing us. Like the first movie, insurgent is less violent than the book, but theres still mass shootings of mindcontrol trackers, executionstyle murders, torture, and a fake. With shailene woodley, ansel elgort, theo james, kate winslet.
I will typically fast forward 8x thru the movie in one corner of my screen and keep procmon running on the other side. Mar 20, 2015 the last time, the knowitalls in erudite were looking to take over. 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. Each faction represents a different way of handling things.
Insurgent follows tris shailene woodley, four theo james, and the others on the run from jeanine matthews kate winslet who is hunting divergents youll need to see the first one to know more. M adult themes, some coarse language, some violence, a sex. Insurgent 2015 this post has the most uptodate information on insurgent as we continuously monitor the news. Like the first movie, insurgent is less violent than the book, but theres still mass shootings of mindcontrol trackers, executionstyle murders, torture, and a fake death. Tris and four are now fugitives on the run, hunted by jeanine, the leader of the erudite elite. Tris woodley and four james are now fugitives on the run. In the divergent sequel, war now looms, sides will be chosen, secrets will emerge, and tris will risk everything as she struggles to harness her incredible power. The script for snake eyes is being written by evan spiliotopoulos, who previously wrote beauty and the beast and the huntsman. Insurgent also known simply as insurgent is a 2015 american dystopian science fiction action film directed by robert schwentke, based on insurgent, the second book in the divergent trilogy by veronica roth. It hasnt been able to step away from the big shadow the hunger games has cast and their next installment, allegiant, is going to dangerously tackle the same idea as the maze.