Divergent: To be or not to be

            Divergent is a Veronica Roth’s 2011 bestseller. Now, the film adaptation of the novel has people on different ends of the board. People loved it. People hated it.

            Peter Travers from Rolling Stone magazine definitely did not like it. Patricia Garcia from Vogue magazine is a fan. Who do we believe?

            Travers cuts straight to the chase by dissing the movie in his lead claiming it couldn't stir palpitations in shut-ins and calling the movie bland and lifeless. The word burn appeared in my head in capital leaders and in flames.

            While he’s in favor of the choice of Shailene Woodley playing the protagonist, there was no onscreen chemistry between her and Theo James who plays her love interest.

            Travers blames director, Neil Burger for failing to perk up the script.

            Now on to Divergent’s cheerleader from Vogue. Garcia claims that Divergent appeals to all audiences like “science fiction nerds,” “those suffering from Ryan Gosling withdrawal,” “indie film snobs,” “Spotify addict,” and the “Hunger Games freak.”

            Garcia compares Divergent to the novel Brave New World. I have to respect this claim because in Divergent citizens are split up into groups based on their personalities. Brave New World runs on a divided up class system. This comparison gave the cheerleader a brain.

            “Divergent will definitely appeal to those who crave a little more postapocalyptic conflict in their lives.” And this is where Garcia’s brain disappeared. A dystopian world and a post-apocalyptic world are two different things! A dystopia is the opposite of utopia. It is an undesirable society, while a post-apocalyptic world is a world after an apocalypse. 

Sizzling Winter Soldier

Captain America: The Winter Soldier

                Being an avid Marvel fan, I had to read this particular movie review of all the reviews in Rolling Stone. I expected blood or a more in-depth review. I was disappointed, but at least I know I will love this movie because Peter Travers is in favor of it.

Travers was definitely a fan of this movie. He seemed as if he wanted to keep writing about the movie, but to avoid spoilers he stopped himself. Readers like me wish he kept writing.

                There’s romance, action and Captain America trying to catch up on 70 years of icy sleep. What’s not to love? Oh, yeah. 3D.

                Thirty-Second Tangent: 3D hurts my eyes and gives me a headache. The only movie I have ever watched that was made specifically for 3D was "A Very Harold and Kumar 3D Christmas." Any other remake or blockbuster hit that has a version in 3D is just to make some extra cash. It doesn't actually provide you with a whole real-life experience.

Travers first starts off the review by giving a little background information on Captain America’s character and the movie Captain American: The First Avenger.  He lets readers know that many of the unanswered questions about Captain America’s life post frozen, which The Avengers neglected to recognize, are answered in The Winter Soldier.

Travers explains the only reasons why Captain America: The Winter Soldier even made the cut because Chris Evans who plays Captain America and the rest of the cast did such a splendid job that they conceal the plot holes within the movie. Yes, there are a still few unanswered questions even after watching this movie. 

Alas, the review ended. I was left craving for more. I can't wait to watch this box office buster and Chris Evans rock hard abs. You were thinking it too!