This sci-fi saga with the star of Titanic grossed more than $750 million at the cinema, despite killer reviews: the trilogy is available on Amazon

News culture This sci-fi saga with the star of Titanic grossed more than $750 million at the cinema, despite killer reviews: the trilogy is available on Amazon

A cinematic divergence

At the beginning of the 2010s, the Hollywood majors were desperate to launch their Young Adult film saga in order to ride the Twilight hype which ended in 2012 and which was immediately relaunched by The Hunger Games. Two years after the first adventures of Katniss Everdeen perceived as a “plagiarism” of Battle Royale by Quentin Tarantino, another successful literary series takes theaters by storm with Shailene Woodley and Theo James to form the leading duo and Kate Winslet to play the role of the antagonist.

Divergent was released in 2014 and struggled to convince both the press and the general public. The Rotten Tomatoes scores of 41% and 69% speak for themselves. However, the film brought in nearly 300 million US dollars for a budget of 85 million. The second film entitled “Divergent 2: Insurrection” which was destroyed by critics (29% on Rotten Tomatoes) manages to stay the course financially speaking, but begins a masterful fall into hell for Beatrice “Tris” Prior and her movement resistance. Divergent 3: Beyond the Wall just exceeds 10% on Rotten Tomatoes and crashes in theaters with 179.2 million gleaned at the end of the run. The trilogy still brought in more than 750 million for Lionsgate, capitalist honor is safe.

The synopsis of Divergent: Tris lives in a post-apocalyptic world where society is divided into five clans: “Bold, Erudite, Altruistic, Sincere, Brotherly”. At 16, she must choose where she belongs for the rest of her life. An extremely rare case, his aptitude test is inconclusive; she is Divergent. Divergents are rare individuals who do not belong to any clan and are hunted by the government. – (Amazon Prime Video – France)

• Watch Divergent on Amazon Prime Video
• Watch Divergent 2: Insurrection on Amazon Prime Video
• Watch Divergent 3: Beyond the Wall on Amazon Prime Video

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“Young Adult” literature takes on the 7th Art

The “Young Adult” tidal wave swept through the 7th Art starting in 2013. Alongside the end of Twilight and the beginnings of The Hunger Games, four franchises tried their luck, most of them in vain. Only the Labyrinth trilogy initiated in 2014 with Dylan O’Brien and Kaya Scodelario stands out and becomes a trilogy. For the other three (Beautiful Creatures, The Giver, The Mortal Instruments), it’s a cold shower and a brutal return to reality. Since then, production companies have taken a step back and are thinking twice before embarking on such an adaptation project.