Divergent

If it's a young adult movie, you've got to have the Training Academy section of the movie:  Hogwarts, Yoda, Stripes and so forth.  Misfit gets thrown into high pressure situation with little preparation.  With determination, pride, pluck and a little help from friends, she makes it through only to be confronted with an even bigger challenge.



It's a good premise and that's why it's been successful.  Divergent should follow along.  Shalaine Woodley plays Tris who is sent to the Dauntless training.  In this world, humans are directed into 5 tribes in order to keep the peace and protect from threats from "Outside the Wire".  Dauntless are to be the protectors, the military/police.  As such, standards are high.

Guess who might not just fit into this round hole?  Someone who diverges?

Without giving away too much of the plot (since there are two more movies to come), let's just say that the conflict being set up by the training academy to weed out those not fit in, along with the natural conflict that is bound to emerge with 5 separate and distinct tribes, makes for lots of interesting plot leads.

Kate Winslett plays a nice villainess!  And Ashley Judd is back.

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