MOVIE REVIEW: Insurgent

 

Insurgent

Movie Review!

Alright ladies and gents it's time for another movie review because I could not pass it up! I have come to like doing these movie reviews as it let's me express myself..about how much I still do not like books becoming movie adaptations..okay that is a lie I LOVE books becoming movies. Yet, like everyone else, I get upset at the things that are changed...that is why my friends you can never please a book addict when it comes to movie adaptations of books. 

I will not lie and say that this movie was bad because it was far from it! I loved the action, the slight romance (that really did not show as much), the plot (that still was kinda not there), and all the drama that went with the book! 

I love the actors Theo James (who is my bae) and Shailene Woodley. I will give the director credit for picking actors that fit the description of the Tris and Four. They both show the right emotions when it is needed and they both act perfectly together.

What bothered me the most was the huge changes they made from the book. The first movie - Divergent - had followed the book fairly well, to my belief any way. The Insurgent adaptation, while followed the main themes, did not really follow the book at all...ESPECIALLY THE ENDING. Which is all Im going to say about the ending. I just could not believe how many things changed. My sister in-law and I sat there and pretty much counted how many things were missing or put in place. 

It was not small things missing but the large parts; it was the important aspects of the book that helps understand the next book - Alligiant.

However, in the end I still loved the movie. 

RATING: 5.5/10

(according to the IMDB rating system)

p.s I am sorry for the bad blogging lately! Finals are once again around the corner and it so hard for to post or do videos at this moment in time :(

Movie Talk: Fifty Shades of Grey (I SAID THE F WORD)!

 

Viewed: February 14, 2015 ( Rated R)

My Rate:4/10 (via imdb rating standards)

IMDb Rate: 4.1/10

[GOODREADS] [AMAZON] [BARNES AND NOBLE] 

 ...Oh no I said the F word!!! With many haters and lovers of Fifty Shades of Grey and many bloggers/ booktubers avoiding this intense topic. I decided that I wanted to tell my opinion on not only the movie but the the whole issue revolving around it as well. Now, as a lover of the series -- for the romance people -- get your mind out of the gutters. I have found there to be a lot of controversy, that I feel personally does not need to be there. But we will get into that later.

As always you can never compare the book to the movie, I have learned my lesson. While the movie was decent it did not fit my standards of amazing. I felt that through a majority of the movie, the actors were still trying to get into their role as Christian and Ana. 

Which is not really a bad thing, but when I notice something like that...well then it does become a problem. While a majority of the movie does follow the book, I felt as if it were choppy. Some words were left out...that were very IMPORTANT to this movie, and some scenes were also left out. I felt like they were skipping around a lot not keeping a cohesive stride between each scene.

The inappropriate parts did follow a majority of the book, although I still feel as if the movie was lacking the emotion the book had. However, there were many parts that I did enjoy. The first being Ana. She was as I pictured in the book. The actress did a great job at portraying Ana and expressing her emotions. I do not know if the "actor" for Christian did though. As the "actor" is not an actor at all but a underwear model. But I looked past that. I also loved how the made the "funny" scenes a little funnier just because this movie and the book are so intense. 

All in all I give this movie a 4/10 rating by the IMDb standards of ratings.

So now you are probably wondering my whole stance on the book and it's background. I personnally do not care...I know you would think I would have a better stance than that since I love the books. I have heard that this series is sexist, against feminism, and degrading. I have also heard how they could make that into a movie, etc.

So, here is my little argument. Why the hell did you go to the movie or read the books in the first place? If you are against it then just don't read it or see the movie simple as that. Second of all the books are not that bad...yes they are full of sex scenes. Yet, the funny thing is I can give you books that are worse than 50 shades of Grey. And they are popular too. 

As for the feminism argument, Ana gave her consent did she not? She was not raped or forced into going with the contract or Christian Grey. I am not bashing anyone, but this lifestyle has been around for a very long time. You can look in history books and they actually have sections on this...they just don't call it BDSM. I just want to say this Think before you Judge! You can hurt people with your words. I just don't know why everyone is making a big fuss out of it. It's not your life, it is theirs the characters and people in real life. So stop acting as if it will effect you, it will not!

Sorry guys for my little rant, it was needed! So there is my views on the whole thing!