In the spring of 2014, a movie called “Divergent” was released. With a fairly modest budget of eighty-five million, he managed to raise three and a half times more money at the box office. However, the main achievement of this project was the conquest of the hearts of millions of viewers around the world. The most curious of them soon learned that the film was based on a series of novels by the young American writer Veronica Roth. And this meant that it was worth waiting for the continuation. And while everyone was looking forward to the next film about the adventures of the fearless Tris, many were also interested in the question: how many parts of "Divergent" will be removed at all?
The story of the appearance of the divergent trilogy
The Divergent series of novels has an unusual story. As a rule, before gaining recognition, most writers go through trial and error. However, Veronica Roth, the girl who wrote this story, was lucky. Her first novel brought her worldwide fame and fortune.
Since childhood, Veronica loved to read books. That is why after graduation, the girl continued her education at the philological department of Northwestern University in the suburbs of Chicago.
The future writer studied well, but once in a lesson in psychology she was visited by the idea of writing her own novel about the life of people in the post-apocalyptic future. This idea so captivated Veronica that she abandoned classes and devoted herself completely to creativity.
In 2011, the girl’s novel was published under the name "Divergent". He almost instantly became a bestseller.
When Roth was just writing the novel "Divergent," how many parts would still be written, she plainly could not imagine. However, after the resounding success that her first book achieved immediately after the release, it became clear that a sequel would be written.
In total, four books of this series came out from the pen of Veronica Roth: the novels "Divergent", "Insurgent", "Elligent" and a collection of short stories "Four. The history of the divergent. "
Fraction System in Divergent
The epic describes an unsightly post-apocalyptic life in Chicago of the future. The world is in ruins, and the surviving residents of the city divided their society into five groups - factions. Each of them performs its functions in the new world and has its own way.
"Erudition". He is engaged in the advancement of science in the new society, the intellectual elite is concentrated here.
"Friendliness". The pacifists gathered here. They are engaged in growing food for all fractions, trying not to interfere in conflicts. To maintain order and an appropriate peaceful mood, a light drug is mixed in bread.
"Sincerity". From childhood, its participants are taught not to hide emotions and tell the truth. This fraction is engaged in legal proceedings of a new society. To seek truth from people, they use truth serum.
"Renunciation". This usually includes altruists. By limiting themselves, they try to help all members of society. In addition, divergents are hiding in their ranks.
"Fearlessness". This faction serves as the police and army. All its members undergo rigorous selection, and many die in its process.
There is also a sixth group, which no one separately singled out. She formed herself - this is "Outcasts". This includes people thrown out for one reason or another from their groups.
The plot of "Divergent"
The entire series of novels tells of a girl named Beatrice Prior (Tris). Her parents were from Renunciation, so she spent her childhood there. When it was her turn to choose which social group she would join, the girl wanted to become fearless.
However, having got into a new faction, the girl found out that everything inside was not as she thought. Despite this, she courageously overcame all difficulties and problems and soon became one of the best in her squad.
Here she met a young instructor named Four, soon the girl fell in love with him, and an affair began between them.
Tris' main problem was that the girl was a divergent. That is, her brain functioned much better than others, and did not fit into the fraction system. Like other divergents, she hid her essence. But soon the girl had to use her hidden talents to save her relatives, as well as the whole city.
The first film of the Divergent series
How many parts of the film will be shot were not announced when the first part was released. Most likely, the filmmakers simply reinsured themselves: if the project is successful, they will film the whole epic, if not, the film will be freely perceived as a separate film with an open ending.
In fact, in the first movie of the series, the plot of the entire book "Divergent" was conveyed. Some scenes were embellished, and some, on the contrary, were cut out. Unlike the book, the film does not fully tell the story of Tris's mother, Natalie Prior.
In particular, there is no information that she, too, was a divergent hailing from Fearlessness. Her mother was the head of the faction, so she hid the peculiarity of her daughter. But when Natalie grew up, she was forced to go to “Renunciation”, since only in this social group divergents were not issued to the authorities.
An interesting fact: in one of the episodes of the film, writer Veronica Roth played a fearless girl.
The second film from the Divergent series
How many parts of the film will be shot, the creators of the first film were determined soon, after the successful premiere of "Divergent" in 2014.
In the spring of next year, the second film of the series based on the events of the second book "Insurgent" was released. However, at the box office, this film was called "Divergent, Chapter 2: Insurgent."
Books are also almost completely reflected in this part of the event. Actress Shailene Woodley, the acting Beatrice, was even forced to cut her luxurious hair to match the book image of her character in the second part.
To show Tris’s inner feelings about the death of her family, the film added more scenes with visions in which the girl’s mother is present.
The love line between Tris and Four in the film pleased the fans, as they paid more attention to it than in the book.
Unfortunately, most critics and many fans reacted rather coolly to the second part, unlike the first. Although this fact was not particularly reflected in the box office , the film “Divergent, Chapter 2: Insurgent” raised more money than “Divergent”.
How many parts of the film will be shot was finally decided based on the box office results of this part, which confirmed that the audience was interested in this story. Therefore, the management of the film studio decided to divide the events of the third book "Ellient" into two films.
The third film, “Divergent, Chapter 3: Behind the Wall”
Unlike the first two books about the adventures of Tris Prior, the events of the latter are presented on behalf of the two narrators. Part - on behalf of Beatrice, and part - on her lover Four.
The film "Divergent, chapter 3: Behind the wall" tells about the events of the first part of the book "Ellient". In particular, about how the Outcasts seized power in Chicago and plunged the city into chaos and tyranny. Tris, her brother, Four and even the closest people for the girl, despite the ban, leave the city.
Climbing over the wall, they learn the terrible truth: their society and the entire system of fractions are just part of an experiment in breeding genetically pure people like Beatrice. However, because of the civil war that is planned in Chicago, emergency measures must be taken. All residents of the city will be erased and the experiment will begin again.
Tris and her friends manage to stop all this and, teaming up with the inhabitants of the city, prepare to confront their common enemies and defend Chicago.
At this event, the film "Divergent 3" ends. How many parts will be withdrawn from the third book? Two. Today it is a generally accepted practice that has been successfully used both in the Harry Potter epic and in The Hunger Games.
It is worth noting that, of all three films, this one is the least successful; it was not only not liked by critics, but also earned at the box office half as much as the previous part.
The fourth film, “Divergent, Chapter 4: Ascendant”
According to data from the official website, the fourth film of the Divergent series will be released in the spring-summer of 2017. Thus, while the answer to the question of how many parts of the Divergent cycle is planned to be removed will be as follows. As much as the fears of his beloved Tris Prior - four.
It is planned that the last film of the series will be called "Divergent, Chapter 4: Ascendant." It will explain how the defense of Chicago residents led by Tris will end.
The main intrigue of the upcoming film will remain whether the main character survives. Indeed, according to the book, she died. But since viewers love happy endings, it remains to be hoped that the screenwriters of the film will depart from the canon and leave the main character alive.
The book “Four. Divergent Story
Recently, the fourth book from the Divergent series has been published. In it, on behalf of the beloved Tris - Four, it is told about the events preceding the trilogy. In particular, on the formation of the personality of Four and his relationship with his father and the chapters of Fearlessness.
Today, the management of the film studio is waiting to see if the fourth film in the series can make box office at the level of the first or second parts. Indeed, the future of the Divergent epic will depend on this - how many parts will be additionally removed, and whether they will appear at all.
If the film “Divergent, Chapter 4: Ascendant” shows that the audience is still interested in this story, then it is likely that the book “Four. Divergent Story ”will also be filmed.
However, so far this is only a supposition of fans. The producers and managers of this project, when asked how many parts of Divergent it is planned to remove in total, answer - 4.
A series of books "Divergent", barely having time to go out, immediately gained popularity around the world. The same thing happened with the film adaptation of this work - all the films that were released for rent were liked by the audience, albeit to varying degrees.
Beautiful young actors playing in this epic: Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Miles Teller, Jay Courtney, Ansel Elgort and Zoe Kravitz fell in love with the audience. To date, it is known exactly how many parts of “Divergent” in the book series are 4. In the film adaptation, as many are planned, however, admirers of this film hope that there will be more.