Divergent - Analysis

Divergent

The Divergent series were produced by Lucy Fisher, Pouya Shabazian and Douglas Wick, with a screen play created by Evan Daugherty and vanessa Taylor. The films star various actors such as: Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Ashley Judd, Ray Stevenson, Jai Courtney, Zoe kravitz and Ansel Elgort.

The film(s) was advertized through every sought of media, ranging from TV, posters and through social media. It was showed different covers of stationary pictures from the film or photoshoots.
The cover I chose (linked above) shows a side face shot of the main character, Beatrice Prior - played by Shailene Woodley -. By positioning her face to the side it can foretell the mood and direction the film diverts into.
The film is given an age rating of PG-13 because it consists of 'intense violence, action and thematic elements and some sensuality'. This warns parents that the film is for 12+ children due to the content shown in the film. Rated PG-13 indicates to parents to strongly caution- some material may be inappropriate for children under the age of 13.

The film poster has a dark background with a single light lighting up the face of the main character who has been placed in the centre of the page, this suggest the power the character holds- especially being a female. Light and dark represent good and evil; heroes and villains. Having a dark background with the main character lite up suggests that she is the hero/ saviour within this series. The character is positioned with her face turned to the side, this causes only half of her face to be lite up, which can suggest that even though she is a good character, she's not overall a perfect hero. It can also suggest that she holds power and holds high authority.
Woodley is dressed in dark clothing, normally what the typical villain wears. Dark colours can also affect the persona of the person, making a female character look more appealing or more powerful. Within the first film Prior gets a tattoo on her collar bone, this ties her to the group she is part of. Throughout the film she seeks out the dark secrets of the whole society, but showing her still clearly wearing the tattoo suggest that even though she still has ties towards the group she was once part of-a memory or war scar.
This poster has been carefully edited, and everything deliberately done to add more emphasis towards the main characters' personality and her status. It allows the audience to feel the exact power and fame the character holds, which may be stronger that most of the male characters.
All of these add up to make the poster and film more appealing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aw7Eln_xuWc



Within Divergent the four sections, sound, mise en scene, editing and camera work are used to create the dramatic and powerful affect for it audience.

Divergent uses sound to represent the