*spoilers ahead*

I had never heard of the series when I first saw Divergent, in fact I was forced to watch the first movie simply because there was nothing else on at the time, but I ended up loving it. However the first couple of teasers for Insurgent really didn't grab my attention at all, so I was little unsure about watching the film.

The series is set in a futuristic dystopian Chicago enclosed by a large wall. The people within the wall are divided into five factions: Abnegation = selfless; Erudite = intelligent; Candor = honest; Dauntless = brave; Amity = peaceful. Some people don't fit in anywhere so they become factionless, others have traits from all factions so they are Divergent, and a threat to the government because they can't be controlled.  

Insurgent picks up three days after the events in Divergent. Tris (Shailene Woodley), Four (Theo James), Caleb (Ansel Elgort) and Peter (Miles Teller) are hiding out in peaceful Amity when they are found and pursued by Eric (Jai Courtney) and his team, thanks to the traitor Peter. The trio head in to factionless territory where we meet their leader Evelyn (Naomi Watts) who also happens to be Four's supposedly dead mother, and she wants to build an army to overthrow Erudite which is great because Tris wants kill the Erudite leader Jeanine (Kate Winslet). Four and Tris then head to Candor to meet with the rest of the Dauntless gang where they have to prove their innocence because the evil Jeanine is blaming them for what happened in Abnegation. She's also still on a mission to gather all Divergents, but this time she needs them for testing to help her open a mysterious box from the cities founders.

I haven't read the series, but I know this is where a lot of the movie starts to differ from the novel (thanks to fans of the book freaking out about the box they don't remember reading about). All I could think about during the film were the similarities to The Hunger Games and The Maze Runner. I did like the big reveal in the box, but it just seemed too predictable. The action was great,  I didn't find myself getting bored during the two hour film, overall it just didn't really stand out to me as much as the first film, but I am interested to find out what happens next!

Let us know what you thought of the second instalment!

K.
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