Hunger Games vs. Divergent
Pop Quiz: Which teen-girl-saves-the-world movie is your favorite?
A) The Hunger Games/Catching Fire
B) Divergent
This is a tough one. Hunger Games’ Katniss is a naturally born badass killing small animals with her bow and arrow to feed her family. I really love the politics of the movie and how complete the established imaginary world is.
But then there’s Divergent. The choosing ceremony reminds me of a cross between Brave New World’s petri dish Alpha/Gamma, etc. and Harry Potter’s hat sorting scene but the factions don’t seem as defined as the world established in Hunger Games. On the plus side, Triss has that shy-girl-turns-powerhouse going for her and every mom in the crowd will cheer on Ashley Judd as the total badass mom (which I aspire to be.) I like that they see strong women in their 40’s. And speaking of the number FOUR….Yummy!
OMG Divergent wins because this guy is hotter than Superman, and that’s a lot coming from me. And he’s a trainer in the story. Why can’t he train at my gym? 
Favorite line: When Triss asks him about his tattoo and he says, “Would you like to see it?”
Yes.
(P.S. – my husband is totally cool about me writing this post because he was talking too long about some singer chick the other day.) How about you? Which movie do you prefer?
Lisa 
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I agree with you about Theo James FOR SURE. But I always kinds of liked Hunger Games better with the books and movies. It’s too bad Thor’s brother (what’s his name?) isn’t in more of the scenes of the movies.