Genre: Insurgent is a hybrid Sci-fi, action, adventure movie and fits into the sci-fi sub-genres of a futuristic dystopia and experimental science.
Summary: Insurgent picks up from where Divergent had finished off with Tris and Four on the run from Jeanine, trying to find allies who can help defeat the Erudite. Tris must find out why her family had sacrificed their lives and what they were trying to protect from Jeanine. Tris and Four fight together to overcome difficult challenges as they unravel the mystery of the past and possibly what's held in the future of their world.
Setting: The setting links to the Science fiction genre because it is set in a futuristic Chicago and it shows the progression of technology.
Characters: The main protagonists, Tris and Four, link into the genre Sci-fi because they have rare names and the characters clothing is very distinctive.
Themes: In most Science fiction films you see a journey or adventure that takes place which is also seen in Insurgent. Experimental science is a theme also seen throughout Insurgent as Divergent people are being tested on to see who is the 'chosen one' that can pass all five tests and unlock 'the box'.
Production: The main production company is Summit Entertainment which is currently being run by Robert G. Friedman. Summit Entertainment is also known for big blockbusters such as the Step up movies and the Twilight sagas.
Director: The director of Insurgent is Robert Schwentke.
Cast: The main characters consist of Tris (Shailene Woodley), Four (Theo James), Jeanine (Kate Winslet), Caleb (Ansel Elgort), Peter (Miles Teller), Eric (Jai Courtney).
Release: Insurgent was released on March 19th 2015 in the UK.
Budget: $110,000,000 (estimated)
Domestic gross: $130,179,072
International gross: $165,059,129
= Worldwide: $295,238,201
Critical reception: People's reviews on the Rotten tomatoes website has given Insurgent a very bad review, they believe that it is essentially one long fight with occasional scene changes. However, some critics believe that Insurgent was well paced and because there has already been a part one movie (Divergent), Insurgent could focus more on the plot. Similarly, the IMDB website has given Insurgent a bad review. The Critics believe that the movie did not live up to the expectation shown in the trailer.
Insurgent was nominated for the 'Teen choice award for film' however did not win any awards.
Target audience: The film website IMDB has given Insurgent a rating of 'PG-13' due to intense action scenes and moderate sexual scenes. However, the BBFC website has given Insurgent a rating a '12A' because of the use of violence and strong language. I believe that Insurgent is aimed more at a teenage audience because it is a teen-dystopian movie. The movies are based on the book series which is aimed at a teen/adult audience. Insurgent would appeal to 55% female and 45% male audience because the movie is centred around a female protagonist. However, it would appeal to a male audience due to the fact that there are two main characters that consist of a male and female.
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ReplyDeleteEBI/LR: There are certainly a couple of areas we can look at here. Firstly, for themes, do you think the key convention of a journey makes the film also part of the action/adventure genre? I'm also interested in the fact you've highlighted quite a few negative reviews - but the film actually made a healthy profit. Why do you think the film was successful despite the poor reviews? Write a comment below this one answering these points.
The journey in the movie does contribute to the action/adventure genre because from the film poster, we can infer that there will definitely be action throughout the film because the two main characters are holding guns. The movie made a healthy profit from the audience because the movie was based on the books with the same name by Veronica Roth. It can be said that the audience were anxious to see how the book would be adapted into a movie which created the positive response. However, the movie got bad reviews because it did not live up to the expectations of the books.
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