Allegiant (2016)
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After escaping the walls of a dystopian city, a group of friends discovers a hidden world of advanced technology and genetic secrets.
The story
Set in a post-apocalyptic and dystopian Chicago, the story follows Tris Prior, her boyfriend Four, and their small group of friends escaping over the wall that encloses the city. Once outside, they discover new truths that will shift their alliances and introduce new threats. The group finds themselves in a world where the boundaries between their known society and the unknown exterior are blurred, forcing them to confront the reality of their situation and the dangers lurking beyond the city's confines.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
After escaping the city's wall, Tris, Four, and their friends are rescued by a high-tech military force and taken to the Bureau of Genetic Welfare. There, they learn that the world was ravaged by Purity Wars caused by genetic tampering, and Tris is revealed to be a 'genetically pure' individual. While the group is split between staying with the Bureau or returning to Chicago, tensions rise between the Factionless and the Allegiants. Tris eventually discovers the Bureau's true motives and the fact that Chicago was merely an experiment. In a final confrontation at the city's vault, the group works to stop a plan to use amnesia gas to 'reset' the population. Tris ultimately broadcasts a message to the world, revealing the Bureau's existence and declaring that Chicago is no longer their experiment, while Caleb detonates explosives to destroy the Bureau's cloaking shield.
- Original title
- The Divergent Series: Allegiant
- First release year
- 2016
- Runtime (minutes)
- 121
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Robert Schwentke
- Writers
- Bill Collage · screenplay; Adam Cooper · screenplay; Noah Oppenheim · screenplay
- Cast and characters
- Shailene Woodley · Tris; Theo James · Four; Jeff Daniels · David; Miles Teller · Peter; Ansel Elgort · Caleb; Zoë Kravitz · Christina; Maggie Q · Tori; Ray Stevenson · Marcus; Bill Skarsgård · Matthew; Octavia Spencer · Johanna; Naomi Watts · Evelyn
- Genres
- dystopian; science fiction; action
- Themes
- genetic engineering; identity; survival
- Tone and mood
- tense; action-packed
- Premise and plot tags
- dystopian; post-apocalyptic; science fiction; action
- Source material / true-story basis
- Allegiant of the Divergent trilogy by Veronica Roth
- Franchise connections
- The Divergent Series
- Reception
- The film received generally negative reviews from critics, who criticized the visual effects, lack of originality, character development and the decision to split the film into two parts. It was a box-office disappointment, grossing $179 million worldwide against its estimated budget of $110–142 million.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 11% · scale: percentage · review count: 195; Metacritic · score: 33 · scale: 100 · review count: 33
- Awards and nominations
- Teen Choice Award · winning films · win
- Production trivia
- The film was originally titled The Divergent Series: Allegiant – Part 1.; The film was a box-office disappointment, making it the lowest-grossing film in The Divergent Series.; The film was intended to be the first of two cinematic parts based on the novel.
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