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ANTHONY MUNOZ
Equinox Staff Last month, I reviewed the book Divergent. A fan
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opening night. To follow up with what I had speculated own expectations and was incredibly enjoyable to watch.
said, there had to be scenes taken out from the book’s story to keep the length appropriate. There were a couple moments and scenes from the book that were removed, AP PHOTO and some of the development between certain characters Maggie Q, left, plays Tori and Shailene Woodley as was trimmed down. The sequels may need to re-explain or re-approach Beatrice “Tris” Prior, in the film, “Divergent.” The those missing items, but from what I have heard those film released on Friday, March 21, 2014. product. I felt the characters were perfectly cast. Shailene Woodley’s portrayal of Tris was not only exactly how I would have envisioned her while reading, but also very well performed. Her portrayal felt organic and was powerful during emotional scenes. The character playing Four also captured the character well, with his clear toughness but also vulnerability. Even in appearance, I thought they all resembled their character descriptions well. The supporting actors played their roles well. Although they did not get as much development as their novel counterparts,
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It wasn’t necessarily the voiceover itself that bothered me as much as it was the length of it — there was a point when it felt like it had said enough, but then kept going. I do understand that the voiceover’s purpose was geared toward audiences who hadn’t read the book, and as a setting; I just wonder if its content could have been made more concise. The soundtrack also felt out of place at times. Maybe if I was younger or more of an emotional person, it would have appealed to me, but there were moments where I felt
The climax of the book was also altered a little. This I - just simply too much. That, as well as some moments in ber the book’s climax moving from place to place to place think that adds to the entertainment value. Divergent is worth seeing. It is a nice adaptation of the pace at a reasonable momentum, but the informa- the books and still has entertaining surprises. If you have tion was also altered, but again, in a way I felt worked for not read the books I still recommend seeing it. The story is engaging and supplies likeable characters and intense That being said, nothing is perfect. There were aspects action. I will certainly be seeing it again. Anthony Munoz can be contacted at amunoz@keene-equinox.com
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addictions, back in 2010, as stated by New York Daily News’ Zayda Rivera. Lovato allegedly tweeted several times criticizing Gaga’s performance Friday stating such things like: “Putting the word ART in it isn’t a free card to do whatever you want without consequence.” Lovato also allegedly posted, “Sad… As if we didn’t have enough people glamorizing eat[ing] disorders already. Bottom line, it’s not ‘cool’ or ‘artsy’ at all,” and, “Activists don’t shut up. If no one raises their voice, how are we supposed to be heard?” Lovato went on to compare Gaga’s decision to bring Brown on stage to bringing someone with a needle and allowing them to shoot up on stage, or a razor and allowing them to cut themselves on stage. Lovato stated she wasn’t hating on Gaga, but that someone had to come forward, and she was willing to take the heat for it, according to NY Daily News. Bradley said, “I don’t know if [the media] glamorizes [eating disorders
“I don’t think any celebrity needs to go this far in order to keep their fan base.” KRISTEN LICHT KSC ELEMENTARY EDUCATION AND THEATRE MAJOR
stated she assured Gaga fans she is still a Gaga fan herself, but that she simply viewed the performance as glamorizing something as serious as eating disorders and addiction. Gaga defended her performance by stating the performance was about pure artistic expression. She said her new album is all about combining art and music in “creative rebellion,” according to MTV. The performance, she states, was meant for the crowd at the music festival, not for something like the Today Show and this is why some may not be into it. “I don’t think any celebrity needs to go this far in order to keep their fan base” KSC junior and elementary education and theater major Kristen Licht said. “[Gaga] did it because she could. Whether she had some kind of underlying message for this or not, it was down-play it...A lot of addiction isn’t disgusting and completely unnecesfocused much in the media and when sary,” she added. it is, it’s still such a taboo topic that Brown took to TMZ to respond people don’t like to talk about it.” to Lovato in which she said, “There’s Lovato concluded the tweets with a warning about how pop culture can body to create something beautiful,
to express myself and feel powerful, rather than using it to punish myself and conform to society’s standards.” Gaga herself has now admitted to dealing with eating disorders for over ten years after her performance was questioned, as stated by International Business Times’ Toyin Owoseje. For Licht, this makes the performance even more surprising and confusing. “Seeing as how she has admitted to have dealt with eating disorders, it really makes me question why on earth she would think doing something like this would be a good idea and would go over well with the public,” Licht said. Vacca added, “It doesn’t matter who you are if you’re in the limelight, you have a responsibly with the messages that you’re putting out there. You can call it art or what you want but if it’s just downright degrading and disrespectful to certain people, you should stop and think, ‘Is this going to cause harm to someone if I do this?’” Taylor Howe can be contacted at: thowe@keene-equinox.com
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