In 2014, Neil Berger’s fantasy film “Divergent” appeared on the big screen. Positive feedback from the audience and the commercial success of the picture allowed her to grow into a full-fledged franchise. Many of us miss the beloved universe, so we suggest you familiarize yourself with a short list of 10 films that are more or less similar to the tape “Divergent”.
Recall that the events of the picture take place in a dystopian world where people are divided into 5 factions, according to their natural predisposition. This is done for the convenience of the government, which wants to control all social processes, so the emergence of divergents – universal people who stand out from the rest and are not inclined to obey, becomes a serious threat.
Generation Voyager
Directed by: Neil Berger
Genre fiction
Release year: 2021
We start with a project from which we expected much more than we managed to achieve in the end. Generation Voyager is a sci-fi movie, notable for its role as Johnny Depp’s daughter, Lily-Rose. The tape is reminiscent of “Divergent” with the age of the main characters, who are teenagers and the need to fight against a dishonest system.
Young people were grown in test tubes and prepared in a special way to carry out a grandiose project – to find a new home for earthlings. The journey begins successfully, but the vitamin drink, which all members of the team are required to take, raises suspicions. He suppresses any doubts in young minds and makes teenagers obey orders unquestioningly.
Aeon Flux
Directed by: Karin Kusama
Genre fiction
Year of issue: 2005
And here is another picture that tells the viewer about a distant future in which politicians, hiding behind good intentions, deceive the people. It is this motif that runs like a red line through the entire plot and makes the Aeon Flux tape look like Divergent. The main star of the project was Charlize Theron, but the film did poorly at the box office and received mixed reviews from the audience.
After the global epidemic, people have lost their reproductive function. To save humanity, total cloning was used as a temporary measure. However, this approach has caused side effects – individuals who have been reborn several times are tormented by strange memories, and the government is in danger of falling at the hands of the rebels.
Guest
Directed by: Andrew Niccol
Genre fiction
Year of issue: 2013
What unites the films “Guest” and “Divergent”? First of all, the genre is youth fiction. True now the enemy of the main characters is not the government, but aliens endowed with a certain philosophy. Critics praised the game of Saoirse Ronan, but the participation in the project of Stephenie Meyer (the author of “Twilight”) turns the tape from a peppy adventure into a sluggish melodrama.
The aliens took over our planet without blasters – they simply force people’s consciousness out of the body, replacing it with their own. It does not look too humane, even though wars and all violence have ceased on Earth. However, the mechanism failed – Melanie’s consciousness refused to leave the body and began to resist the invader. Will the alien mind be able to pacify the rebellious girl?
Elysium: Heaven not on Earth
Directed by: Neill Blomkamp
Genre fiction
Year of issue: 2013
Let’s return to the issue of class stratification underlying the picture “Elysium: Heaven is not on Earth.” Undoubtedly, the tape was aimed at commercial success, which was predictably achieved thanks to the invitation of Matt Damon and Jodie Foster. However, the film received mixed reviews and was not well received by the audience.
The events of the tape take us to the future – the Earth has turned into one huge slum. People on the planet live in horrendous conditions, and the elite moved to the Elysium space stationwhere a person can live almost forever thanks to advanced technology. The main character will die in a few days and his only chance for a cure is to become a citizen of this heavenly place.
dedicated
Directed by: Phillip Noyce
Genre fiction
Year of issue: 2014
And this film may interest the viewer in the participation in the project of such mastodons of the acting industry as Jeff Bridges and Meryl Streep. The painting “Initiate” proves that a huge budget is not a necessary condition for success. An intriguing plot and excellent acting made the tape good entertainment., although the film is not as famous as other projects similar to it.
Jonas lives in a perfect world. All memories of the destructive activities of mankind have been erased – there are only strict rules and regulations. People have stopped doing evil, because they simply do not know what it is. However, one person owns the information of the past, and the next keeper should be Jonas, but will the guy be able to withstand the bitter truth?
maze runner
Directed by: Wes Ball
Genre fiction
Year of issue: 2014
Before us is another youth dystopia, which is able, at least, to interest the viewer. The Maze Runner is based on the novel of the same name. Almost all claims to the project come from readers who are ready to prove that the book is better. Let’s not argue, but the fees of the picture, which exceeded the budget by 10 times, speak of the quality of the work of the film crew.
Like Divirgent, this franchise is a trilogy.
Thomas, along with other teenagers, finds himself on the site in front of a huge maze. All members of the community have lost their memory and the only thing the guys are interested in is finding a way out. The configuration of the passages is constantly changing, and bloodthirsty monsters are waiting inside. Will teenagers be able to find freedom and find out why this infernal labyrinth was created.
water world
Director: Kevin Reynolds
Genre fiction
Year of issue: 1995
One could go on and on about one of the most horrifying failures in film history. “Water World” was only slightly short of a budget of $200 million, which for 1995 was wildness.. The film fell into production hell and did not pay off the efforts of the film crew, but the domestic audience loves this picture and continues to constantly review it to the envy of modern projects.
Another apocalypse happened on Earth – the entire planet was covered with water. Only small groups of people managed to survive and adapt to the new reality. The main character is a rude but desperate guy looking for a piece of land that is legendary.
Time
Directed by: Andrew Niccol
Genre fiction
Year of issue: 2011
You can be as skeptical as you want about Justin Timberlake’s acting talent, but the audience liked the picture “Time”. Not the last role in this was played by Cillian Murphy, who this time got the image of the villain. In general, we are again dealing with the injustice of the ruling regime and the fighters against the system.
Humanity has conquered death, but the problems have not ended there. In order to avoid overpopulation, the government introduces a new currency – time. When the timer on a person’s hand is reset, he dies. The rich can live almost indefinitely, but the inhabitants of the ghetto learn to appreciate every minute. It all started with the fact that a simple worker accidentally got more than 100 years of time, but rest assured, he will not be left alone.
The Hunger Games
Director: Gary Ross
Genre fiction
Year of issue: 2012
Today, The Hunger Games can already be safely called a classic of youth fiction. The franchise consists of 4 films that managed not to drop too much in quality, unlike many analogues. The series made Jennifer Lawrence famous, and Woody Harrelson found another high-profile project for himself. Film budgets are amazing, and fees can damage the mind of an impressionable viewer.
We are transported to an alternative world where the state, in honor of the rebellion suppressed many years ago, arranges bloody games every year. From each district, two people are selected to fight in a special arena, and the live broadcast of the action is conducted throughout the country. A bow-wielding girl, Katniss, has a difficult choice to make, as the lot fell on her younger sister.
Equilibrium
Director: Kurt Wimmer
Genre fiction
Year of issue: 2002
Let’s move on to the leader of our rating, the film “Equilibrium” is an explosive mixture of dystopia, futuristic action movie and hopeless drama. Any other picture would have lay on the shelf, unable to stop at one genre, but the creation of Kurt Wimmer is an exception. A fast-paced storyline, Christian Bale and Sean Bean, and a touching theme of injustice make for an incredible cocktail.from which it is impossible to break away.
After another world war in the future, the government goes to extreme measures – total ban on emotions. To this end, people are forced to take a special drug, deprived of their cultural values and luxury items, and life is brought under strict regulations. The irony is that the leadership is not so sinless, and hardly lives up to its own high standards.
Also, do not miss the opportunity to familiarize yourself with the following materials: