So the first part of this post is, obviously, the Divergent cast.
Mostly, I think the cast is very good, not perfect, but very good! My only problems are the following:
Shailene Woodley is not Tris. I've seen her in The Descendants and she was really good! I'm looking forward for the movie a lot more now!
The other thing that bothers me a bit about the cast is the fact that Theo James is a bit too old for the role. Four is 18, and Theo is 28 and he looks his age. However, I think that they will make him look younger, and also his hair will grow, which usually makes guys look younger!
The thing that bothers me the most is that Uriah won't be in the first movie. WHY, SUMMIT! WHY ARE YOU MAKING ME HATE YOU?! I mean, I understand that they need to find the best actor for the role and that they need other stuff done in the movie, but how the fuck will they introduce them in the second movie?! At least they'll have the zip-line scene in the first movie, which is a very important scene.
The last thing that doesn't really bother me, but it is a bit wrong is that Jeanine Matthews will be played by Kate Winslet. Don't make me wrong, with make up, she'll probably look meaner, but I saw the movie Hanna on tv and not only was it amazing, but Cate Blanchett played in it and that is EXACTLY how I imagined Jeanine.
I really love the rest of the cast. I think it was really well chosen, and also, the guy who will be playing Caleb is SO FUCKING CUTE! :D
The second part of this post is about my thoughts on book to movie adaptations.
Why is my opinion so different, you ask? It's because I don't take for example the movie for The Hunger Games and the book from The Hunger Games and shove them in the same pot. I take them differently. Some of you might say that this doesn't make sense, and it's true, but I can't link a movie to a book. Movies are very different from books for various reasons. One is because some things are meant to only happen in books, and it will not look as good in a movie. I had a very good example for this some time ago but I simply can't remember it, but just think about it. Probably some things that in books are considered normal and awesome, in movies they probably are just seen as cheesy.
On casting, that's a different thing. They usually cast for the lead roles people who aren't that well known, and people who are good actors. They usually don't cast people who are absolutely perfect for the role, because that's just simply impossible.
Just try to find an actor that would be the perfect Augustus Waters. I find that impossible, because he's described as a young handsome man with a "killer jawline" and with gorgeous blue eyes. Everyone, including me, wants Joshua Anthony Brand as Augustus because he actually looks a bit like an almost perfect Augustus. Why not perfect? In some pictures he looks like a sleepy puppy. I'm not sure if he can act because he's a model. I'm following him on twitter and he started reading the book which makes me really happy! Also, John Green fangirled a little bit on his tumblr about him. He would like him as Augustus but he has no say in the casting and stuff V3V
Anywho, I would've liked to also write about music because it's a really important part of my life, but I'm really sick and I'm tired and my nose is full of mucus and it won't get cleaned, not even with horse radish...
Goodbye,
J.
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