In a post-apocalyptic world, the population is divided into groups that epitomize what society values. At sixteen, each member of society faces a choice: which faction will they choose to spend the rest of their life with? Do they devote their lives to the truth, and pick Candor? Do they opt for a life of selflessness, and join Abnegation? How about a life spent in kindness and harmony in Amity? Or do they pledge their lives to intelligence, and pick Erudite?

During Insurgent, Tris Prior learns that she will never fit in to any one of the factions. Now on the run from Jeanine and the rest of the power-hungry Erudites, Tris and Four search for allies and answers in the ruins of Chicago. They must find out what Tris’ family sacrificed their lives to protect and why the Erudites will do anything to stop them. Side by side, Tris and Four face one seemingly insurmountable challenge after another, as they unravel the secrets of the past and ultimately, the future of their world.

“I loved Insurgent! It was surprisingly a lot better than I thought it was going to be. For being an adaptation of a book, they did a pretty good job. I’ll definitely see it again!” says Emily Mckean, junior. This movie stuck to the story and gave people everything they needed to keep moving forward. It was fast paced and engaging, keeping viewers in the story the entire length of the movie. The acting was perfect, as the actors brought life to these characters. As an adaptation, Insurgent tends to stray from the source material, sometimes more than they should, but it still stuck to the books better than most other movies. If you have an artistic and technical mind, you will love this movie. The director had an amazing vision that seriously could not have been achieved without such a spectacular team to bring that vision to life. “Insurgent was incredible. I was constantly on my toes thinking, ‘What will happen next?’ Shailene Woodly was amazing. I wanted to go back and see it again right after it ended,” says Savannah Croissant, junior.

I give the movie a rating of four out of five stars.