Divergent Behind The Scenes

Have you ever wondered what goes into making a complex film like Divergent? Well, wonder no more-- we’ve done all the research for you! We will be learning about the intense, Dauntless bootcamp the entire cast had to complete, the iconic seven-story jump – just how many takes did she do? We'll also be learning about the stunning visual effects that were meticulously crafted to maintain believabiltiy.
Part of what made Divergent such a fun film to shoot, was the natural chemistry between the cast. They had such much of it, in fact, that Theo James pulls a prank on Shailene Woodley during the big ferris wheel scene. How did they find Theo to play Four, anyway?
Did you know the author, Veronica Roth, was very involved in making the film? So involved, she might’ve actually been in front of the camera a few times. If you missed her, don't worry, we’ll fill you in.
The Divergent world is full of incredible fight scenes, special effects, and elaborate set pieces you wouldn’t believe are actually set pieces– yes we’re talking about the pit! We’re also going to go into how much the city of Chicago shaped the visuals and special effects as well as the inevitable battle scars received by Zoe Kravitz and Shailene Woodley! And did we mention the incredible zipline that travels through all of downtown Chicago? After this video, you'll be an expert on how an action-packed film like Divergent is brought to life.

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:24 The Jump
00:47 Dauntless Bootcamp
01:16 The Train
01:41 The Ferris Wheel
02:07 The Zipline
02:36 The Skyscrapers
03:07 The Fight Scenes
03:37 Finding Four
04:20 The Pit
05:02 Abnegation
05:26 Veronica’s Acting Debut
05:51 The Tattoos
06:14 The Special Effects
06:41 Chicago Repurposed
07:12 Battle Scars
07:41 Outro

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Written by: Ace Louzon
Narrated by: Zachary Goldberg
Edited by: Carlos AG

[celebvillage]

Absolutely loved these movies. Anyone else?

[macy]

The actors really did the characters SO MUCH Justice

[enerelariunbold]

The divergent series deserve a bigger audience. I loved the series and the books. I really wish Allegient was filmed

[don_dozee]

I feel this franchise is criminally underrated and as such gets less praise than it deserves.
Though it may not have been top tier but it was still enjoyable nonetheless.

[jands]

the series deserved so much more, missing it so much

[vee]

I adore divergent, but I’ll be honest… the first movie was so much better than the second or the third, just my opinion. I adore every movie though, they’ll all so well written and the actors do the characters so much Justice!

[ItsJaeJaegirl]

I’m such a Divergent fan it’s crazy I watched all 3 movies this morning 😂 well watching someone reacting to the movies but I’m obsessed I love it they played the roles so well I wish I was her 😂

[eneidafernandez]

I love these movies! I was extremely lost by the 3rd movie and was sad to see the 4th never made it. Because of that imma read the book

[hipat]

I love the books, but the movie really satisfied my imagination. Thank you for this masterpiece, it’ll never be the same without Shai and Theo <3

[Shayrh]

Currently on a divergent binge…about to watch allegiant in a few moments! Love the movies especially Four!!!

[jessicahiggins]

My top 4 fave films include Maze Runner trilogies, Hunger Games trilogies, Divergent and Fault in our Stars

[beyoncaklein]

I just watched the series with my family, introducing my cousins to them for the very first time, and EVERY TIME a movie ended everyone clapped 😂😂😂 had to applaud the masterpiece!!!

[kip-ur]

absolutely love this series, love the books. don’t much care for the movies but i love the actors and all the work that was put into making the movies tho

[juliie.]

I’m so glad the 4th movie got cancelled, I’m going to make myself believe that the movie ending is the real one and Four and Tris lived long happy lives with children.

[jjprentiss]

the first movie is amazing (insurgent was ok and the last one was just….horrible) but they did it so well and the actors did an amazing job of getting into character. the bts of this is so interesting. I think the movies deserve a bigger fanbase. and the books because all of those were exceptional

[Yuneedno]

Am I the only person whose going to point out how shailene woodley and miles teller starred together in "the spectacular now", she also started with ansel elgort in "the fault in our stars" AND starred with Zoe Kravitz in "big little lies"?!!! I love them all. I honestly loved this series more than the twilight saga and hunger games. The only other movie I was hoping for more of was "Cirque du Freak: the vampires assistant". She wasn't in that, but I loved the books and actually loved the only movie that came out for it.

[hasnaskyscraper]

What an enormous job by ALL OF THEM !!

[MsBeob]

I like this film. I especially like the sound of the guns. I also really like the chemistry between the two main actors. We are looking forward to seeing the next 2 😊

[onihimee]

Need more of divergent series with the same cast...

[Lisa-pkzq]

The romantic tension is soo good it gave me butterflies 👀