(It's also notable that in the four or so major action scenes that Four stars in, he somehow managed to keep the killing to a minimum, preferring to knock people out. It's a pretty Dauntless reaction, so it's not a total shift in character: Don't think, just kick people in the backs of their knees. Rather than spend his time plotting and discovering the bizarre new landscape of O'Hare, Four (who never asks Tris to call him Tobias, a significant change from their on-paper relationship) just jumps in and fells corrupted soldiers left and right. OK, of all the changes they made in the movie, this one makes the most sense - and not simply because Theo needs a new job after these movies wrap, and Matt Damon can't play Jason Bourne forever. You may leave the theater asking yourself if that was the same story you read in the book - for better or for worse.
But rather than use that as an opportunity to really explore the themes in the book and explain what was going on in fictionalized Chicago all this time, Allegiant takes us in a totally new direction. The last book in the trilogy was spliced up into two movies, which is not surprising as it's basically Hollywood's favorite way to end a series. FOOD METAPHORS aside, The Divergent Series: Allegiant is a lot like that. It's like when you swap out healthier ingredients in a recipe you know you're still eating a brownie, but you also know you're not eating a brownie-brownie. This can result in what seems like a totally different story even if the major parts haven't changed. And while you have no problem spending three days curled up with a great book, there are few movies that are worth three hours of your viewing time - which is why the film's creators typically cut things that aren't vital to the story and tweak things that are but may be told in another way. Of course, there are a lot of reasons why, mostly related to the film's budget, run time, and the desire to move a story along on screen. MOVIES BASED ON books are usually different than their source material.
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