I am NOT a critic. I'm merely an observer. (Books, movies, plays, musicals etc.)

Gerald Ford was the President when I first memorized, The Pledge of Allegiance (the 1954 version).  These were events when I was already alive, but knew nothing of.  Events before Mr. Ford became President, thanks to Washington Post's DEEP THROAT(Mark Felt). Dad was feeling bad because of one of the companies where we could not talk to the people involved face to face, so he said, "Let's watch a movie."  We looked for a movie that was not going to make me late for a commitment and something that could make us relax.  The only one that fitted our schedule was MARK FELT and of course, I think most of us know by now that MARK FELT is Deep Throat or should I say "was"? Well, it may be in the past, but he is indeed Deep Throat.  May he and his wife Audrey rest in peace. The film has a good believable cast, thanks to its casting directors Lindsay Graham and  Mary Vernieu.  It's just sad this was not marketed well in this country. ‘Mark ...

Thankfully, in my opinion, this is 3/4 faithful to the book.  Almost everything that happened in the movie is how I imagined it to be.  Sure, there were some changes for cinematic purposes, but some of them were forgivable. Shailene Woodley, nowadays, looks more glamorous and beautiful, but here, since she plays sixteen-year-old Tris, she looks a little bit plainer than usual, so she was overshadowed, at least physically, by the handsome Theo James. Some people were comparing this to THE HUNGER GAMES, but I believe that the only thing similar about them is their being dystopic and post-apocalyptic. Other than that, the stories and the twists are totally different.   If people were to ask me what story I like better, I would choose Veronica Roth's trilogy over Suzanne Collins' best sellers, even if I like both sets. Zip-lining at Jimmy Kimmel's Show Oh how I want to be in Tris' place(haha!) Theo James and Shailene Woodley have...