Review: Insurgent

I recently watched Insurgent (after reading the book, of course :D) with my close friends and to be honest, I was surprised the way the movie was put together. For those of you who aren't familiar with the Divergent series, Insurgent is the second part to Divergent. The movie is about a girl named Tris who was in an almost perfect society, but strong forces threatened to pull the society apart. The book has more content than the movie (duh), but compared to the Harry Potter series or The Hunger Games series, the movie is less like the book in many ways. 

If you already read Insurgent, be prepared to be a bit disappointed with the level of organization  and the change of direction of the movie, but the story line and plot was still not bad. If you haven't read the book (READ IT), I would recommend the movie, but watching Divergent would be a good idea, otherwise, you won't understand anything. 

The acting was great, and featured Hollywood stars like Kate Winslet, Ray Stevenson and Octavia Spencer. Also, the character that Shailene Woodley portrays is nothing like Tris from the book. Overall, I was a bit disappointed with the change of the plot and the way Tris was shown in the movie. My rating out of ten, would be a 3.5-4. I would watch it for the first time, but probably not for the second. 

Catching Up | Happy International Women's Day!

First of all, WOW. I haven't posted in more than a month! My apologies. Between moving to a new place and finals, I didn't have the time to check in on my blog. Hopefully, during spring break, I'll have time to post more. The third trimester has just started for me, which means...(drum roll please)...SPRING IS HERE. I am so tired of the brutal winter and so pumped for spring.

Aside from all that, today is International Women's Day! This day celebrates the achievements and accomplishments of women from all around the world. It's also a reminder for the world to address the issue of gender equality. In 1995, in Beijing, world leaders agreed to a world where men and women are treated equally, and today, March 8th, marks the 20th year. Although, no country in the world has actually achieved gender equality, it is one thing, we, as a global community need to work on and strive for.

Happy #InternationalWomensDay to all the amazing girls and women around the world! YOU ROCK 👊
— Zoë (@ZozeeBo) March 8, 2015

Happy Women's Day! Here's to the women who build each other up and encourage each other to be themselves as opposed to tear each other down💭
— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) March 8, 2015

Happy International Woman's Day everyone! #HeForShe let's make 2015 our most compassionate, enlightened year yet x
— Hayley Atwell (@HayleyAtwell) March 8, 2015

Happy International #WomensDay! Take a moment to think of the amazing women in your world today. #DearMe
— YouTube (@YouTube) March 8, 2015

We are at our best when we cheer each other on and build each other up. Happy International Women's Day. pic.twitter.com/C5FRxulqAB
— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) March 9, 2015

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— Emma Watson (@EmWatson) October 30, 2014

Here’s to women of strength, courage and, of course, great taste. Happy #InternationalWomensDay!
— Nutella (@NutellaUSA) March 8, 2015

Thanks for reading!
CityLover♡