What if you had to make one choice to determine the rest of your life? That choice would determine the one trait, the one defining virtue that you would have to embody forever. Are you selfless, brave, kind, intelligent, or truthful?

Veronica Roth’s bestselling, utopian novel, “Divergent,” follows this plot. The novel was soon adapted into a film, which premiered last night, March 20. However, Roth’s intriguing plot did not attract nearly as many fans as the previous two Hunger Games movies: “The Hunger Games” and “Catching Fire.”

“Catching Fire” premiered late November, 2013, and is still a buzzing topic within social media sites. Movie theaters were packed on the night of its premiere, with multiple ‘Katniss Everdeen’s and teenage girls with ‘Team Peeta’ written on their shirts lined up and anxiously waiting to enter the theater.

However, on the night of its premiere, “Divergent” did not conjure as large of a crowd.

Though “Divergent” has made its way into the same genre as “The Hunger Games,” one would expect the theater to have a line reaching the parking lot, similar to the opening night of “The Hunger Games.” However, because of the mere seven people that were casually sprawled around theater 6’s doors to see “Divergent,” there was lots of opportunity to get a ‘wall seat’ while waiting in line.

Doors opened to the theater at an early 7 p.m. The few people waiting in line got their first pick of seats; however, compared to other movie premieres, there wasn’t much competition over seating. Eventually, as the time approached 8, fans and general viewers slowly filled the theater. By the time the “Lionsgate Summit” logo lit up the screen, almost every seat in the theater was packed.

A cheer broke out in the theater when the title, “Divergent,” appeared onto the screen. Throughout the movie, fans offered laughs, gasps, and a few whistles during various scenes. At the end, there was a concluding round of applause from the audience.

Although its opening night didn’t contain as much enthusiasm as that of the “The Hunger Games” movies, “Divergent” made a promising start, proven by the appreciative reviews popping up online.

Make sure to read a full review of “Divergent” in the upcoming SDA Mustang Newspaper, coming out on April 3^rd.