On Friday — or Thursday night, if you go to movie premieres the day before like I do — “Divergent” comes out in theaters.

I have been waiting for this moment since they played the trailer during the premiere of “Catching Fire.” Seeing the trailer inspired me to read the book because I personally enjoy comparing the movie that plays in my head while I read to the movie they put on the screen. (Mine is always better.)

And although I’m pretty certain that I will leave the theater unsatisfied, I can’t help but hope that this time, Hollywood will get the whole book-to-movie thing right, and I’ll leave feeling full from the greatness I just consumed.

Now, this series by Veronica Roth is excellent dystopian fiction. The first book is my favorite of the three, and the concept of this series is so addicting that not only does the reader feel like they are there with the characters, but they also find themselves wishing the story were real.

“Divergent” takes place in a futuristic Chicago. This fictional society is divided into five separate factions, each of which stands for a desirable virtue. The Abnegation are selfless, the Amity are peaceful, the Candor are honest, the Erudite are intelligent and the Dauntless are brave.

At age 16, each member of this society participates in a ceremony in which they choose to either stay in the faction they were born into or leave their family for another faction. This is a critical moment for the main character, Tris. She is Abnegation-born, but chooses Dauntless during her ceremony. The choice Tris makes does not mean choosing another faction, but rather, another family.

This choice sends her on a journey where she goes from living a life of wearing gray and constantly trying to forget herself, to riding on top of trains, getting tattoos and fighting to be initiated into a place she wants to call home. And of course there is a gorgeous, mysterious guy named Four, who is as close as you can get to being a perfect Dauntless (there’s a little four-shadowing for you, wink).

Tris conquers her fears and finds herself, literally living life on the edge. Who wouldn’t want to be her? But unfortunately, this is a dystopia, and the book ends with something major (let’s keep this spoiler-free), and shows the reader why this type of society is not perfect.

If you haven’t read the book already, have no fear — you will not need that long. I read it in a day. Not even by choice but, rather, out of pure necessity. If you do end up reading it, you will have your own list of things you hope to see in the movie.

Until then, here’s this MOVEr’s list:

1) Shailene Woodley, who plays Tris, is doing the role justice. Tris is a powerful 16-year-old who conquers unfathomable problems admirably. She is an excellent role model for young women and could have a huge impact on today’s youth.

2) Shots that allow the viewer to see everything Tris sees through her perspective. I want to feel like I am choosing a faction, risking my life and facing my fears, as well.

3) Insight into each faction. I want to see the clothes each faction wears and how they differ from one another.

4) A nice, slow scene where Four, played by Theo James, removes his shirt to show Tris his tattoos and their meaning.

5) And finally, I want to see everything. When moviemakers cut something out from the book I want to cut them. If it was important enough for Roth to create and bring to life through words then I want to see it on the screen. People should leave the movie and be impacted enough to live their lives differently because that is what this book does to the reader.