Ender's Game

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Harrison Ford
Col. Hyrum Graff

Asa Butterfield
Ender Wiggin

Hailee Steinfeld
Petra Arkanian

Abigail Breslin
Valentine Wiggin

Ben Kingsley
Mazer Rackham

Viola Davis
Maj. Gwen Anderson

Moises Arias
Bonzo Madrid

Aramis Knight
Bean

Suraj Partha
Alai

Khylin Rhambo
Dink Meeker

Gavin Hood
Director

Gavin Hood
Screenwriter

Gigi Pritzker
Producer

Linda McDonough
Producer

Alex Kurtzman
Producer

Roberto Orci
Producer

Robert Chartoff
Producer

Lynn Hendee
Producer

Orson Scott Card
Producer

Ed Ulbrich
Producer

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• Jul 27, 2017

  So Ender's game movie adaptation on the novel Ender's game is quite good with many fails which the movie would be one of the best movies of all time without. Although the fails the movie has some better moments than the book itsself. That's the sad about it the film unlucky to get some better repairs of the script and maybe it might be more great if the film was even longer that would've been a larger view through the amazing plot. From the begining it's seen that the staff for the production can make it better , but not the first two scenes , after them. They show us a little bit of Ender's life on Earth , that's a mistake. Even two more minutes may have been crucial to make the movie more exciting. After that one there is another mistake that shows itsself because the weird change of positioning of the main characters around Andrew Wiggin. Alaj , the best friend of Ender , is shown even more seldom than other character Been , who meets Ender first. Then the most nasty fail or act of the staff is the timing of the training of the main character - Andrew and then the others'. It's shown that Ender learns everything about the ships and all other little important things about the job for only around 10-15 days. That's impossible , maybe not for Been but for a normal human it is not. He has to learn so much data and it takes time to learn it like he has to. Also it might have been a lot better if the "simulator battles" in the comander school were more many to let the audience see how hard it is to those kids to fight day in and day out. And show us their fatigue. Last thing. The end. The end could've been more impacting. So that was from me. I like the movie a lot. So and the book. It's my favourite. Actually the movie could've been better than the book if the staff wasn't too stupid to make a more great script. But it is still a great movie , for me amazing , because I love it. If the producers find people better than this ones the sequels might be great. For example I suggest me after few years - 3-4y.
  Valeri I Super Reviewer
• Aug 28, 2016

  Disappointing adaptation of the Sci-Fi novel. While the special effects are pretty decent, especially the zero G training has some interesting scenes you haven't seen like that before. And while there are great names among the adult actors, most of the kids just do not work. It's also the script's fault that they come across as brats, especially the main character. Everything just works out miraculously for him, chosen one and all that jazz. Sure, there is a pretty dark twist later one and the ideas that come from that make for an interesting ending, turning a lot of the military bravado from earlier on its head, but by then it's too late: you don't care about anything happening on the screen for a while already.
  Jens S Super Reviewer
• Aug 23, 2014

  I will preface by saying I never read the book. Now, based off that statement and the PG-13 rating and some of the acting talent in the film, especially the older actors, this movie was stale and frustrating acting wise as much as it was tame and predictable plot wise. This was clearly a movie that needed only a PG rating, but for some reason, they opted for PG-13 mostly because of the "fight" scenes. I'm not too big a fan of child actors in general, but when it feels like there's someone off camera giving them cues on when to speak or when a line is theirs compared to letting it flow freely just bothers me. Too much. I remember when this film came out people praised Asa Butterfield's performance. So what if the kid can cry on cue? None of his delivery convinced me. None of the other children are worth mentioning. Harrison Ford, for a children's movie, did not convince me as the "evil" colonel with alternative motives. Nobody else really deserves a mention. As for the science fiction premise...The effects and CGI were well done. A Harry Potter in space kind of feeling with the different groups represented by different animals playing a game (like Quiddich) for clan superiority. Where as HP thoroughly convinced you there was a greater threat alongside its games and side missions, unfortunately this movie put the overall problem of the plot second hand. The resolution was weak, predictable and felt rushed and cut off with the credits rolled. Surely just another case where the book is better than the movie
  Lane Z Super Reviewer
• Aug 01, 2014

  An exercise in uneven film-making and poor adaptation, Ender's Game is a frustrating science fiction film that never lives up to its potential, and often doesn't even hint at it. Set in the future, the film presents a world in which the human race had nearly been wiped out by a hostile alien invasion some years earlier, with the leftover society preparing for another possible attack. Looking for a new generation of leaders, and the military seeks to hone the skills of the brightest youth available. With Ender's Game, we are given Asa Butterfield as Ender, the protagonist. We are told he's the brightest they have, and shows the greatest potential. Yet, like much of the beats of the film, this never feels earned. The academy he is sent to is supposedly composed of near genius prodigies, yet Ender is the only one that shows any marked intelligence. What made him different? Why was he able to be so successful? The film never really shows us, but simply tells us. This is a carried trait throughout the film, never successfully building up to its dramatic moments. Ender's character arc is never fully realized, nor is any of the characters. We never care about any character, because we don't know them. The characterizations are thus shallow, and are executed with awkward dialogue, being delivered by largely unimpressive performances. The technical elements of Ender's Game are impressive. The sets are well designed, the shots are nicely composed, and the CGI is beautiful. Visually, there's certainly some imagination, yet all of this is placed in a film devoid of compelling characters, a narrative that never finds itself, and a script with no humor or vibrancy, nor texture. 2/5 Stars
  Jeffrey M Super Reviewer

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