Ender's Game

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I don't believe we have a thread about this movie?

 

Anyway, I saw it last night and it blew away all my expectations. All I knew about it was that it was a sci-fi and Harrison Ford was on it, enough to make me want to watch it so I went in with media blackout.

 

Absolutely fucking awesome movie, I love all the little connections to video games and the roll they can have in the future, I love the environments (which really reminded me of Mass Effect, in a very good way) and the plot was really good as well with some surprises mixed in!

 

A lot of people that read the book say the movie is not as good, but isn't that always the case?

 

Recommended!

 

Case Study: Ender's Game from Light Iron

https://vimeo.com/78581143

 

[Sprony]

I was waiting for you to open this topic. As always, we Europeans have to wait. But Harrison Ford in a scifi is a nobrainer for me. I'm going to report back once I've seen it. I'm not gonna watch trailers or videos though. I want to be surprised.

Edited November 12, 2013 by SpronyvanJohnson

[Nysuatro]

Ender`s game is my favorite book. So I am definitely going to see this one.

 

Can`t wait!

[PogoP]

Wtf,

that poster says the exact plot of the game?! 

 
THIS IS NOT A GAME.
 
Oh, cheers for ruining it. Rubbish marketing!

[Sprony]

Finally saw it. I liked it. It managed to captivate me from the start and I didn't see that ending coming. Lovely little flick. 

 

I especially love how humanity is portrayed. Vindictive and focused on winning regardless the costs. The entire movie had me rooting for this brilliant tactician kid, I was mind controlled into a "Kill em All" frenzy and suddenly woke up realizing I supported mass genocide on a planetary scale. The ending left a bad taste in my mouth. I love it when a movie manages to move me like that.

[PogoP]

You should really read the book, and the sequels. Its a fantastic series. Speaker for the Dead is incredible!

[AlexM]

Just started reading this book, I'm about halfway through. the book is so far quite good. It should be cool to see the movie right off the back of reading it, I dont think I've done that before. 

[D3ads]

Are there any films NOT based on books and comics/graphic novels now?!

[ng.aniki]

I did not read the book, but I really had the feeling when watching the movie, that the story was much deeper. That a lot of the themes of the movie were just the surface of what they are in the book.

[Nerve]

Watched this last night and it was pretty good, I've never read the book but I'm guessing it's worth the read?