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If you'd like to see what they liked and disliked about this film, go here: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/enders-game/ (I didn't bother to actually read any of them, but figure this movie can't possibly be any worse than After Earth -- which we watched this weekend and mostly used the FF button to get through it). |
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Card turned down a number of movie contract for Ender's Game (there was some commentary on this in an anniversary book release), and the movie is more a hybrid of Ender's Game and Ender's Shadow (AIUI), working from the premise that that makes it a ``buddy movie'' which is something which Hollywood can do, and which does cater well to filming.
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10-28-2013, 12:25 PM | #50 |
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``EG is extremely hard to write - what makes the novel work is all the material that is inside Ender's head, a place where screenplays cannot go (or at least not easily or all that effectively). Adding Ender's Shadow to the mix turns it into a buddy movie, which is more do-able.'' |
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10-28-2013, 01:06 PM | #51 |
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Isn't Ender's Shadow basically the same story from a different point of view? (I haven't read it, that's just what I've heard.)
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10-28-2013, 07:32 PM | #53 |
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In a bit of a reversal, I didn't really enjoy the book that much, but I am looking forward to seeing the movie. I like space action movies, and I usually like Harrison Ford movies, and I'm hoping the adaptations and compression of cinematic storytelling make me appreciate the story more.
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I suppose that if a lot of Ender's Game is from inside Ender's head, then Ender's Shadow would give an outside perspective.
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That said, I wouldn't mind seeing the movie but I find Card to be loathsome generally (his stance on gay marriage is just the tip of an iceberg made of crazy), and not someone I feel amazing about supporting. I might wait until he's dead to see it, and just hope that the beneficiaries of his estate aren't also crazy-wackadoos. |
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10-29-2013, 01:06 PM | #57 |
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This probably goes without saying, but Card's diatribes are not representative of the official position of the Church, nor of the attitudes of the general membership. Just in case there was any confusion about that.
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10-29-2013, 02:25 PM | #59 |
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Never read any of his stuff, so I decided to give him a shot. I'll start off with the audiobook of Ender's Game. Placed holds at a bunch of my libraries. If I like it, I might see the movie.
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The film will make a lot more sense if you've read the book first.
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