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it · 04-27-2012, 03:31 PM

out of all of orson's books, i don't even began to imagine how can this one be turned into a good movie.

don't get me wrong, i loved the book, but think about it:

*spoiler warning*

most sci fi flicks indulge in the combination of sci-fi and action, or sci-fi and horror, and sometimes sci-fi and drama.

here, in order to recreate the surprise in the end, which i think is the most meaningful aspect of the book's plot, they basically aren't allowed to show any real action on the screen, at all. at no point are we actually getting to see the characters fighting in the war, except maybe as a flashbacks of realization after the events. all we get to see is Ender playing a space RTS game. there's no action sequences to speak of, or they can show the fighting, and loose the main theme of taking the journey of discovery with ender himself, knowingly seen him become the innocent/ignorant killer before he does.

the closest cross-section you can make of it is with a teenage sports drama, where Ender becomes the tactician for the zero gravity games. even that isn't much to work with.

and if memory serves me right, isn't it the case that there weren't any girls through most of the book? a teenage military drama with only boys?

its a book that is running on the lack of visual, and movies feed on the visual. i don't see how the movie can serve both the book and the needs of a good movie.

personally i think it would have being better to do speakers of the dead, and combine ender's game as background material.

04-27-2012, 03:31 PM	#25
it Banned Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 772	out of all of orson's books, i don't even began to imagine how can this one be turned into a good movie. don't get me wrong, i loved the book, but think about it: spoiler warning most sci fi flicks indulge in the combination of sci-fi and action, or sci-fi and horror, and sometimes sci-fi and drama. here, in order to recreate the surprise in the end, which i think is the most meaningful aspect of the book's plot, they basically aren't allowed to show any real action on the screen, at all. at no point are we actually getting to see the characters fighting in the war, except maybe as a flashbacks of realization after the events. all we get to see is Ender playing a space RTS game. there's no action sequences to speak of, or they can show the fighting, and loose the main theme of taking the journey of discovery with ender himself, knowingly seen him become the innocent/ignorant killer before he does. the closest cross-section you can make of it is with a teenage sports drama, where Ender becomes the tactician for the zero gravity games. even that isn't much to work with. and if memory serves me right, isn't it the case that there weren't any girls through most of the book? a teenage military drama with only boys? its a book that is running on the lack of visual, and movies feed on the visual. i don't see how the movie can serve both the book and the needs of a good movie. personally i think it would have being better to do speakers of the dead, and combine ender's game as background material.