Ender’sGame: #DecentContact

The original book by Orson Scott Card had an incredible impact on me growing up and is still the only book I’ve ready more than twice. I would even say had a hand in me creating this blog in the first place. The story is captivating and relatable. The challenge to making this a movie was not just the need for creative visuals for things that have never been done before, but also the choices of what to cut from a 400+ page book. Where the Hunger Games movie fell, trying to jam the entire book into a two hour movie, Ender’s Game did well to focus on specific parts of the story. I was disappointed to lose the beginning ~100 or so pages, but I understand why they did it. The movie was also visually beautiful and creative, and cap it off with the sublime acting of Asa Butterfield. Can’t say the same for Harrison Ford though, as well as Moises Arias’ portrayal of Bonzo was pretty bad too. Overall I enjoyed the movie and full well knowing I am very biased, fully recommend this one. Now go read the book!