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Ender's Game (2013)
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Directed by: Gavin Hood
Starring: Harrison Ford, Ben Kingsley, Viola Davis, Abigail Breslin, Hailee Steinfeld, Asa Butterfield
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Ender's Game is based upon the first book in a popular series by Orson Scott Card which tells the tale of a reluctant boy with a ruthless streak who is enlisted-and manipulated-to ultimately lead other children in an exercise to defeat alien insectoid beings known as Formics. Andrew "Ender" Wiggin excels at his training while growing to resent it and his commanders which leads to a fateful showdown and decision with the fate of two species (Humans and Formics) at war in the balance. Fairly faithful to the book all in all, though certain aspects are glossed over or minimized, weakening the story, and much of the drama just doesn't translate well in this adaptation. Read the book, before or after, to experience the difference.
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Trivia: Ben Kingsley's Maori facial tattoos took about an hour to apply for the character Mazer Rackham.
Question: Maybe this is explained better in the book, or maybe I just wasn't paying attention. But at the end, when Ender killed all the Formics, did he kill any innocents, or were they all involved in the first invasion? Because Ender never mentions innocents being killed, that would be a pretty good argument as to why it was wrong. If they were all involved in the first invasion, I don't see anything wrong with killing aliens that murdered millions of humans.
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Answer: In the book, Ender had grown disillusioned with military school and was depressed. Destroying the entire Formic homeworld was his attempt to force the school to expel him, by enacting a suicidal plan of action so ruthless his superiors would believe him unfit for leadership. In the film it appears that Ender is simply trying to win the game as best he can. As for the Formics themselves, they operate with a hive mind so in a sense, yes they were all "involved" in the invasion of earth. However, wiping out of the entire civilization in retribution, especially once the audience hears the Formic queen express her dismay over the Formic's actions, is evil. The film somewhat glosses over this fact, but in the books it is clear the Formics did not understand that humans were sentient at all because they could not comprehend an intelligent species lacking a shared consciousness.
BaconIsMyBFF
Yeah misunderstanding is the constant of the book series.
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