the audience applauded

How sad is this?

It is not only a funny movie, but it allows a great amount of joy for anyone who watches it.

If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.

The novel Ender's Game, by Orson Scott Card, may just be the best work of fiction ever produced. The motion picture on the other hand, does what it can do to translate a nearly unflimable movie.A lot of the other reviews do accurately capture the quality of the movie. The adaptation does remain very faithful to the book, unlike examples. (such as World War Z, The Bourne Identity, V for Vendetta). The things that they do change make a good deal of sense. Omitting Locke and Demosthenes, making all the characters older, and combining other characters (Crazy Tom, Fly Molo, and those guys are absorbed by Alai and Bernard) were all good decisions. The visuals do a heck of a job, and most of the performances are up to standard.However, while greatly capturing the plot, the film falls short in recreating the heart, but this is consequence of the nature of the novel itself. You see, the main character isn't so much Ender Wiggin as it is the mind of Ender Wiggin. The movie just isn't able to make the complete translation, and can be somewhat stale (somewhat analogous to Watchmen). In addition, iconic lines, such as "The enemies gate is down", are delivered with a certain staleness, and only seem to be there just to be there. The movie is indeed too short, and it would have been nice if they showed the passing of time (respects to other reviewers).If you've read the book, then this movie will be a decent 100 minutes of your time, and will bring back lots of great memories. If you haven't read the book (read it!), you're not missing too much.

Not only is there a small amount you learn about the characters but the main character is played by one of the worst actors I've seen. The ending is unexpected but not even in a good way but in a disappointing way

Also, Ender's Game, Gavin Hood directed it and made the script from the book. I can say many good things about the film, so and I can say negative, which after all didn't destroyed everything. GOOD: The movie doesn't want to follow strictly the book. This gives extra thrill and feeling. Also, all the cast is doing great in their roles, although some places the direction could've been different for more emotion. The sounds, the Visual Effects and the perspective were on really good level. Also, they were and small good details, which are awesome. NEGATIVE: Some of the choices made for the movie, I think, were bad, and took some parts of the emotion and feeling. I am giving examples: 1) Bean meeting Ender in the spaceship 2) There had to be more confindent clarification of the plans of the International Fleet and Graff. This would give us a little bit more emotional seeing of the situation. 3) The dialogs in the hall, where Ender comands (without knowing) the fleet. They were little bit... not well.Nevertheless the movie was good, with thrill, which of course had to be there!

I hadn't seen this before and was pleasantly surprised at how good it was. I'd sort of read the book a long time ago, and the film was well done. I caught it before I watch ex-machina tonight so was in a Sci Fi mood to be fair but for a film about teenagers it was very good. I sometimes turn from films like this because the teenagers annoy me (I've been one myself!) and I guess sometimes they irritate because they remind me of me. Besides all that the graphics for the games are beautifully done, the music good, the pace of the plot fast enough to keep you interested. I had worked out what was going to happen and couldn't remember if it was from the book or I'd worked it out myself. Probably both. Well it's a great story and beautifully crafted film. It's different, too. I grew up watching films like War games which I love too. If you have a bit of time to spare, love sci-fi and want something a bit different from star wars watch this.