Friday, April 4, 2014

Ender's Game Final Part

SPOILERS EVERYWHERE
So there are more differences between book and movie. Some are actually pretty big. I think the movie tried not to include them simply to censor it honestly and for the "cool" factor, as Hollywood likes to do. The games I remember being different. probably for the cool factor. There was an iconic scene in the movie where they had everyone used as human shields, which in the book is different where EVRYONE needs to get through the gate rather than a single person. Also the cadets sleep naked. Censorship. Obviously for obvious reasons. But something I thought was interesting was that Ender actually KILLED Bonzo in the book, and was lied to and told Bonzo went to Spain to go home. Though the movie uses this as a way to develop Ender's character better, I think this scenario is more interesting because it shows that the military is afraid of scarring Ender in any way. I remember that some of Ender's superiors hated him in the movie, but in the book, Ender seems a lot less snarky. Also, the destruction of the Formic homeworld is a lot less dramatic feeling. This is probably due to the Book version of Ender just having a more introverted personality. I find that he's not as outgoing, and that's probably because of his worse off family situation? I may be looking too deep, but at the same time, I'm doubtful that the movie writers even took something like the change in Ender's family into consideration when writing Ender himself. Overall The book I feel is a 6/10. It provided interesting insight into the character's and the type of environment the characters live in. However, the plot twists and events are not too big of a surprise to me. Is the rating biased? Yes. But is it how I feel personally? Yes. I would still recommend the book, but make sure to read it before the movie.

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