"Ender's Game" (2013) REVIEW

50 years after the invasion that nearly wiped out the human race, 12 year old Andrew "Ender" Wiggin is chosen to become part of the military program starting in a space-based battle school. The commanders see hope in Ender, that he may be the one to command the army to take down the alien foe once and for all.

Based on the award-winning novel by Orson Scott Card, "Ender's Game" does the book justice... in a way.

As a movie itself, it may be a bit confusing and cut off too early if you didn't read the book. Don't get me wrong, this is a great stand-alone movie, but it's kind of like "Harry Potter" as to getting a full understanding of the film.

As a book adaption, this movie isn't that bad. What my main complaint about the film is the pacing. Where most films take out chunks of the book and replace them with something else, this movie takes huge chunks out and leaves them empty causing the length of the film to be shorter and the story with a lot missed information, leaving me to think it could have easily been an hour longer.

Other than that, I really enjoyed the movie. The battleroom sequences, given that there are only 3, are amazing. The simulators are astounding as well and fun to watch. I'll definitely be buying this movie when the Blu-ray comes out!

As a movie: 3.5/5 stars

As an adaption: 4/5 stars

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