Ender's Game

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Zachary Jacob S Ender's Game has a lot to like, even if it wasn't my personal favorite. The acting is super compelling! The score by Steve Jablonsky is unsurprisingly solid! And the story premise is pretty captivating! It offers some fairly decent character dynamics, and asks some important questions regarding authority, while also making us think about perspective. The film's commentary on violence versus understanding was particularly rich! Apart from all the good, my issues were in how rushed the film felt at times, and where it put some of its focus. I would've loved to see this story more fleshed out! The film as is, is not my favorite, but I'd still recommend, if it looks or sounds interesting to you! Art is subjective, after all! Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/05/24 Full Review Jay W I can understand why this movie only received lukewarm reviews from critics and audience. In 2013, the young adult dystopian novel adaptations were over saturating the market. After the popularity of "Hunger Games", movies like "Divergent", "Maze Runner", "Mortal Instruments" and "Host" made audiences think that "Ender's Game" was just jumping on the hype train. But this movie goes above and beyond its contemporaries, in quality acting, characters, storytelling and presentation. In so many of these "chosen ones" storylines, the main "chosen" character is the dullest character of the bunch. They are typically just blank slates meant to be the audience surrogate character. That is not the case for Ender Wiggins. Ender is a master strategist. Throughout the story you see him applying game theory to his various interactions and it is fascinating. The acting from all those involved is absolutely on point, not a bad performance in the cast. The music and action choreography are also very well done. Those who had read the book, have informed me that the book is still the better version of the story. And when the movie comes to the ending, that does become clear. The books and series do flesh out the story a lot more and elaborate on some plot details that the film omits. Overall, I thought this movie was very clever, interesting and unique. I can understand why it wasn't a crowd pleaser, but this was one audience member that really enjoyed the game. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/21/24 Full Review Geke g Loved it. Recommended Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/18/24 Full Review Munkhchimeg T The battles are very dramatic. But liked. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/18/24 Full Review Bahad j The idea behind this movie moved me a lot, but it was a movie with really satisfying expectations Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/18/24 Full Review Mr M I thought this movie was very good the ending is quite surprising and a small bit anticlimactic. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/14/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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