![]() A skinny 12-year old boy, Ender is a loner with a brilliant mind. It is in these battlegrounds these children are physically trained, mentally manipulated, and socially isolated in order to prepare them to win the war.Įnder Wiggin (Asa Butterfield, “ Hugo”) is tested and selected by Colonel Graff (Harrison Ford, “ Cowboys & Aliens“) and his colleague, Major Gwen Anderson (Viola Davis) to be the “chosen one,” to lead and save the human race. The most gifted ones are trained in military school, graduating to the elite battle camp in space, and ending up in the command center, closer to the aliens’ home planet. ![]() ![]() Trained in video games, they are used to making decisive decisions fearlessly based on instinct, and their youth translates to quicker learning ability. While a hero, Mazer Rackham (Ben Kingsley, “ Iron Man 3”)emerged and drove away the aliens, fear remains that they would return someday.Ĭhildren are thought to be the best defense. Humans were ill-prepared and countless lives were lost. As it turns out, the Orson Scott Card’s novel adaptation is more than flash.ĥ0 years ago, earth was attacked by ant-like aliens, called the Formics. To be honest, the trailer of “Ender’s Game, directed by Gavin Hood and shown at Comic-Con this summer, wasn’t that enticing it looks like a superficial, CGI-focused sci-fi. While I ended up getting hooked on “ The Hunger Games,” there’s still hesitation whether another children warrior adaptation would nearly be as compelling. ![]()
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