'Ender's Game' A Review

Ender's Game is a SciFi movie set in a future where there is an imminent threat of alien invasion, based on the novel by Orson Scott Card*. In this future, which takes place 50 years after an attempted alien invasion, the government is extremely militant operating under the assumption the aliens will invade again at any moment. The military fosters potential commanders from a young age. Ender, the young lead and tactical prodigy, is put through a series of tests and advances through the ranks eventually commanding the entire international fleet.

The bulk of the narrative follows Ender on his rise to Commander. He goes through a series of training institutions shaping and honing his natural strategic abilities. For the most part he's an outcast but through persistence and skill becomes a leader and gains the friendship and respect of his fellow cadets.

The movie ends in a rush with a climax that you don't realize is a climax until it's almost over. The journey getting to the final confrontation, following Ender and his peers through training, is the real treat the "resolution" leaves a bit to be desired.

The performances are well rounded and serve the story- nothing great but nothing neglected. The amazing visuals are what make the movie a real experience. Ender's Game is a fun scifi adventure with some disturbing moral implications which are better left uninspected.

See It.

*Note: Orson Scott Card, noted homophobe and opponent of same-sex marriage, was paid a flat fee by the studio for the rights to Ender's Game and will not receive any percentage of the money made by the movie.