Ender's Game: 6 Reasons It's Guaranteed To Suck

4. The Production

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Creative producers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman are in charge of this picture, and given their track record I don€™t hold a lot of hope for them striking the right note for this movie. They€™ve worked together for a number of years, on blockbusters such as The Island, Mission: Impossible 3, Transformers, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Watchmen, Cowboys & Aliens and Star Trek. All of these films have something in common €“ massive amounts of special effects and CGI. Now, that€™s not necessarily a bad thing; I like some of these movies (others were terrible however) and they have their place. Watchmen I particularly like, though not everyone would agree with me, and Cowboys & Aliens I found enjoyable, but I wouldn€™t try and defend it as a great film. Ultimately though, whilst their skills have their place, Ender€™s Game is not one of them. For a science fiction book set in space in the future, it€™s distinctly lacking in epic space battles and the high-technology action that you€™d expect. It€™s a story about the children, especially Ender himself, and surrounding people involved, humanity€™s work for survival as a whole and the lasting effect on the earth. It needs a more personal, understated touch, which is something not particularly evident in their previous work, though maybe 2012s People Like Us gives a glimmer of hope.
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