In the not so distant future, a hostile alien race known as the Formics attack and nearly destroy earth entirely. The heroics of Fleet Commander Mazer Rackham are the only reason for victory. In order to preemptively stop another attack by the Formics, Colonel Hyrum Graff leads a special military unit consisting of highly intelligent young children. Graff is looking for the next great commander to end this war and believes he's found it in Ender Wiggins, a shy but brilliant young boy. Gavin Hood's Ender's Game is a decent bit of blockbuster escapism but it struggles mightily when attempting to provide a morality commentary about war and violence. This is basically a prophecy type story about Ender Wiggin's reaching his true potential as "the one" but I wish the film would have spent more time examining the moral implications of his actions. There are moments that suggest Ender may not be mentally stable but the film assures the viewer far too early that he has a good heart, stripping some of the tension away from the narrative. Ender's Game does features some pretty unique action set-pieces with the Battle School simulations being different enough to remain engaging. Ender's Game has a very straight-forward message that is sorta predictable and too black-and-white for my personal preference but it does provide more brains and unique imagery than the average blockbuster.
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