Ender's Game (movie)
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Looks cool and has a great cast.
I won't see it.
I won't see it.
I'll theater hop to see it.
I have a bad feeling they're going to shoehorn in a kid romance.
Love the look of the trailer. I was worried about this, but it is looking good so far.
I've heard that OSC shopped this around until he found a studio that wouldn't do that. I believe the compromise was to get more of Bean's and the Ender's Shadow story in.
I believe it was, again, in favor of getting more Bean centric content in. Unfortunate as I find Peter's story just as compelling.
Spoilers are in the eye of the beholder. In order to shorten movies, a number of things that are spoilers for the book are made obvious in the movie. You can only keep a few secrets until the end, otherwise it becomes too complicated.
Dave
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In an ironic twist, Orson Scott Card wants people to not boycott his movie over his extremist anti-gay rants and activism. Why? Because they are not being tolerant.
You can't make this stuff up, folks!
(I'll still see the movie, though, as long as the geeks think it sticks fairly close to the books.)
You can't make this stuff up, folks!
(I'll still see the movie, though, as long as the geeks think it sticks fairly close to the books.)
I will go and watch the movie but I don't have very high hopes for the movie. I just am having a hard time imagining how they are going to capture the spirit of the book. Although I must admit I get really pissed off over Orson Scott Card's anti-gay stances. In my mind just because I like someones books does not mean I have to like the author.
If Card follows some of the thoughts he had for his first script, we aren't going to see much, if anything, from Peter and Valentine. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ender's_Game_(film)#Development
It sounds like the main focus points will be:
- Ender doesn't know, but the audience and all the adults do know what's really going on from the beginning of the movie
- The adults will be fighting over control of Ender
- The major interpersonal elements of the main characters across ender's game and ender's shadow
- The battles and battle tactics (primarily to showcase ender's out of the box thinking)
But we'll see how it actually was laid out. Card held this series so close to his chest for such a long time that even if it doesn't match the books, it will probably match his vision for what an ender film should be right now.
I think letting the audience in on things too early would be a major misstep.
Zappit
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This thread needs an update - how about Orson Scott Card's latest batshit crazy political musings?
http://www.slate.com/blogs/weigel/2...ma_turning_urban_gangs_into_his_personal.html
I got to give him credit. The man can sure write fiction.
http://www.slate.com/blogs/weigel/2...ma_turning_urban_gangs_into_his_personal.html
I got to give him credit. The man can sure write fiction.
Some people don't like giving money to horrible people. I hope anyone with a conscience sneaks into this movie if they have to see it.
Or you know, has the strength of conviction to not watch it as long as Card get residuals from it.
If you had a conscience you would just not see it. Sneaking in just means you're acting like a child.
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I mostly agree with this, except when my viewing of the art, funds the artist and allows him to continue being the person that I object with.
IE: I no longer eat at Chikfila, even though I can seperate the food from the CEO.
I don't go out of my way to avoid this sort of thing - either Polanski or OSC. However, if you want to boycott this, the only right way is to not go and see it. Sneaking in is essentially stealing (you wouldn't steal a car. You wouldn't steal a movie. Dammit, I've been indoctrinated!); you're not just withholding money from OSC, but also from the people running the cinema etc etc.