EPT[Movie] Ender's Game - Page 2
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Runnin
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FFGenerations
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when i was young i read this book about a boy and girl who lived in this futuristic city that was made of different levels. the outside world was unknown, tho i think they found a book from ancient times (books nolonger existed coz it was computerised) not sure, and these two kids started exploring through the upper levels of the city and eventually found their way to the outside, which was a barren post-apocalypse world. the cover of the book showed i think two kids running across a long bridge/platform to escape the city. any ideas? :/ | ||
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nohbrows
United States653 Posts
But I think one poignant thing that will make it difficult to translate the book from print to film is the part where Ender realized that direction has no meaning in zero gravity. (The enemy gate is down.) That and the Giant's game. In addition, so many parts of the book that aren't exactly "kid friendly" to warrant using children in the cast. And not using children will warp the meaning of the book. The book just has too many nuances to be turned into a 2 hr film. | ||
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enigamI
Canada385 Posts
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RevampedPants
United States30 Posts
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Fission
Canada1184 Posts
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duk3
United States807 Posts
On November 22 2011 11:47 FFGenerations wrote: hey you guys just made me remember something, maybe you know if youre scifi nerds when i was young i read this book about a boy and girl who lived in this futuristic city that was made of different levels. the outside world was unknown, tho i think they found a book from ancient times (books nolonger existed coz it was computerised) not sure, and these two kids started exploring through the upper levels of the city and eventually found their way to the outside, which was a barren post-apocalypse world. the cover of the book showed i think two kids running across a long bridge/platform to escape the city. any ideas? :/ This kind of sounds like The City of Ember to me. I hope that this movie will live up to the book fairly well, but I am not counting on it at all. | ||
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ObliviousNA
United States535 Posts
I hope they do well with this, it has the potential to be amazing. | ||
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SeeDLiNg
United States690 Posts
I, for one... am beyond excited for this | ||
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garlicface
Canada4196 Posts
On November 22 2011 12:16 duk3 wrote: This kind of sounds like The City of Ember to me. I hope that this movie will live up to the book fairly well, but I am not counting on it at all. I think City of Ember had 3 kids make it out, and the world was definitely not post-apocalyptic. It was lush, green, and beautiful. | ||
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kingcoyote
United States546 Posts
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BFCrimson
United States176 Posts
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Sipher
United States333 Posts
I will keep an open mind and I look forward to the movie...Makes me want to reread the series haha. | ||
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soullogik
United States1171 Posts
but we can hope | ||
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CellGel
Australia27 Posts
On November 22 2011 12:21 ObliviousNA wrote: the first book was amazing. sequels... not so much. OSC is very religious (mormon I believe) and the subsequent books are a bit darker and come off as a bit preachy and philosophical. I hope they do well with this, it has the potential to be amazing. Personally I found the two sequels a lot more interesting and thought-provoking than the original. Not saying the original wasn't awesome as well though, I just get frustrated when people fixate on the children's age instead of the actual story, which seems to happen all the time. I really liked how Andrew's character developed and how winning battles decisively translated from physical ones to spiritual. That said, hoping this movie is kick-ass :D | ||
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Melvin0000
United States32 Posts
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XXhkXX
170 Posts
They better not hire M. Night Shamalan, he already ruined one of my favorite shows... | ||
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Zirith
Canada403 Posts
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Budmandude
United States123 Posts
On November 22 2011 12:21 ObliviousNA wrote: the first book was amazing. sequels... not so much. OSC is very religious (mormon I believe) and the subsequent books are a bit darker and come off as a bit preachy and philosophical. I hope they do well with this, it has the potential to be amazing. Xenocide is one of my favorite Sci-Fi books. The themes and situations in it are really interesting; I kept finding that I had stopped reading and was thinking about what was happening, how characters reacted, etc. Children of the Mind is a little too weird for me though; not bad, but definitely the weakest in the series. | ||
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kef
283 Posts
EDIT: Also, I remember 8 or 9 years ago a friend of mine telling me they were making a movie adaptation and that one of her friends was to play Petra Arkanian... It sounded far-fetched to me but her friend was an incredible actress for her age and she looked a lot like how I always imagined Petra to be, so I thought it could be possible. Guess it wasn't though. | ||
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