hollow, empty and absolutely pointless

Rating: Null/10 (8 November 2013)

this highly expected movie turned out to be a huge disappointment. i thought "after earth" was bad enough, but this one is even worse. why? because i sat through watching 'after earth', but i could not sit through watching brainless boring sci-fi movie. i don't like will smith's whining lamer son to play the young hero in 'after earth', but i've found the young kid who played ender is less bearable and more unlikable. they have a so popular and fantastic classic novel to adapt, yet the screenplay seems to be puzzled and clueless, the screenplay writers didn't seem to quite understand how to adapt this novel into a virtual movie, they just mindlessly assembled those characters and story lines and woven them into a hollow video game like movie, and indeed, those young candidates of the new army were all turned out to be spoiled brats messed around in a amusement park, the only difference was they didn't get teddy bears or candy when they hit the targets. the young actor who played the 'ender' role is extremely bad choice, nothing likable and respectable to be a leader, even it's just a game; saving the world? yeah, right. this movie is only better than 'after earth' in cgi graphic tech and the cool armor costumes. the acting, the directing, the whatsoever that should be important to be a good movie simply non-exist. this movie just ruined the greatness of the original novel, just like tom cruise ruined the great image of jack reacher, a great fictional character of a good series. what a shame....sigh.....