a great sci fi

Rating: 8/10 (14 October 2014)

My favourite genre of film is that of sci fi and this is a very good sci fi that I advise everybody gives a shot. This story sees earth barely survive a war with aliens thanks to the heroics of one commander, now the military want a new inspirational commander and they believe young kid ender is the one to fulfill this goal. Now the kid they got to play ender does a fantastic job in the role as he manages to combine the smarts he has with a realistic personality to make us think he is a good leader and that we should be rooting for him all the way. The supporting cast is a mixed bag with Harrison ford doing an awesome job and proving he is a great actor, his chemistry with ender was really goof and their dialogue together felt really natural and flowed well. Another good performance is that of sir Ben kingsley even though he is not in the film that he much he does a good job with the screen time he gets and his chemistry with ender was pretty good too. Now there is a sort of love interest in the film but the actress they got to play the girl wasn't great and they never really committed to it showing that she was a bit of a throwaway character. Another character that annoyed me a bit is enders sister Valentine played by Abigail breslan, and even though she isn't in the film that much her whole point of being in the plot is pointless and I don't like the way her character affected the film. The story is okay I really liked the battle school scenes and I do wish there was more of it, also the Harrison ford relationship part of the plot was done well. But once again I didn't like the whole romance and sister part of the story and I also thought the ending was quite abrupt and not entirely fulfilling. The script is really good with great dialogue scenes with ender, ford and kingsley providing a great launching pad for this film. The style is also great with the tech looking cool and the whole idea of the school system being intriguing ans unique to this sci fi. Overall I really liked enders game and I think anybody who sees this film will feel this way too.