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   On 30/10/2020 3:47 a.m., Charles Pierson : August Abolins wrote:   
      
    CP> However, taken for what it is, targeted more towards   
    CP> tweens and younger teens I believe, it is enjoyable for   
    CP> me. Of course, I have a passion for all things science   
    CP> fiction and fantasy, which this falls neatly into both   
    CP> categories.   
      
   The film doesn't seem to capture the deeper themes of eugenics,   
   pre-selection, and the rationale for destroying other populations   
   (get rid of these aliens before they pose a threat). It's definitely   
   geared to gloss over that briefly and provide the action that   
   younger people would care about.  The film uses the phrase "the   
   enemy's gate is down", twice  ..but it doesn't communicate the   
   meaning of it very well. I didn't finish the book, but I had hopes   
   that the film would have worked with that better.   
      
   I sense that the film softens the Ender character too much from what   
   I remember in the book.   
      
   I think there is only 30 minutes left for the big reveal (the lie),   
   and Ender's solution.   
      
   I have to try and revisit the book and get the true perspective and   
   issues that the author is trying to communicate   
      
      
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