The Ender books are really something else. I can honestly say that they rank right up there with my favorite books of all time. The original book, which this film is based on has traveled with me to 3 different countries and I have read it I dunno how many times. Obviously, i am a fan. So when i found out there were going to make a film complete with massive budget, I was elated.

The level of disappointment that i felt is likely a bit higher than your average person experienced because I had such incredibly fond memories of the novels and had this one been i dunno, A LOT BETTER than it was, we could have been looking at an epic trilogy and I would imagine that was the original intent. I don't know for sure, but much like when "Eragon" flopped at the box office (what a s**t show that movie was,) I wouldn't be very surprised if the remaining 2 movies have be shelved.

I generally don't appreciate child actors because I don't think there are very many good ones out there. Perhaps this sound means to say but for the most part child actors annoy me especially when they have some sort of military thing they are doing and there is no supervision from adults for the most part. Calling other kids "sir" and what not, it just seems dumb to me. I couldn't get on board with the Divergent series for this reason.

I was surprised to learn that Orson Scott Card (who is a phenomenal author) actually wrote the original screenplay himself. Six of them actually. However it is unclear as to why or how (legally speaking) that the screenplay that was eventually used, was not actually written by Card but instead by director Gavin Hood. I would imagine this angered Orson because he has been exceptionally protective of his work and has turned down many offers over the years to turn Ender into a film. Card said in an interview that the script was "100% Hood's."

I am quite certain I am being overly harsh on this film seeing as how I am so attached to the wonderful book it is based on but even if you haven't read the book, i have a hard time believing very many people could see this film and think it was anything other than average.