Holy cow! I was so impressed with what I saw. I only saw one trailer a few weeks ago, and it was my father who was dying to see it. I knew very little going in, but it was so great. Five minutes in, I knew I would enjoy this movie and would want to buy it on blu-ray.(and all that is character stuff). And if you couldn't tell, I haven't read the book. This movie is living proof that you can tell a great, meaniful, and powerful story that involves mindless fighting between aliens and humans piloting machines.
Did the video game with the giant make an appearance? From what I've seen in the trailers, that's the only thing that I worry they might have ruined without good reason.
It's funny that this is coming out now because the other day I was watching a video that mentioned Orscon Scott Card and his work Enders Game, and then literally the next day I saw a commercial for the movie
Yes it did. I thought what they did with it was amazing.[DOUBLEPOST=1383366264][/DOUBLEPOST] You can't talk about this movie without mentioning Card or his political views. I was able to separate the creator from the creation to enjoy it, but that may be hard for some people. And honest, after watching it, it baffles me how he could have written this story and have the views he does.
Ugh, yeah. The video I was watching was a guy ranting about Card's views, and how people should respond to them. I disagreed with the guy. It annoy's me how some people are not able to get past a creators views. As long as the creator isn't filling his work with propaganda for whatever view, it shouldn't be a problem for people. You can't rightfully expect everyone to have the same views as you. I'm not sticking up for Card, I'm just saying people should have a little more objectivity with things.
Yeah, I totally agree. South Park said it well (about Mel Gibson), he may be insane, but the guy can make great movies.
^This People need to realize that just because someone is a bad person doesn't mean they don't deserve recognition for their better qualities. After all, Hitler is undeniably and without exaggeration the worst person to have lived in centuries, but that doesn't mean we should ignore the facts that he stabilized Germany's economy, was a big fan of Disney (and apparently doodled the characters quite often), had a cute dog named Blondi, and looked damn good in knee high socks. Similarly, Orson Scott Card may be a raving homophobe, but he's also a great author who supports alternative energy, loves his five children (two of whom died at early ages), and is a fan of Firefly. Unlike Hitler, though, I feel Card's better qualities balance out his bad ones pretty well.
