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re: Do you think it's possible to make a movie better than the book?
Posted on 9/3/23 at 10:49 pm to GeauxTigerTM
Posted on 9/3/23 at 10:49 pm to GeauxTigerTM
quote:To be fair, Ender's Game was never going to work as a movie; at least not an epic blockbuster.
That said, most are awful...see most sci-fi/fantasy adaptations.
Ender's Game
If you wanted to stay true, you can't show any space battles, no CGI at all. It would have been watching Ender play Stellaris or some space version of Total War all movie, as he bonds with his classmates. And then when he passes the "test" at the end, you break the news.
Do that, and people will feel cheated that there was no action to watch, and say "well that was just a fricked up premise".
I do think you can make a great movie out of a so-so book, but it's nearly impossible to make a great book into a BETTER movie. The LOTR trilogy was great, the books were better.
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Posted on 9/4/23 at 1:56 pm to Scoob
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To be fair, Ender's Game was never going to work as a movie;
I agree. It probably would have worked as a series though.
And you can can easily show all the battles. The set up would basically be exactly like esports are now.
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