Hello, August Abolins.
On 10/30/20 7:39 PM you wrote:

 AA> The film doesn't seem to capture the deeper themes of eugenics, 
 AA> pre-selection, and the rationale for destroying other populations 
 AA> (get rid of these aliens before they pose a threat). It's 
 AA> definitely geared to gloss over that briefly and provide the 
 AA> action that younger people would care about.  The film uses the 
 AA> phrase "the enemy's gate is down", twice  ..but it doesn't 
 AA> communicate the meaning of it very well. I didn't finish the book, 
 AA> but I had hopes that the film would have worked with that better.

From what I've read in reviews comparing the two, there was s lot Toned down
from the book.
 
 AA> I sense that the film softens the Ender character too much from 
 AA> what I remember in the book.

I don't know. It would make sense to me that they might have, as I understand
that they softened how he was treated in his training.
 
 AA> I think there is only 30 minutes left for the big reveal (the 
 AA> lie), and Ender's solution. I have to try and revisit the book and 
 AA> get the true perspective and issues that the author is trying to 
 AA> communicate

I've read other books by the other, and admit the movie didn't feel a whole lot
like his style. Hints of it maybe.

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