Hello, August Abolins.
On 10/31/20 5:02 PM you wrote:

 AA> The part where Ender realizes what the sims were all about was 
 AA> very short.  That was probably definitely enough for the target 
 AA> youth audience though.

That's one of the problems with movie adaptations. Things inevitably have to be
cut out or reduced for time. Director's visions, Studio's goals, etc. often
differ from the author's vision.

That doesn't always mean that both cannot be enjoyed for what they are.
 
 AA> For a finer film that explores an earth with similar insectoid 
 AA> aliens is District 9, from 2009.

The first time I watched District 9, I was conflicted. I wanted to like it, but
I didn't. It was difficult to figure out why. The story line was interesting,
the characters were interesting.
It took several viewings to really like it.  I'm not really sure why even now.

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