“When I understand my enemy well enough to defeat him, in that moment, I also love him.” That thought-provoking quote kicks off Ender’s Game, a big-budget adaptation of Orson Scott Card’s hugely popular 1985 science-fiction novel that stars Asa Butterfield, Ben Kinsgley and Viola Davis and also features Harrison’s Ford’s return to space after a 30-year hiatus.
The film takes place 50 years after earth suffered a devastating attack from the ‘Formics’ – insect-like aliens who seem hell-bent on either conquering or destroying the planet. Their efforts failed, but millions of humans died during the invasion, and the planet has been awaiting the Formics’ return ever since.
The powers that be decide that children are our best chance of survival, training them to take charge of the planet’s International Forces. It's a great conceit, though the reason for this isn’t explained particularly well, with claims made that kids "don't think the way we think," operate at a higher speed, and can handle technology and deal with tremendous amounts of information without getting burnt out.
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