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Differences Between Ender's Game Movie And Book

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Ender’s Game, the movie, based off of the book Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card, shows the overall idea that was conveyed in the book. The movie was a good representation but it did not capture the major details that made the book a good book. One major detail that was lost during the production of the movie was when Peter and Valentine took on new identities as Locke and Demosthenes. Another major detail that was left out of the movie was when the adults treated Ender unfairly and caused lots of stress for Ender. The last difference that the movie did not put enough time into the production was the Mind Game. The first major detail that was lost during the production of the movie was when Peter and Valentine took on new identities as Locke and Demosthenes. In the book, Peter had the idea of new …show more content…

The Mind Game had many different places and always adjusted to Ender’s thinking and it was its own intelligence that even the creators of the game couldn’t change. In the book, there were lots of adventures that Ender had to go through and it was much more challenging for him. The author also describes “The End of the World” to look like a utopian scene and not a desert and ruins surrounding the castle. The Mind Game was a wonder to Gaff and Anderson and they had used the game to see how Ender strategizes and how he handles tough challenges that test his perseverance. In the movie, it had stated that the Mind Game had only been open to Ender and not the other kids while in reality, the game was open to every single kid but they didn’t have enough perseverance to go through the game after the choosing of the two glasses of mysterious liquid. The movie shows that there is a lack of attention to detail and it really does change the movie significantly because it doesn’t show the things he truly had to endorse in the Mind

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