Ender's Game

My Sister wouldn't leave me alone for a few years to read Ender's Game. It's a very successful series of children's books that have been around for quite some time. The tale is set in our future that has been forever changed by the invasion of a bug-like alien race that almost destroyed Earth. Kids are taken into special military programs for training and tactics from a very young age. From that group the "best and brightest" are taken from Earth to train in a more exclusive environment under direct military supervision on a spaceship closer to the alien homeworld. The goal is to train better commanders to lead Earth's fleet in the cosmic war against the bug-like aliens. Ender is one of the special ones and his brother and sister were both "special", but withdrew from the program for extreme violence (brother) and too much kindness/empathy (Sister). Ender is the perfect blending of the two and a natural leader, etc. The story follows him through the trainings preparing him to lead an invasion against the alien homeworld to hopefully end the war and keep Earth forever safe. Harrison Ford, who long ago gave up turning down work apparently, plays the General in charge of the training/recruiting program. He's the eternal hard-ass who does the "necessary" down and dirty things that other people aren't willing to do since it's essentially genocide. Somehow Ben Kingsley was convince of having a very minor role, in which he's excellent in (Standard). There's wayyyyy too much for a movie in here, but it does an alright job. It feels a little rushed, but it weighs in at almost two hours. Bottom Line: 6.9 out of 10. The book is probably much better, but this wasn't that bad. Great special effects and an interesting futuristic story with decent child actors makes this watchable. You may want to get on board since I'm pretty sure there will be some sequels getting stacked on to this one.