Storyline

The Earth was ravaged by the Formics, an alien race seemingly determined to destroy humanity. Fifty years later, the people of Earth remain banded together to prevent their own annihilation from this technologically superior alien species. Ender Wiggin, a quiet but brilliant boy, may become the savior of the human race. He is separated from his beloved sister and his terrifying brother and brought to battle school in orbit around earth. He will be tested and honed into an empathetic killer who begins to despise what he does as he learns to fight in hopes of saving Earth and his family.

Plot Keywords

alien, brother sister relationship, military academy, teenage protagonist, child prodigy, based on novel, based on young adult novel, space travel, training, manipulation, leadership, coming of age, teenage hero, anti war, deception, space opera, hallucination, animated sequence, ice, propaganda

Short Review

The battle scenes are spectacular but lifeless and hard to engage with. We're watching a cascade of computer-game imagery.

Trailer

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