Teen Movies: The Class Of 2013
From the Prom Couple to the Most Likely To Succeed, let's look back at the best and worst of this year's graduating class.
Least Likely To Succeed: Ender’s Game
Remember when you wanted a Rip Curl top but ended up with a Hot Tuna one because it was all you could afford? Or when you wanted to colour your hair but mum wouldn’t let you, so you used hair mascara instead? Ender’s Game is Hot Tuna/hair mascara to The Hunger Games’ Rip Curl/hair dye. Sometimes it’s better to go without.
Based on Orson Scott Card’s book series, Ender’s Game is set in the not-too-distant future where aliens have attacked Earth. Ender Wiggin is the wunderkind recruited to save us via his mad battle-strategy skills.
Okay, so Ender’s Game was aimed at a slightly younger audience, featured younger (far less sexy) actors and was made on a slightly lower budget than Catching Fire ($20 million less). While it was touted to challenge the reigning YA leader, Ender’s Game was always less likely to succeed because it’s not a particularly good film and jumping onto a trend doesn’t make you one of the cool kids.
Ender’s Game is disappointing on many levels. It glosses over many of the social and political issues that could have given it weight (i.e.: child soldiers, family pressures), and there’s little to grasp beyond explosions or poor character dynamics.
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