Ender's Game Movie

Ender's Game has gotta be my favorite book, and I've read it more times than any other book, with the exception of the Book of Mormon.  So when I heard the movie was coming out, I was of course excited.  At the same time, I realized that most of the appeal I had for Ender's Game is the psychology of it-- most of the book takes place inside Ender's head, so I knew it would be very difficult to adapt into a movie.

When it came out, I was pleasantly surprised.  I thought they did a very good job.  While I miss certain parts, I understand why they did what they did, and there were just a couple things they could have done better.

Looking at it again to write this, I realize it's even better than I thought.  The themes are there throughout the movie.  The acting is fantastic, which is something hard to come by when you have child actors.  And even some of the changes they made from the book are good and actually work.

Some time ago, I watched on YouTube a CinemaSins video for Everything Wrong with Ender's Game.  What they do is go through movies and poke fun at the mistakes.  Usually good for a laugh.  But when I saw this one, I was like... "did they really not explain this in the movie?  ...Was it just in the book, and that's why I was not confused?"

I just ignored it, and went on with my life.  But then here recently I saw a video criticizing CinemaSins for being terrible.  That their jokes are terrible and repetitive, but not only that, but for most the time, they are just wrong.  And I get that they are trying to be funny, but if you are wrong, then the joke just doesn't work anymore.

So the remainder of this post, I'm going to address the "sins" they give for Ender's Game, and say my opinion as to why most of them are wrong.

Time Travel Movies

Time travel is my favorite plot device.  I remember watching Doctor Who as a kid, and Back to the Future is my favorite movie.  I’m always imagining what it would be like to travel through time.  Anyway, I thought I would make a list of all the movies that I have seen that involve time travel, even if pretty minor.  So here we go!