<p>I wish they would make a movie out of “Ender’s Game.”</p>
<p>It does make me chuckle how many of my 40- and 50-something women friends like “Hunger Game,” although they would never admit they like sci fi! I’ve been a sci fan forever, so I read “Hunger Games” when it first came out. Not as good as Asimov, but decent!</p>
<p>^^^ Re the Ender’s Game movie:</p>
<p>[Ender's</a> Game (2013) - IMDb](<a href=“http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1731141/]Ender’s”>Ender's Game (2013) - IMDb)</p>
<p>I think The Hunger Games was actually a pretty good movie – considering the limitations placed on the filmmakers by the need to get a PG-13 rating. I’m sure it was also a challenge to try to tell a story on film that was told from a single character’s viewpoint, with much introspection, in the book.</p>
<p>It was also nice to see a strong, imperfect female protagonist who kicks butt and is neither an action movie cliche nor a sex symbol. And they didn’t even try to conceal the fact that she’s taller than the guy who plays Peeta!</p>
<p>But I don’t think this movie is a good choice for a middle school field trip. Some kids would definitely be upset by it, and there’s no educational justification for subjecting them to that.</p>
<p>Oh cool, I didn’t realize Ender’s Game was so far along. Casting looks promising. It’s always interesting to see what few sci fi books are able to cross over to a main stream audience.</p>
<p>Loved the books, just saw the movie with D3 (also an Enders Game fan).
This is the same kid who faked illness to miss an amusement park “educational” field trip.
While I could envision serious classroom discussion about the book (and a wonderful book vs. movie discussoin), if it’s not in the curriculum, I’m not sure it’s appropriate.
And I’d be more hesitant the younger the age group: high school no problem, 8th grade mostly ok, etc etc/</p>