【电影简介】

《安德的游戏》（Ender's Game）是美国著名科幻小说作家奥森·斯科特·卡德（Orson Scott Card）的作品，该作品发表于1985年，曾获得星云奖及雨果奖，其续集《死者的代言人》（Speaker for the Dead）发表于次年，也获得星云奖和雨果奖，这使卡德成为唯一一个曾连续两年获得星云奖最佳长篇的作家。故事发生在未来，当时地球已经两次遭遇过虫族的进攻，国际舰队认为必须在世界各地寻找天资聪颖的孩童，并在孩童身上装上监视器，在达到他们所认为合格的条件下将他们送往国际舰队训练儿童的空间站（“战斗学校”）进行训练，为把他们塑造成舰队指挥官，使人类在与虫族的战斗中占领先机，并得到存活的希望。

【音频文本】

Chinese science-fiction fans and gamers must be excited at the release of Gavin Hood's screen adaptation of the celebrated futuristic thriller, "Ender's Game."

On China's social network website, Douban.com, there have already been book reviews on the original novel of the same name by American author Orson Scott Card. Many of them were anxiously looking forward to seeing the Nebula Award winning sci-fi classic being brought onto the big screen. The movie's launch in China on January 7th is sort of a celebration for Chinese fans.

Most of the book worms seem to agree that it is a fair enough adaptation. The zero-gravity battle trainingroom so vividly envisioned at the center of the whole book is brought to life in the motion picture. The images of the young cadets floating and fighting in the room are as good as those you see in Alfonso Cuaron's phenomenal pictures from his "Gravity".

Compliments extend to the acting skills of Asa Butterfield. The boy from last year's Oscar-winning "Hugo" has now matured into an exceptional teenage leader upon whose shoulder is placed the future of mankind. Butterfield aptly portrays a child prodigy who tries very hard to balance his equally strong senses of reason and emotion.

The story uses very obvious stereotypes to explain the author's philosophical ideas, or rather to try and inspire people to think the same questions that no one could supply the answer. For example: is there sucha thing as a just war? And should ethical standards be adopted in wars? Even when it is a war about the survival of a species? It is not likely that these questions are related to matters of life and death, but Iam sure we could all enjoy letting our minds flow freely for a while. That's the charm of science fiction,and the film "Ender's Game" has obviously delivered on that.

But naturally, there are complaints, some of them directed at the adaptation, because the director has stripped the less spectacular, and therefore less marketable, storylines from the book out of the movie. It makes a lot of sense; the script tells a complete story, although some parts could use a bit more color.

To sum up, most Chinese moviegoers in general seem satisfied with "Ender's Game." It currently sits at number 2 on this week's box office rankings, right behind the animated comedy "Despicable Me 2".

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