[ExI] enders game

[Anders Sandberg]

On 2013-11-02 14:41, spike wrote:
>
> They downplay that in the movie, which I think is probably a slight 
> improvement, and make the second case a legitimate accident, where 
> Ender's intention was unclear in the book. (Ender readers, did he 
> intend to slay the bastard in the second case?)
>

As far as I remember, yes. Maybe not consciously, but he always did what 
it took to win *permanently*.

I seem to recall that these scenes were also a reason the movie was 
delayed for so long - several writers struggled with how to handle the 
touchy subject. It couldn't be excised, yet could easily wreck the 
viewer relation to the protagonist.

-- 
Dr Anders Sandberg
Future of Humanity Institute
Oxford Martin School
Oxford University

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