ThatIowanGuy t1_j6p6ypj wrote on January 31, 2023 at 10:31 PM

I honestly think it should have been an R rated dramatic animated film. With live action, there was no way for them to get quality child actors at the ages stated in the book. Their changes to Bernard and Bonzo Madrid incredibly harmed the themes from the book and those should have remained in their bloody details. Ender’s Game would have been the perfect vehicle to show that animated movies geared for adult audiences could have worked but instead toned down the material and aged up the kids to the point where the end product is just flat out not good.

WeDriftEternal t1_j6pba6r wrote on January 31, 2023 at 11:00 PM

I don’t think this works as animated. It has to feel real otherwise you can twist and turn any direction because there are no rules in animation

Also, no need for R. It’s a YA story. I bet the author would have a religious freak out if it was R as well