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Is Ender's Game similar to Twilight or The Hunger Games?
I did not read it but my English teacher who was gushing about it and how excited he was for the movie said it was much better than youth targeted books today like those two and also I have read that the reason the movie is not doing good is because Lions Gate films targeted their marketing towards the Twilight/Hunger Games type audiences but they were not the right audiences to market it towards
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I'm writing this as a person who liked the Hunger Games books but who can't stand Twilight. I found that the Hunger Games had well-developed characters and a compelling storyline, while Twilight came across as very two-dimensional and poorly written. So that's where my perspective lies.
Ender's Game is a science fiction novel, but more of a drama set in space rather than a pure science fiction (like Star Trek!) I think the movie did badly because to people who have read the book, they cut a lot of the material out, material that really contributed to the effectiveness of the story. I would strongly suggest reading the book, as I think it's one of the best books I've ever read. I've probably read it over 10 times now, and each time I end up devouring it in a day or so because I can't put it down.
The other problem with the movie is that it's about child soldiers. It's going to be hard to market a story like that, because you have to make sure that families aren't going to show up.
All in all, I suggest reading the book and then watching the movie if you want to. The book has a lot more to it and is much more compelling than the movie.
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One thing people NEED to do is separate the art from the person and judge this film solely on that. Yes, what Orson Scott Card has said and done when it comes to anti-gay beliefs isn't right.
However, nobody making the film had anything to do with that and are using a book and a script that doesn't contain any of his views. People should see it first and then if they don't like him or it get the word out.
It's an excellent film and far better than the poorly written and constantly rushed into production Twilight films. As far as Hunger Games goes you can't compare them in my opinion to each other. If you meant will I enjoy this because I like Hunger Games? than the answer is you'll have to see both for yourself as they are quite different.
As far as Lions Gate goes they don't know how to promote a damn thing unless its a horror movie like SAW or the films you mentioned above. There wasn't heavy marketing done for Enders Game beyond the trailers it seems. Unfortunate as it's one of the best sci-fi films I have seen in quite some time.
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You could certainly compare Ender's Game to The Hunger Games - although not so much to Twilight. Ender's Game is much more in the vein of a traditional syfy series, not a 'youth' series.
I don't think Ender's Game is 'better than youth targeted books today'. It's certainly one of the better books of it's era, and tops out a bunch of 'best of' lists, so it's not really fair to compare it to any mediocre books of the era we are currently in. Although I really enjoyed Ender's Game when I first read it, the other books in the series have ranged from preachy to just plain weird. If you asked my honest opinion, although I'm probably about the same age as your English teacher, I'd say over all I enjoyed the Hunger Games as a series much more.
As for the movie, I think there are few reasons it's not doing to well. The first is simply that its getting luke-warm reviews. The critics don't like it much. That doesn't have too much to do with the way it's pitched or marketed, it's just not an excellent movie.
There certainly may be some confusion around how to market it, because like I said before, it's really not a youth novel. It's classic science fiction, and it wasn't written to be adapted to film. Most of the action is internal, emotional and intellectual.
The other reason it might not be doing so great, is that many people are boycotting the movie. The man who wrote the Ender's series is Orson Scott Card, and he's a bigot who has said very hateful things about homosexuals, and who has been a leader in organizations that think homosexuality should be criminal. A lot of people are going to stay away from the movie for that reason.
If you are curious, you should pick up the book and read it. It's a longish book I think, but not a difficult read, and if you like it there are like 10 other books that take place in the same world (although they don't all follow Ender). I'd skip the movie tho.
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