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Am I the only one who believes the trailer for Ender`s Game is WAYYYY too long?
At 1:59, it's pretty much average length for a trailer. I think it has a great pace, and at least it gives us an idea of what the story is.
Gravity has a proper trailer (thumbs way up)
It's only a teaser, because it really tells us nothing about the movie other than there's some kind of problem in space. It looks good from a visual standpoint, but hopefully there will be a full-length trailer that actually tells us what the movie is about.
I went to see this film this evening here in the UK.
I have read the original trilogy and considered them superior fare in the sci fi canon.
Putting aside the furore regarding the author and his views, I found this film to be a solid interpretation of the 1st novel, given the limitations of the medium. Asa Butterfield and Harrison Ford provided solid anchors around which the core narrative elements of the story revolved and young Butterfield gave a poignant piece of acting in the end scenes which, to me, summed up the powerful message being delivered.
But what struck me was the score - pounding yet restrained that I found gave each scene an emotional colour. I have downloaded to my ipod as soon as I arrived home and will listen to it this evening. At first listen in the cinema it seemed slightly akin to Tron Legacy and Oblivion but, IMO, rather more superior. A good listen through my headphones will tell me if my initial impression was correct.....
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I find it to be 75% enjoyable, minus the 25% ambiance. All in all it's a good score, but a flawed album.
.... I'm still listening but might be tending to agree with you. For me, M83's Oblivion is still the one to beat - the enhanced version off itunes that is.
I'll keep on listening ....
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Question for those who have bought this... is Orson Scott Card mentioned as a CD producer anywhere on the booklet / tray card?
Are you wondering because you're considering boycotting a CD of music written by Steve Jablonsky to accompany a movie directed by Gavin Hood based on a book written by a man with different political views than your own? Do not let that stand in your way my friend! Music is the universal language and there's no political affiliation or agenda anywhere on album. 
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Question for those who have bought this... is Orson Scott Card mentioned as a CD producer anywhere on the booklet / tray card?
Are you wondering because you're considering boycotting a CD of music written by Steve Jablonsky to accompany a movie directed by Gavin Hood based on a book written by a man with different political views than your own? Do not let that stand in your way my friend! Music is the universal language and there's no political affiliation or agenda anywhere on album.
Hahahaha
I think Jablonsky's music is more offensive than any of Orson Scott Card's idiotic beliefs, and that would be reason enough to boycott the CD.
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I imagine the movie will tank in any case.
The score will be soon forgotten with it.
Yep.
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Oct 30, 2013 - 7:40 AM
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I have a hard time getting the idea that liberals espouse that we should all respect each other's beliefs and freedom to think what we want. Yet when it comes to someone like Orson Scott Card not agreeing with gay marriage all the liberals say,
"Orson is not allowed to think that or we will blackball him."
Orson Scott Card, like everyone else, is allowed to think what he wants. And potential customers are allowed to not put money in his pockets when he says what he thinks and they find it vile. (“We have laws right now that protect anybody from violent acts. But I do not believe homosexuals should be given a whole raft of rights analogous to what blacks have.” "Members of the homosexual community consider themselves to be noble when they indulge in shameless name-calling and distorted positions of people who oppose them, because they believe they’re serving their higher cause." "Gay rights is a collective delusion that’s being attempted. And the idea of ‘gay marriage’ — it’s hard to find a ridiculous enough comparison." Oh, and here's one for the small-gment folk: "Real communism has never been tried! I would like to see government controls expanded, laws that allow capitalism to not reward the most rapacious, exploitative behavior. I believe government has a strong role to protect us from capitalism.") Nobody says he's not allowed to think what he wants. What they say is that expressing your thoughts may have consequences -- those consequences possibly including people not wanting to support you or your work.
The communism comment is certainly strange, I do not know where he was coming from there. It certainly has been tried.
The suffering of black people has certainly far excelled the suffering of gay people. It is just historically ignorant to make that parallel. The sheer number of black people that have been abused in so many varieties of ways, for so long is enormous. We do recall slavery don't we. The discrimination against gay people in work, in being attacked, called names, driven to depression and suicide is immensely sad and of course wrong. But making a parallel between the suffering of black people and gays is intellectual indefensible.
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Card is hardly a radical when it comes to his marriage views. They are the same as those held by the laws of 36/50 U.S. states. Will you also boycott the majority of the country? The rationale of boycotting Card is to target individuals who publicly speak contrary to the liberal viewpoint on this topic, so it will intimidate others from having a political voice. Or else, why not be unilateral in the boycott? And why can't we separate a person's political viewpoints from them as a person or an artist? I couldn't care less if Zimmer is a republican, democrat, or even a communist.
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I have no problem with ENDER´S GAME unless it advertises intolerance.
For the same reason I can enjoy films featuring Tom Cruise unless they would promote scientology.
Yes, I know that paying tickets for these films will bring money to these people. Then again, it would be questionable to watch anything since the myriad of people involved in a movie could have the most sinister motivations without even telling us.
But since we´re discussing Jablonsky´s score - why does the author of the novel have any relevance in appreciating (or hating) the music?
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