Hollywood adaptations of best-selling sci-fi novels are no longer reason enough to attract moviegoers. But Ender’s Game, which is an adaptation of the 1985 novel of the same title, is a bit different. 对影迷来说,畅销科幻小说改编的好莱坞电影已不复从前那样具有吸引力。但《安德的游戏》这部改编自1985年同名小说的电影却稍有不同。 From US author Orson Scott Card’s refusal to sign the film deal for years, to the film’s pre-release controversy thanks to Card’s anti-gay views, there are plenty of reasons to watch it. At least you should be curious about what all the fuss is about. 从美籍作者奥森?斯科特卡德数年来拒绝翻拍小说的态度,到新片上映前卡德因反同言论而引发的争端,该片可谓噱头十足。起码你会好奇,想知道这些争议从何而来。 Generally, it’s a polished sci-fi epic with stunning visual effects that will appeal to mainstream audiences. While it fails to reach the height it aspires to —namely the novel’s moral complexity — it’s quite an entertaining experience with some timely issues on its mind. 大体上讲,这是一部精心打造的科幻史诗——出色的视觉效果足以赢得主流观众的青睐。但它并未触及原作中道德的复杂性,没有达到预期的高度,而沦为一次将争议问题一带而过的娱乐体验。 Asa Butterfield plays the 12-year-old Ender Wiggin, a student soldier in a military facility that is training children to fight the Formics. The Formics are the alien species that attacked Earth half a century prior to the film’s story, killing millions before being driven back to their home planet. 12岁的安德?维京(阿沙?巴特菲尔德 饰)是战斗学校里的一名学员,该校负责训练少年战士以抵抗虫族的再次攻击。故事发生半个世纪前,外星“虫族”曾入侵地球,造成生灵涂炭,之后才被赶回自己的星球。 Why children? As the film explains, because of their youth, these military prodigies can absorb complex battle in.