Character development suffered due to the lack of screen time for characters, creating a need to change the role for other characters greatly affecting the viewer's interpretation of their growth and development. Personality differs greatly between the book and the movie. Ender appears less cruel …show more content…
Character development featured in the book lacks in the movie and most of the characters display different physical and emotional traits than depicted in the book. Plot changes include forced heteronormative romance among child characters, cut scenes that make Ender seem apathetic in the book, and additional scenes that add a more human element to Ender’s character. Use of detail in the movie focuses on the action filled moments while the book focuses on Ender’s perspective. Hollywood killed the idea of Ender as a child genius with questionable morals favoring the idea of an older, more likeable protagonist for an action