A brief analysis of why Ander didn't become Zhao Kuo

Elinor 2022-04-21 09:01:40

As soon as the film comes up, it tells the protagonist and the audience: You people integrate complex data more easily than adults. So the war to defend human civilization has become a children's game. But the first thought that popped up to me was: Is there no story similar to Zhao Kuo in Western civilization?
Looking back at the outstanding military strategists in history, in fact, most of them did not succeed because they were quick to respond and good at commanding complex situations. The most typical example is that from a tactical point of view, Genghis Khan is not as good as Jamuka, and Caesar is not as good as Pompey. However, these people eventually became landmark leaders in human history, and their success often comes from perseverance and good at the strategic overall situation. These qualities are natural shortcomings for children, and they need to pass through trials and tribulations. The thorns of the growth process can be obtained.
Later, it was quickly explained in the film that Ender was nominally the supreme commander, but he only needed to be responsible for the tactical level, and the strategic level was obviously in charge of someone higher than Harrison Ford. This is much more reasonable, and the final decisive battle is also achieved by the person in charge of the strategic level through a fake test and a real battle. While Ender and his little guys were exaggerated and more like a chorus conductor, it was still fun.
However, it is necessary to have a very calm psychological quality even if it is only for children to be responsible for the tactical level. Therefore, the setting of the film is to select one among all human beings, with an ultra-fast response to suit complex system operations, while being withdrawn by nature makes it difficult to affect emotions, and even try to remove its emotional fluctuations during the training process, deliberately isolating it among the students to strengthen character. So, the setting makes some sense, and Ender is indeed very different from Zhao Kuo, which is really laborious...
At the beginning, recalling that the Earth Defense War was won by ramming an alien host ship with a fighter plane, it was very similar to the plot of Independence Day. In the end, Ender suddenly turned out of the human camp and turned into an Avatar plot. Destroying a race is indeed too shocking. Even for adults, humans have destroyed so many earth species and their own civilization. It is very sad in retrospect... What's more, the Zerg once contacted the protagonist with sister love, that is With the appearance of her sister, the battle of extermination made the protagonist extremely sad, and she decided to rebel after getting the queen worm eggs. Of course, this action belongs to a higher level than strategy. As a child, I continue to play games. If there is a sequel, I am not optimistic about its rationality.

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Ender's Game quotes

  • Colonel Graff: You have a habit of upsetting your commander.

    Ender Wiggin: I find it hard to respect someone just because they outrank me, sir.

  • Colonel Graff: Don't threaten me boy, I'm not the enemy.

    Ender Wiggin: I'm not so sure. I don't want to play this game any more. I quit.