Orson Scott Card – Two in One

The Eurocon’s highlight was supposed to be Orson Scott Card’s conference, although the convention hall wasn’t exactly packed with people to match the occasion. To be perfectly honest, I consider the Polcon to have been the genuine highlight of the Eurocon. Only the quality of the translations made the two lectures (Friday and Saturday) different: the young lady from the Czech Republic was completely overwhelmed by the situation; as a result, the young lady from Poland received enough praises to fill a couple of pages on her resume

In the opening, Card announces that he has found the right director for Ender’s Game, a director who knows how to work with actors, to teach them how to play. The sole problem remains the part of Ender: according to Card, children have no talent, they act poorly by default and, naturally, the blame should fall on all those around them, from director to make-up artist. “Everyone jumped at little Jack Lloyd’s throat after The Phantom Menace, though all the actors had the worst performance of their careers”. It’s only Lucas’ fault. In the old series, the actors played well despite Lucas, not thanks to him… read more here