There’s certainly trepidation to be had with the movie production of Ender’s Game, but there’s also some slivers of hope that you can find from time to time, and the production blog has updated today with a neat little bit that gives us a look at Ender’s room. What’s interesting is the commentary that we get with it that does point out how technology changes and is done over time and, much to my pleasure, the comment that not every future is dark. There’s darkness to be had in the movie to be sure, but a child’s room? Check out the pic below and the blog commentary.

The more futuristic the world, the more invisible its technology. So why shouldn’t Ender’s room look just like any normal kid’s room? And not every future is a dark dystopia. The world that Ender lives in is a world worth saving. That’s why he is willing to leave his family to go into an orbiting Battle School and risk not seeing his sister, Valentine, again until they are both adults. That doesn’t mean this world doesn’t have rules. Ender’s parents had to get permission from the state to have a third child, and if Ender ever had any doubt if he was unwanted, his mother and father’s shock at having their son recruited to be a future leader and transferred to space makes it clear to him that they’ve always loved him. They know that when Ender leaves the safety of his home, they will not be able to protect him any longer. We will keep your room for you just as you left it, Ender…